For you the Moon

For you the Moon, a photo by BAKINGSLEY on Flickr.

M31 The andromeda Galaxy - B Kingsley

M31 The andromeda Galaxy - B Kingsley
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

The great galaxy in Andromeda. At a distance of nearly 3 million light years this is the furthest object that can be seen without optical equipment.
It is a huge galaxy containing billions of stars and is not dissimilar to our own galaxy - The Milky Way.
The 2 sattelite galaxies M32 and NGC 205 can be seen also.
A little over 7 hours exposure time for this image over 3 nights.
Imaged through 10 inch Newtonian telescope and 80 mm refractor using a modified canon eos 1000d and light pollution filter.

The North American and Pelican nebula

The North American and Pelican nebula
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

An ambitious project to capture such a wide field of space with a three frame mosaic.
Made using an 80 mm apo telescope.
Canon eos 1000d. 10 frames per panel - total 30 frames aligned stacked and mosaiced. Total exposure time 1hr 30 minutes.

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For you the Moon

For you the Moon
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

I have recently been involved in a succesfull World Record attempt - the largest ground based image of the Moon ever taken.
This was a monumental effort by a whole team to create a massive lunar mosaic and all proceeds from sales of this image are going to charity ( The Cystic Fybrosis Trust).
The resulting image can be seen here - www.lunarworldrecord.com/index.php
Thanks for looking !

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb_WLHOrRC8

LUNAR SCAPE - B KINGSLEY

LUNAR SCAPE - B KINGSLEY
Originally uploaded by BAKINGSLEY

The Moons central region. One of my early Lunar Mosaics currently proudly displayed at the home of Sir Patrick Moore who continues to be an inspiration to me and amatuer astronomy worldwide.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUntIUOZ9IA
Best large and on black.