Lewis Bray
@adastranightscapes.bsky.social
Astrophotographer & Nightscaper based in South Wales
Usually found cursing at the moon and clouds
Usually found cursing at the moon and clouds
Enjoying the dark skies and ruins of Llanthony Priory in South Wales. There's a real sense of amazement wonder in a place like this - perfect for #astrophotography
October 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Enjoying the dark skies and ruins of Llanthony Priory in South Wales. There's a real sense of amazement wonder in a place like this - perfect for #astrophotography
Some more from last night's vivid #noctilucentcloud display. This is a 12-panel pano, so be sure to open the image up for the whole thing. Also featuring #mars and the #moon
June 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Some more from last night's vivid #noctilucentcloud display. This is a 12-panel pano, so be sure to open the image up for the whole thing. Also featuring #mars and the #moon
According to my bio I'm usually found cursing at the clouds. Last night was a bit different though...
#noctilucentclouds #wales #nightscape
#noctilucentclouds #wales #nightscape
June 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
According to my bio I'm usually found cursing at the clouds. Last night was a bit different though...
#noctilucentclouds #wales #nightscape
#noctilucentclouds #wales #nightscape
70 minutes well spent on a crystal clear night this week. Whipped out the 85mm f/1.8 lens and got tracking a widefield of Pleiades. Shocked at how much dust showed up in the final image! 🤩
#astrophotography
#pleiades
#m45
#astrophotography
#pleiades
#m45
March 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
70 minutes well spent on a crystal clear night this week. Whipped out the 85mm f/1.8 lens and got tracking a widefield of Pleiades. Shocked at how much dust showed up in the final image! 🤩
#astrophotography
#pleiades
#m45
#astrophotography
#pleiades
#m45
10-panel panorama of the milkyway arching over the #bannaubrycheiniog
All 30-second untracked single shots, stitched and processed in lightroom only. That airglow was wild! Such a dark sky lets the camera pick up some much faint colour
#nightscape #astrophotography #milkyway
All 30-second untracked single shots, stitched and processed in lightroom only. That airglow was wild! Such a dark sky lets the camera pick up some much faint colour
#nightscape #astrophotography #milkyway
March 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
10-panel panorama of the milkyway arching over the #bannaubrycheiniog
All 30-second untracked single shots, stitched and processed in lightroom only. That airglow was wild! Such a dark sky lets the camera pick up some much faint colour
#nightscape #astrophotography #milkyway
All 30-second untracked single shots, stitched and processed in lightroom only. That airglow was wild! Such a dark sky lets the camera pick up some much faint colour
#nightscape #astrophotography #milkyway
When you have clear skies but forgot to charge your star tracker - STAR TRAILS TIME!
#startrails #nightphotography #nightscape
#startrails #nightphotography #nightscape
February 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When you have clear skies but forgot to charge your star tracker - STAR TRAILS TIME!
#startrails #nightphotography #nightscape
#startrails #nightphotography #nightscape
"you can't get Barnard's loop with a stock camera"
It's not easy - but you absolutely can pick up hydrogen alpha with an unmodified DSLR! This image damn near gave me a breakdown in the processing but I'm SO happy with the result after 2 years of trying!
#astrophotography
#orion
#nightscape
It's not easy - but you absolutely can pick up hydrogen alpha with an unmodified DSLR! This image damn near gave me a breakdown in the processing but I'm SO happy with the result after 2 years of trying!
#astrophotography
#orion
#nightscape
January 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"you can't get Barnard's loop with a stock camera"
It's not easy - but you absolutely can pick up hydrogen alpha with an unmodified DSLR! This image damn near gave me a breakdown in the processing but I'm SO happy with the result after 2 years of trying!
#astrophotography
#orion
#nightscape
It's not easy - but you absolutely can pick up hydrogen alpha with an unmodified DSLR! This image damn near gave me a breakdown in the processing but I'm SO happy with the result after 2 years of trying!
#astrophotography
#orion
#nightscape
A huge #cloudinversion over the #SouthWales valleys created an ethereal scene with light pollution blocked out allowing #cygnus and the #northamericanebula to be visible much closer to the horizon than usual. And check out that green #airglow !
#astrophotography #nightscape
#astrophotography #nightscape
December 29, 2024 at 10:23 AM
A huge #cloudinversion over the #SouthWales valleys created an ethereal scene with light pollution blocked out allowing #cygnus and the #northamericanebula to be visible much closer to the horizon than usual. And check out that green #airglow !
