"Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler." Albert Einstein

These spectacular images of galaxies thousands of light years away would appear to have been taken using state-of-the-art equipment. In fact, they were captured by amateur astronomer Georgiy Suturin using just a camera and a home-made telescope.

Cosmic beauty: Amateur astronomer Georgiy Suturin took this stunning image of an open cluster - first discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787 - using just a camera and a home-made telescope

Mr Suturin, from Kiev, Ukraine, took this exquisite image of the Orion Nebula which is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky

Heart-shaped: The twinkling CED 214 emission nebula in the Cepheus constellation

The Andromeda Galaxy, a spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth.

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Stargazing equipment: Mr Suturin has dedicated his life to developing and trialling different kit to perfect his telescopic set-up

Father-of-one Mr Suturin, from Kiev, Ukraine had a break from his hobby while concentrating on his studies before joining the army.
Following the end of USSR, he moved to Kiev when his son suddenly asked for a telescope.
He said: ‘I bought a small Celestron and together we even saw a moon through it – it gave me the bug back and before I knew it, it ended with me buying a Schmidt-Kessegren Meade.
‘From there I started to collect all the equipment I needed to take photos even further away, extra glass and bits to connect it all which looks like bad plumbing to the naked eye.
‘My wife wasn’t happy with it mind, but that was just the beginning, as I soon bought an apochromatic telescope which is the price of small car.
‘I bought many more small things all needed to get these perfect pictures so it would not be far from the truth if I said I spent thousands of pounds.
‘But when I get the results after travelling hundreds of miles to escape the city lights it’s all worth it.
‘My photography needs to capture the line perfectly between hydrogen, oxygen and sulphur to be this clear. It makes all the effort worthwhile when I go home with pictures like these.’