It has been a long journey so far, but in some ways it feels as if it has only just begun.

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Although I have been interested in Astronomy since the early 60's I didn't get to see through a Telescope until 1984 when I built my own from parts purchased from a telescope shop, and I built the mount from plumbing pipes! My first views of Saturn blew me away!

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Time passes along and so does the equipment used.

20 years after building my 1st telescope I have had an assortment of gear including reflectors and refractors, large and small, plus an assortment of cameras to image the sky.

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From the simple Phillips ToUcam webcam through to a Canon 350d DSLR, right up to the cameras I use now which include Canon 450d, Revolution Imagers (R1, R2, IMX224, IMX179), Rising Tech, Touptek, and many others.

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Yes, it's been an exciting adventure so far,

But I must admit, the most fun I have had throughout all the forms of Astronomy I have dabbled in, Video Astronomy is the most enjoyable by far.

Not only do I get to see Deep Space Objects 'Live' and in full colour, but I also get to share those views with the world as I broadcast my live images on the internet at 'Night Skies Network'.

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Here is a gallery of some of the equipment I have used over time.