Shot from a backyard in London, Ontario

Bryce's Astrophotography

Galaxies, nebulae and the 2024 eclipse. Full-resolution downloads, free.

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Bryce's favourites

01 — Three nebulae
The North America and Pelican nebulae in Cygnus, glowing red and blue against a dense star field
North America Nebula
NGC 7000 · Cygnus
3 hr integration
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The Flame Nebula beside the dark Horsehead silhouette against a red ridge of hydrogen gas in Orion
Flame & Horsehead
RGB + Hα / OIII · ~4 hr integration
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Red and blue filaments of the Veil Nebula supernova remnant in Cygnus
Veil Nebula
52 × 180 s · 2.6 hr integration
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Catalogue

02 — Everything, by object

Total solar eclipse, 2024

03 — Lake Erie, near Blenheim ON
The moon fully covering the sun during totality, ringed by the white corona and red prominences
Totality — red prominences and the visible corona.
Equipment
  • iOptron CEM26
  • Risingcam IMX571C
  • SharpStar 76EDPH + 0.82× reducer
  • Baader ASTF solar filter
  • ZWO EAF
Telescope on an equatorial mount set up in a farm field near Lake Erie, wind turbines on the horizon
Gear setup near Lake Erie.
Baily's Beads: points of sunlight along the moon's edge just before totality
Baily's Beads
Sunlight slipping through the moon's uneven edge.
The diamond ring effect: a single bright point of sunlight on the edge of the eclipsed sun
The Diamond Ring
The moon begins to uncover the sun.
A larger diamond ring as more of the sun emerges from behind the moon
Diamond Ring, II
Second exposure — a larger diamond.

About

04 — The photographer
Bryce Thompson

Hi, I'm Bryce — an amateur astrophotographer shooting galaxies, nebulae, landscapes, comets and more.

Unless noted, every image was taken from my backyard in London, Ontario. Full-resolution files are free to download — get in touch, or follow along for new releases.

Emailcontact@brycethompson.ca ↗ Instagram@bthompsonastro ↗ Astrobinzeromech200 ↗
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