Perseid Meteor Shower peak

Perseid Meteor Shower peak

​Perseid meteor shower at its peak on the night of the 12th to 13th of August 2021 as seen from Pla de la Guàrdia (Prades). Several images have been combined to obtain this stacked meteor image. It’s been a full processing day to reach this result. Alignment was...
IC 1396: a 5 year evolution

IC 1396: a 5 year evolution

Astrophotography is a series of techniques that implies many skills (DIY, hardware, software, equipment, processing knowledge…) and also lots of patience to give room to yourself to improve your images year by year. My trip into astrophotography has allowed me...
The Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888

The Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888

The Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, is located some 5,000 light-years away from Earth. It is surrounded by huge clouds of gas and dust in the constellation of Cygnus. NGC 6888’s central star is classified as a Wolf-Rayet star (WR 136). This star will become a...
The Soap and Crescent Nebulae

The Soap and Crescent Nebulae

The Soap Nebula, PN G75.5+1.7, was discovered by the amateur astronomer Dave Jurasevich back in 2008. This faint nebula can be detected using narrow band filters with long integration times. We can find it near the popular Crescent Nebula, NGC6888. Both nebulae are...
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