Mark Comerford - Portfolio

Ever since a child I have held a keen interest in Astrononomy. This interest has never died away - in fact it has gotten stronger as I have gotten older! I own a considerable amount of astronomical equipment, and this collection increases year by year. I have been practicing Amateur astronomy now for over 10 years and I have gradually improved my imaging skills to a level I am satisfied with.

At present, I currently own the following equipment:

• Skywatcher Evostar-ED 120 DS-Pro Doublet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
• Skywatcher 0.85x Focal Reducer
• Bahnitov Mask for focusing
• QHY5L-II Mono Planetary/Guide Scope (Connected to finderscope)
• TAL 3x Barlow Lens
• Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT Equatorial Mount
• Dell Latitude D630 Laptop
• T-Ring Adapter for Canon EOS Cameras
• Canon EOS 60D 18MP DSLR Camera (Unmodified)
• Astronomik CLS-CCD Filter (To remove light pollution from images)

A picture of the telescope:

Some pictures taken with the telescope:

Solar Pictures - Hydrogen Alpha (Hα):