Spring is the season of “hunting” for galaxies. After many weeks or even months of waiting for good weather, the time of cloudless nights has finally come. M51 is almost at its zenith at this time of year, so for me it’s an ideal location due to the limitations of the horizon reaching 60 deg….
SGP PRO vol.3 – Meridian Flip
In astrophotography, there are many operations and tasks that need to be performed during a nighttime session. Depending on the position of the observed object in the sky, sooner or later, you will need to perform a so-called “meridian flip.” What is a “meridian flip”? What does it entail, and how to performe this operation?…
Portable Power Supply for Astrophotography
Every decision is preceded by some event and every idea is the result of a need. In the case of the “Portable Power Source for Astrophotography” project, it was exactly the same. When, after many weeks of waiting, a cloudless weekend night finally arrived, it turned out that the place where I usually set up…
NGC7023 – Iris Nebula
Looking at the photo of this unique object, it is easy to understand where its name comes from. Both the color and shape of the nebula resemble the flower known and popular all over the world – Iris. NGC7023 is a reflection nebula which lies about 1,400 light years away in the cosmic dust-obscured region…
IC1396 – Elephant’s Trunk
With the glow of street lamps and trees covering the horizon up to 60 * it is hard, but… possible . At this time of year, there are some interesting objects almost at its zenith. One of them is the huge IC1396 complex, the most famous and popular object of which is the Elephant’s…