Astrophotography from Donegal

Hi all,

I am new to this forum. I am an avid and ever learning astrophotographer. I just thought I would introduce myself and share one or two of my images with you. My name is Brendan Alexander and I am from Donegal. I have been into astronomy for two and a half years and the photography side of things for the last two years. I set up a website back at the end of December with the goal of informing the people of Donegal and Ireland on what is going on in the sky. I also use it to share my images with people who may not typically see much astrophotography. I also have a few tutorials on getting started in observing and imaging on there too. The site's address is www.DonegalSkies.com . Anyway here is a few of my images, as I say I still have a long way to go before I reach my goals.

Horsehead & Flame Nebulae

Horsehead & Flame Nebulae by Donegal Skies , on Flickr

Details:
Location: Killygordon, Co. Donegal, Ireland, Time: 00:00-05:00, Date: 01 Dec 2010
Exposures: 12 x Five minute exposures (20Darks, 25Bias). 60mins total exposure.
Mount- Celestron CG5-GT (unguided)
Camera- Self-modified Canon 1000D
Telescope- Celestron C8N
Additional- Astronomik cls clip LP filter.
Stacking & Processing: DeepSkyStacker & Photoshop 7.0

The Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy by Donegal Skies , on Flickr

Details:
Location: Killygordon, Co. Donegal, Date & Time: 10Nov2009, 19:00-22:30
Camera: Unmodded 1000D
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm APO, Set at 300mm.
Mount: CG4 unguided
Exposure: 25 X 4mins, ISO 800 (100min Total) 20darks, 20flats.
Stacking & Processing: DeepSkyStacker & Photoshop 7.0

And finally….

The Orion and Running Man Nebulae

Orion and Running Man Nebulae by Donegal Skies , on Flickr

Details:
Location: Killygordon, Co. Donegal, Time: 20:00-03:00, Date: 06/07 Jan 2011
Exposures: 8 x Five minute exposures (20Darks). Core- 20x 90sec (10Darks), 20 x 30sec (20Darks) 20 x 8sec (20Darks) 40mins total exposure.
Mount- Celestron CG5-GT (unguided)
Camera- Self-modified Canon 1000D
Telescope- Celestron Omni XLT 150
Additional- Astronomik cls clip LP filter.
Stacking & Processing: DeepSkyStacker & Photoshop CS5


Thanks for taking the time to take a look at this post,

Clear skies,

Brendan

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Wow! They are amazing Brendan!!

Hi Brendan,

Great to see you on this site I've seen your images through the years they are very impressive. Obviously you have an eye for the artistic beauty of space and a talent for astrophotography it's not an easy hobby between image capture and processing. So welcome aboard and keep shearing those very impressive images.

Carl.

Great shots Brendan and the web site is very cool. Keep posting your images on the boards.

Thanks for the kind words fellas. Carl you have so smashing images. Seeing some of your images helped get me interested in this great hobby. I can't believe I am only really finding this great Irish astro resource after almost three years in the hobby. All the organisers and members have done a great job with this site.

Really nice shots there Brendan, keep up the good work.