Chris R
@lazjen.bsky.social
Interests in Astrophotography, Space, Cats, Nature, Environment, RPGs, EVs, 3D Printing, Tech and more.
Banner image is Moth and Titania, brother and sister. Abyssinian cats.
Banner image is Moth and Titania, brother and sister. Abyssinian cats.
We had a storm this afternoon and when I went outside after I saw this little guy on the door. Nothing to give scale in the pic but I think he was maybe 5 cm long, maybe less?
#frogs
#frogs
October 26, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We had a storm this afternoon and when I went outside after I saw this little guy on the door. Nothing to give scale in the pic but I think he was maybe 5 cm long, maybe less?
#frogs
#frogs
October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Had to mediate here as the top part of the cat pram is prime position and Moth was already there. So Ti chose to stand on top of it in protest. Of course Moth tried to bite her. After things settled a bit, I managed to get this shot.
#cats
#cats
October 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Had to mediate here as the top part of the cat pram is prime position and Moth was already there. So Ti chose to stand on top of it in protest. Of course Moth tried to bite her. After things settled a bit, I managed to get this shot.
#cats
#cats
Not a glamorous shot, but poor Ti has done something to her tail. Vet at first thought it was an abscess, but no bite marks. It's likely to be bruising, as she has a great habit of rearranging boxes, etc - we think one fell on her tail. Got some medicine to help and it's starting to look better.
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Not a glamorous shot, but poor Ti has done something to her tail. Vet at first thought it was an abscess, but no bite marks. It's likely to be bruising, as she has a great habit of rearranging boxes, etc - we think one fell on her tail. Got some medicine to help and it's starting to look better.
October 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
October 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Someone got a bit self conscious when the camera came out. I was trying to get a photo or video of him cleaning his face. Moth wins this round.
#cats #catsofbluesky
#cats #catsofbluesky
October 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Someone got a bit self conscious when the camera came out. I was trying to get a photo or video of him cleaning his face. Moth wins this round.
#cats #catsofbluesky
#cats #catsofbluesky
NGC6888, Crescent Nebula. This is just one night's data. I intend adding a lot more over time. It's only RGB for now, but I intend doing a mix with Ha and OIII to bring out the nebula more. Will need to add to it next year.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
September 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NGC6888, Crescent Nebula. This is just one night's data. I intend adding a lot more over time. It's only RGB for now, but I intend doing a mix with Ha and OIII to bring out the nebula more. Will need to add to it next year.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography
September 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today's entertainment was a snake in the house. I got alerted to it with Ti (one of our cats) scrabbling around trying to get to it within the bookcases. I only saw the tail of it before it went for cover. Much action followed as we wondered what the snake was and if it was dangerous. 1/...
September 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Today's entertainment was a snake in the house. I got alerted to it with Ti (one of our cats) scrabbling around trying to get to it within the bookcases. I only saw the tail of it before it went for cover. Much action followed as we wondered what the snake was and if it was dangerous. 1/...
August 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038. This is a reprocess of data I got in 2024. It's one of the images that will be going into my club's 2026 Calendar.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Antennae Galaxies NGC 4038. This is a reprocess of data I got in 2024. It's one of the images that will be going into my club's 2026 Calendar.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Older data from 2021, the M8 nebula image has been processed using the HOS palette (Red=Ha, Green=OIII and Blue=SII). I had to remove the stars as they looked quite horrendous in the image, and unfortunately I do not have appropriate RGB data to replace them, so it's starless only. #astrophotography
July 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Older data from 2021, the M8 nebula image has been processed using the HOS palette (Red=Ha, Green=OIII and Blue=SII). I had to remove the stars as they looked quite horrendous in the image, and unfortunately I do not have appropriate RGB data to replace them, so it's starless only. #astrophotography
NGC 6188, Rim Nebula aka Fighting Dragons of Ara, in SHO (Hubble) palette, with RGB stars. Resized to 10% of the original. About 20 hours of data, taken from the dome in my backyard.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
NGC 6188, Rim Nebula aka Fighting Dragons of Ara, in SHO (Hubble) palette, with RGB stars. Resized to 10% of the original. About 20 hours of data, taken from the dome in my backyard.
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
NGC6188, Rim Nebula in Starless HSS - Ha mapped to Red, SII mapped to Green and Blue. Taken from my backyard dome over the last 3 nights. I recently saw this mapping done while I was searching Astrobin, so I thought I would give it a go.
#astrophotography #astronomy
#astrophotography #astronomy
July 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
NGC6188, Rim Nebula in Starless HSS - Ha mapped to Red, SII mapped to Green and Blue. Taken from my backyard dome over the last 3 nights. I recently saw this mapping done while I was searching Astrobin, so I thought I would give it a go.
#astrophotography #astronomy
#astrophotography #astronomy
Zoomed in to show the Dragon Cave.
July 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Zoomed in to show the Dragon Cave.
Zoom in on pic to get details of the art.
July 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Zoom in on pic to get details of the art.
Three Moons Silo Mural. Near Monto, Qld.
More details and pics in thread.
More details and pics in thread.
July 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Three Moons Silo Mural. Near Monto, Qld.
More details and pics in thread.
More details and pics in thread.
Castle Mountain at Cania Gorge National Park.
July 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Castle Mountain at Cania Gorge National Park.
A process of last night's data. 6 hours of OIII on NGC 6188. Each exposure was 20 mins. Weather forecast is for couple clear hours early tonight, might start on the SII data. May get lucky and the clouds stay away long enough for another 6 hours of data. #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
A process of last night's data. 6 hours of OIII on NGC 6188. Each exposure was 20 mins. Weather forecast is for couple clear hours early tonight, might start on the SII data. May get lucky and the clouds stay away long enough for another 6 hours of data. #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Titania and Moth. "Rescue" Abyssinians. 7 years of awesomeness so far.
June 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Titania and Moth. "Rescue" Abyssinians. 7 years of awesomeness so far.
Winter time and the cats are on the bed with me. Makes having a nap a bit more difficult, but that's the way things be.
#cats #blueskycats #napdisruptors
#cats #blueskycats #napdisruptors
June 17, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Winter time and the cats are on the bed with me. Makes having a nap a bit more difficult, but that's the way things be.
#cats #blueskycats #napdisruptors
#cats #blueskycats #napdisruptors
Any Vampire Survivor players? Got my best run so far tonight.
June 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Any Vampire Survivor players? Got my best run so far tonight.