Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro
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Martin Bracken FRAS, STEM ambassador, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Astronomer and Astrophotographer imaging the cosmos from my backgarden in Chelmsford UK. Published Images in Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Sky at Night & Astronomy Now Magazine
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Pleased that Astronomy Magazine March edition printed a correction detailing that is was my image of the Jellyfish Nebula on the front cover of their January 2024 edition. #astronomy #astrophotography
Copy of the Cover on Astronomy Magazine Jan 2024. Article correcting the attribution of the image to myself from another astronomer
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Crab Nebula. Reprocessed data from March 2025.

C6
ASI585
HEQ5 Pro
60m

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Saturn - 11/10. Shocking seeing but considering it was the only 1/2 hour of clear skies I have had for the last week thought I'd give it a go.

C6
2x Barlow
ASI 585 MC

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True but as DSO fanatic I always call it the Devil’s Lightbulb :-)
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The Moon 8-10-2025. It won't let me image any DSO's so I thought I would image it instead.

C6
ASI585MC
HEQ5 - Pro

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Cracking Kev, glad to see doing planetary again. 👏
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The Lobster Claw Nebula in SHO
Final image....... for now
7.5 hours
OSC camera with Ha & Oiii and Sii& Oiii filters. Processed in PixInisght.

I love the way the young stars look like they are being nurtured by the surrounding crescents of gas.
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Great image 👏 other than the ADC what is on the rig?
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Fantastic detail in there Kev. I have decided to bite the bullet and go for an IMX571 sensor mono camera. Just got to decide which one now. :-)
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Thanks Mike. What made you decide to go for the Touptek price or other features?
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Looking for some advice.
I want to buy an IMX571 Mono camera. Quite a few on the market ranging in price. Any recommendations or a comparisons? I hear the more expensive cameras have the best sensors in quality control and the cheaper ones don't. Does anyone know if that is true?

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Pleiades rising over the observatory.

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SH2-157 -The Lobster Claw Nebula. SHO Palette.
ASI 294 MC Pro Camera
EQ6r Pro Mount
SW Esprit 100 ED Scope
Two dual Narrowband Filters
24X300s Ha & Oiii
21x300s Sii & Oiii

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Kelling Star Party with clear skies. Iphone capture 3s
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How are finding Mono timing wise compared to OSC?
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NGC 7635 - The Bubble Nebula

ZWO ASI294 OSC camera and two different narrowband filters.
Ha & Oiii / Sii & Oiii.
Sii, Ha and Oiii extracted and processed as an SHO image.

6.5 hours of Integration in total.

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