First Light: William Optics Flat6A III Flattener & 0.8 Reducer

August 25, 2019 by Loran Hughes in Astrophotography, Stars

I have an admission to make: I’ve been running a refractor without a flattener since the day I bought it.

Photographing the Crescent Nebula in Narrowband

July 07, 2019 by Loran Hughes

The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is an emission nebula that lies in the constellation Cygnus. It’s 5000 light years distant and is a dim object. I think the results are spectacular.