Bernd Flachsbart
@bflachsbart.bsky.social
Regular lender on kiva.org | Favourite place on earth: Vaucluse, France 🇫🇷 | Thumbs up: Road cycling 🚴♀️ Hard & heavy music 🤘 Astrophotography 🔭✨
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VdB 14 and VdB 15 captured from my dark site in southern France end of September 🇫🇷 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
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That was a tough one: The galaxy M74 in the constellation Pisces (and the weather) gave me some trouble, but I'm quite happy with my final image. This is a combined exposure time of 13 h with the L-Pro & IDAS NB12, which brought out the H-alpha regions #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
That was a tough one: The galaxy M74 in the constellation Pisces (and the weather) gave me some trouble, but I'm quite happy with my final image. This is a combined exposure time of 13 h with the L-Pro & IDAS NB12, which brought out the H-alpha regions #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
I just finished reading this amazing book 🙂
After enjoying “Under Alien Skies” so much this is another book written by Philip Plait that I can highly recommend! Don’t get fooled by its cover: It’s serious and scientific stuff! I’ve read lots of books about space but learned lots of new things here.
After enjoying “Under Alien Skies” so much this is another book written by Philip Plait that I can highly recommend! Don’t get fooled by its cover: It’s serious and scientific stuff! I’ve read lots of books about space but learned lots of new things here.
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I just finished reading this amazing book 🙂
After enjoying “Under Alien Skies” so much this is another book written by Philip Plait that I can highly recommend! Don’t get fooled by its cover: It’s serious and scientific stuff! I’ve read lots of books about space but learned lots of new things here.
After enjoying “Under Alien Skies” so much this is another book written by Philip Plait that I can highly recommend! Don’t get fooled by its cover: It’s serious and scientific stuff! I’ve read lots of books about space but learned lots of new things here.
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Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)
#astrophotography #M31 #Andromeda#galaxy #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
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#astrophotography #M31 #Andromeda#galaxy #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
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December 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)
#astrophotography #M31 #Andromeda#galaxy #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
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#astrophotography #M31 #Andromeda#galaxy #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
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Continue experimenting with Schlieren Photography,
A DIY setup using reflections of a pinhole light in a parabolic mirror to visualize air turbulence. Light bends as it passes through rising heat, revealing invisible airflow from a candle.
More details 👇
#BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
A DIY setup using reflections of a pinhole light in a parabolic mirror to visualize air turbulence. Light bends as it passes through rising heat, revealing invisible airflow from a candle.
More details 👇
#BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
December 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Continue experimenting with Schlieren Photography,
A DIY setup using reflections of a pinhole light in a parabolic mirror to visualize air turbulence. Light bends as it passes through rising heat, revealing invisible airflow from a candle.
More details 👇
#BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
A DIY setup using reflections of a pinhole light in a parabolic mirror to visualize air turbulence. Light bends as it passes through rising heat, revealing invisible airflow from a candle.
More details 👇
#BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse
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1/ The Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147, Sh2-240) is what remains of a supernova and the second project which, up to now, had been on my list of “black beasts” — targets I considered impossible to capture under my sky — that I have finally brought home after a three-year battle. ⬇️
🔭
#Astrophotography
🔭
#Astrophotography
December 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
1/ The Spaghetti Nebula (Simeis 147, Sh2-240) is what remains of a supernova and the second project which, up to now, had been on my list of “black beasts” — targets I considered impossible to capture under my sky — that I have finally brought home after a three-year battle. ⬇️
🔭
#Astrophotography
🔭
#Astrophotography
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A neonate orphan has lost its family, food source, and protection. Our Keepers fill that void – sleeping beside them, swaddling them, hand-picking their greens, scooping mud onto their skin. Offering round-the-clock care, for as long as it takes: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...
December 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
A neonate orphan has lost its family, food source, and protection. Our Keepers fill that void – sleeping beside them, swaddling them, hand-picking their greens, scooping mud onto their skin. Offering round-the-clock care, for as long as it takes: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...
