Imaging Section

This section contains some images taken by club members. At present it contains just the favorite images taken by the membership, but may be expanded to include details on our equipment and perhaps a few articles on the techniques used to take these images.

Monitor Adjustment

The key to seeing the maximum detail in astronomical images is to have your monitor adjusted so that it displays all the possible shades of gray in a balanced way. Click this link for a grayscale test card and image, to calibrate your own monitor.

Lunar eclipse 2010 By Frank Johns
Images of the ISS by Glynn Bennallick
Venus by Phil Brotherwood	Moonlit back garden by Glynn Bennallick
Asteroid (4820)Fay . An 8 hour transit through Pegasus, taken on 20th September 2009. By Darryl Sergison (gothersobservatory.org.uk)
Crescent Moon by Frank Johns	Earthshine by Frank Johns
Saturn by Nick Tonkin	The Moon by Phil Brotherwood

Moonrise by Phil Brotherwood	Bode's Nebula NGC 3031 & NGC 303 by Nick Tonkin
Lunar Eclipse by Frank Johns	Lunar Eclipse Sequence by Phil Brotherwood
Close Approach of Moon & Saturn by Glynn Bennallick	The Moon: Eyepiece imaging by Mark Timbrell
Milky Way by Frank Johns	Dumbell Nebula by Frank Johns
Dark Nebula B33 & NGC 2024 in Cygnus by Nick Tonkin	Jodrell Bank by Glynn Benallick
Dark Nebula B347 in Cygnus by Nick Tonkin	First Quarter Moon by Frank Johns
Leo Galaxies NGC 3627 (M66), NGC 3623 ( M65) & NGC36 by Nick Tonkin	Venus over Truro Cathedral by Glynn Bennallick
Moon and Mars over Hayle by Glynn Bennallick	Artemis 'first light' M42 by Frank Johns
The Flaming Star Nebula IC405 by Nick Tonkin	Re-vamped Jupiter Animation by Frank Johns (if animation doesn't play, press F5)
The Pleiades M45. Central Region by Nick Tonkin	Aurora by Glynn Bennallick
A Moon Mosaic by Glynn Benallick	A Mars Portfolio by Frank Johns
The Dumbell Nebula M27 by Nick Tonkin	Mars...The 1st of many I hope by Frank Johns
North American Nebula NGC7000 by Frank Johns	The Bubble Nebula NGC 7635 and M52 by Nick Tonkin
The Pelican Nebula IC5067 by Nick Tonkin	Sunspots by Glynn Bennallick
Sea of Tranquility by Mike Thompson	(NGC1977) and (NGC 1976)by Frank Johns
Venus Transit by Mark Timbrell	Venus Transit by Frank Johns
The Sun by Nick Tonkin	Venus Transit by Brian Parsons
Saturn by Frank Johns	M13 by Nick Tonkin