Martin Schoenmaker
@koplamp.bsky.social
Autodidact Acappella Addict and Astronerd Follow my astro-adventures on YouTube or Insta: ▶️ http://youtube.com/koplamp 🎞️ instagram.com/astrokoplamp
It continues to impress me, those landing rockets. New Glenn reminds me - even more than Falcon or Starship - of the Thunderbirds.
November 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It continues to impress me, those landing rockets. New Glenn reminds me - even more than Falcon or Starship - of the Thunderbirds.
@dylanodonnell.bsky.social I was in London for work and found something that made me think of you
July 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
@dylanodonnell.bsky.social I was in London for work and found something that made me think of you
@dylanodonnell.bsky.social I was in London for work and found something that made me think of you
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
@dylanodonnell.bsky.social I was in London for work and found something that made me think of you
That looks great! I have so far had two attempts at this target, but I am not satisfied yet. Need to find a spot where there is no light dome in that exact direction.
June 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
That looks great! I have so far had two attempts at this target, but I am not satisfied yet. Need to find a spot where there is no light dome in that exact direction.
But now with the reducer it fits and I got a nice #firstlight
Mounting the reducer required the use of a hacksaw 😳
I’ll make a video of the footage I shot of that process.
The things you do for #astrophotography
Mounting the reducer required the use of a hacksaw 😳
I’ll make a video of the footage I shot of that process.
The things you do for #astrophotography
June 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
But now with the reducer it fits and I got a nice #firstlight
Mounting the reducer required the use of a hacksaw 😳
I’ll make a video of the footage I shot of that process.
The things you do for #astrophotography
Mounting the reducer required the use of a hacksaw 😳
I’ll make a video of the footage I shot of that process.
The things you do for #astrophotography
Last week I attempted WR134 in Cygnus. It couldn’t fit in my FOV without doing mosaics at f/10. An initial test stack got me to this. 4 panels as is painfully clear from all challenges I got to endure.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
June 17, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Last week I attempted WR134 in Cygnus. It couldn’t fit in my FOV without doing mosaics at f/10. An initial test stack got me to this. 4 panels as is painfully clear from all challenges I got to endure.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
Working on a YouTube video about #astrophotography at a 5000 year old burial site in the Netherlands.
Will take some time still as I am also learning #davinciresolve for this vid.
Will take some time still as I am also learning #davinciresolve for this vid.
June 10, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Working on a YouTube video about #astrophotography at a 5000 year old burial site in the Netherlands.
Will take some time still as I am also learning #davinciresolve for this vid.
Will take some time still as I am also learning #davinciresolve for this vid.
Need to play with my data a bit more, but I am thoroughly impressed with the new @siril.org and its ability to stack and stitch mosaics.
May 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Need to play with my data a bit more, but I am thoroughly impressed with the new @siril.org and its ability to stack and stitch mosaics.
Editing my data of M51, I tried pushing it to the extremes. I still think it is awesome to see so much resemblance between my @celestronuniverse.bsky.social backyard image and that of @stsci.edu #HST Hubble Space Telescope.
#astrophotography #astronomy #parallax #stars
#astrophotography #astronomy #parallax #stars
May 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Editing my data of M51, I tried pushing it to the extremes. I still think it is awesome to see so much resemblance between my @celestronuniverse.bsky.social backyard image and that of @stsci.edu #HST Hubble Space Telescope.
#astrophotography #astronomy #parallax #stars
#astrophotography #astronomy #parallax #stars
Expansion of M1, the Crab nebula over 20 years. #astronomy #astrophotography
My @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 9.25" compared to the @stsci.edu Hubble Space Telescope
My @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 9.25" compared to the @stsci.edu Hubble Space Telescope
April 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Expansion of M1, the Crab nebula over 20 years. #astronomy #astrophotography
My @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 9.25" compared to the @stsci.edu Hubble Space Telescope
My @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 9.25" compared to the @stsci.edu Hubble Space Telescope
I am still enjoying to compare my own #astrophotography images to those of the #HST and #JWST run by @spacetelescope.bsky.social. I improved an edit I did on Stephan's Quintet.
95x180s
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EHD9.25"
ASI294MC Pro
L-Pro filter.
95x180s
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EHD9.25"
ASI294MC Pro
L-Pro filter.
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I am still enjoying to compare my own #astrophotography images to those of the #HST and #JWST run by @spacetelescope.bsky.social. I improved an edit I did on Stephan's Quintet.
95x180s
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EHD9.25"
ASI294MC Pro
L-Pro filter.
95x180s
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EHD9.25"
ASI294MC Pro
L-Pro filter.
I think I need some help from an actual #astronomer like @drbecky.bsky.social. Please share if you know someone who can help me identify the high proper motion stars in my comparison of M51 with a 20 year old @spacetelescope.bsky.social HST image.
See 🧵for what I've found so far.
See 🧵for what I've found so far.
April 18, 2025 at 8:33 AM
I think I need some help from an actual #astronomer like @drbecky.bsky.social. Please share if you know someone who can help me identify the high proper motion stars in my comparison of M51 with a 20 year old @spacetelescope.bsky.social HST image.
See 🧵for what I've found so far.
See 🧵for what I've found so far.
I am an #astrophotography nerd. So I have been asking myself a question ever since I started using @bsky.app
No, it doesn’t seem to be an actual starry sky that shows when starting the app 😅
#platesolve on nova.astrometry.net
No, it doesn’t seem to be an actual starry sky that shows when starting the app 😅
#platesolve on nova.astrometry.net
April 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I am an #astrophotography nerd. So I have been asking myself a question ever since I started using @bsky.app
No, it doesn’t seem to be an actual starry sky that shows when starting the app 😅
#platesolve on nova.astrometry.net
No, it doesn’t seem to be an actual starry sky that shows when starting the app 😅
#platesolve on nova.astrometry.net
Did you see my attempt to shoot M51 yet? Take a look at my profile for more info.
Tonight I am adding Ha using the #optolong #LeXtreme filter. My #ZWO camera is doing just fine with it!
@siril.org does the rest 😇💪
This is just a teaser…
Tonight I am adding Ha using the #optolong #LeXtreme filter. My #ZWO camera is doing just fine with it!
@siril.org does the rest 😇💪
This is just a teaser…
April 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Did you see my attempt to shoot M51 yet? Take a look at my profile for more info.
Tonight I am adding Ha using the #optolong #LeXtreme filter. My #ZWO camera is doing just fine with it!
@siril.org does the rest 😇💪
This is just a teaser…
Tonight I am adding Ha using the #optolong #LeXtreme filter. My #ZWO camera is doing just fine with it!
@siril.org does the rest 😇💪
This is just a teaser…
Work in progress. M51 has somehow evaded my attention in my #astrophotography. I have some sets of data on my harddisk, but nothing to really be proud of.
That is going to change, now I shoot it with the EdgeHD 9.25”. Perhaps I should start adding L-eXtreme data to it.
56x180s so far
That is going to change, now I shoot it with the EdgeHD 9.25”. Perhaps I should start adding L-eXtreme data to it.
56x180s so far
April 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Work in progress. M51 has somehow evaded my attention in my #astrophotography. I have some sets of data on my harddisk, but nothing to really be proud of.
That is going to change, now I shoot it with the EdgeHD 9.25”. Perhaps I should start adding L-eXtreme data to it.
56x180s so far
That is going to change, now I shoot it with the EdgeHD 9.25”. Perhaps I should start adding L-eXtreme data to it.
56x180s so far
I imaged it too. Still have to process it as this is basically just a test-stitch to see if I had the full disc covered. My telescope is too much zoomed in to catch the entire disc in one view, so I had to stitch 6 images
March 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I imaged it too. Still have to process it as this is basically just a test-stitch to see if I had the full disc covered. My telescope is too much zoomed in to catch the entire disc in one view, so I had to stitch 6 images
A month ago I posted about an Einstein Ring which I photographed with my backyard EdgeHD 9.25”.
Since then I added more data (611x180s) and with careful processing it got a bit clearer still. See #Hubble image for comparison.
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
#astrophotography #astronomy
@siril.org
Since then I added more data (611x180s) and with careful processing it got a bit clearer still. See #Hubble image for comparison.
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
#astrophotography #astronomy
@siril.org
March 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A month ago I posted about an Einstein Ring which I photographed with my backyard EdgeHD 9.25”.
Since then I added more data (611x180s) and with careful processing it got a bit clearer still. See #Hubble image for comparison.
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
#astrophotography #astronomy
@siril.org
Since then I added more data (611x180s) and with careful processing it got a bit clearer still. See #Hubble image for comparison.
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
#astrophotography #astronomy
@siril.org
Last week I shared a small clip of my rig. With it I have been imaging very small targets lately. The Celestron EdgeHD 9.25” at f/10 brings me real close in to targets.
