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Lovely, lovely work!! Another for the starred image

@davew likewise!! Cheers Paul

My last image is already posted, this is the next to last. M42 whilst making numerous mistakes as I get to grips with the new setup. Ended up with only 8 x 60s plus shorter exp for the bright core.. RASA 8 and ZWO ASI2600MC. DSS and PS. All the best. Paul.

Missed the ideal opportunity the evening before (the moon in the Belt of Venus). View over one of the many churches, with some snow Canon 6D MkII, Canon 200mm prime. Foreground 1/5s, moon 1/250s. Blended in PS. Wishing you all the best. Paul Edit - Resolution seems a bit compromised

...of my journey into the madness of deep sky imaging. The Rosette was a bit low in altitude but obviously high enough! An early morning session today. 45 x 120s RASA 8 and ZWO ASI2600MC. DSS and PS. Some progress. Need to add a removable windbreak to the ROR obsy. Cheers Paul

I dabbled in DSO astrophotography about 15 years ago. A 150mm, f8 refractor...soon tired of the setup and dismantling of a heavy and unwieldy solution (also, just managed carp results...). Retreated to widefield DSLR nightscapes, timelaspes and stuff. Now, a permantent setup in the newly minted Yorkshire Dales Dark Sky Reserve Managed a few minutes of clear on Saturday for first light. 25 x 60s RASA8 (yes, another) and ASI2600MC. Lacerta MGEN 3 guiding. All on iOptron CEM40. Processing in Deep Sky Stacker and Photoshop. Looking forward to more clear nights and improvements. Best wishes, Paul. P.S. the second run of the evening was 60 mins of an out of focus M45...

WIll be watching this.

...same tech. as Stonecrusher image. Different angle and end result. A friend coined the phrase 'Yorkshire's Moon Buggy' perched upon the sterile regolith of centuries old lead mining spoil. Click into image for best effect. Cheers, Paul.

...a relic of lead mining high above Swaledale, under the Milky Way and glow of the Northern Lights. First attempt at foreground light painting in a freezing gale last night. I blame @davew Canon 6D MkII and Sigma 24mm. Sky 8 x 6s at f2 and iso3200. Processed in LR and Sequator. Foreground 3 x 6s at f5 and iso800. Blended in PS. Paul

Just managed to get above the fog in the valley this morning. Mercury at 7.30, Spica at 6.30 from Venus on the edge of the mist. 6D MkII, Sigma 24. 3.2s, f2, iso1600. LR and PS. Probably need to click into it to see owt...

Before moonrise. ** Click into image for sharper result ** 1 x 10s, f2, iso 800. Canon 6D MkII and Sigma Art 24mm. Paul

An area favourably located near the zenith. E. E. Barnard B&W treatment? 14 x 60s Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 24 at f2 and iso 800. LR, DSS and PS. 2/3rds crop. *** Click into image to get sharper view *** Paul

I prefer your original... ...personal taste. The later version is much too harsh and loses detail. The original has a good balance. Wish I could produce something as good! Paul

Exp - 3 months, f?, iso ? Was surprised how this turned out! Solarcan over the back of ours. Fair bit of PS required. Paul

Cheers Dave. I'm always looking for new locations. Unfortunately, many of the ruins are down in valleys... ...hoping for a good season! Paul

Likewise here, a clear but not clear night

Hi. I regularly observe the Eastern section through Canon 15x50 IS binoculars from here in the northern Yorkshire Dales. SQM 21.2 - 21.5. I have observed with standard 10x50s. Seeing the Veil kicks off the astro season for me each year!! :) Good luck. Paul.

4 pane mosaic. Each pane 2 x 8s, iso3200, f2. Processed in Lightroom, stacked with Sequator, composite in MS ICE, final processing in Photoshop... ...trying to get some feeling of the reality of the experience. Hope it isn't too colourful. Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 24mm. A nice experience laid on a grassy slope looking up at the bright Milky Way. Best to click into the image. Paul

Squeezed in between onset of astro darkness and moonrise. Not quite the line up I was looking for. Bad star shapes meant too much cropping. Marrick Smelt Mill. Sky - 3 x 8s, foreground 1 x 60s. All f1.4, iso1600, Sigma 24mm on Canon 6D MkII. Lightroom, Sequator and Photoshop. Hope to revisit location early next week. Cheers Paul

...a clear sky! All August new moon period being cloudy Needed to do something. Canon 6D MkII, Sigma 24mm. f2.8, iso800 4 x 8s processed in LR, Sequator and PS. Short of something to make a decent composition. Nice to be out though! The Plough over the Headstones. Paul

Now that is very pleasing! I have exactly the same scope/camera combination awaiting first light Cheers Paul

A chance to help shape the future of UK amateur astronomy... https://appgdarkskies.co.uk/dark-skies-consultation Cheers Paul

This APPG has opened up a 'Consultation'. See link. https://appgdarkskies.co.uk/dark-skies-consultation We will be responding. Paul

Thanks for making me look at this supplier properly! Deposit paid a few weeks ago. Cheers Paul

Thank you Iain. These are memories we need