Martin LazaAstro, engineered. Astrophotography from a backyard observatory — gallery, gear, processing notes, DIY hardware, rescued equipment and the automation that runs it all.https://martinlaza.eu/A lazy engineer under the starshttps://martinlaza.eu/blog/lazy-engineer-under-the-stars/https://martinlaza.eu/blog/lazy-engineer-under-the-stars/How a Canon 450D and some clear nights turned into a garden observatory, a long pause, and now a restart with an AI that helps me look up, sleep through the night and actually share the results.Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew image: Heart Nebulahttps://martinlaza.eu/gallery/heart-nebula-2026/https://martinlaza.eu/gallery/heart-nebula-2026/Heart NebulaTue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTNew image: Seagull Nebulahttps://martinlaza.eu/gallery/seagull-2023/https://martinlaza.eu/gallery/seagull-2023/The Seagull on the Monoceros–Canis Major border.Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMTNew image: Markarian's Chainhttps://martinlaza.eu/gallery/markarians-chain-2022/https://martinlaza.eu/gallery/markarians-chain-2022/The chain of galaxies at the heart of the Virgo cluster.Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMTNew image: Rosette Nebulahttps://martinlaza.eu/gallery/rosette-2022/https://martinlaza.eu/gallery/rosette-2022/The Rosette with the Esprit 100 — one of the first targets with the refractor.Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMTNew image: Horsehead and Flame Nebulahttps://martinlaza.eu/gallery/horsehead-2022/https://martinlaza.eu/gallery/horsehead-2022/The Horsehead region in Orion.Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMTNew image: Heart and Soul Nebulaehttps://martinlaza.eu/gallery/heart-and-soul-2022/https://martinlaza.eu/gallery/heart-and-soul-2022/The two big emission nebulae in Cassiopeia in one wide frame.Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT