Wide fields shots with a Panasonic TZ18

Images processed with GIMP and/or DSS.

All taken with a Panasonic TZ18 compact camera, either hand-held, on a tripod,
or tracking mounted on a telescope (labelled HEQ5 or SLT).

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Moon, 1/800+1/500s F6.3, ISO100
68.8mm FL, hand-held, 7/1/2012
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Pleiades, 4x60s F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, HEQ5, 25/2/2012

Orion, 11x15s F4.3, ISO100
9.4mm FL, tripod, 22/2/2012

Perseus, 4x15s F4.1, ISO400
8.7mm FL, tripod, 9/3/2012

Leo and Mars, 4x15s F4.3, ISO400
9.4mm FL, tripod, 9/3/2012

NGC869/884, 2x60s F5.9, ISO400

M35, 60s F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, HEQ5, 25/2/2012

Moon, 1/400+1/250s F6.3, ISO400
68.8mm FL, hand-held, 7/1/2012

Moon, 1/800+1/500s F6.3, ISO100
68.8mm FL, hand-held, 7/1/2012

Moon, 2x1/320s F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, hand held, 29/12/2011

Venus and Jupiter, 15s F4.6, ISO400
11.7mm FL, tripod, 9/3/2012

Venus and Jupiter, 15s F4.8, ISO400
14.8mm FL, tripod, 9/3/2012

Moon, 2s, F5.9, ISO100
68.6mm FL, SLT, 25/3/2012

Moon, 4s, F5.9, ISO100
68.6mm FL, SLT, 25/3/2012

Moon, 2s, F5.9, ISO400
68.6mm FL, SLT, 25/3/2012

Moon, Venus, Jupiter, 5s, F4.1, ISO400
8.7mm FL, SLT, 25/3/2012

Moon, Venus, Jupiter, 5s, F3.5, ISO400
4.3mm FL, SLT, 25/3/2012

Moon, Venus, Jupiter, 4s, F5.1, ISO100
21.7mm FL, SLT, 25/3/2012

Moon, Venus, 3x1s, F5.9, ISO100
68.8mm FL, tripod, 26/3/2012

Moon, Venus, Jupiter, 2x0.5s+1s, F3.9, ISO400
7.4mm FL, 26/3/2012

Comet Pan-STARRS F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, 13/3/2013

Comet Pan-STARRS F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, 13/3/2013

Comet Pan-STARRS F5.9, ISO400
67mm FL, 13/3/2013

Orion rising F4.3, ISO400
2x60s Skytracker, 23/11/2014

M31, F4.3, ISO400
7x60s Skytracker, 23/11/2014

Taurus rising, F3.3, ISO100
3x60s Skytracker, 23/11/2014

Auriga + Taurus, F3.3, IS400
30s Skytracker, 23/11/2014

Taurus + Pleiades, F4.3, ISO400
60s Skytracker, 23/11/2014

Jupiter and Venus, F5.6, IS400
3x1/80 sec, 30/6/2015

Jupiter and Venus (Llandudno), F5.6, IS400
1/10 sec, 5/7/2015

Transit of Mercury, F5.6, ISO100 (Afocal, Meade 5'')
1/125 sec, 9/5/2016

Transit of Mercury, F5.6, IS0100 (Afocal, Meade 5'')
1/125 sec, 9/5/2016

Moon + Jupiter, 7x1/250s, F6.3, ISO400
58.6mm FL, tripod, 3/6/2017

Moon, 7x1/400s, F6.3, ISO100
68.8mm FL, tripod, 3/6/2017

Noctilucent clouds over Durham, 1s, F3.3, ISO400
4.3mm FL, handheld, 11/7/2019

Noctilucent clouds over Durham, 1s, F3.3, ISO400
4.3mm FL, handheld, 11/7/2019

Venus.,F5.6, ISO400 (Afocal, 4'' SLT)
1/500s, 19/4/2020

Venu, F5.4, ISO400 (Afocal, 4'' SLT)
1/320s, 19/4/2020

Crescent moon from Durham, F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, 1/6s, 24/5/2020

Moon, Mercury and Venus from Durham, F5.1, ISO400
21.7mm FL, 1/8s, 24/5/2020

Moon through Weigela at Durham, F6.3, ISO400
47.7mm FL, 1/2000, 31/5/2020

Moon through Weigela at Durham, F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, 1/400, 31/5/2020

Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, F5.5, ISO1600
38.3mm FL, 1/15s, 20/12/2020

Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, F5.9, ISO1600
68.8mm FL, 1/15s, 20/12/2020

Jupiter and Saturn, F5.9, ISO400
68.8mm FL, 1/4s, 29/12/2020

Partial solar eclipse, projected on paper, F6.3, ISO100
16mm FL, 1/1000s, 10/6/2021

Jupiter above Ushaw College gardens, F3.3, ISO100
4.3mm FL, 20s,19/11/2021

Jupiter and Aquarious above Ushaw College gardens, F3.3, ISO100
4.3mm FL, 40s,19/11/2021

Venus and Moon,F5.5, ISO400
35.2mm FL, 1/10s, 6/12/2021

Moon with Earthshine, plus Venus, from Hawes, F4.7, IS1600
12.7mm FL, 1/8s, 23/3/2023

Moon with Earthshine, plus Venus, from Hawes, F6.3, IS400
32.6mm FL, 5s, 23/3/2023

Moon with Earthshine, plus Venus, from Hawes, F5.3, IS400
27.7mm FL, 5s+5s, 23/3/2023

Orion from Hawes, F4.7, ISO400
13.6mm FL, 10s, 23/3/2023

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