9th August 2017 - Budget Astrophotography

Photographing The Heart Nebula IC 1805 With a £50 Lens

Testing a Tair 3s Russian Lens For Astrophotography Making the best of a terrible month here in the UK for stargazing, […]

12th December 2017 / Steven Wade

Best Cheap Telephoto Lens For Astrophotography

Looking an affordable long lens for astrophotography? Then may i present the stunning Tair 3, 300mm F4.5, i bought my […]
3rd November 2020 / Steven Wade

How To Build A Cheap Observatory and Pier

I was getting tired of keep setting up my HEQ5 to polar align each time i wanted to use the […]
31st December 2016 / Steven Wade

HEQ5 Upgrade Kit Step By Step Installation Guide

Installing an HEQ5 upgrade kit Having owned my HEQ5 non goto mount for just over 2 years i decided to […]
4th December 2016 / Steven Wade

HEQ5 Black Non Goto Mount For Astrophotography

The HEQ5 mount has been around for many years and comes in a variety of options, The basic black version which […]
24th January 2017 / Steven Wade

Take Great Images Of The Night Sky Without a Tracker

Long Exposure Without a Tracking Mount To Capture long exposures of the night sky normally we would use a star tracker […]

3rd November 2020 / Steven Wade

How To Build A Cheap Observatory and Pier

I was getting tired of keep setting up my HEQ5 to polar align each time i wanted to use the […]
2nd November 2020 / Steven Wade

Taking great videos of the moon with a DSLR

How To Video The Moon With Your Telescope One of the first things to try viewing and imaging with your […]
23rd January 2019 / Steven Wade

Part Lunar Eclipse From Norfolk UK My Experience

Having stayed up all night setting up my equipment, i decided to start shooting with my 80mm refractor around 4.30am […]
30th October 2018 / Steven Wade

IC 405 “Flaming Star Nebula” – IC 410 – NGC 1893 Budget Astrophotography 135mm Lens

IC 405 “Flaming Star Nebula” – IC 410 – NGC 1893 from tonight’s imaging session, quite a dim target, and […]
17th October 2018 / Steven Wade

Guide To Using A Bahtinov Mask With Your Telescope or Lens For Astrophotography

What is a bahtinov mask? A bahtinov mask is a device used to focus small astronomical telescopes and lenses very […]