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This moonscape features the half moon’s terminator.
Increased saturation to highlight the mineral composition of the moon's surface.
Image taken from my backyard in Luxembourg on March 24.
Gear: Sky Watcher Maksutov 180/2.700 and ASI178MC.
Intergalactic Crocodile departing for the dusty emission nebula in Auriga.
moonrocksastro.com/index.php/2015/12/23/intergalactic-cro...
This is a mosaic made up of three panels with an integration of around 35 to 45 hours of exposure.
Caldwell 31, a huge, sprawling nebula spanning five light years and surrounding the ‘Flaming Star’, AE Aurigae, the bright star visible in the upper portion of the nebula. AE Aur (mag. +6) is an runaway star that is thought to have been one of three stars ejected from near the Trapezium in Orion 2.7 million years ago. It’s a class-O hydrogen fusing dwarf that is at least 30,000 times more luminous than our Sun. The nebula and the star lie around 1500 light years away.
The smaller nebula at the top is IC405, commonly known as the Tadpole Nebula for the small ‘tadpole-like’ structures of dense, cooler gas that are being shaped by the intense radiation from the hot stars of the young open cluster NGC 1893, embedded in the nebulosity. It’s just possible to see the tadpoles to the upper right of the largest dark section at the centre of the nebulosity, with the open cluster just above. IC405 lies 12,000 light years away.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses:Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader Ha, OIII & SII
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Baader Planetarium 36mm narrowband filters
This is the first galaxy I recall seeing through a telescope when I was a teenager.
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 6D
Mounts
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
Filters
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm
Accessories
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector
Software
Adobe Lightroom · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
Acquisition details
Dates:
April 23, 2025
Frames:
60×30″(30′)
Integration:
30′ no guiding.
Telescope: William Optics GT71
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5
Camera: ZWO ASI1600MM Pro
Filters: Astrodon 5nm Ha, Gen2 RGB
Frames
H-alpha: 107x300" (8h 55')
Red: 38x180" (1h 54')
Green: 36x180" (1h 48')
Blue: 37x180" (1h 51')
Total Integration: 14h 28'
The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits the Earth as its only permanent natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System, and the largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits, its primary. The Moon thought to have formed about 4.51 billion years ago, not long after Earth.
Reprise du traitement
Addition de 26 images de 5mn à 800iso, prises avec un canon 350D + filtre CLS + télescope newton Sky-Watcher 150x750, sur monture motorisée autoguidée, à Eygalayes le 31/07/2013
2013-07-31_M16_T150F5-350D-26i-2h10-800a_9D0F0B_Eyg_002b2_10-01b_fg
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 60D
Mount
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
Filters
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm
Accessories
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector
Software
Adobe Lightroom · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
Acquisition details
Dates:
April 30, 2025
Frames:
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 100×30″(50′) no guiding.
The Horsehead Nebula sits in front of IC434 a bright emission nebula in the Orion complex - discovered William Herschel. The emission nebula's orange colour is caused by electrons recombining with protons to form hydrogen atoms. Toward the lower left of the image is the Flame Nebula, an orange-tinged nebula that also contains intricate filaments of dark dust. Emission nebula, NGC2023 just to the lower left of the Horsehead nebula is glowing due to reflecting light of its central star. 20 X 3min exposures using IDAS NBZ narrowband filter.
