A keen stargazer in the UK who started photographing the heavens during lockdowns has produced a series of jaw-dropping images of galaxies millions of light-years away.
Roger Allpress, 57, has captured the most distant corners of space after he turned to astrophotography to solve his CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus lockdown boredom.
His stunning photos show the vivid colors of galaxies such as the Triangulum Galaxy—2.73 million light-years away.
Roger, a legal civil servant, started his newfound hobby less than 12 months ago with a camera and telescope costing just 1,500 pounds (approx US$2,000).
A photo of Andromeda Galaxy. SWNS
A space photo captures the Horsehead Nebula among several other celestial sights. SWNS
“It’s incredible, trying to get your head around it all is always difficult!” he said. "I’m very much an amateur, I’ve only been doing it for the last 12 months.
“I’ve been into astronomy since I was 6—my grandad had a telescope and I’ve been interested from then.”
Roger uses a 20 megapixel camera attached to an 80 mm reflector telescope to take these images from the comfort of his own home in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire.
The pictures, which are produced by merging up to 40 slow-exposure shots of the same area, can take three hours to complete.
Roger has also captured the Bubble Nebula, which is 11,000 light-years away, and the so-called Pacman Nebula, 9,500 removed from our planet Earth.
Here are more stunning shots captured by Roger:
A man's lockdown hobby has seen him produce jaw-dropping images of galaxies millions of light-years away. SWNS
Roger Allpress, 57, has captured the most distant corners of space after he turned to astrophotography to solve his lockdown boredom. SWNS
Space provides endless distraction for Roger Allpress during the CCP virus lockdown. SWNS
Roger Allpress captured images of nebulas millions of light-years from Earth. SWNS
The pictures, which are produced by merging up to 40 slow-exposure shots of the same area, can take three hours to complete. SWNS
The so-called "Pacman Nebula." SWNS
Roger, a legal civil servant, started his newfound hobby less than 12 months ago with a camera and telescope costing just 1,500 pounds. SWNS
Roger Allpress's stunning photos show the vivid colors of multifarious nebulas. SWNS
Roger Allpress also managed this impressive shot of the moon. SWNS
Roger uses a 20 megapixel camera attached to an 80 mm reflector telescope to take these images from the comfort of his own home in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire. SWNS
"It's incredible, trying to get your head around it all is always difficult!" Allpress said. SWNS
