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07/06/2026

ONE FOR THE MORE ADVANCED ASTRONOMER -

The CELESTRON NEXSTAR EVOLUTION 8SE is quite a jump up from a standard manually controlled Telescope. Its a fully computerised Alt-AZ telescope, meaning it will automatically find, center and track whatever object you ask it to, but the Evolution range is also fully controllable with Wifi using a phone or tablet, so you don't need to be outside to control the telescope using a regular hand controller.

The 8inch Aperture offers more than enough scope for getting high resolution views or photos of the Moon and planets as well as nice views of many deep space objects such as nebula and galaxies too from dark sky locations.

For all the features and specs of this Telescope feel free to learn more on our website below:

Shop Online @ - www.horizonastronomy.ie (IRL/UK)
Shop Online @ - www.horizonastronomy.de (Mainland EU)

Clear Skies!! 🔭🌖

04/06/2026

IN THE SKY THIS MONTH - (We photographed NGC 7000)

Its that time of the year again and all the large summer nebula are coming into view again. Probably one of the most well known and photographed one is NGC 7000 (also known as the North American Nebula due to its shape similar to the American continent).

This nebula is actually quite easy to photograph and even a DSLR camera using a widefield lens will show it in the Cygnus constellation (but not in so much detail of course!). For more detailed photos like these, you need to use a telescope but you can photograph this nebula with pretty much any decent setup as its so bright. Its even visible through the eyepiece from very dark skies.

Photographing NGC 7000 is easily possible without using any filters, however having said that, using narrowband filters will really highlight the cloud texture details much more clearly... especially in the 'Cygnus wall' region of the nebula.

ABOUT THESE PHOTOS:
These photos were taken from the Horizon Observatory in Southern Germany using the following equipment:
- TS 94 EDPH APO on the Vixen SXD2 Sphinx EQ Mount.
- Explore Scientific 16MP CMOS Colour Camera
- Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate Narrowband filter
- 180sec sub frames (Total exposure time 4hrs)
- Stacked & Processed in Astro Pixel Processor & PS

Hope you enjoy!
Wishing you Clear Skies 🔭🌌

$NEW ARRIVAL - The Bresser Messier 90/500 Refractor is a really good telescope choice for someone starting off Astronomy,...$

31/05/2026

NEW ARRIVAL - The Bresser Messier 90/500 Refractor is a really good telescope choice for someone starting off Astronomy, as its lightweight, compact and really easy to use, all really important features for a beginner telescope.

One thing we love about Bresser is that even their smallest entry level telescopes are really well made with excellent quality optics for their price point.

This Telescope's 90mm of aperture delivers 200 times more light than the naked eye! Showing craters, and valleys on the Moons surface nearly 400,000km away in incredible detail. Honestly, if you have never seen the Moon through a small telescope, we would highly recommend it, as there is so much detail to see.

For more info on this telescope including specs etc. check out our website below:

Shop Online @ - www.horizonastronomy.ie (IRL/UK)
Shop Online @ - www.horizonastronomy.de (Mainland EU)

Clear Skies!! 🔭🌖

28/05/2026

IN THE SKY THIS MONTH - (We photographed The Cats Eye Nebula NGC 6543)

The Cat's Eye Nebula is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Draco. Its quite a small planetary nebula so lots of focal length is generally recommended.
This photo took a total of 11hrs & 30mins to capture as the green coloured nebula outer shell is very faint, but very intricate with lots of detail.

On the contrary to this the core of this nebula is so bright so further imaging time with shorter subframe exposures would be needed to blend the bright core with the very faint outer shell (maybe a project for next year 🤓)- Its a tricky one for sure to photograph, but well worth it.

ABOUT THESE PHOTOS:
These photos were taken from the Horizon Observatory in Southern Germany using the following equipment:
- TS UNC 150 Carbon Fiber Newtonian mounted on the Vixen SXD2 Sphinx EQ Mount.
- Explore Scientific 16MP CMOS Colour Camera
- Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme
- 180sec sub frames (Total exposure time 11hr 30mins)
- Stacked & Processed in Astro Pixel Processor & PS

Hope you enjoy!
Wishing you Clear Skies 🔭🌌

24/05/2026

NEW ARRIVAL - The Bresser Polaris-I 102/460 is a very neat and compact telescope and comes on an EQ3 Mount with everything you need for a quick and easy start in Astronomy.- Its ideal for newcomers to Astronomy but also for more advanced Astronomers too, who are looking for a good preforming compact 'Grab-and-Go' telescope. 🔭🌖

For more info on this telescope including specs etc. check out our website below:

Shop Online @ - www.horizonastronomy.ie (IRL/UK)
Shop Online @ - www.horizonastronomy.de (Mainland EU)

Clear Skies!!