#astrophotography #nightscape
#astrophotography #nightscape
SO nice to have some time under clear skies!
It was very windy last night so I kept my exposures short (just 15 seconds) but spent 45 mins tracking Orion's sword and belt for a colourful little stack this morning.
#astrophotography #orion
It was very windy last night so I kept my exposures short (just 15 seconds) but spent 45 mins tracking Orion's sword and belt for a colourful little stack this morning.
#astrophotography #orion
December 23, 2024 at 11:46 AM
SO nice to have some time under clear skies!
It was very windy last night so I kept my exposures short (just 15 seconds) but spent 45 mins tracking Orion's sword and belt for a colourful little stack this morning.
#astrophotography #orion
It was very windy last night so I kept my exposures short (just 15 seconds) but spent 45 mins tracking Orion's sword and belt for a colourful little stack this morning.
#astrophotography #orion
It's too windy tonight for any serious #astrophotography but after the endless gloom I'm not passing up a night under a clear sky
December 22, 2024 at 8:55 PM
It's too windy tonight for any serious #astrophotography but after the endless gloom I'm not passing up a night under a clear sky
Hey Bluesky - I've been AWOL for a few days so have a nice, simple bit of smartphone #astrophotography to ease me back into the groove.
It's amazing how far smartphone cameras have come in the last few years, but I always end up taking some while my DSLR is doing some heavy lifting
#nightscape
It's amazing how far smartphone cameras have come in the last few years, but I always end up taking some while my DSLR is doing some heavy lifting
#nightscape
December 13, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Hey Bluesky - I've been AWOL for a few days so have a nice, simple bit of smartphone #astrophotography to ease me back into the groove.
It's amazing how far smartphone cameras have come in the last few years, but I always end up taking some while my DSLR is doing some heavy lifting
#nightscape
It's amazing how far smartphone cameras have come in the last few years, but I always end up taking some while my DSLR is doing some heavy lifting
#nightscape
I've never been quite satisfied with this photo. The glow from the town behind me cast a harsh orange over everything and made getting a decent wb a nightmare. But this is the brightest I ever saw the #milkyway and will never forget it.
#astrophotography #madeira #nightscape #seascape
#astrophotography #madeira #nightscape #seascape
December 6, 2024 at 12:12 PM
I've never been quite satisfied with this photo. The glow from the town behind me cast a harsh orange over everything and made getting a decent wb a nightmare. But this is the brightest I ever saw the #milkyway and will never forget it.
#astrophotography #madeira #nightscape #seascape
#astrophotography #madeira #nightscape #seascape
Amazingly, the sky here is just a single 30-second tracked exposure with an astromodified Canon 6D. Check out that Hydrogen-alpha!
#astrophotography #darkskies #llanthonypriory #wales #nightscape
#astrophotography #darkskies #llanthonypriory #wales #nightscape
December 4, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Amazingly, the sky here is just a single 30-second tracked exposure with an astromodified Canon 6D. Check out that Hydrogen-alpha!
#astrophotography #darkskies #llanthonypriory #wales #nightscape
#astrophotography #darkskies #llanthonypriory #wales #nightscape
California Dreamin'
This was a bit of a bucket list shot for me: The classic view of the Pleiades and the California Nebula from Oct 2023
📸
Canon EOS1300D
Sigma 50mm
MSM rotator
F/6.3
54 x 30 second exposures
#astrophotography #pleiades #californianebula #nebula #nightsky
This was a bit of a bucket list shot for me: The classic view of the Pleiades and the California Nebula from Oct 2023
📸
Canon EOS1300D
Sigma 50mm
MSM rotator
F/6.3
54 x 30 second exposures
#astrophotography #pleiades #californianebula #nebula #nightsky
December 2, 2024 at 8:22 PM
California Dreamin'
This was a bit of a bucket list shot for me: The classic view of the Pleiades and the California Nebula from Oct 2023
📸
Canon EOS1300D
Sigma 50mm
MSM rotator
F/6.3
54 x 30 second exposures
#astrophotography #pleiades #californianebula #nebula #nightsky
This was a bit of a bucket list shot for me: The classic view of the Pleiades and the California Nebula from Oct 2023
📸
Canon EOS1300D
Sigma 50mm
MSM rotator
F/6.3
54 x 30 second exposures
#astrophotography #pleiades #californianebula #nebula #nightsky
Last year I moved house from a bortle 6 area to the edge of the #bannaubrycheiniog national park, looking into Bortle 3 skies. I set up my camera in the back garden and shot the #Cygnus region of the #milkyway for just 40 mins. The #darkskies make a HUGE difference in the detail
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
November 30, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Last year I moved house from a bortle 6 area to the edge of the #bannaubrycheiniog national park, looking into Bortle 3 skies. I set up my camera in the back garden and shot the #Cygnus region of the #milkyway for just 40 mins. The #darkskies make a HUGE difference in the detail
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
Last one from this week's adventure at #llanthonypriory shooting #orion rising over the ruins
#nightscape #astrophotography #wales #darkskies
#nightscape #astrophotography #wales #darkskies
November 29, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Last one from this week's adventure at #llanthonypriory shooting #orion rising over the ruins
#nightscape #astrophotography #wales #darkskies
#nightscape #astrophotography #wales #darkskies
Over 400 likes on my last post!? Wow! Thank you to everybody who shared and and/or followed!
