image shows the rosette nebula, an HII region that has shells of red gas in circular layers that resemble a rosette around the outside with little nebulosity in the centre. Some people think the shape resembles a human skull. There is a bright star cluster almost in the centre and the whole nebula is surrounded by a black sky and numerous faint stars

#RosetteNebula in Nov '25 from #Oxfordshire, UK. #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor, EQ5 Pro mount/permanent pier, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 150 x 2min + 30 darks, total exposure of 5 hours. I was losing the sky to dawn light at the time of imaging #Astrophotography

#Calwell31 / #IC405 the #FlamingStarNebula in Auriga, imaged from #Oxfordshire UK 19 Nov '25. William Optics 70mm refractor, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 185x120sec at ISO3200, total exposure 6hrs 10min #Astrophotography #Nebula

#VeilNebula complex, taken from Oxfordshire, UK. 70mm refractor, 0.8x focal reducer, #AltairQuadband filter + astro-modded #Canon1100D. Shot during summer, 45x120sec ISO-1600. I removed the stars before processing & merged back in at the end, but I need far more practice at that!