Ares Astro
@aresastro.bsky.social
I like imaging the night sky. Everything was captured with my own equipment in my backyard. You can check out my astrobin for some more detailed images. https://www.astrobin.com/users/Ares/
Spring is here and so is Galaxy Season for astrophotographers. The night sky is full of galaxies right now and here is my first one of the season. This is NGC4725 and its 40 million light years away. I captured about 8 hours of RGB data with my Askar 130PHQ. #nasa #space #astronomy #cosmos
April 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Spring is here and so is Galaxy Season for astrophotographers. The night sky is full of galaxies right now and here is my first one of the season. This is NGC4725 and its 40 million light years away. I captured about 8 hours of RGB data with my Askar 130PHQ. #nasa #space #astronomy #cosmos
Winter skies are not forgiving here in the PNW, but somehow I was able to get a decent amount of time observing two neighboring galaxies, M81 and M82. Waiting on some clear skies.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#nasa #galaxy #space #art #astronomy
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#nasa #galaxy #space #art #astronomy
March 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Winter skies are not forgiving here in the PNW, but somehow I was able to get a decent amount of time observing two neighboring galaxies, M81 and M82. Waiting on some clear skies.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#nasa #galaxy #space #art #astronomy
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#nasa #galaxy #space #art #astronomy
This brilliant cosmic rainbow is the California Nebula. The colors come from special narrowband filters. The was a 2 panel mosaic and a big project for me because the nebula is massive and took 25 hours to collect the data for it.
#space #nasa #nebula #cosmos #art #photography
#space #nasa #nebula #cosmos #art #photography
February 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I reworked my Jellyfish Nebula photo in SHO and gave it the proper attention it needed.
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos #photography #art
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos #photography #art
February 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I reworked my Jellyfish Nebula photo in SHO and gave it the proper attention it needed.
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos #photography #art
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos #photography #art
This is the popular Horsehead and Flame Nebula but in the rarely seen SHO color format. All caught from my backyard.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nebula #nasa #photography
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nebula #nasa #photography
January 31, 2025 at 6:37 AM
This is the popular Horsehead and Flame Nebula but in the rarely seen SHO color format. All caught from my backyard.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nebula #nasa #photography
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nebula #nasa #photography
This is the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) and it is the remnants of a supernova some 30k to 50k years ago. It's roughly 5000 light years away. This is my narrowband image from my back yard in OHS color palette.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos
January 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
This is the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443) and it is the remnants of a supernova some 30k to 50k years ago. It's roughly 5000 light years away. This is my narrowband image from my back yard in OHS color palette.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
#space #nasa #astronomy #cosmos
A little secret about space photos. The colors are usually fake. I use 3 filters and assign those to Red, Green, and Blue channels. Help me decide which combination to use.
#space #art #astronomy
#space #art #astronomy
January 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A little secret about space photos. The colors are usually fake. I use 3 filters and assign those to Red, Green, and Blue channels. Help me decide which combination to use.
#space #art #astronomy
#space #art #astronomy
First DSO of the year. This is Pleiades, aka The Seven Sisters, aka Subaru. Near the constellation Orion in the night sky. Fun fact, sharks are older than these stars. #space #astronomy #nasa
January 20, 2025 at 2:46 AM
First DSO of the year. This is Pleiades, aka The Seven Sisters, aka Subaru. Near the constellation Orion in the night sky. Fun fact, sharks are older than these stars. #space #astronomy #nasa
Made a composite image for fun. Added some stars from another image to change the look of the photo. #space #moon #astronomy
January 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Made a composite image for fun. Added some stars from another image to change the look of the photo. #space #moon #astronomy
After months of rain and clouds, I finally had a clear night to take the telescope out. Of course it would be during a full moon haha. Well, I won't let that stop me. Here is my first attempt at a mineral moon 🌙 #space #astronomy #moon
January 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
After months of rain and clouds, I finally had a clear night to take the telescope out. Of course it would be during a full moon haha. Well, I won't let that stop me. Here is my first attempt at a mineral moon 🌙 #space #astronomy #moon
Had to find something to image and decided to do one night of the Bubble Nebula in SHO. Hope you all like it. #space #astronomy #photography #cosmos
November 26, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Had to find something to image and decided to do one night of the Bubble Nebula in SHO. Hope you all like it. #space #astronomy #photography #cosmos
This is the Squid Nebula (blue) and the Flying Bat Nebula (red). The blue region took a lot of time to just show what you see here. It took me 15 hours of Oiii filter just to get that. The other cool fact is that it was only discovered in 2011. #space #astronomy #photography
November 22, 2024 at 3:13 AM
This is the Squid Nebula (blue) and the Flying Bat Nebula (red). The blue region took a lot of time to just show what you see here. It took me 15 hours of Oiii filter just to get that. The other cool fact is that it was only discovered in 2011. #space #astronomy #photography
Most of the beautiful images you see of space are not really the color you see. Its a false color because we map specific wave lengths to RGB. Here is my Eastern Veil data mapped to HOO (left) and SHO (right). Thought some of you might find this interesting. #space #astronomy #photography
November 17, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Most of the beautiful images you see of space are not really the color you see. Its a false color because we map specific wave lengths to RGB. Here is my Eastern Veil data mapped to HOO (left) and SHO (right). Thought some of you might find this interesting. #space #astronomy #photography
When I imaged the Needle Galaxy I thought it turned out way cooler than I thought it would. Then I noticed the two tiny galaxies in the background. Can't believe these are around 50 million light years away and I could see them from my backyard! #space #astronomy #photography
November 17, 2024 at 3:10 AM
When I imaged the Needle Galaxy I thought it turned out way cooler than I thought it would. Then I noticed the two tiny galaxies in the background. Can't believe these are around 50 million light years away and I could see them from my backyard! #space #astronomy #photography
This was a proof of concept piece I did recently with my 3d printer. This is a lithophane of one of my galaxy images that goes over a night light. Pretty cool, but I need to fix the light source so it illuminates as much as possible. #space #astronomy #3dprinting
November 16, 2024 at 4:19 AM
This was a proof of concept piece I did recently with my 3d printer. This is a lithophane of one of my galaxy images that goes over a night light. Pretty cool, but I need to fix the light source so it illuminates as much as possible. #space #astronomy #3dprinting
Something I thought I would never be able to image at my house. The Sombrero Galaxy. I feel lucky I was able to capture this stunning galaxy. #space #astronomy #photography
November 16, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Something I thought I would never be able to image at my house. The Sombrero Galaxy. I feel lucky I was able to capture this stunning galaxy. #space #astronomy #photography
Star clusters are surprisingly hard to process because the core is very bright. This was my first attempt at M3 star cluster. #space #astronomy #astrophotography
November 15, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Star clusters are surprisingly hard to process because the core is very bright. This was my first attempt at M3 star cluster. #space #astronomy #astrophotography
When doing astrophotography you get obsessed with gathering data and sometimes you shelve or forget about projects you were working on. This is the Monkey Head Nebula that I captured back in January and completely forgot about.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
📷 Poseidon-M Pro
#astronomy #space #astrophotography
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
📷 Poseidon-M Pro
#astronomy #space #astrophotography
November 14, 2024 at 3:57 AM
When doing astrophotography you get obsessed with gathering data and sometimes you shelve or forget about projects you were working on. This is the Monkey Head Nebula that I captured back in January and completely forgot about.
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
📷 Poseidon-M Pro
#astronomy #space #astrophotography
🔭 Askar 130PHQ
📷 Poseidon-M Pro
#astronomy #space #astrophotography
Last image I did before the rainy season. This is the Dumbbell Nebula in an HOO color palette. #astrophotography #space #astronomy
November 14, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Last image I did before the rainy season. This is the Dumbbell Nebula in an HOO color palette. #astrophotography #space #astronomy