More with the QHY268C camera and Optolong L-eXtreme

I’ve been continuing to image with the QHY268C camera and Optolong L-eXtreme filter. This combination [...]

L-extreme Optolong
Optolong L-eXtreme filter for Astrophotography

An image of the Elephant’s Trunk nebula in IC1396 taken with the Optolong L-eXtreme filter. [...]

night sky 2020
Must see 2020 night sky events!

What to look for in the 2020 night sky! Check out my video below for [...]

Shawn Nielsen on the OPT Space Junk Podcast!

I was thrilled when asked to be on the OPT Telescopes, Space Junk Podcast. Check [...]

Esprit 100 triplet refractor pointed at the constellation of Orion
My best and worst deepsky images of 2019

It didn’t seem like we had many clear nights here but I was able to [...]

Starfest 2019
I went to the Starfest 2019 star party!

I went to Starfest 2019 which is an annual star party held in Ayton, Ontario [...]

Deepsky astrophotography with and without a narrowband filter

City lights, neighbours outside lights, limited number of clear nights and astrophotography from your backyard, [...]