Amateur Astrophotographer based in Cirencester, UK. I take images of space from my back garden, check out my YouTube channel for more

Cirencester, England
Joined July 2021
The Spaghetti Nebula One of my favourite ever astro images captured with the Redcat51 telescope at 250mm focal length, asi2600mm and Antlia Ha & Oiii filters. Exposure time: 21 hours 50 minute. Ha- 51 x 600s Oiii- 80 x 600s #astrophotography – at South West, England
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A widefield Heart and Soul. Haven’t posted any astrophotos in a while but it’s great to be back out taking some images. Taken with the Redcat51 and asi2600mm pro. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepskyphotography #astro – at South West, England
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Primera luz Player One Poseidon-C !! Nebulosa del Velo es una nube de gas caliente e ionizado. Es la parte visible del Bucle de Cygnus. Constelación: Cygnus Distancia a la Tierra: 1.470 años luz Magnitud Aparente (V): 7 Distancia: 1470 al #cielosESA #Astrophotography – at Palma, Spain
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The Sadr Region and Crescent Nebula Such a beautiful region of the sky in the constellation Cygnus. Taken with: • WO Redcat 51 • ZWO Asi 2600mm pro • Antlia 3nm SHO filters • HEQ5 Pro • Asiair HA: 40 x 600s Sii: 37 x 600s Oiii: 18 x 600s #astrophotography #astronomy
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The Fish Head Nebula A fantastic part of the Heart Nebula, approx. 7500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. Taken with: - Edge HD 8 - ZWO Asi 294mm pro - Antlia 3nm SHO filters - IOptron CEM60 Ha- 50 x 300s Oiii - 48 x 300s Sii- 53 x 300s #astrophotography
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Ignited by Menkib - The California Nebula A collaborative project with a good friend Olly Barrett. The image was captured using 3 different scopes: the redcat51, Askar 400 & Esprit 100. The image has approx 66hours of data (Sii 19hrs, Ha 26hrs & Oiii 21hrs). #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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Urban foxes 🦊 Some urban foxes to cheer you up on a rainy Monday. Here’s a 2 minute video from a project I was helping with recently. They are absolutely gorgeous animals and it’s privilege to be able to film them. #foxes #urbanfoxes #wildlife #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography – at Cirencester, England
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Anyone need storage? There’s a ridiculous offer on Amazon at the moment on SanDisk SSDs. 1tb SSD £11, 4TB - £20 😱 Might be an error so act quick #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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Four panel mosaic. Edgehd11 with hyperstar v4 (f1.9) Zwo2600mc CGX mount Zwo174 mini guide asiair plus Stacked panels in APP Stitched and light process in PI. 5 nights of 3 min subs #Astrophotography
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With stars or starless? which do you prefer? My latest image of the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, taken using a combination of 2 telescopes; the Askar 80phq & the Askar FRA400. More information here: youtu.be/TzmEwSwiUTk #astro #Astrophotography #astronomy – at Cirencester, England
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Back up and running with the Edge HD 🎉
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Juvenile Cuckoo It was definitely worth lying on the ground for two hours waiting for this amazing bird to get closer. It’s a bird I’ve heard on many occasions, but never photographed…until this morning. Does anyone know if this is a male or female? #cuckoo #birdphotography
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Really happy with how this image of the Tulip Nebula turned out. 7 hours of data taken with: •Askar PHQ80 •ZWO Asi 2600mm pro •Antlia 3nm SHO filters •IOptron CEM60  For more info check out my YouTube video: youtu.be/g4V_Ddeuzfg #astronomy #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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Happy with raw results so far from last night…glad the summer twilight imaging worries didn’t put me off (thanks for the inspiration @RussellsAstro 👍🏻)…final edit coming later today…sorry for the window reflections! 😂🔭📸 #Astrophotography #Scotland #Space
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Hi everyone, If anyone’s interested in wildlife photography, please check out my new account 👇 #wildlifephotography #wildlife – at Cirencester, England
Hello Everyone, I thought I would set up a new Twitter account for my wildlife images. If you have any suggestions of accounts to follow, please let me know. Looking forward to connecting with wildlife photography community on here. #wildlifephotography #wildlife #woodpecker
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First light with my new scope the 8 inch Celestron Edge HD. Really looking forward to capturing more targets with this scope. For more information and to see the full rig, check out my YouTube video here: youtu.be/O_KqkZTyyHE #astronomy #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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21 hours of SHO data, 2 astrophotographers (me & @Nickjlake) & 2 edits. Really pleased to be able to share these two collaborative images. For more info check out our YouTube videos: Mine: youtu.be/iYSVWrhXTh0 Nick’s: youtu.be/gKeI9GE9Rto #astronomy #Astrophotography – at Cirencester, England
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A couple of Milky Way images from a recent trip to Cam Peak in Gloucestershire. For more information please check out the YouTube video I made about the trip: youtu.be/_rXnLUgj4rw #astronomy #astrophotography #milkyway – at Cirencester, England
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