Designbydave – Dave Aldrich

designbydave_aldrich

Follow me on Instagram – Cyclist, Hang Glider Pilot, Engineer from Southern California. Part time Film Maker & photographer

I built a new telescope for deep space astrophotog

M1, The Crab Nebula – a supernova remnant from a s

M1, The Crab Nebula - a supernova remnant from a star that exploded in 1054 (observed by Chinese astronomers.) This is the first light target with my DIY designed and 3d printed teleacope.

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#astrophotography #astronomy #telescope #telescopesarecoolasfuck #nebula #space

Witch Head Nebula – first image with my new rig fr

Witch Head Nebula - first image with my new rig from a proper dark sky. Last night almost didn't happen due to clouds but we persevered in around 11:30 it cleared up.

#astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #darkskies

Another reprocess of M16 the Eagle Nebula shot bac

Another reprocess of M16 the Eagle Nebula shot back in 2016 with my Canon 7D Mark II DSLR. This time process in a slightly different color palette to enhance the contrast of the structure in the core particularly The Pillars of Creation.

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#telescopesarecoolasfuck #3dprinted #astrophotography #astronomy #telescope

Orion's Belt with Horsehead and Flame Nebula. Got

Orion's Belt with Horsehead and Flame Nebula. Got started on this last and already impressed with what 3 hours of data shows. I will definitely be back to image this some more.

#astrophotography #astronomy #orion #horsehead #nebula

Part 1 of my 2 part video series on building my ne

Part 1 of my 2 part video series on building my new deep sky astrophotography rig is now up on youtube. This has been pretty much my obsession over the past couple of months and its now at the stage where I'm able to plop it out on the balcony and be up and imaging in about 10 minutes. Super fun, and reliable little rig.

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12.5 hours on the Bubble Nebula and Open Cluster M

12.5 hours on the Bubble Nebula and Open Cluster M52 from The Chino Hills Observatory. Additional cropped in views and old data from 2016 image included.

Player One Uranus-C
Rokinon 135mm f/2 @f/2.8
Optolong L-eNhance

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