As the fall is quickly approaching and the days of astrophotography are coming closer and closer I've found myself looking up to the skies and taking first images with the newly received Dwarf 2 telescope.
As a complete newcomer to the craft I've learned the difficulties, the hardships and all the rest that comes with spending long nights alone outside with nothing but the wilderness around you.
It really is true when everyone says you'll hear every crack, every small gust of wind and your mind does race a lot when you're surrounded by nothing but rumbling trees, falling leaves and complete darkness. But there is something about it that's absolutely relaxing. Maybe it's the excitement of what you've captured, maybe it's the peace of knowing that there's no one nearby, or maybe it's the fact that you've acquired a new hobby that you'll probably have for the rest of your life.
I've absolutely fallen in love looking up to the skies and wondering what I might see tonight, even though it's been a solid two weeks of nothing but rain, cloudiness and the inevitable approaching weathers of winter.
I'm hoping to get more done when there's clear skies than what I've already managed to capture and I'm constantly teaching myself how to post-process the images better, even editing the images that I've already taken.
My next adventure revolves around me learning how to polar-align the Dwarf 2 telescope and that way to capture more data. Also I've already picked up my next target, it'll be the IC 2118, also known as Witch Head Nebula. I'm hoping to capture the true beauty of it and making a poster out of it to fit my (still quite empty) back-wall behind my computer.
Thank you for taking the time to check out the website, images and I wish you nothing but the best weather to spent evenings and nights outside, gazing at the galaxies, nebulae and stars.
As an added bonus: Here's an image of our very own Star, Sun. I love the tiny little sun-spots that you can see.
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