#astrophotography under UK skies ๐ค using Player One Ares-C Pro & Neptune C-II cameras, 200P-DS, Skymax 127 & Coronado PST scopes & iOptron GEM45 mount
@RainerKresken It's an old Helios 200p which I have upgraded. Mounted on an iOptron gem45, with an Ares-C pro camera, Skytech Tri Band filter and 0.9x coma corrector. 65x180s subs with darks and flats.
M51 โ the Whirlpool Galaxy ๐โจ
Captured from my back garden here in Devon, and this image is a combination of data collected in both 2025 and 2026. Two years of photons coming together to reveal this beautiful interacting pair of galaxies!
#Astrophotography#Galaxy#Devon
Composition of images taken during this years partial eclipse from #Devon#UK#astrophotography (Captured using a Coronado PST and a PlayerOne Neptune CII using the RED channel only)
Captured using a modified Helios Explorer 200P (equivalent to 200PDS), Player One Ares-C Pro Camera, Skytech Tri Band Filter and IOptron GEM45 Mount. 625x180s subs, flats, flat darks, darks and bias. Stacked (1x drizzle) and processed in Pixinsight and PS