The Brownton Observatory
Personal astrophotography site from the driveway of my home in SE Michigan USA.
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IC 417 The Spider Nebula - 17 Feb 2026
IC 417 The Spider Nebula
ZWO FF65 APO, ASI585MC-Pro, Askar D1/D2, AM3
Ha (75x300s), S2 (90x300s), OIII (228x300s)
After a month and a half of nothing but clouds the skies finally cleared. Unfortunately, we were in the middle of a sub-z...
NGC 1893 The Tadpole Nebula (again) - 23 Jan 2026
NGC 1893 The Tadpole Nebula
ZWO Seestar S50 / LP filter
2431x20s subs
Last night skies cleared but temperatures were forecasted to drop to -15 to -25F (-26 to -32C) with windchills. I decided that I’d see if the Seestar S50 could handl...
IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2023 Flame Nebula - 13 Jan 2026
IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula and NGC 2023 The Flame Nebula
FF65-APO Quintuplet, ASI2600MC-Pro Duo, Optolong L-Pro/Askar D2, AM3
76x180s (Optolong L-Pro) + 67x300s (Askar D2)
After almost a month with nothing but clouds the past 2 evenin...
M45 The Pleiades - 23 Dec 2025
M45 The Pleiades
ZWO FF65-APO Quintuplet scope, ASI2600MC-Pro Duo, Optolong L-Pro, AM3
529x120s subs
I shot M45 The Pleiades over 2 nights on the 22nd and 23rd of December, 2025 using the Optolong L-Pro Broadband filter and 120s exposu...
NGC 1893 The Tadpole Nebula - 18 Dec 2025
NGC 1893 The Tadpole Nebula
ZWO Seestar S50
735x20s subs
Last night brought a short window of clear skies for the first time in several weeks. With rain possible during the early hours I didn’t want to set up the FF65-APO Quintuplet ri...
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This is my astrophotography blog originating the observatory at Brownton Abbey in SE Michigan. Ok, its my driveway. I'm a new astrophotographer chronicling my experiences using a DSLR setup and a ZWO Seestar S50 Smart Telescope.
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