I enjoy comparing my images to those of the famous Space Telescopes (JWST and Hubble)
Follow for more #astrophotography
I enjoy comparing my images to those of the famous Space Telescopes (JWST and Hubble)
Follow for more #astrophotography
March 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last week I shared a small clip of my rig. With it I have been imaging very small targets lately. The Celestron EdgeHD 9.25” at f/10 brings me real close in to targets.
I enjoy comparing my images to those of the famous Space Telescopes (JWST and Hubble)
Follow for more #astrophotography
I enjoy comparing my images to those of the famous Space Telescopes (JWST and Hubble)
Follow for more #astrophotography
Let me introduce you to my telescope setup #astrophotography automation.
!Not sponsored by #zwo!
- Celestron EdgeHD 9.25”
- AM5 Harmonic Mount on an iOptron Literoc tripod.
- ASIAIR Plus control computer
- ASI294 MC Pro (main camera)
- An ASI174 MM (guiding)
- Celestron OAG
- EAF focuser
!Not sponsored by #zwo!
- Celestron EdgeHD 9.25”
- AM5 Harmonic Mount on an iOptron Literoc tripod.
- ASIAIR Plus control computer
- ASI294 MC Pro (main camera)
- An ASI174 MM (guiding)
- Celestron OAG
- EAF focuser
March 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Let me introduce you to my telescope setup #astrophotography automation.
!Not sponsored by #zwo!
- Celestron EdgeHD 9.25”
- AM5 Harmonic Mount on an iOptron Literoc tripod.
- ASIAIR Plus control computer
- ASI294 MC Pro (main camera)
- An ASI174 MM (guiding)
- Celestron OAG
- EAF focuser
!Not sponsored by #zwo!
- Celestron EdgeHD 9.25”
- AM5 Harmonic Mount on an iOptron Literoc tripod.
- ASIAIR Plus control computer
- ASI294 MC Pro (main camera)
- An ASI174 MM (guiding)
- Celestron OAG
- EAF focuser
Work in progress #astrophotography
But what about youtube.com/koplamp you ask?
Yes, indeed… I distract myself constantly from working on videos. Apologies!
Any video in particular that you would like to see?
But what about youtube.com/koplamp you ask?
Yes, indeed… I distract myself constantly from working on videos. Apologies!
Any video in particular that you would like to see?
March 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Work in progress #astrophotography
But what about youtube.com/koplamp you ask?
Yes, indeed… I distract myself constantly from working on videos. Apologies!
Any video in particular that you would like to see?
But what about youtube.com/koplamp you ask?
Yes, indeed… I distract myself constantly from working on videos. Apologies!
Any video in particular that you would like to see?
From an #astrophotography technical perspective, we've come a long way since Henry Draper shot the very first astrophoto in 1880.
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
From an #astrophotography technical perspective, we've come a long way since Henry Draper shot the very first astrophoto in 1880.
In the center of my image, we also see the Trapezium cluster. A tight grouping of stars.
The Orion Nebula is number 42 on the list of non cometary objects that Charles Messier created in 1774.
A wonderful #astrophotography target and even though bright, it is actually pretty difficult to image.
The Orion Nebula is number 42 on the list of non cometary objects that Charles Messier created in 1774.
A wonderful #astrophotography target and even though bright, it is actually pretty difficult to image.
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In the center of my image, we also see the Trapezium cluster. A tight grouping of stars.
The Orion Nebula is number 42 on the list of non cometary objects that Charles Messier created in 1774.
A wonderful #astrophotography target and even though bright, it is actually pretty difficult to image.
The Orion Nebula is number 42 on the list of non cometary objects that Charles Messier created in 1774.
A wonderful #astrophotography target and even though bright, it is actually pretty difficult to image.
In this Hubble Space Telescope image, you can see the bowshock even better.
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In this Hubble Space Telescope image, you can see the bowshock even better.
In a zoomed in version you can see LL Ori at the right of the image. The bowshock is perhaps better visible if the image is inverted.
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In a zoomed in version you can see LL Ori at the right of the image. The bowshock is perhaps better visible if the image is inverted.
A week ago I shot almost 300 images of 10 seconds each with my Celestron EdgeHD 9.25". After stacking with Siril and processing I got to this result. I processed the image to accentuate the bowshock around the star LL Ori.
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
@siril.org
#astronomy #astrophotography
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
@siril.org
#astronomy #astrophotography
March 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A week ago I shot almost 300 images of 10 seconds each with my Celestron EdgeHD 9.25". After stacking with Siril and processing I got to this result. I processed the image to accentuate the bowshock around the star LL Ori.
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
@siril.org
#astronomy #astrophotography
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
@siril.org
#astronomy #astrophotography