GalaxyMessierNebulaPlanet SatelliteSolar SystemStar ClusterStar-Forming Region
M45 - Pleiades Star Cluster
MessierStar ClusterNebula
29 December 2024
Al Quaa, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
A bit of extra time after M31 went below 30 degrees this night.
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
MessierGalaxy
28 December 2024
Al Quaa, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
Chasing M31 finally paid off with something I'm proud to show.
M42 - Orion Nebula
MessierNebulaStar-Forming Region
25 December 2024
Al Quaa, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
My second attempt at capturing Orion Nebula, now with more knowledge, a star tracker, and a better editing workflow using PixInsight.
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
MessierGalaxy
15 December 2024
Al Wathba Salt Lake, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
First time out with SkyWatcher GTi.
Luna - Earth's Moon
Planet SatelliteSolar System
11 December 2024
Al Wathba Salt Lake, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
Beautiful Waxing Crescent moon, what else to say?
M42 - Orion Nebula
MessierNebulaStar-Forming Region
11 December 2024
Al Wathba Salt Lake, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
First attempt at shooting Orion Nebula, with a tripod and a camera lens, vastly unsuccessful: no nebulosity is visible, only the stars in the constellation, everything else drowned in the read noise :)
M45 - Pleiades Star Cluster
MessierStar ClusterNebula
2 December 2024
Al Quaa, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
Excellent seeing conditions with no moon. First attempt as DSO photography.
M31 - Andromeda Galaxy
MessierGalaxy
2 December 2024
Al Quaa, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV
Excellent seeing conditions with no moon. First attempt as DSO photography.