Here's another untracked single shot from last night's session
#astrophotography #nightscape #llanthonypriory #wales #orion
Here's another untracked single shot from last night's session
#astrophotography #nightscape #llanthonypriory #wales #orion
November 28, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Over 400 likes on my last post!? Wow! Thank you to everybody who shared and and/or followed!
Here's another untracked single shot from last night's session
#astrophotography #nightscape #llanthonypriory #wales #orion
Here's another untracked single shot from last night's session
#astrophotography #nightscape #llanthonypriory #wales #orion
This shows the difference for you. 2 images of Orion (not my image), the left is a stock camera and the right has had the IR cut filter removed to take in more of the Hydrogen Alpha emission
November 28, 2024 at 11:47 AM
This shows the difference for you. 2 images of Orion (not my image), the left is a stock camera and the right has had the IR cut filter removed to take in more of the Hydrogen Alpha emission
Great to have a night under the stars at long last! I had chance to play with a friend's astromodified Canon 6D last night too. Even in short, 30 second single shots like this, the hydrogen alpha is popping through. Need!
#llanthonypriory #astrophotography #nightscape #wales
#llanthonypriory #astrophotography #nightscape #wales
November 28, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Great to have a night under the stars at long last! I had chance to play with a friend's astromodified Canon 6D last night too. Even in short, 30 second single shots like this, the hydrogen alpha is popping through. Need!
#llanthonypriory #astrophotography #nightscape #wales
#llanthonypriory #astrophotography #nightscape #wales
My first #deepscape attempt, taken back in June.
#rhoophiucicloudcomplex setting over Llangorse Lake 🏴. Composite image all taken at the same time, focal length and location.
#astrophotography #milkyway #nebula
#rhoophiucicloudcomplex setting over Llangorse Lake 🏴. Composite image all taken at the same time, focal length and location.
#astrophotography #milkyway #nebula
November 27, 2024 at 9:12 AM
My first #deepscape attempt, taken back in June.
#rhoophiucicloudcomplex setting over Llangorse Lake 🏴. Composite image all taken at the same time, focal length and location.
#astrophotography #milkyway #nebula
#rhoophiucicloudcomplex setting over Llangorse Lake 🏴. Composite image all taken at the same time, focal length and location.
#astrophotography #milkyway #nebula
November 26, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Good morning bluesky! Exciting outlook for any UK #astrophotography bods this wednesday! The clouds have FINALLY lifted!
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Good morning bluesky! Exciting outlook for any UK #astrophotography bods this wednesday! The clouds have FINALLY lifted!
Practising my #astrophotography processing ready for this cloudy weather to finally lift.
I downloaded the unprocessed data for this M42 image from astropix.com - great resource for practising!
Processed in Siril with no star removal - if I had run starnet I could have pulled even more out!
I downloaded the unprocessed data for this M42 image from astropix.com - great resource for practising!
Processed in Siril with no star removal - if I had run starnet I could have pulled even more out!
November 23, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Practising my #astrophotography processing ready for this cloudy weather to finally lift.
I downloaded the unprocessed data for this M42 image from astropix.com - great resource for practising!
Processed in Siril with no star removal - if I had run starnet I could have pulled even more out!
I downloaded the unprocessed data for this M42 image from astropix.com - great resource for practising!
Processed in Siril with no star removal - if I had run starnet I could have pulled even more out!
November 23, 2024 at 9:20 AM