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Dean Ashton OBE

Dean Ashton OBE

Amateur astronomer living in Cornwall.  My childhood passion for astronomy was rekindled a few years ago when my wife bought me a telescope for a birthday present!  Little did she know what she would start.  I now enjoy astrophotography and visual astronomy on those rare clear nights in Cornwall. My current telescope: Celestron 235mm EdgeHD SCT; Celestron CGEM Mount; Starlight Express LoadstarX2 guide camera; Off-axis guiding; Feather Touch Digital Boss II Focus Control System; Primalucelab Eagle4Pro telescope control system. Image cameras: QHY268C; Celestron Nightscape 10100 OSC; Skyris 618C; Skyris 132M.  Image Capture and Control Software: Sequence Generator Pro; PhD2; SkyXPro; Fire Capture; SharpCap, EagleManager4 Image calibration, stacking and processing software: Registax; Autostaker; PIPP; WinJupos; PixInsight; Photoshop

Local societies
Kernow Astronomy Club

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8 
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Falling int the Whirlp...
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Apr 25 – 22:15 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 28 – 16:56 UTC

9 
0 
The Eyes Have It
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Apr 20 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 22 – 15:58 UTC

5 
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A One Armed Galaxy
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Apr 09 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Apr 12 – 12:05 UTC

2 
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Leo Triplet
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Mar 24 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 28 – 12:57 UTC

2 
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IC410 in Ha with a OSC
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Jan 12 – 19:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Mar 21 – 12:21 UTC

6 
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Cheeky Monkey
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2022 Jan 05 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 07 – 11:07 UTC

6 
0 
van den Bergh 15
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Oct 13 – 21:15 UTC
Upload 2022 Jan 02 – 13:58 UTC

6 
0 
Halloween Ghosts
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Oct 10 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Oct 14 – 14:52 UTC

4 
0 
Patrick's Cave
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Sep 19 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2021 Sep 24 – 16:42 UTC

6 
0 
Saturn
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Aug 25 – 23:24 UTC
Upload 2021 Aug 31 – 19:52 UTC

4 
0 
Jupiter
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Aug 25 – 00:24 UTC
Upload 2021 Aug 31 – 19:45 UTC

10 
0 
Cocoon Nebula
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Jul 25 – 23:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Aug 31 – 19:31 UTC

9 
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Globular Cluster M3
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 May 03 – 09:32 UTC
Upload 2021 May 03 – 09:36 UTC

4 
0 
The Needle Galaxy
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Apr 18 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 24 – 11:23 UTC

8 
0 
M88
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Apr 03 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Apr 05 – 10:25 UTC

8 
0 
Knife Edge (Splinter G...
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Mar 24 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 27 – 17:51 UTC

4 
0 
M106 Seyfert Galaxy
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Mar 08 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 27 – 17:45 UTC

5 
0 
Have a cigar...
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Feb 25 – 07:41 UTC
Upload 2021 Mar 08 – 07:50 UTC

9 
0 
M81
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Feb 03 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Feb 06 – 19:07 UTC

5 
0 
Jellyfish Nebula
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2021 Jan 21 – 19:00 UTC
Upload 2021 Jan 27 – 15:25 UTC

4 
0 
Flaming Star Nebula
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Nov 25 – 19:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Nov 29 – 22:35 UTC

6 
0 
Saturn
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Sep 21 – 19:57 UTC
Upload 2020 Nov 14 – 15:24 UTC

6 
0 
Mars
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Sep 22 – 00:18 UTC
Upload 2020 Nov 14 – 10:11 UTC

5 
0 
Mars
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Nov 04 – 21:22 UTC
Upload 2020 Nov 08 – 10:30 UTC

8 
0 
A Fish Head
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Sep 13 – 15:54 UTC
Upload 2020 Sep 13 – 15:54 UTC

10 
1 
Fire in the sky
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Aug 30 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Sep 01 – 16:33 UTC

8 
0 
The Witches Broom
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Jul 21 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 23 – 22:27 UTC

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Comet over St Austell
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Jul 11 – 01:44 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 13 – 07:37 UTC

4 
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Comete 2020 F3 NEOWISE
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Jul 12 – 02:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jul 13 – 07:33 UTC

5 
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Crescent Nebula
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 May 27 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Jun 07 – 11:09 UTC

6 
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Tulip Nebula
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 May 24 – 22:00 UTC
Upload 2020 May 28 – 22:16 UTC

9 
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Splinter Galaxy
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 May 08 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2020 May 10 – 18:01 UTC

6 
0 
The Sunflower Galaxy
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Apr 23 – 20:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 26 – 09:11 UTC

8 
0 
M101 enhanced using a ...
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Mar 24 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 20 – 07:35 UTC

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Out of the shadow
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Apr 15 – 19:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 17 – 18:15 UTC

7 
0 
NGC4236 an illusive ga...
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Apr 10 – 21:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 14 – 15:59 UTC

6 
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The Cat's Eye
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Apr 08 – 21:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 13 – 18:52 UTC

8 
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Owl Nebula
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Apr 06 – 20:00 UTC
Upload 2020 Apr 07 – 13:34 UTC

13 
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M101trying the Optolon...
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Mar 25 – 20:30 UTC
Upload 2020 Mar 29 – 21:24 UTC

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2017 T2 PanSTARRS
Dean Ashton OBE
Obs 2020 Feb 04 – 21:38 UTC
Upload 2020 Feb 09 – 22:48 UTC
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