Cosmic Contemplation (Custom Print) Frame:No frame but I was so excited

but I was so excited to see what my new camera was capable of producing on one of my favourite deep-sky objects using narrowband filters

an octopus

Made from brass and steel

is visible on board the royal yacht Mary

This book explains the panorama we see today

Cosmic Contemplation (Custom Print) Frame:No frame but I was so excitedAstronomy Photographer of the Year is the largest international competition of its kind. Organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and sponsored by Insight Investment, the competition receives entries from photographers all around the world. It annually showcases the best space photography from a global community of astrophotographers. I took this image on the final night of a seven week road trip throughout the western US. I used a stack of five