With a PhD in electronics engineering and a career in wireless communications research, Fernando Peña Campos didn’t expect his technical expertise would one day align so perfectly with the cosmos.
The first night began with the assembly of the imaging rig. The Askar FRA500, a quintuplet APO refractor with a 500mm focal length and f/5.6 aperture, was mounted securely on
Paul Mayo is a semi-retired software developer and a passionate astrophotographer based in New South Wales, Australia. With a journey that stretches back to the 1970s, Paulhas witnessed—and been part
What began as a pandemic-era hobby with a simple telescope has evolved into a two-and-a-half-year journey of capturing galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. From Curiosity to Cosmos Lalo Juárez, a
“Chasing M81 & M82: A Story of Passion, Patience, and Perseverance”
23 hours of exposure. -10°C temperatures. 100% humidity. Mud. Wind. 700 km driven.
Romanian astrophotographer Liviu Rabac
