Nathaniel
@nrutkowski.bsky.social
An aerospace engineer that likes photography
🔭 - #astrophotography
📷 - #photography
🚀 - #engineer
🔭 - #astrophotography
📷 - #photography
🚀 - #engineer
Been a busy year but getting back into it with the Elephants Trunk Nebula IC1396.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ at 1000mm
📷 - ZWO 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 9 hours SHO
Processed with @siril.org
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🔭 - Askar 130PHQ at 1000mm
📷 - ZWO 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 9 hours SHO
Processed with @siril.org
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Been a busy year but getting back into it with the Elephants Trunk Nebula IC1396.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ at 1000mm
📷 - ZWO 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 9 hours SHO
Processed with @siril.org
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ at 1000mm
📷 - ZWO 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 9 hours SHO
Processed with @siril.org
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
It's been a very busy year for me. Excited to have been part of the team to make this happen!
🚀 Launch Complex 3 is here! We’re ready to cut the ribbon on Neutron's new world-class test, launch, and landing facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.
Join us for the live broadcast of our opening reception around 10 a.m. EST: rocketlabcorp.com/live-stream/
Join us for the live broadcast of our opening reception around 10 a.m. EST: rocketlabcorp.com/live-stream/
August 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's been a very busy year for me. Excited to have been part of the team to make this happen!
Haven't had a ton of clear nights with good seeing lately but here's one project I've managed to do the last few months. The reflection nebulae VdB 14 & 15 in Camelopardalis.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ZWO 2600MM-Pro
🕓 - 27 hrs of LRGB
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ZWO 2600MM-Pro
🕓 - 27 hrs of LRGB
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Haven't had a ton of clear nights with good seeing lately but here's one project I've managed to do the last few months. The reflection nebulae VdB 14 & 15 in Camelopardalis.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ZWO 2600MM-Pro
🕓 - 27 hrs of LRGB
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ZWO 2600MM-Pro
🕓 - 27 hrs of LRGB
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
My last wide field image for the time being is IC405 and IC410 in SHO (as well as quite a few other open star clusters and nebulae). Located ~1,500 and ~12,400 light-years away in the constellation Auriga, this is a young star forming region.
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography
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January 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My last wide field image for the time being is IC405 and IC410 in SHO (as well as quite a few other open star clusters and nebulae). Located ~1,500 and ~12,400 light-years away in the constellation Auriga, this is a young star forming region.
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
One of my favorite shots yet of Comet ATLAS by @jeanetteastro.bsky.social!
Unfortunately it looks like the comet may already be breaking apart and is only visible in the southern hemisphere.
Unfortunately it looks like the comet may already be breaking apart and is only visible in the southern hemisphere.
More Comet ATLAS :)
Taken on the 21st Jan, 2025.
11x13sec subs, stacked. Canon 700D @ ISO1600, Canon Nifty 50 lens @ F2.8
#comet #astronomy #astrophotography
Taken on the 21st Jan, 2025.
11x13sec subs, stacked. Canon 700D @ ISO1600, Canon Nifty 50 lens @ F2.8
#comet #astronomy #astrophotography
January 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
One of my favorite shots yet of Comet ATLAS by @jeanetteastro.bsky.social!
Unfortunately it looks like the comet may already be breaking apart and is only visible in the southern hemisphere.
Unfortunately it looks like the comet may already be breaking apart and is only visible in the southern hemisphere.
Added a bit more Oiii and SII data to NGC2264 at the beginning of the month which is going to finish off this project for now. Messed around editing with the Foraxx palette for this version.
Planning to do one more wide field target before setting up both mounts for galaxies.
#astrophotography
Planning to do one more wide field target before setting up both mounts for galaxies.
#astrophotography
January 20, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Added a bit more Oiii and SII data to NGC2264 at the beginning of the month which is going to finish off this project for now. Messed around editing with the Foraxx palette for this version.
Planning to do one more wide field target before setting up both mounts for galaxies.
#astrophotography
Planning to do one more wide field target before setting up both mounts for galaxies.
#astrophotography
After working through processing M33 I think I've come up with a workflow I am fairly happy with. Will share processing details below.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
Planning to add more time to this after the full moon.
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
Planning to add more time to this after the full moon.
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
After working through processing M33 I think I've come up with a workflow I am fairly happy with. Will share processing details below.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
Planning to add more time to this after the full moon.
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
Planning to add more time to this after the full moon.
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Had to go back and bump up the saturation. Really makes quite a difference in comparison.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
January 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Had to go back and bump up the saturation. Really makes quite a difference in comparison.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
First attempt at learning to edit NB + RGB with a mono setup. This is M33 with 75 mins on each Hα/R/G/B filter. Still working out some kinks with the new setup.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
January 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
First attempt at learning to edit NB + RGB with a mono setup. This is M33 with 75 mins on each Hα/R/G/B filter. Still working out some kinks with the new setup.
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
🔭 - Askar 130PHQ
📷 - ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Both rigs are up and running hoping to have some initial edits done this weekend to share! #astrophotography
January 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Both rigs are up and running hoping to have some initial edits done this weekend to share! #astrophotography
First clear night in a few weeks had some highs and lows on M33
-Askar 130PHQ optics are perfect
-OAG mirror is causing the bad vignetting
-guide camera on OAG could achieve correct back focus
-EFW failed to set repeatedly
Hopefully I can resolve all these issues tomorrow #astrophotography
-Askar 130PHQ optics are perfect
-OAG mirror is causing the bad vignetting
-guide camera on OAG could achieve correct back focus
-EFW failed to set repeatedly
Hopefully I can resolve all these issues tomorrow #astrophotography
December 31, 2024 at 2:17 AM
First clear night in a few weeks had some highs and lows on M33
-Askar 130PHQ optics are perfect
-OAG mirror is causing the bad vignetting
-guide camera on OAG could achieve correct back focus
-EFW failed to set repeatedly
Hopefully I can resolve all these issues tomorrow #astrophotography
-Askar 130PHQ optics are perfect
-OAG mirror is causing the bad vignetting
-guide camera on OAG could achieve correct back focus
-EFW failed to set repeatedly
Hopefully I can resolve all these issues tomorrow #astrophotography
Finally got the first bit of Sii in on NGC2264 so could put together this initial SHO edit. Planning to add more time to improve SNR in Oiii and Sii.
