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After 12 years using my Atik 11meg full format CCD camera for Deep Space Astrophotography, it finally developed a Comms issue which meant it had ran its course. It was time for me to make the move from CCD to CMOS. I have always used Atik, so I went for their new Apx60 full frame CMOS camera. I installed it 10 days ago, and so far the results are excellent. Its picking up fainter detail, quicker, and is very smooth. Each 32bit FIT file is 238MB, so plenty of hard drive space is needed.With the high QE, small pixels, and...

I m delighted to have been shortlisted for the return of the DIAS Irish Astrophotography competition. I only managed one night shoot in Ireland last year, so I m very happy that that shot has made the cut in the "Back On Earth" category. https://www.dias.ie/2022/03/03/diass-astrophotography-competition-returns-for-a-second-year/

Another from the Samuel Boardman Highway Oregon, April 2021. This was a stacked and tracked Sky blended with a 4min foreground exposure.

Lost Lake, Mount Hood and the Milky Way June 2021 Oregon USA. Another of the Milky Way shots that will be soon available or purchase.

I have had a few nights out shooting the Milky Way this year. These pictures will soon be added to the DSLR prints available for sale, but I m posting some here to give an idea of what is to come. This is Natural Bridges in Oregon taken back in April.