New projects
Astrophotography

TADPOLES IN A SEA OF STARS

Hot stars, brilliant clusters, reddish nebulae and strange tadpole-shaped formations are all on display. The latter look like two curious probes searching the area with spotlights.

GALILEAN MOONS IR

The Galilean moons were in such a beautiful formation around the planetary king that there was no way I was going to miss capturing it.

Aerial photography
DRONE

NEW DRONE PHOTOS

From the hills of Balaton Highlands to Adriatic Sea… we can enjoy the beautiful view of the nature.

BALATON SUNSET

NEW AERIAL VIDEOS

Although I rarely shoot aerial video, sometimes the moving image and sound capture the mood better than the still image. In the latest short clip, Tündi and I send greetings from the magical mountains of Gran Canaria.

Former projects

M33 CENTRUM

I would like to continue my well-known objects close-up series. Be sure to check it out in its original size, because after the M31 I invite you to wander around the central region of the M33.

M31 CORE

I bring you the great galaxy Andromeda. I’ve photographed it before, but that version was a wide-angle shot that spanned the entire galaxy. This photo, on the other hand, shows only the core region of the galaxy – so the resolution is much higher…

MIGRATION

I heard the sound of wild geese coming from far away in the direction of Lake Balaton. The guide rod led the whole group right into the Sun.

COMET

I wanted to get one more picture of the comet before it disappeared: with the lake and my hometown. Venus over our house :). I caught some nice lights.

click to see all solar system images!

click to see all deep sky images!

River of Stars

A special video project, a kind of summary from my astrophotos of the last decade. It is only 4 minutes with 4k resolution. We are many amateurs who enjoy cosmos at home, relaxing, while putting a whole serious amount of work on the table. This is how the 2010s looked to me.

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Current news
APOD

SOUTHERN MOONSCAPE

he Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away.

CLOUD OCEAN

COMPETITIONS OF 2024

My image of Venus & Moon in IR was selected by two international juries. It came runner up in Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition and third place in Astrocamera 2024 competition.

Equipment

TELESCOPES, MOUNTS, CAMERAS…

  • 400/1820 ANT Home Made Newtonian
  • 300/1200 Home Made Newtonian
  • Sky-Watcher 355/1600 Dobsonian
  • Fornax Mounts 150
  • Sky-Watcher EQ-6
  • ZWO ASI cameras and filters
  • ZWO ASIAIR full system package
  • TeleVue and Explore Scientific products


Check it out!

Home made Newtonian - blog

My main telescope is a special product of my own design and manufacture. Many months of planning, calculations, then finding the professionals, many online discussions, then calculations again, budget, ideas, ideas rejected, then new ideas, their implementation… It was a very busy process. A telescope that truly encapsulates the experience of my past years. I blogged about it all the way through. It’s written in English, but you can read it with Google translate.

Check out the blog!

It happened earlier...

UNIVERSO MÁGICO: EL SOL

Universo Mágico astronomy portal has chosen my latest photo as a featured image. This is now my 15th image chosen by the site since 2017.

GRAN CANARIA

When we’re not sitting in the tourist resorts, this island is very diverse (we’ve experienced this before in neighbouring Tenerife). There are several climate zones, from desert to tropical vegetation to mountain forests. And the change happens within a few kilometres, quite amazing, you can find yourself in another world in just a few minutes.

Travel 

Click and enjoy some wonderful and inviting pictures from our trips with my family. Our world is one amazing place, we tried to capture something unique from each country.

Aerial moments

I believe you do not need to visit exotic places to capture beautiful moments. Somtimes the best shots are to be found locally, even around your home. I like it here. Silence, mist, sunlight, fog, sailboats, ruins, birds, water, hills.

Awards and publications

NASA APOD - ASTRONOMY PICTURE OF THE DAY

COMPETITIONS

OTHERS

Ars poetica
About me

Hello and welcome to my astrophotography and aerial photography page! I am Lóránd Fényes Hungarian photographer, member of the Hungarian amateur astrophotographer community.

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