New projects
Deep sky

M42 AND M43

M42 and M43: high-resolution photos of the popular Orion Nebula, allowing you to explore the details.

PLANETARY PROJECT

I continued my big project this year, the planetary table, where 157 hours of exposure can be compared on a completely accurate 1:1 scale.

Solar system

JUPITER

I only create planetary images a few times a year; it’s not my main genre. But now I’ve made one of the king of planets.

PLATO, MONTES ALPES

The enormous Plato crater shown in the picture is not an ordinary impact crater. The Alpine Valley is a 166-kilometer-long, straight-as-an-arrow fissure.

Former projects
DRONE

CLAVIUS

High-resolution lunar photo, taken under perfectly calm skies, with a G filter at a focal length of 5 meters.

CAUCASUS

The photo shows the magnificent lunar Caucasus mountain range, embraced by the surrounding dominant craters.

NGC 896

At Optolong’s request, I am taking some pictures with the new L-Synergy filter. The first one is a close-up of the brightest region of the Heart Nebula. At the same time, we will see what this filter is capable of…

BUBBLE NEBULA

I have been doing astrophotography since 2010, and the 12-magnitude Bubble Nebula is my 300th published deep-sky photo. I have come a long way, and now I am photographing it for the third time – with increasingly larger telescopes.

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

IOTD

Another Moon IOTD, the third in a row: my image “Peaks, shadows” was recognized as the image of the day on the Astrobin portal.

AP. PRIZE 2025

My image of the crescent moon received a Golden Award in the finals of the international Astrophotography Prize competition and achieved a combined 3rd place (TOP 5). In addition, four of my other images received smaller and larger awards.

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...
CLOUD OCEAN

ASTROCAMERA 2025

The Astrocamera 2025 international astrophotography competition allowed participants to submit up to five images in different categories. This year, all of my submitted images received some kind of award, even though, as announced during the gala show, this year’s competition had the most diverse international field in its history.

ASIWEEK

This is not the first time I have been honoured by the editors of ZWO. This time, the latest galaxy image has received the recognition. I accepted an interview too…

Aerial moments

Click and enjoy some wonderful and inviting pictures from the sky…

Lake Balaton...

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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