Amateur astrophotography · Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Looking back in time from a back garden in Lisburn
Photographs captured & processed by Pete Lawrence: nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, the Moon and the Sun, each with the full story of how it was made.
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Latest: The Spider & Fly Nebulae
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Nebulae
27 images · Emission, reflection and planetary nebulae.
Galaxies
24 images · Galaxies beyond the Milky Way, from Andromeda to faint quasars.
Clusters & Stars
30 images · Open and globular clusters and individual stars.
Lunar
50 images · The Moon through its phases, craters, maria and eclipses.
Solar
1 images · The Sun and solar eclipses.
Solar System Objects
9 images · Comets, asteroids and planets.
Remote Celestial Objects
14 images · Supernovae, quasars and other distant targets.
Widefield Images
6 images · Meteors, noctilucent clouds and wide views of the sky.
Latest images
Sirius
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SN2020aavbNGC 3697
SN2020nibM85 · NGC 4382 · NGC 4394
Elephant Trunk NebulaIC 1396
HD 234676HD 234676
Wizard NebulaNGC 7380 · Sh2-142
Messier 100M100 · NGC 4321 · NGC 4323
SN2020fqvNGC 4568 · NGC 4567 · NGC 4564
Meteor - 2020-04-15
Meteor - 2020-04-15
Tutorials
Calculating Optimum Exposure
During a period of extremely poor weather in the 2016/2017 imaging season my friend, Chuck Ayoub, & myself had plenty of time to discuss theories of how best…
PixInsight: Calculating Sensor Properties
In another article I mentioned that it is a good idea to calculate some of the electrical properties of your camera rather than using figures released…
Removing Halo Effect with Newtonian Telescopes
At the beginning of 2017 I decided to treat myself and order the telescope I had been craving since I began this hobby, the Skywatcher Quattro 200 CF.
My Workflow: Pre-Processing
This section will describe what I do with the data I have captured during my imaging session.
My Workflow: Linear Processing
Linear Processing for me consists of a number of steps which take us up to the point where we will stretch the image.
My Workflow: Non-Linear Processing
Non-linear processing for me takes us from our unstretched linear image up to the point where we export it as a JPEG for publishing.
About Pete
Pete Lawrence is an amateur astronomer based in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. His childhood interest in astrophotography was revived in 2015, and most of these photographs were taken from his back garden using an 8" Newtonian telescope on an NEQ6 Pro mount, processed in PixInsight.