New projects
Astrophotography

SILVER NEEDLE

The internal structure of NGC 4244 is particularly difficult to capture, so my primary goal was to show these details and specifically its emission nebulae.

JONES-EMBERSON 1

This very pale planetary story is quite adventurous, well worth a read! For me, the many tiny deep objects behind the bluish centre of the nebula are fascinating – like looking at the cosmos through a magnifying glass.

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

BODE’S GALAXY

M81, despite being a great subject, has somehow been left out of the list of great star cities I have captured. But I don’t regret it, because my telescope, working at a focus of nearly 3 metres, really showed what it could do.

M97 CLOSE-UP

The Owl Nebula, is a very small object in the constellation of Ursa Maior. Often photographed at wide-angle, as it lies close to a galaxy, they make a nice pair. But it is much less visited on its own at high magnification, perhaps because its tiny size makes it difficult to capture all its details (such as the outer ring).

HORSEHEAD CLOSE-UP

The emblematic object in the night sky is the dark dust-bin in the constellation Orion, resembling the head of a seahorse or a familiar figure in a chess game: the Horsehead Nebula.

30 MIN SUN

Half an hour of a high-resolution protuberance is shown in this image. Taken in perhaps the calmest atmosphere of winter!

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

Messier 81

One of the brightest galaxies in planet Earth’s sky is similar in size to our Milky Way Galaxy: big, beautiful Messier 81. Also known as NGC 3031 or Bode’s galaxy for its 18th century discoverer…

IOTD

Rimae Ariadeus and Rimae Hyginus are two distinctive linear fissures on the surface of the Moon. Ariadeus on the right is 247 km long and Hyginus on the left is 204 km long.

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


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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.

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It happened earlier...

IMAGE OF THE YEAR

My photo of NGC 40 and CTA 1 is the deep sky image of the year, according to National Geographic Hungary.

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.

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

ASTROBIN

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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