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The 2008 Solar Eclipse in China, taken with a Canon 350d DSLR, using a Borg 77ED refractor as a telephoto lens. 1/13th second exposure at ISO 100 - click on the thumbnail for a full sized image

An image of the near-First Quarter Moon. Taken as a series of smaller images, at 'prime focus' of a 16-inch Meade LX200, using a Canon 350d DSLR - taking 23 images at 1/100 second exposure at ISO 100 and 'stitching' them together - click on the thumbnail to see the full-sized image

The 'Orion Nebula' - M42 - a stack of 10 images of 30 second exposure at ISO 800 - taken with a Canon 350d DSLR with 200 mm Telephoto lens.
Images stacked in Deep Sky Stacker with final processing with Paint Shop Pro 12 Ultimate.
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Images taken on 21st March 2009 from 'SkySpace' car park just outisde the village of Kielder in Northumberland - one of the darkest locations in the United Kingdom

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