18/05/2026

(Customer Update) We have a small backlog with our Solar Glasses orders ☀ but we're getting through them quickly and we are also expecting another delivery to arrive in tomorrow, so we thank you for your patience, don't worry you will have them well in time!

As August approaches however, these will likely be completely sold out again so get yours early to make sure you are ready in time for the next BIG Solar Eclipse event due on August 12th 2026 🙂

If you would like to know more about this particular eclipse event, where to see it, how to photograph it and more - We have just published a new article in our NEWS section of our website.

- or just go to the following link https://www.horizonastronomy.ie/blogs/news/2026-solar-eclipse

Clear Skies!!

14/05/2026

IN THE SKY THIS MONTH - (We photographed The Sombrero Galaxy M104)

The Sombrero Galaxy (M104) is an instantly recognisable galaxy in the constellation of Virgo and is located approx. 30million light years away from us. From our perspective in the Milkyway galaxy, we view M104 almost completely side on which gives us a very unique view of its central buldge which scientists have now discovered is caused by a super massive black hole at the center of the galaxy.

This was a fairly short total exposure, as M104 appears very low on the horizon from northern Europe which makes it difficult to photograph. Apart from cutting through much more atmosphere due to the slant angle, the galaxy doesn't stay in view for very long compared to other galaxies visible in our skies. Its also a relatively small galaxy too.

Having said that, it is extremely bright and is even visible through good Binoculars from dark skies so its well worth the view if you find yourself in a suitable location with a telescope or Binoculars.

ABOUT THESE PHOTOS:
These photos were taken from the Horizon Observatory in Southern Germany using the following equipment:
- TS UNC 150 Carbon Fiber Newtonian mounted on the Vixen SXD2 Sphinx EQ Mount.
- Explore Scientific 16MP CMOS Colour Camera
- 180sec sub frames (Total exposure time 1hr 26mins)
- Stacked & Processed in Astro Pixel Processor & PS

Hope you enjoy!
Wishing you Clear Skies 🔭🌌

07/05/2026

IN THE SKY THIS MONTH - (We photographed the Hercules Star Cluster M13)

This is probably one of the most well known star clusters in the night sky and its even visible using a small telescope. This star cluster is made up of hundreds of thousands of stars tightly packed due to the interaction between their gravitational forces.

M13 is located approx. 25000 light years away in the constellation of Hercules and it will appear as a very definitive 'fuzzy' patch when viewed with a small telescope or even high powered Binoculars (from very dark skies.)

Photographing M13 is much easier compared to other deepspace objects as light pollution and even a full moon will have only a small impact as its a star cluster and not a nebula or galaxy. Very short exposures are recommended to avoid blowing out the stars and loosing their colour so even an photographing it with a standard EQ mount without autoguiding is possible.

ABOUT THESE PHOTOS:
These photos were taken from the Horizon Observatory in Southern Germany using the following equipment:
- TS UNC 150 Carbon Fiber Newtonian mounted on the Vixen SXD2 Sphinx EQ Mount.
- Explore Scientific 16MP CMOS Colour Camera
- 60sec sub frames (Total exposure time 2hrs)
- Stacked & Processed in Astro Pixel Processor & PS

Hope you enjoy!
Wishing you Clear Skies 🔭🌌

30/04/2026

ITS MILKYWAY SEASON!

Between the months 'May and September' the Galactic core of our galaxy is at its most brightest from the Earths Northern Hemisphere and now is an ideal time to get prepared to photograph it.

Photographing the Milkyway is best done from dark skies on a Moonless night, however unlike other galaxies in deep space, very little equipment is needed and our own Milkyway galaxy is best photographed without a telescope, using a standard DSLR Camera and a widefield camera lens .

Although a Star Tracker mount is not an absolute essential, it's HIGHLY recommended as you will be able to do longer exposure photos to capture those really faint regions and dark dust lanes of our Milkyway Galaxy more clearly. Using a static Tripod for exposures longer than around 15secs will start to show star trails due to the rotation of the Earth, however a Star Tracker compentates for this allowing you to do much longer exposures similar to other deep space Astrophotography using a conventional Astrophotography mount.

These photos were taken last year from Southern Germany using the trusted Explore Scientific i-Exos 100 Star Tracker Mount and a standard DSLR Camera.

Camera: Nikon D3500 DSLR + Standard Nikkor 18-35mm lens
Mount: Explore Scientific i-EXOS 100 PMC 8
Exposure:s Sky (20mins total each) Forground (5 secs)

Clear Skies! 🌌📸

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