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Rick10451
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Retired okboomer research scientist, astrophotographer, birds & bugs photographer, citizen scientist, fan(Yanks, Knicks, Jets, Rangers, Liberty)

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#Messier_20 (Trifid Nebula),star forming region, summer favorite #Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider, 30x30s subs, Autostakkert!3, GraXpert, Corel PSP. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Trifid_Nebula #M20
February 1, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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#Messier_17 ( #Swan_Nebula), star forming region, summer favorite #Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider, 30x30s subs, Autostakkert!3 GraXpert, Corel PSP. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Omega_Nebula #M17
February 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Messier 16( #Eagle_Nebula), summer favorite #Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider, 30x30s subs, Autostakkert!3 GraXpert, Corel PSP. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #M16 #Messier_16
February 1, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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Messier 8 (Lagoon Nebula), star forming region, summer favorite #Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI294MC Pro, Orion Mini Autoguider, 60x15s subs, Autostakkert!3 GraXpert, Corel PSP. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Lagoon_Nebula #M8
February 1, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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Sh2-112 #Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI29MC Pro
15x120s subs, Autostakkert!3 GraXpert, Corel PSP. cropped image #Astrophotography
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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NGC 6781 (planetary nebula)
#Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI29MC Pro
30x60s subs, Autostakkert!3 GraXpert, Corel PSP. cropped image #Astrophotography
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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Messier 27
#Celestron 8/AVX, 0.4X focal reducer, ASI29MC Pro
60x15s subs, Autostakkert!3, GraXpert, Paintshop Pro #Astrophotography
February 1, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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🔭 Yesterday I made a last attempt to capture 3I/ATLAS, our interstellar visitor.
By now its brightness has faded to just magnitude 13.3, but after an hour of exposure it still showed up. A faint glimpse of a traveler from beyond our solar system. 😀
#Astrophotography #seestar #3iatlas #comet
December 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant in Taurus 6k ly away, and for mid‑northern observers it is best observed in December.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS M100(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

astrocamp.eu/en/messier-1...

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky
Messier 1
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Schickard area: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Grimaldi lunar basin_: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Darwin,Lamarck,Byrgius: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Cavalerius, Hevelius: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Bailly Walled Plain: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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#craters Julius Caesar, Maclear, Ross, Pinius :#Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Pinius: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Maurolycus: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Eudoxus, Aristoteles: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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#crater Delambre area #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Abenezra,Geber,Almanon,Albufeda:#Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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#crater Albategnius: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon
December 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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#crater Pitatus area: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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AstroBin's Image of the Day: "M55" by Pedro Sánchez
www.astrobin.com/8fg30a/
#astrophotography
M55
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Bullialdus, Konig, Kies, Mercator & Campanus: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon #crater
December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Montes Recti: #Celestron 8 prime focus,ASI178MC, #Autostackert. Wavelet sharpening with script in Corel Paintshop Pro. #Astrophotography, #Moon
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM