@varda-gilthoniel.bsky.social
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Once again I’ll dip into the archive from the “before clouds” era.
This gorgeous star cluster is called the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, surrounded by the wispy clouds of a reflection nebula illuminated by the stars’ light.
Another winter gem that highlights the visible night sky.
🔭 #astrophotography
This gorgeous star cluster is called the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, surrounded by the wispy clouds of a reflection nebula illuminated by the stars’ light.
Another winter gem that highlights the visible night sky.
🔭 #astrophotography
February 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Once again I’ll dip into the archive from the “before clouds” era.
This gorgeous star cluster is called the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, surrounded by the wispy clouds of a reflection nebula illuminated by the stars’ light.
Another winter gem that highlights the visible night sky.
🔭 #astrophotography
This gorgeous star cluster is called the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, surrounded by the wispy clouds of a reflection nebula illuminated by the stars’ light.
Another winter gem that highlights the visible night sky.
🔭 #astrophotography
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Another smart scope image from last night, this time the Tadpole Nebula in Auriga imaged by the #Dwarf3 🔭. This is just over 2 hours of data, stacked and processed in PixInsight, with the nebula in HOO palette and the stars in RGB. #astrophotography
February 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Another smart scope image from last night, this time the Tadpole Nebula in Auriga imaged by the #Dwarf3 🔭. This is just over 2 hours of data, stacked and processed in PixInsight, with the nebula in HOO palette and the stars in RGB. #astrophotography
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Trying to get ready for galaxy season; imaging at f/10 2000mm with an SCT is showing my collimation/tilt issues. Might go back to using a reducer for f/6 at 1240mm. For a test, here's the Running Man at full gallop in Orion :)
#astronomy #astrophotography #SciArt
www.astrobin.com/e9e7yj/?nc=c...
#astronomy #astrophotography #SciArt
www.astrobin.com/e9e7yj/?nc=c...
February 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trying to get ready for galaxy season; imaging at f/10 2000mm with an SCT is showing my collimation/tilt issues. Might go back to using a reducer for f/6 at 1240mm. For a test, here's the Running Man at full gallop in Orion :)
#astronomy #astrophotography #SciArt
www.astrobin.com/e9e7yj/?nc=c...
#astronomy #astrophotography #SciArt
www.astrobin.com/e9e7yj/?nc=c...
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilm
Don't Look Up
Comet Neowise
📷 🔭 #photography #landscape #astrophotography #nightsky #astronomy #nightscape
Don't Look Up
Comet Neowise
📷 🔭 #photography #landscape #astrophotography #nightsky #astronomy #nightscape
February 7, 2025 at 3:51 AM
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFilm
Don't Look Up
Comet Neowise
📷 🔭 #photography #landscape #astrophotography #nightsky #astronomy #nightscape
Don't Look Up
Comet Neowise
📷 🔭 #photography #landscape #astrophotography #nightsky #astronomy #nightscape
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It's been a super busy week so I'm finally getting around to processing some images that I've been hitting over multiple clear sky nights. This one is the Medusa nebula and it's actually a planetary nebula but again has nothing to do with planets but was formed by a PG 1159 star.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
February 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
It's been a super busy week so I'm finally getting around to processing some images that I've been hitting over multiple clear sky nights. This one is the Medusa nebula and it's actually a planetary nebula but again has nothing to do with planets but was formed by a PG 1159 star.
#astrophotography
#astrophotography
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🔭 🧪 #cosmology 🧵
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Crazy and fascinating!
High-resolution images from Hubble, combined with data from the WM Keck Observatory, have allowed the identification of 9 rings in the giant galaxy LEDA 1313424, nicknamed "Bullseye".
Image source➡️ esahubble.org/images/opo25...
The rings were probably⤵️
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Crazy and fascinating!
High-resolution images from Hubble, combined with data from the WM Keck Observatory, have allowed the identification of 9 rings in the giant galaxy LEDA 1313424, nicknamed "Bullseye".
Image source➡️ esahubble.org/images/opo25...
The rings were probably⤵️
February 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🔭 🧪 #cosmology 🧵
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Crazy and fascinating!
High-resolution images from Hubble, combined with data from the WM Keck Observatory, have allowed the identification of 9 rings in the giant galaxy LEDA 1313424, nicknamed "Bullseye".
Image source➡️ esahubble.org/images/opo25...
The rings were probably⤵️
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Crazy and fascinating!
High-resolution images from Hubble, combined with data from the WM Keck Observatory, have allowed the identification of 9 rings in the giant galaxy LEDA 1313424, nicknamed "Bullseye".
Image source➡️ esahubble.org/images/opo25...
The rings were probably⤵️
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Rare, massive Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars appear to explode in slow motion.
"So tumultuous and hot, they are slowly disintegrating right before our telescopes"
WR 124 can be seen in the centre of this image.
Credit: #Hubble, #NASA, #ESA, Judy Schmidt
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
"So tumultuous and hot, they are slowly disintegrating right before our telescopes"
WR 124 can be seen in the centre of this image.
Credit: #Hubble, #NASA, #ESA, Judy Schmidt
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
February 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Rare, massive Wolf-Rayet (WR) stars appear to explode in slow motion.
"So tumultuous and hot, they are slowly disintegrating right before our telescopes"
WR 124 can be seen in the centre of this image.
Credit: #Hubble, #NASA, #ESA, Judy Schmidt
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
"So tumultuous and hot, they are slowly disintegrating right before our telescopes"
WR 124 can be seen in the centre of this image.
Credit: #Hubble, #NASA, #ESA, Judy Schmidt
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
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Two hours on the Orion nebula last night. I was shooting film through the 8" LX200 while guiding and shooting digitally with the SBIG on the Orion ST-80 riding piggyback. Excited to develop the film and see how it looks. #astrophotography
February 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Two hours on the Orion nebula last night. I was shooting film through the 8" LX200 while guiding and shooting digitally with the SBIG on the Orion ST-80 riding piggyback. Excited to develop the film and see how it looks. #astrophotography
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This is the North American Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) located in the constellation Cygnus. It is a mosaic image made from 7 photographs combined from several observing sessions. Dominate areas of hydrogen are in red and oxygen is rendered in blue
#astronomy #astrophotography
#astronomy #astrophotography
February 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This is the North American Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) located in the constellation Cygnus. It is a mosaic image made from 7 photographs combined from several observing sessions. Dominate areas of hydrogen are in red and oxygen is rendered in blue
#astronomy #astrophotography
#astronomy #astrophotography
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Arp 273: A rose in space! This Hubble image from 2010 blends UV, blue, and red light for an amazing picture!
Image credit: #Hubble
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
Image credit: #Hubble
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
February 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Arp 273: A rose in space! This Hubble image from 2010 blends UV, blue, and red light for an amazing picture!
Image credit: #Hubble
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
Image credit: #Hubble
🔭 #Astronomy #Space
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The Carina Nebula is one of the brightest and most active star-forming regions in the sky, located in the constellation Carina. It hosts the massive and unstable star Eta Carinae, which could explode as a supernova at any time.
#Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica #Nebula #Carina
#Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica #Nebula #Carina
February 5, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The Carina Nebula is one of the brightest and most active star-forming regions in the sky, located in the constellation Carina. It hosts the massive and unstable star Eta Carinae, which could explode as a supernova at any time.
#Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica #Nebula #Carina
#Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica #Nebula #Carina
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Last night I was enjoying another night away from city lights. It must be obvious that Orion the hunter is my favourite constellation but I never usually see so many stars visible in that region. This is a handheld 4 second exposure using a phone camera (no tripod). #astronomy #astrophotography
February 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Last night I was enjoying another night away from city lights. It must be obvious that Orion the hunter is my favourite constellation but I never usually see so many stars visible in that region. This is a handheld 4 second exposure using a phone camera (no tripod). #astronomy #astrophotography
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#messier 42 the Great #Orion Nebula, crop of the core. Imaged last weekend with my #Astro-Physics 130GTX refractor at f/5. Softly processed with different exposures. Be sure to check the complete version on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-.... #space #astronomy #deepsky #astrophotography
February 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#messier 42 the Great #Orion Nebula, crop of the core. Imaged last weekend with my #Astro-Physics 130GTX refractor at f/5. Softly processed with different exposures. Be sure to check the complete version on Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-.... #space #astronomy #deepsky #astrophotography
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The Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula in SHO.
Took several imaging sessions, dodging weather and snow, to finally get enough data. Bortle 7 skies. 🔭🧪
Hα: 300s x 20
SII: 300s x 20
OIII: 300s x 18
Gear: Esprit 100, AM5, ASIAir, ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography #space #astro #photography
Took several imaging sessions, dodging weather and snow, to finally get enough data. Bortle 7 skies. 🔭🧪
Hα: 300s x 20
SII: 300s x 20
OIII: 300s x 18
Gear: Esprit 100, AM5, ASIAir, ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography #space #astro #photography
February 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula in SHO.
Took several imaging sessions, dodging weather and snow, to finally get enough data. Bortle 7 skies. 🔭🧪
Hα: 300s x 20
SII: 300s x 20
OIII: 300s x 18
Gear: Esprit 100, AM5, ASIAir, ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography #space #astro #photography
Took several imaging sessions, dodging weather and snow, to finally get enough data. Bortle 7 skies. 🔭🧪
Hα: 300s x 20
SII: 300s x 20
OIII: 300s x 18
Gear: Esprit 100, AM5, ASIAir, ASI2600MM Pro
#astrophotography #space #astro #photography
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Crystal Ball Nebula from last night in my backyard. #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica 🔭
February 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Crystal Ball Nebula from last night in my backyard. #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica 🔭
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While I had the big scope on the Moon and Jupiter last night, I had the #Dwarf3 🔭 on IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula. This is 332 x 15s exposures, gain 60, stacked and processed in PixInsight. #astrophotography This is with an LED streetlight some 8 to 10 feet from the smartscope!
