Astropical

This site is for Astronomy Studies in the Tropics. I'm based in East Pattaya, Thailand, 12.934N, 100.918E, between the sun's northern limit and the Equator. The big advantage of this location is that you can observe both northern and some southern stars at the same time. And it's never cold... lol. I hope to introduce you to the unique celestial opportunities available from this area. Enjoy your observations!! Taro Seki Astropical.uk

This site is for Astronomy Studies in the Tropics.
I'm based in East Pattaya, Thailand, 12.934N, 100.918E, between the sun's northern limit and the Equator. The big advantage of this location is that you can observe both northern and some southern stars at the same time. And it's never cold... lol.
I hope to introduce you to the unique celestial opportunities available from this area.
Enjoy your observations!!

Taro Seki Astropical.uk

The Headphone  Nebula (PK 164+31.1/Jones-Emberson 1) A planetary nebula in the constellation Lynx.I've wanted to photograph this object for a few years now, but as an old man, I tend to forget about it quickly.The other day I saw someone in a Japanese F ...

The Cosmic Bat Nebula (NGC1788)A reflection nebula in OrionIt's located north of the famous Witch's Face Nebula.It's quite difficult to make it look like a bat.オリオン座にある反射星雲有名な魔女の横顔星雲の北に位置する。なかなかコウモリらしく見せるのが難 ...

NGC 1398 Galaxy (NGC 1398)A barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Fornax.I suddenly wanted to see the Face On galaxy, so I found this galaxy in a convenient location for photographing at this time of year.The day I started photographing, Mike Salby, a ...

The Little Lips Nebula (NGC 2440)A planetary nebula in the constellation Puppis. It is also known as the Albino Butterfly Nebula.Immediately after stacking, the center of the nebula is pure white and the filament structure is completely invisible unless i ...

The Robin's Egg Nebula (NGC 1360) A planetary nebula in the constellation Fornax.This nebula was discovered about 160 years ago, but it was only recently, in 2017, that it was recognized as a planetary nebula.Apparently the reason it was recognized as a ...

Neptune And Its Moon TritonAs soon as I saw the JWST photo of Neptune, I noticed a beautiful star several times brighter than Neptune shining nearby.To my surprise, it wasn't a star, but Neptune's moon, Triton.My interest piqued, so I looked into it and f ...

The Stars in  Great Orion Nebula By IR685 (M42,M43) Step 3(Close project)This is my first project using IR685 to see how many stars I can capture hidden by the dust around the Trapezium in the Orion Nebula. It's a shame the Trapezium is obscured, but I t ...

The Spring,Autumn,Winter Albireo (Yellow-Blue Double Star)The Spring Albireo In Cancer (Zubanah,48 CNC)The Autumn Albireo In Andromeda (Almach,57 AND)The Winter Albireo In Cains Major (145 CMA,HJ3945)Each season sees a double star system with a yellow pri ...

The Starfish Cluster (Messier 38)The other starfish cluster is M38. I couldn't quite get the colors of the stars to come out, so the exposure ended up lasting two hours.Another name for this cluster is the "Letter π" cluster.Both names are a bit tricky. ...

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