🔭 - RC51
📷 - 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 12h Ha, 4h Oiii, 8h SII
#astrophotography
🔭 - RC51
📷 - 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 12h Ha, 4h Oiii, 8h SII
#astrophotography
December 29, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Finally got the first bit of Sii in on NGC2264 so could put together this initial SHO edit. Planning to add more time to improve SNR in Oiii and Sii.
🔭 - RC51
📷 - 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 12h Ha, 4h Oiii, 8h SII
#astrophotography
🔭 - RC51
📷 - 2600MM Pro
🕓 - 12h Ha, 4h Oiii, 8h SII
#astrophotography
Between traveling for the holidays and cloudy skies haven't been imaging. In the meantime, I have been putting together a second imaging rig with some parts I got used. 2024 got me back into this hobby so super excited to see what I complete in 2025! - details in alt-text.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
December 27, 2024 at 11:35 PM
Between traveling for the holidays and cloudy skies haven't been imaging. In the meantime, I have been putting together a second imaging rig with some parts I got used. 2024 got me back into this hobby so super excited to see what I complete in 2025! - details in alt-text.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
Some more testing @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Some more testing @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Gonna test this out with some Sii data from a few nights ago @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Just a couple of hours with the Redcat and 2600MM
#astrophotography
Just a couple of hours with the Redcat and 2600MM
#astrophotography
December 13, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Gonna test this out with some Sii data from a few nights ago @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Just a couple of hours with the Redcat and 2600MM
#astrophotography
Just a couple of hours with the Redcat and 2600MM
#astrophotography
Trying to finish up some projects is difficult when there's a new 🔭 watching you
December 10, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Trying to finish up some projects is difficult when there's a new 🔭 watching you
No astro to share today but have some things in the works coming soon so for now here's some canyons.
#canyonlands #landscape #photography
#canyonlands #landscape #photography
December 6, 2024 at 2:37 AM
No astro to share today but have some things in the works coming soon so for now here's some canyons.
#canyonlands #landscape #photography
#canyonlands #landscape #photography
Managed to get about 20 hrs so far on NGC1499. Planning to still add more this week but did some quick processing tonight since it's cloudy in HSO and SHO. Which one do you prefer?
#astrophotography #nebula #space
#astrophotography #nebula #space
December 5, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Managed to get about 20 hrs so far on NGC1499. Planning to still add more this week but did some quick processing tonight since it's cloudy in HSO and SHO. Which one do you prefer?
#astrophotography #nebula #space
#astrophotography #nebula #space
Got some clear skies for now so starting some S2 and hopefully more O3 later on NGC1499
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
December 3, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Got some clear skies for now so starting some S2 and hopefully more O3 later on NGC1499
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
December 1, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Ok so the clouds didn't even let me get 3 hours on O3 and nothing in S2 but here's a quick and dirty HOO edit of NGC1499. Seeing wasn't great as evident by the halos.
Really liked the structures I was getting so definitely going to spend more time on this.
#astrophotography #nebula #space
Really liked the structures I was getting so definitely going to spend more time on this.
#astrophotography #nebula #space
December 1, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Ok so the clouds didn't even let me get 3 hours on O3 and nothing in S2 but here's a quick and dirty HOO edit of NGC1499. Seeing wasn't great as evident by the halos.
Really liked the structures I was getting so definitely going to spend more time on this.
#astrophotography #nebula #space
Really liked the structures I was getting so definitely going to spend more time on this.
#astrophotography #nebula #space
Finally have a few hours of clear-ish skies so getting in some Oiii on NGC1499 - The California Nebula
The Oiii emission is pretty faint compared to the Hα and Sii but I promise it's there. This is just a single 10min exposure and stacking will ring out more detail
#astrophotography #space #nebula
The Oiii emission is pretty faint compared to the Hα and Sii but I promise it's there. This is just a single 10min exposure and stacking will ring out more detail
#astrophotography #space #nebula
December 1, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Finally have a few hours of clear-ish skies so getting in some Oiii on NGC1499 - The California Nebula
The Oiii emission is pretty faint compared to the Hα and Sii but I promise it's there. This is just a single 10min exposure and stacking will ring out more detail
#astrophotography #space #nebula
The Oiii emission is pretty faint compared to the Hα and Sii but I promise it's there. This is just a single 10min exposure and stacking will ring out more detail
#astrophotography #space #nebula
November 30, 2024 at 12:10 AM
This is a really cool piece of work by @jpcreative.uk
Ever wondered what a star's twinkle looks like? This is 441 different out of focus captures of Capella as its light is refracted through the atmosphere. I call it Capella's Cosmic Sweet Shop. #astrophotography
November 29, 2024 at 4:42 PM
This is a really cool piece of work by @jpcreative.uk
Here's a quick edit of NGC2264 in HOO with what I have so far. Hoping to get more Oiii and Sii when the clouds allow it.
#astrophotography #space
#astrophotography #space
November 28, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Here's a quick edit of NGC2264 in HOO with what I have so far. Hoping to get more Oiii and Sii when the clouds allow it.
#astrophotography #space
#astrophotography #space