Jonathan
@jonathans.bsky.social
Amateur astrophotographer
Michigan State alumn in astrophysics and business analytics
he/him
https://linktr.ee/op_astro
Michigan State alumn in astrophysics and business analytics
he/him
https://linktr.ee/op_astro
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Jonathan
@jonathans.bsky.social
· Oct 21
My longest project yet, a little over 100hrs total on Andromeda. 62.5h LRGB and another 39.5h on Ha.
Shot from Starfront Remote Observatories with a RedCat51, ASI533MM Pro, and Antlia HaLRGB filters.
#astrophotography 🔭
Shot from Starfront Remote Observatories with a RedCat51, ASI533MM Pro, and Antlia HaLRGB filters.
#astrophotography 🔭
All this just to fall for the same shit they did last time this happened. Same old Dem party I guess
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 AM
All this just to fall for the same shit they did last time this happened. Same old Dem party I guess
Catching up on editing some images. This is a cool region in the constellation Cygnus with two Wolf-Rayet stars, the ever-popular Crescent Nebula, aka NGC6888, in the top left and WR134 in the bottom right.
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
September 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Catching up on editing some images. This is a cool region in the constellation Cygnus with two Wolf-Rayet stars, the ever-popular Crescent Nebula, aka NGC6888, in the top left and WR134 in the bottom right.
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
Been a bit lazy about editing photos lately, but finally decided to finish one up.
IC1318 - Sadr Region and the Butterfly in Cygnus
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
IC1318 - Sadr Region and the Butterfly in Cygnus
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
August 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Been a bit lazy about editing photos lately, but finally decided to finish one up.
IC1318 - Sadr Region and the Butterfly in Cygnus
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
IC1318 - Sadr Region and the Butterfly in Cygnus
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
Another quick project now that the weather is finally getting better. M8 and M20, the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in LRGB. Dark skies and bright objects are basically a cheat code, making targets like this almost easy.
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
June 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Another quick project now that the weather is finally getting better. M8 and M20, the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in LRGB. Dark skies and bright objects are basically a cheat code, making targets like this almost easy.
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography
Another from Starfront Observatories, part of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.
15hrs total exposure time, shot with Cat91 telescope and Player One Poseidon-M Pro camera.
#astrophotography
15hrs total exposure time, shot with Cat91 telescope and Player One Poseidon-M Pro camera.
#astrophotography
June 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Another from Starfront Observatories, part of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.
15hrs total exposure time, shot with Cat91 telescope and Player One Poseidon-M Pro camera.
#astrophotography
15hrs total exposure time, shot with Cat91 telescope and Player One Poseidon-M Pro camera.
#astrophotography
It's finally reached the "oh god why does anyone live here" time of year in Kansas
June 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It's finally reached the "oh god why does anyone live here" time of year in Kansas
A quick two-panel mosaic on the Blue Horsehead nebula, shot from Starfront Observatories
About 10.5 total hours, shot with Cat91 telescope, Player One Poseidon-M camera, and Antlia LRGB filters
#astrophotography
About 10.5 total hours, shot with Cat91 telescope, Player One Poseidon-M camera, and Antlia LRGB filters
#astrophotography
June 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A quick two-panel mosaic on the Blue Horsehead nebula, shot from Starfront Observatories
About 10.5 total hours, shot with Cat91 telescope, Player One Poseidon-M camera, and Antlia LRGB filters
#astrophotography
About 10.5 total hours, shot with Cat91 telescope, Player One Poseidon-M camera, and Antlia LRGB filters
#astrophotography
Been a slow spring for astro but I finally got around to finishing an image. 75hrs on Messier 83, a very tough target from the northern hemisphere as it is pretty low in the sky.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
May 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Been a slow spring for astro but I finally got around to finishing an image. 75hrs on Messier 83, a very tough target from the northern hemisphere as it is pretty low in the sky.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
My latest from Starfront Remote Observatories, Sh2-284
The main object in this image, Sh2-284, is interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region
#astrophotography 🔭
The main object in this image, Sh2-284, is interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region
#astrophotography 🔭
April 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My latest from Starfront Remote Observatories, Sh2-284
The main object in this image, Sh2-284, is interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region
#astrophotography 🔭
The main object in this image, Sh2-284, is interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region
#astrophotography 🔭
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Double Sunrise: Like headlights through the fog, a rare sight through the morning's murk and mire. The crescent tips of an eclipsed sun break the horizon simultaneously, giving the illusion of two rising.
#solareclipse #doublesunrise #astrophotgrapghy #partialeclipse
#solareclipse #doublesunrise #astrophotgrapghy #partialeclipse
March 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Double Sunrise: Like headlights through the fog, a rare sight through the morning's murk and mire. The crescent tips of an eclipsed sun break the horizon simultaneously, giving the illusion of two rising.
#solareclipse #doublesunrise #astrophotgrapghy #partialeclipse
#solareclipse #doublesunrise #astrophotgrapghy #partialeclipse
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just for the record, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards transphobia and if I see it in my mentions it's an instant block.
March 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
just for the record, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards transphobia and if I see it in my mentions it's an instant block.
Last night's full moon, before the eclipse and during totality, plus a view of my telescope pointing at the blood moon
#astrophotography
(reposting because I can't spell)
#astrophotography
(reposting because I can't spell)
March 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Last night's full moon, before the eclipse and during totality, plus a view of my telescope pointing at the blood moon
#astrophotography
(reposting because I can't spell)
#astrophotography
(reposting because I can't spell)
Tonight's moon, getting ready for the eclipse tomorrow night
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
March 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Tonight's moon, getting ready for the eclipse tomorrow night
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that I won a William Optics GT71 by getting 4th place in the William Optics astrophotography competition? Cuz I did that
#astrophotography
williamoptics.com/blogs/news/w...
