Constantine Lukashin, a.k.a. Delendo Lex

“I’m a nature photographer based in Newport News, Virginia. My focus is to capture beauty of our environment and universe at large, from tiny macro to giant cosmic scales. I’m fascinated with objects of space - Moon and Sun, distant nebulae and galaxies, and nature of our home planet. My objective is to tell the story via media of photography.”

Dr. Constantine Lukashin, PhD, is a former NASA research scientist. He developed algorithms for CERES & Earth Radiation budget projects. He lead inter-calibration team of CLARREO mission in formulation and, as Project Scientist, CLARREO Pathfinder Science team from 2017 to 2019. From 2017 to 2026, Dr. C. Lukashin was Principal Investigator of the NASA Arcstone project for calibrating lunar spectral reflectance, which launched into low Earth orbit in June 2025.

Astrophotography setup with RedCat-61 telescope.

Astrophotography wide view setup: William Optics RedCat-61 telescope, ZWO AM3N mount on TC-40 tripod, ZWO ASI2600MC Duo camera, ZWO ASIair controller, Anker power station, and iPad to operate entire system.

Photography Gear

  • Canon R5 (main camera)

  • Canon R6 (low light camera)

  • Canon RF 100 L f/2.8 (macro lens)

  • Canon RF 100-500mm L f/4.0-7.1 (telephoto lens)

  • Canon RF 24-105 L f/4 (travel lens)

  • Canon RF 70-200mm L f/4 (telephoto lens)

  • Canon RF 24-70mm L f/2.8 (landscape and low light lens)

  • INDURO tripod (carbon fiber)

  • Godox V1C and V480C (on camera flashes)

Astrophotography Gear

  • William Optics RedCat-61 f/4.9 refractor (wide view)

  • ZWO AM3N mount with TC-40 tripod and pier extension

  • ZWO ASI2600MC Duo (astronomy and guide cameras)

  • ZWO ASIair Plus 256 GB controller

  • Optolong L Pro filter

  • Explore Scientific 102ED f/7 refractor (mid size)

  • Celestron 8” EdgeHD f/10 SCT reflector (visual)

  • Celectron AVX Go-To mount with tripod

  • Move-Shoot-Move (MSM) NOMAD sky tracker