Feb 6, 2023

Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF

C/2022 E3 ZTF is a long period comet that was discovered by astronomers Bryce Bolin and Frank Masci on 2 March 2022 using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) survey..... Read more.



Jan 10, 2023

Van den Bergh 152

Widefield image of a Cepheus region with special interest in Van den Bergh 152 (vdB 152, also known as Cederblad 201), the blue reflection nebula on the right-center and DeHt5 (PN G111.0+11.6) the planetary nebula on the bottom (a bit on the left), but including many other interesting objects: LBN538, B175, LBN528….. Read more.



Jan 2, 2023

Test of BlurXTerminator

I have tested BlurXTerminator with my image of NGC 2359.

I have chosen this one because last year I was very disappointed with the result I got when I processed it. In addition to the problem already mentioned about its very small rise above the horizon, the seeing ... Read more.


Dec 9, 2022

HFG1 & Abell 6

This field of view includes two extremely faint planetary nebulae in the constellation Cassiopeia.

In the upper part of the image, we find Heckathorn-Fesen-Gull 1 (HFG1... Read more


Oct 19, 2022

M1 the Crab Nebula

It was only very recently that I realized what ... I had never imaged M1 before, being the most famous, studied and imaged supernova remnant!... Read more



Aug 26, 2022

M31 Andromeda Galaxy (2022)

When I first presented this image, back in 2010!, I wrote the following :

 "...all this work has allowed me to learn really a lot both from the mistakes I made and from the experimentation with new processing techniques..." Read more (updated 24/09/22)  




Jul 17, 2022

M27 Narrowband

M27, the Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. It is approximately 1360 light years from us...Read more