#astrophotography
williamoptics.com/blogs/news/w...
William Optics Astrophotography Contest – Winners Announced!
We are excited to officially announce the winners of the William Optics Astrophotography Contest! With over 300 participants from around the world, this competition brought together an incredible comm...
williamoptics.com
March 12, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that I won a William Optics GT71 by getting 4th place in the William Optics astrophotography competition? Cuz I did that
#astrophotography
williamoptics.com/blogs/news/w...
#astrophotography
williamoptics.com/blogs/news/w...
Getting the GT71 ready for imaging but still waiting on the camera I ordered to ship, so hey, why not have a Moon pic
#astrophotography 🔭
#astrophotography 🔭
March 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Getting the GT71 ready for imaging but still waiting on the camera I ordered to ship, so hey, why not have a Moon pic
#astrophotography 🔭
#astrophotography 🔭
Keeping with the theme of "nebula that vaguely resemble animals", next up is the Seagull Nebula.
This large emission nebula is in the constellation Monoceros and has several interesting features throughout, including a couple small planetary nebulae.
#astrophotography 🔭
This large emission nebula is in the constellation Monoceros and has several interesting features throughout, including a couple small planetary nebulae.
#astrophotography 🔭
March 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Keeping with the theme of "nebula that vaguely resemble animals", next up is the Seagull Nebula.
This large emission nebula is in the constellation Monoceros and has several interesting features throughout, including a couple small planetary nebulae.
#astrophotography 🔭
This large emission nebula is in the constellation Monoceros and has several interesting features throughout, including a couple small planetary nebulae.
#astrophotography 🔭
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this encapsulates what all of this administration is about. they aren’t “accidentally” destroying departments. they are intentionally destroying the government so they can become the government. the only issue they have with the system is they don’t profit from it or control it
February 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
this encapsulates what all of this administration is about. they aren’t “accidentally” destroying departments. they are intentionally destroying the government so they can become the government. the only issue they have with the system is they don’t profit from it or control it
Been a slow February for #astrophotography, so I went back and reprocessed my Elephant Trunk data, this time in an HOO palette instead of the SHO palette I previously did
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February 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Been a slow February for #astrophotography, so I went back and reprocessed my Elephant Trunk data, this time in an HOO palette instead of the SHO palette I previously did
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Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
www.youtube.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
First image with the Cat91 from Starfront Observatories, and a target I've wanted to go after for a while now, this is Sh2 308, aka the Dolphin Head nebula. It is a bubble-like nebula surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star.
#astrophotography 🔭
#astrophotography 🔭
February 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
First image with the Cat91 from Starfront Observatories, and a target I've wanted to go after for a while now, this is Sh2 308, aka the Dolphin Head nebula. It is a bubble-like nebula surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star.
#astrophotography 🔭
#astrophotography 🔭
Another one from Starfront Observatories, and my last image with the RedCat51 + 533MM combo, this is the Jellyfish Nebula. The Jellyfish is an interesting case of a supernova remnant interacting with surrounding molecular clouds, giving it it's unique shape.
#astrophotography 🔭
#astrophotography 🔭
February 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Another one from Starfront Observatories, and my last image with the RedCat51 + 533MM combo, this is the Jellyfish Nebula. The Jellyfish is an interesting case of a supernova remnant interacting with surrounding molecular clouds, giving it it's unique shape.
#astrophotography 🔭
#astrophotography 🔭
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It Only Tuesday
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February 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It Only Tuesday
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Michigan State mentioned
Nebula subs — new video today! Now is a pretty good time to move to a college town, but they’re often kinda expensive. So I went and found ten underrated gems:
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
nebula.tv/videos/cityn...
CityNerd — These 10 Towns Are Great (and Affordable)
College towns have a ton going for them...but some of the great ones are actually pretty expensive. Today's video explores ten towns that give you the most bang for your buck when it comes to urban qu...
nebula.tv
January 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Michigan State mentioned
Another one from Starfront Remote Observatories, a widefield shot of Messier 81 and Messier 82, aka Bode's and Cigar Galaxies. Gravitational interaction between M81 and M82 gives M82 its unique look.
The dust around them is what's known as IFN, or Integrated Flux Nebulae.
🔭 #astrophotography
The dust around them is what's known as IFN, or Integrated Flux Nebulae.
🔭 #astrophotography
January 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Another one from Starfront Remote Observatories, a widefield shot of Messier 81 and Messier 82, aka Bode's and Cigar Galaxies. Gravitational interaction between M81 and M82 gives M82 its unique look.
The dust around them is what's known as IFN, or Integrated Flux Nebulae.
🔭 #astrophotography
The dust around them is what's known as IFN, or Integrated Flux Nebulae.
🔭 #astrophotography
My latest from Starfront Remote Observatories, 48hrs on Sh2-216 in HOO with RGB stars. It is large in appearance and is one of the closest planetary nebulae to us. Despite it's large apparent size, it is still fairly dim.
🔭 #astrophotography
🔭 #astrophotography
January 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
My latest from Starfront Remote Observatories, 48hrs on Sh2-216 in HOO with RGB stars. It is large in appearance and is one of the closest planetary nebulae to us. Despite it's large apparent size, it is still fairly dim.
🔭 #astrophotography
🔭 #astrophotography