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July 2014 Update: Free all-day workshop in the "Scopes & Space" shop in Airside, Dublin in July 2014
I'll be giving an all day workshop in the upstairs room of the Scopes and Space shop in Airside (directions), on Saturday the 26th of July 2014!This is a free workshop starting at 12 noon and lasting approx. 5 hours. The workshop is intended for those wanting to learn about the Image Processing involved in making Deep Sky Astro photographs. I'll be discussing the equipment required (DSLRs and CCDs) and will explain how to take darks and flats, and how they are used to calibrate the Deep Sky shots. From there I'll run through the s/w processing of the stacked images to...
January 2014 Update: Astrophotography Workshops at the BBC Stargazing LIVE 2014 event
On January 9th 2014, I'll be giving 4 workshop talks with hands-on photography, at the BBC Stargazing Live 2014 event at The Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood. The workshops will be entry-level and suitable for all ages, where I'll be teaching newcomers how to start in astrophotography. We'll be using DSLRs in this beginner's guide to taking the first photographs of the night sky. The workshops are free and all are welcome, so why not come along and ask lots of questions, which I'll hopefully be able to answer! :) Links/Resources BBC Stargazing LIVE website More info on this Thursday's event in...
January 2014 Update: "Cosmic Vistas: The Universe in Colour" talk at the Galway Astronomy Festival 2014 (City of Stars)
On the 1st of February 2014, I'll be giving my Cosmic Vistas: The Universe in Colour talk at the Galway Astronomy Festival 2014. I'll have the large 30x20 framed images of the award winning "Rho Ophiuchi and Orion Nebulae", as well as some of the smaller 15x15 images on view. This promises to be a great day out with a variety of speakers giving lectures, workshops, and trade stands on view. Links/Resources Galway Astronomy Club website A great promo video for the Galway Astronomy Festival can be viewed here.
September 2013 Update: Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae take 2nd place @ the "Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013" competition!
I'm thrilled to report that my 'Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae' picture (also for sale on this site!) was awarded 2nd place in the Deep Space category of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 competition, which I'm literally over the moon about! :)All the winning pictures can be seen on the 2013 Winners page.The BBC also have a wonderful 6-minute compilation video on their Science & Environment page, showing a number of the winners (and the music soundtrack includes a Manics song which is extra cool!) - my 'Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae' picture is shown in the video from 3:33->3:43.Congrats to all the winners and...
October 2012 Update: My M45 photo published in the "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" book!
My Pleiades (M45) picture can be seen in the Royal Observatory Greenwich's "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" book on page 169!You can learn more about the book on their website - there's also a great 50% off offer on the Amazon.co.uk site for the Hardcover version (so it is priced at only £12.50!) - the link is here.