Ben
@ibguthrie.bsky.social
Hobbyist photographer, biasing toward technically difficult subjects, like Macro and Astro. Member of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society.
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So many #Galaxy around #MarkariansChain! Captured at 250mm f4 over about 4 hours from a Bortle 3-4 sky.
April 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
So many #Galaxy around #MarkariansChain! Captured at 250mm f4 over about 4 hours from a Bortle 3-4 sky.
The #WhaleGalaxy #NGC4631 at 1700mm f7 over about 220 minutes.
April 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The #WhaleGalaxy #NGC4631 at 1700mm f7 over about 220 minutes.
Another take of the #TotalLunarEclipse last night. Super thankful for a bit of good weather in the middle of a bunch of rain.
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
March 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Another take of the #TotalLunarEclipse last night. Super thankful for a bit of good weather in the middle of a bunch of rain.
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
My take at the #TotalLunarEclipse last night.
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
March 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My take at the #TotalLunarEclipse last night.
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
#Moon #LunarEclipse #Astro #Space #LAAS #GMARS #Astrophotography #Astronomy
4c and rainy in #PalmSprings last night means snow in the hills.
March 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
4c and rainy in #PalmSprings last night means snow in the hills.
The #HamburgerGalaxy captured at #GMARS in the California desert this last weekend.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO
February 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The #HamburgerGalaxy captured at #GMARS in the California desert this last weekend.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO
In mediocre skies this week end I got a wide shot of the #FlamingStarNebula, #TadpoleNebula, #SpiderNebula, #TheFlyNebula, and the #StarfishCluster which are fairly tightly grouped.
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography
February 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
In mediocre skies this week end I got a wide shot of the #FlamingStarNebula, #TadpoleNebula, #SpiderNebula, #TheFlyNebula, and the #StarfishCluster which are fairly tightly grouped.
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography
Just back from a night in the desert. Hope to have something new to share after processing. Here are a few #iPhone snaps I took while out there.
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
February 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Just back from a night in the desert. Hope to have something new to share after processing. Here are a few #iPhone snaps I took while out there.
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
#LAAS #GMARS #Astro #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
So many #Nebula call for a creature or thing seems pretty arbitrary. The #PelicanNebula actually seems to make sense to me from this angle.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space
February 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
So many #Nebula call for a creature or thing seems pretty arbitrary. The #PelicanNebula actually seems to make sense to me from this angle.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space
#M16 the #EagleNebula, and #M17 the #OmegaNebula or #SwanNebula were close enough to each other that I could get them both in frame with this #RedCat51 telescope.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space #Stars #Eagle #Swan #Omega
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space #Stars #Eagle #Swan #Omega
February 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
#M16 the #EagleNebula, and #M17 the #OmegaNebula or #SwanNebula were close enough to each other that I could get them both in frame with this #RedCat51 telescope.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space #Stars #Eagle #Swan #Omega
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #ZWO #Space #Stars #Eagle #Swan #Omega
After posting this here... I saw it on another device, and noticed it had a green cast, so I took another run at it to strip that out. These sensors seem to bias more green than desired.
February 20, 2025 at 3:10 AM
After posting this here... I saw it on another device, and noticed it had a green cast, so I took another run at it to strip that out. These sensors seem to bias more green than desired.
In the core of the #ElephantTrunkNebula there is this silhouette that looks more like a person than an elephant to me. Captured in #OneShotColor this target comes through mostly red. In Narrowband these other colors are revealed. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #ZWO
February 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
In the core of the #ElephantTrunkNebula there is this silhouette that looks more like a person than an elephant to me. Captured in #OneShotColor this target comes through mostly red. In Narrowband these other colors are revealed. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space #ZWO
The #WizardNebula captured with cooled, color #Astrophotography camera. These tend to provide simple color palettes, mostly in red where they see #Hydrogen with a bit of blue where they see #Oxygen.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #ZWO
February 18, 2025 at 10:07 PM
The #WizardNebula captured with cooled, color #Astrophotography camera. These tend to provide simple color palettes, mostly in red where they see #Hydrogen with a bit of blue where they see #Oxygen.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #ZWO
The #LagoonNebula is the perfect target to look for after Orion and Andromeda. Its fairly bright and has a lot of detail for many different #Telescope sizes.
