GalaxyMessierNebulaPlanet SatelliteSolar SystemStar ClusterStar-Forming Region
Pleiades Star Cluster observation from 29 December 2024
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.

Andromeda Galaxy observation from 28 December 2024
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.

Orion Nebula observation from 25 December 2024
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.

Andromeda Galaxy observation from 15 December 2024
15 December 2024
Al Wathba Salt Lake, Abu Dhabi
Sony FE 100-400mm G Master + Sony A7RIV

First time out with SkyWatcher GTi.

Earth's Moon observation from 11 December 2024
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?

Orion Nebula observation from 11 December 2024
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 :)

Pleiades Star Cluster observation from 2 December 2024
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.

Andromeda Galaxy observation from 2 December 2024
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.