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Long exposure turned the water into a symphony, each flying droplet sketching its own note. Captured while hiking in the south of France last summer #favoritethings
#blueskyartshow
#blueskyartshow
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Long exposure turned the water into a symphony, each flying droplet sketching its own note. Captured while hiking in the south of France last summer #favoritethings
#blueskyartshow
#blueskyartshow
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1/ The Flying Dragon nebula (Sh2-114) | December is driving me crazy: over the last two weeks the weather has alternated grey, rainy days with others sunny, seemingly crystal-clear at night—except it isn’t, because the sky is constantly crossed by fog banks and “sheep-clouds”. ⬇️
#Astrophotography
#Astrophotography
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
1/ The Flying Dragon nebula (Sh2-114) | December is driving me crazy: over the last two weeks the weather has alternated grey, rainy days with others sunny, seemingly crystal-clear at night—except it isn’t, because the sky is constantly crossed by fog banks and “sheep-clouds”. ⬇️
#Astrophotography
#Astrophotography
Sh2-200 The Bearclaw Nebula captured from my patio on six nights last month 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 55 hours in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and combined with RGB stars.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 55 hours in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and combined with RGB stars.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
December 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Sh2-200 The Bearclaw Nebula captured from my patio on six nights last month 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 55 hours in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and combined with RGB stars.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 55 hours in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and combined with RGB stars.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
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I was going to just get three hours of this and move on to something else, but now it seems promising and I think I'll try to get four more hours tonight. It's IC405, the Flaming Star Nebula. #Astronomy #astrophotography
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I was going to just get three hours of this and move on to something else, but now it seems promising and I think I'll try to get four more hours tonight. It's IC405, the Flaming Star Nebula. #Astronomy #astrophotography
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I released a new Astrophoto: A Planetary Nebula - Sharpless 188, Nov’25
Made optimal use of two nights. Quickly refreshed the collimation of the Cassegrain.
Result and Making Of: astrocamp.eu/en/sharpless...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #clearsky #photography
Made optimal use of two nights. Quickly refreshed the collimation of the Cassegrain.
Result and Making Of: astrocamp.eu/en/sharpless...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #clearsky #photography
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I released a new Astrophoto: A Planetary Nebula - Sharpless 188, Nov’25
Made optimal use of two nights. Quickly refreshed the collimation of the Cassegrain.
Result and Making Of: astrocamp.eu/en/sharpless...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #clearsky #photography
Made optimal use of two nights. Quickly refreshed the collimation of the Cassegrain.
Result and Making Of: astrocamp.eu/en/sharpless...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #clearsky #photography
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✨The Horsehead and Flame nebulae.
The difficulty of this capture was keeping Alnitak, one of the brightest stars in Orion’s belt, under control.
📷Setup : Sony A7S, Newton 130/900.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
what do you see ?
#blueskyartshow #sky
The difficulty of this capture was keeping Alnitak, one of the brightest stars in Orion’s belt, under control.
📷Setup : Sony A7S, Newton 130/900.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
what do you see ?
#blueskyartshow #sky
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
✨The Horsehead and Flame nebulae.
The difficulty of this capture was keeping Alnitak, one of the brightest stars in Orion’s belt, under control.
📷Setup : Sony A7S, Newton 130/900.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
what do you see ?
#blueskyartshow #sky
The difficulty of this capture was keeping Alnitak, one of the brightest stars in Orion’s belt, under control.
📷Setup : Sony A7S, Newton 130/900.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
what do you see ?
#blueskyartshow #sky
VdB 14 and VdB 15 captured from my dark site in southern France end of September 🇫🇷 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Meet Kaikai, who has captured every heart at Kaluku. Daphne Sheldrick once said when orphans play, you know they've turned a corner. For Kaikai, who had a heart-breaking start to life, seeing her turn a wave “hello” into a game shows her recovery is well underway. Adopt her: www.swt.bio/kaikai
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Meet Kaikai, who has captured every heart at Kaluku. Daphne Sheldrick once said when orphans play, you know they've turned a corner. For Kaikai, who had a heart-breaking start to life, seeing her turn a wave “hello” into a game shows her recovery is well underway. Adopt her: www.swt.bio/kaikai
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Today, on #GivingTuesday, you have the power to DOUBLE your impact! Thanks to generous philanthropic partners, donations and adoptions made today will be MATCHED, up to $800,000. But we can’t meet our goal without you. If you want to support us, today is the day! www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.o...
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Today, on #GivingTuesday, you have the power to DOUBLE your impact! Thanks to generous philanthropic partners, donations and adoptions made today will be MATCHED, up to $800,000. But we can’t meet our goal without you. If you want to support us, today is the day! www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.o...
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One more sleep… set your alarms as tomorrow, we’ll be running a very special #GivingTuesday Matched Giving campaign. It’s your chance to donate or adopt, knowing your gift will have double the impact for Kenya’s wildlife. Stay tuned, we’ll share more tomorrow on our website and social feed!
December 1, 2025 at 10:31 PM
One more sleep… set your alarms as tomorrow, we’ll be running a very special #GivingTuesday Matched Giving campaign. It’s your chance to donate or adopt, knowing your gift will have double the impact for Kenya’s wildlife. Stay tuned, we’ll share more tomorrow on our website and social feed!