February 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The #LagoonNebula is the perfect target to look for after Orion and Andromeda. Its fairly bright and has a lot of detail for many different #Telescope sizes.
The #TriangulumGalaxy is so fun because of all of the #Nebula you can see in it from here.
#LAAS #Astro #AstroPhoto #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
#LAAS #Astro #AstroPhoto #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
February 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The #TriangulumGalaxy is so fun because of all of the #Nebula you can see in it from here.
#LAAS #Astro #AstroPhoto #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
#LAAS #Astro #AstroPhoto #Astrophotos #Astrophotography
The #RingNebula with a 710mm scope is tiny... but I love to see these huge open views with just a few #galaxies and #nebulas to find.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space
February 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The #RingNebula with a 710mm scope is tiny... but I love to see these huge open views with just a few #galaxies and #nebulas to find.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Space
The #EagleNebula has so many interesting details, including the #PillarsOfCreation!
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Nebula #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Nebula #ZWO
February 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
The #EagleNebula has so many interesting details, including the #PillarsOfCreation!
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Nebula #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography #Nebula #ZWO
Imaging and processing images of space things is a bit of a journey. I was trying to understand what focal length was better for #M13 the #GlobularCluster in #Hercules, and found a way to get more from my data. 1700mm on the left, and 710mm on the right. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography
February 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Imaging and processing images of space things is a bit of a journey. I was trying to understand what focal length was better for #M13 the #GlobularCluster in #Hercules, and found a way to get more from my data. 1700mm on the left, and 710mm on the right. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Astrophotography
Another #StarTrail image from near the Celestial Equator. A full circle would be 24 hours, so this would have been 8-9 hours (a full night) with the shutter open as much as possible. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #StarTrails #Space #StarStax
February 16, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Another #StarTrail image from near the Celestial Equator. A full circle would be 24 hours, so this would have been 8-9 hours (a full night) with the shutter open as much as possible. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #StarTrails #Space #StarStax
Because of the wobbly air we tend to use video compressed down to a single frame for tighter crops of the #Moon. It's a bit like looking through water when the 'Seeing' is bad, but that 'wobble' is averaged out with the many frames in the video. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophotography #Lunar #Space
February 15, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Many of these #Astrophotography images are actually captured with #Monochrome Cameras. A filter is used to gather specific spectrums that are later merged into a single image.
#LAAS #Astro #Antlia #Astrophoto #Space #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Antlia #Astrophoto #Space #ZWO
February 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Many of these #Astrophotography images are actually captured with #Monochrome Cameras. A filter is used to gather specific spectrums that are later merged into a single image.
#LAAS #Astro #Antlia #Astrophoto #Space #ZWO
#LAAS #Astro #Antlia #Astrophoto #Space #ZWO
For #ValentinesDay it seems appropriate to share this image of the #HeartNebula. It's a #Nebula I have shared before with different framing from different #telescopes, but I love this shot because it shows the details in the middle so well. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Space #Love #Valentines
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 PM
For #ValentinesDay it seems appropriate to share this image of the #HeartNebula. It's a #Nebula I have shared before with different framing from different #telescopes, but I love this shot because it shows the details in the middle so well. #LAAS #Astro #Astrophoto #Space #Love #Valentines
#Comets have such terrible names, usually named after the year and group when first spotted. This is C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS around mid October near Los Angeles. If you knew where to look, it was visible to the naked eye.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophotography #Comet
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophotography #Comet
February 14, 2025 at 4:29 AM
#Comets have such terrible names, usually named after the year and group when first spotted. This is C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS around mid October near Los Angeles. If you knew where to look, it was visible to the naked eye.
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophotography #Comet
#LAAS #Astro #Astrophotography #Comet
The #Monarch spend a lot of time in our yard eating milkweed, so we see them at all stages. The dark #Chrysalis right before they emerge has these beautiful gold accents.
#bugs #Insects
#bugs #Insects
February 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The #Monarch spend a lot of time in our yard eating milkweed, so we see them at all stages. The dark #Chrysalis right before they emerge has these beautiful gold accents.
#bugs #Insects
#bugs #Insects