February 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
While I had the big scope on the Moon and Jupiter last night, I had the #Dwarf3 🔭 on IC443, the Jellyfish Nebula. This is 332 x 15s exposures, gain 60, stacked and processed in PixInsight. #astrophotography This is with an LED streetlight some 8 to 10 feet from the smartscope!
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Picture of M42 Orion nebula taken on the 1st of February. 84 x 120s
Ogma AP26CC camera
GSO 8” f/4 (800mm) Newton telescope
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
for the rest of my equipment see astro.foto-album.com/about
#astronomy #astrophotography
Ogma AP26CC camera
GSO 8” f/4 (800mm) Newton telescope
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
for the rest of my equipment see astro.foto-album.com/about
#astronomy #astrophotography
February 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Picture of M42 Orion nebula taken on the 1st of February. 84 x 120s
Ogma AP26CC camera
GSO 8” f/4 (800mm) Newton telescope
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
for the rest of my equipment see astro.foto-album.com/about
#astronomy #astrophotography
Ogma AP26CC camera
GSO 8” f/4 (800mm) Newton telescope
Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
for the rest of my equipment see astro.foto-album.com/about
#astronomy #astrophotography
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Medusa Nebula in dual narrowband filter. From past weekend at my backyard #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica 🔭
February 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Medusa Nebula in dual narrowband filter. From past weekend at my backyard #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica 🔭
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For those who missed it, this recent image from Webb's NIRCam features a part of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (the blue stars at lower right) along with countless other galaxies in the background.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/LeoP/
A team's research, done
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #Webb #JWST
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For those who missed it, this recent image from Webb's NIRCam features a part of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (the blue stars at lower right) along with countless other galaxies in the background.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/LeoP/
A team's research, done
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #Webb #JWST
January 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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For those who missed it, this recent image from Webb's NIRCam features a part of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (the blue stars at lower right) along with countless other galaxies in the background.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/LeoP/
A team's research, done
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #Webb #JWST
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For those who missed it, this recent image from Webb's NIRCam features a part of the Leo P dwarf galaxy (the blue stars at lower right) along with countless other galaxies in the background.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/LeoP/
A team's research, done
🔭 🧪 #extragalactic #Webb #JWST
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🔭 🧪 🧵 #extragalactic #JWST
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A JWST near- and mid-IR imaging survey, using NIRCam and MIRI, has taken this captivating image of I Zwicky 18 (I Zw 18), a dwarf irregular galaxy with starburst regions, which is located some 59 million light-years away.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/potm2...
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A JWST near- and mid-IR imaging survey, using NIRCam and MIRI, has taken this captivating image of I Zwicky 18 (I Zw 18), a dwarf irregular galaxy with starburst regions, which is located some 59 million light-years away.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/potm2...
January 30, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🔭 🧪 🧵 #extragalactic #JWST
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A JWST near- and mid-IR imaging survey, using NIRCam and MIRI, has taken this captivating image of I Zwicky 18 (I Zw 18), a dwarf irregular galaxy with starburst regions, which is located some 59 million light-years away.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/potm2...
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A JWST near- and mid-IR imaging survey, using NIRCam and MIRI, has taken this captivating image of I Zwicky 18 (I Zw 18), a dwarf irregular galaxy with starburst regions, which is located some 59 million light-years away.
Reference➡️ esawebb.org/images/potm2...
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Reprocessed my M51 data from December with my newly gained GHS experience. Turns out ~2 hours of data was enough for some decent detailing 😲 🔭 #astrophotography Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend 👋
February 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Reprocessed my M51 data from December with my newly gained GHS experience. Turns out ~2 hours of data was enough for some decent detailing 😲 🔭 #astrophotography Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend 👋
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Here is my galaxy image best-of. Truly incredible what anyone can capture (with the right gear...) from a light-polluted suburban backyard 🤩 #Astrophotography
January 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Here is my galaxy image best-of. Truly incredible what anyone can capture (with the right gear...) from a light-polluted suburban backyard 🤩 #Astrophotography
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Here is the Spider Nebula (#IC417) in the constellation #Auriga. I captured it last week and finally got around to processing the image in #PixInsight.
#nebula #astrophotography #telescope #narrowband #celestron #spidernebula #deepspaceobject #astronomy
#nebula #astrophotography #telescope #narrowband #celestron #spidernebula #deepspaceobject #astronomy
February 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here is the Spider Nebula (#IC417) in the constellation #Auriga. I captured it last week and finally got around to processing the image in #PixInsight.
#nebula #astrophotography #telescope #narrowband #celestron #spidernebula #deepspaceobject #astronomy
#nebula #astrophotography #telescope #narrowband #celestron #spidernebula #deepspaceobject #astronomy
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The emission nebula NGC2359 - Thor's Helmet - was my target during 3 nights in December. It has been on my list for quite a while, but the weather and its low position made it challenging. For now, I got nearly 4.5h with my C8 (tech. details in the image) #astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The emission nebula NGC2359 - Thor's Helmet - was my target during 3 nights in December. It has been on my list for quite a while, but the weather and its low position made it challenging. For now, I got nearly 4.5h with my C8 (tech. details in the image) #astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social