| Galaxies |
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| M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy. Left is a mosaic made from around 100 images. Right is a processed version to emphasise the spiral nature of the galaxy. |
| M33 - The Pinwheel in Triangulum. On the right is a 'proper' picture to help visualise what's what in my image (left) |
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| M81 - heavily processed to show spiral arms |
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| Much improved image of M81, made possible by using the 'amplifier disable' modification to the camera. |
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| M82 - Irregular galaxy in Ursa Major, imaged using the 'amp-off' mode. |
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| M51, the Whirlpool in Canes Venatici. One of my favourite images to date. |
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| Even better! 12x35second exposures, cooled camera. |
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| Final version, with improved darkframe treatment. |
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| M101, Pinwheel, in Ursa Major. 28 July 2002 Stack of 10x25s exposures. Extensive processing to show spiral nature despite hazy conditions |
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| M101, 1 August 2002. A much clearer night, with better results! Stack of 30x30s exposures Click the image to see a larger version, made by combining this with some 640x480 images. |
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| M63, 2 August 2002. Stack of 25x30s exposures. I had no idea what to expect when imaging this galaxy - the outer part of the spiral was a surprise, as it wasn't visible in the raw frames. I had to process quite heavily to bring the spiral out from the skyglow. |
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| Another M81, taken a couple of weeks later. A combinatin of 24 images of 20 or 30s exposure, followed by an intensive processing session. |
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| M109, a barred spiral galaxy in Ursa Major. Stack of 40x20s, binned mode |
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| Our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Move the mouse over the picture to see the constellation labels. Stack of 6x8s, using standard CCTV 6mm lens. |
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| NGC6946 40 exposures of between 15 and 30 seconds, 2x1 binned mode. |
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| M82 - LRGB image |