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Et voilà ! Merci à vous, vous êtes 1000 !
Et pour fêter ça, voici une nouvelle photo des Pléiades ! Et je pense que c'est ma meilleure photo, toute cible confondue...
Et chose amusante, pour obtenir ce résultat, j'ai tenté : je n'ai mis aucun filtre ! 😁
Vous en pensez quoi ? 😇
#astrophotography 🔭
Et pour fêter ça, voici une nouvelle photo des Pléiades ! Et je pense que c'est ma meilleure photo, toute cible confondue...
Et chose amusante, pour obtenir ce résultat, j'ai tenté : je n'ai mis aucun filtre ! 😁
Vous en pensez quoi ? 😇
#astrophotography 🔭
November 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Et voilà ! Merci à vous, vous êtes 1000 !
Et pour fêter ça, voici une nouvelle photo des Pléiades ! Et je pense que c'est ma meilleure photo, toute cible confondue...
Et chose amusante, pour obtenir ce résultat, j'ai tenté : je n'ai mis aucun filtre ! 😁
Vous en pensez quoi ? 😇
#astrophotography 🔭
Et pour fêter ça, voici une nouvelle photo des Pléiades ! Et je pense que c'est ma meilleure photo, toute cible confondue...
Et chose amusante, pour obtenir ce résultat, j'ai tenté : je n'ai mis aucun filtre ! 😁
Vous en pensez quoi ? 😇
#astrophotography 🔭
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🔭 The Triangulum Galaxy, M33 is a beautiful sight. 2.73 million light years from earth it's the third largest galaxy visible. I took this photo using LRGB and Ha filters for about 20 hours.
#astrophotography #trevinca #m33 #triangulum #astronomy
Large: app.astrobin.com/i/ymzzmc
#astrophotography #trevinca #m33 #triangulum #astronomy
Large: app.astrobin.com/i/ymzzmc
November 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🔭 The Triangulum Galaxy, M33 is a beautiful sight. 2.73 million light years from earth it's the third largest galaxy visible. I took this photo using LRGB and Ha filters for about 20 hours.
#astrophotography #trevinca #m33 #triangulum #astronomy
Large: app.astrobin.com/i/ymzzmc
#astrophotography #trevinca #m33 #triangulum #astronomy
Large: app.astrobin.com/i/ymzzmc
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Ça fait tellement bizarre de voir ses propres photos dans un journal 🥳🥳
November 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Ça fait tellement bizarre de voir ses propres photos dans un journal 🥳🥳
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A rise of moon on an autumn sky. I came out ready for a full night of astro, but once again the weather won… and somehow still offered me this quiet moment. #warmth #blueskyartshow
November 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
A rise of moon on an autumn sky. I came out ready for a full night of astro, but once again the weather won… and somehow still offered me this quiet moment. #warmth #blueskyartshow
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Another couple of clear nights gave me a chance to collect about 12 hours of photons on M33. Shot in LRGB + H-alpha with my SW Esprit 80ED 80-mm f/5 refractor and ASI2600MM Pro camera. More info on Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/4tmgil
#Astrophotography
#Astrophotography
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Another couple of clear nights gave me a chance to collect about 12 hours of photons on M33. Shot in LRGB + H-alpha with my SW Esprit 80ED 80-mm f/5 refractor and ASI2600MM Pro camera. More info on Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/4tmgil
#Astrophotography
#Astrophotography
VdB 14 and VdB 15 captured from my dark site in southern France end of September 🇫🇷 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
November 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
VdB 14 and VdB 15 captured from my dark site in southern France end of September 🇫🇷 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
Reposted by Bernd Flachsbart
Newborn rhinos are extremely vulnerable. They need to be shielded from even the slightest chill, hence Chamboi's woollen, cherry red blanket. It was such a favourite when he first came into our care, that he flatly refused to wear anything else! Meet the rhinos currently in our care: t.co/CvOTGiQk8X
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Newborn rhinos are extremely vulnerable. They need to be shielded from even the slightest chill, hence Chamboi's woollen, cherry red blanket. It was such a favourite when he first came into our care, that he flatly refused to wear anything else! Meet the rhinos currently in our care: t.co/CvOTGiQk8X
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Menkib and the California Nebula. After failing to get the whole nebula into the FOV, I tried something different: focusing on the tension between that beast of a star and the nebula.
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Menkib and the California Nebula. After failing to get the whole nebula into the FOV, I tried something different: focusing on the tension between that beast of a star and the nebula.
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography