About
In this section you can find information about the equipment I'm using and links to my social media.
Who is Adam Denko?
I was born in 2007 in Prague. I am currently studying at an eight-year Grammar School in Beroun, and I spend my free time pursuing astronomy and astrophotography, which I have been interested in since the age of 13.
It all began with my observation and recording of a partial solar eclipse in 2021, an experience that changed my life. Initially, I gazed at the night sky through a 70mm refractor telescope, but later I acquired a 10-inch Dobsonian telescope. I tried to capture everything I saw through the eyepiece with my phone. My main focus was on the planets of the Solar System and the Moon. I was fascinated by the bands and moons of Jupiter, the beautiful rings of Saturn, and the craters on the surface of the Moon. My first observed deep-space object is the Ring Nebula (M57) in the constellation of Lyra.
Today, on every clear night, I collect photons from nebulae and distant galaxies using a 6-inch Sky-Watcher telescope mounted on an EQ3-2 equatorial GoTo mount, along with a cooled ZWO ASI 183 MC Pro camera. My main emphasis is on capturing images of deep-sky objects, although I occasionally aim my telescope at comets and planets. I publish my photographs on my website (adamdenko.com), Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms.
I'm also trying to popularize astronomy. I write short posts for the Instagram account of the Czech Astronomical Society and contribute articles to their website astro.cz.
Why Astrophotography?
I got into astrophotography when I was around 13 years old, at a time when my interest in astronomy was already significant. I enjoyed observing the universe, and I always tried to show my relatives and friends what I saw through the telescope. Some of them didn't have the opportunity to experience it themselves, so I took photos.
That's how I fell into the deep "rabbit hole" of astrophotography. I started studying ways to capture the best possible images with the equipment I had.
Despite occasional frustration due to unpredictable weather conditions, astrophotography captivates me. The feeling when you realize that you have captured an unimaginably distant object from your own backyard is priceless.
My Equipment
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Filters:
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Sky-Watcher 150/750mm EQ3-2 GoTo
Sky-Watcher 254/1200mm Dobsonian
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ZWO ASI183MC PRO
Canon 2000D
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Binorum Dark-Sky 2"
ComaCorrector 0.9x Sky-Watcher
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Location
Pale Blue Dot
Beroun, Czech Republic
Bortle 5 backyard