2025-09-28
Camera Settings: 200mm f/5.6, ISO 400, 30 second lights, 1 Hour Total Exposure
Gear: Nikon D7200, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI
Light Pollution: Bortle 2 (Scottish Highlands — Isle of Skye)
Target: Eastern Veil Nebula
Processing: 110 lights @ 30 seconds with darks and bias
Description: One hour on the Eastern Veil Nebula under Bortle 2 skies on the Isle of Skye. Framing wasn't ideal — I wanted the full Veil complex but mostly captured the eastern portion. Nikon D7200 with the 80–200mm at 200mm f/5.6, ISO 400. 110 thirty‑second subs with darks and bias.
2025-09-25
Camera Settings: 200mm f/5.6, ISO 400, 60 second lights, 2 Hours Total Exposure
Gear: Nikon D7200, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI
Light Pollution: Bortle 1 (Scottish Highlands)
Target: Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
Processing: 114 lights @ 60 seconds with darks and bias
Description: Captured under pristine Bortle 1 skies in the Scottish Highlands on 25 September 2025. Two hours of integration on the Triangulum Galaxy (M33) using a Nikon D7200 and 80-200mm at 200mm f/5.6, ISO 400. 114 one-minute subexposures with darks and bias reveal fine spiral detail.
2024-06-09
Camera Settings: 200mm f/5.6, ISO 800, 60 seconds lights, 90 Minutes Total Exposure
Gear: Nikon D7200, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI
Light Pollution: Bortle 2
Target: Eagle and Swan Nebulae
Processing: Integration of bias, darks, and flats frames, Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Siril and starnet++
Description: Captured in Bortle 2 skies in Wales, this 90-minute exposure of the Eagle and Swan Nebulae was taken with a Nikon D7200 and an 80-200mm lens. The processing involved the integration of bias, dark, and flat frames, bringing out the stunning details of these two neighboring nebulae.
2024-06-12
Camera Settings: 200mm f/5.6, ISO 800, 60 seconds lights, 1 Hour Total Exposure
Gear: Nikon D7200, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI
Light Pollution: Bortle 4
Target: North America Nebula
Processing: Integration of bias, darks, and flats frames, Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Siril and starnet++
Description: Captured from south of Bath, this 1-hour exposure of the North America Nebula was taken with a Nikon D7200 and an 80-200mm lens. Post-processing included integration of bias, dark, and flat frames, revealing the nebula's striking resemblance to the North American continent.
2024-06-08
Camera Settings: 200mm f/4, ISO 400, 60 seconds lights, 70 Mins Total Exposure
Gear: Nikon D7200, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI
Light Pollution: Bortle 4
Target: Sadar Region in Cygnus
Processing: Integration of bias, darks, and flats frames, Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, processed in Siril and starnet++
Description: Captured in Bortle 4 skies in Bath, this 70-minute exposure of the Sadar region in Cygnus was taken with a Nikon D7200 and an 80-200mm lens. I'm not happy with the stars or the editing, the folks over on the FriendlyCosmos Discord did a much better job with the data.
2023-05-31
Camera Settings: 200mm f/2.8, ISO 6400, 1.3 second lights
Gear: Nikon D7200, Nikon 80-200mm f/2.8
Light Pollution: Bortle 4
Target: M101
Processing: 1,862 lights, 103 darks, 95 bias frames. Stacked in DeepSkyStacker with 2x drizzle (took over 14 hours), color calibration, background extraction, and stretching in Siril, starless processing in Starnet++, further editing in Darktable, and stars recomposed in GIMP
Description: Captured on 31st May 2023 from Bath, this untracked image of M101 was taken with a Nikon D7200 at 200mm (300mm effective). The total exposure time is ~40 minutes.
2024-05-27
Camera Settings: 50mm f/2.8, ISO 1600, 5 second lights
Gear: Nikon D7200, 50mm f/1.8 @ f/2.8
Light Pollution: Bortle 4/5
Target: Rho Ophiuchi
Processing: 1100 lights, 100 bias and dark frames. Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, stretching, background extraction, and color calibration in Siril, final processing in Darktable
Description: Captured on 27th May 2024 from Bath, this untracked image of Rho Ophiuchi was taken with a Nikon D7200 at 50mm f/2.8. The total exposure time is ~1h 30min in Bortle 4/5 skies.