November 20th starting 22.33
Edinburgh Bortle 8 zone
Celestron RASA 8"
ZWO 183mc pro
ZWO EAF
IDAS NBZ filter
ZWO air pro
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
180s * 20 lights; with flats, darks and bias
Gain 122 at -10C
Processed in APP , Pixinsight and Photoshop
Centaurus A Galaxy. this is a combination of many nights of data shot over the last year, I tried some new software out that lets you combine images from different sessions and camera's and even focal lengths . Have to say I am impressed with this software ( Astro pixel processor )
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• Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P
• Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro
• ZWO ASI294MM-Pro
• ZWO Hα 7nm: 26x600s bin1 gain 200
• ZWO OIII 7nm: 54x600s bin2 gain 200
(total integration 13.3h)
• ZWO OAG & ASI290Mini guide cam
• TS GPU coma corrector
• ZWO EFW, ZWO EAF & Pegasus Astro Ultimate Powerbox 2
Trevinca, Valding, Spain
Bortle 3, SQM 21.8
processed with Pixinsight
Jupiter Oct.2024
Optics: Sky-Watcher Flextube 400P GoTo 16"
Camera: Player One Uranus-C (IMX585), ZWO ASI462MM
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Processed with AstroSurface
Telescope: Meade 70mm APO Refractor
Mount: Sky Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Camera: Canon 600D - Ha Modified
Guide Cam: ZWO ASI120MM-S
Exposure Time: 240s x 47 (3 Hours, 8 Minutes)
Al sur del Mare Cognitum se encuentra el cráter Bullialdus (D 61km) con montículo central.
Entre el Mar y este cráter se localizan los pequeos pero brillantes Darney (derecha) (D 15km) y Darney C (D 13.3km)
Debajo de Bullialdus la terna, de derecha a izquierda, Bullialdus A (D 26km), Bullialdus B (D 21km) y Konig (D 23km)
Arriba al centro de la imagen está el pequeño Tolansky (D 13km) y la pareja paralela de Parry (derecha) (D 48km) y Bonpland (D 60km) que bordean por el sur a Fra Muro, zona de alunizaje de Apolo 14
Sky Watcher 200p
Dobsoniano manual
ZWO ASI120MC-S
Sky Watcher 25 mm proyección de ocular
Conjunction (close approach) of the crescent moon and Venus, seen from Sapporo in the evening of 31 January 2017. Venus's apparent magnitude (brightness) was -4.7, close to the possible maximum, which made it an unmissable object in the sky.
During the first days of March 2025, the waxing crescent moon will join Venus again in the western early evening sky. Watch out!
Camera: Canon PowerShot G12.
Edited with GIMP.
With thick, fluffy feathers the Great Gray Owl is well-adapted to survive our harsh Canadian winter. Taken from the warmth of my vehicle with the heated seat turned on (I’m not so well adapted some days). It’s been a cold month but we are on the way to Springtime!
Addams Evan Givenchi Shirt
Baiastice Lola Skirt (C88)
[Monson] Hyerin Hair
Breathe Dakota Wedges
Trompe Loeil Lilah Beach Hut (C88)
LISP Kepler Telescope
Eva Genesis Lab Mesh Head
Maitreya Mesh Body
A 40 minute drive from home and another 40 minute walk to this old disused Purbeck quarry in the early hours, I'd visited the location during the day to find a composition and then just hoped that sky would stay clear for my return. Some more popular locations can often have other photographers milling around in the dark with head torches shining in all directions don't get me wrong I know that I'm also one of those people but it's always nice to get the place to yourself and wonder at the night sky or early morning sky for that matter.
A 4 panel mosaic Frames: 120x1800"
Integration: 60.0 hours
This data was acquired with my Takahashi TSA 102. Hope you enjoy it!
NGC 2237 Inside the Rosette nebula
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TSA 102,
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Takahashi TSA 102
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Focal reducers: Takahashi TOA/FS Reducer
Software: PHD, Main Sequence Software
Filters: Baader Red 2", Baader SII 8.5nm, Baader B 2", Baader G 2", Baader O III 8.5nm, Baader Ha 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Crateri lunari in una notte di Luna piena.
Nikon D750 with T-2 and T-Ring 1.25" Adapter Telescope sky-watcher newton 130/650 Explorer BD AZ-S GoTo with 2X Barlow Lens
Messier 58 in Virgo (centre) with an interacting smaller pair of galaxies (at lower left). These are NGC4567 and NGC4568 which are often called the Siamese Twins. The Twins are at a distance of 60 million light-years.
130×30″ no guiding.
19 May 2025
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Canon EOS 6D
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector
Adobe Lightroom
Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
Last night after a long winded journey I ended up at Beer beach in east Devon to shoot the milky way.
I never tire of Beer beach as it offers various compositional opportunities and is very easy to get too.
This is a blend of a tracked sky and long exposure foreground.
I spent the night under the Pinnacles sky, watching the stars carve their paths across the darkness while rotating around the south celestial pole (SCP). The silence of the desert and the vast expanse above create a surreal atmosphere, making you feel both insignificant and deeply connected to the universe. Capturing these star trails is always a humbling reminder of how small we are, yet how beautiful and intricate the world can be when we take the time to truly look up. Every streak of light is a moment in time, a glimpse into the endless motion of our world.
Nikon D5200
Samyang 14mm f/2.8
NGC 6744 55 x minutes of data taken with QHY 183C PRO on a Sky Watcher Quattro 250 P scope. NGC 6744 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Pavo. It is considered as a Milky Way mimic in our immediate vicinity, displaying flocculent arms and an elongated core. Wikipedia
Another RE Edit of some old data from July 2021 . Carina nebula or Eta Carinae Nebula . Shot with Canon 5Dsr on a Skywatcher Quattro 250P Telescope. 15 x 55 second exposures stacked with Calibration frames . There is so much to see in this area of the sky , I will probably do some crops of this image to zoom in on all the different areas .
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)
Instrument : Lunette 80 ED Esprit Super APO Sky_Watcher
Camera : ZWO ASI1600 MC / Filtre = IrCut + L-Extrême / Temp = -15°c / Gain= 139 / Offset = 21
Durée pose unitaire = 30s / Nombre de pose : 60
Traitement SIRIL et PHOTOSHOP / Gestion Stellarmate
Debut capture : 2023-01-22 04:57:48
Conditions climatiques : clear sky
Couverture nuageuse : 5 %
Taux d'humidite de 88 %
Pression : 1033 hpa
Vitesse Vent : 13 km/h
Orientation : 22 ° (N=0° / Est = 90° / Sud = 180° / Ouest = 270°)
Temperature en début de session est de -4 °c
02/11/22 - Half moon shot taken with Sky watcher Quattro 250 P scope and QHY 183c Pro camera. Processed with Astro surface , software that takes video frames and sorts the best. This was a 100 frame vid with the best 10% finally stacked to create this image.
Far off face up in the sky
Watching rays that shine and fly
Over the lake, they race and run
Sent from the red hot sun
That shines and does fly
Above the face in the far off sky
Located in the rich part of the sky in the constellation Norma, NGC 6164 (popularly known as the Dragon’s Egg) forms a bipolar nebula. It was created by the ejection of material from a single massive star and is located approximately 4,200 light-years away.
This beautiful nebula has not been around long in astronomical terms. It was formed along with its central star about 3 or 4 million years ago.
140×30″ unguided from suburbia.
20 Jun 2025
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Canon EOS 6D
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector
Adobe Lightroom
Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
Soul Nebula. Published in Sky at Night magazine. Ha + Oiii wavelengths.
Atik 314L+ mono CCD camera, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80 Pro scope, Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount.
Even with the focal reducer on, I got never frame these two galaxies together with the C11.
GSO 8" f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Imaging Cameras
Canon EOS 60D
Mounts
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 PRO
Filters
IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm
Accessories
GSO 2" Photo-Visual Coma Corrector
Software
Adobe Lightroom · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP)
Acquisition details
Date:
April 24, 2025
Frames:
70×30″(35′) unguided.
The Galactic Kiwi rising above Christchurch. The Kiwi is kind of hidden in the core of the milky way. I have highlighted the area.
My first Milky Way image of the year. I had this shot in mind for a little while now and finally the clouds cleared for me. Taken from the top of Porters Pass in a chilly 3°C. I wasn't sure how bright Christchurch would be from that distance at 90 km away. I have my answer. It is bright, which in part was maybe due to some low cloud above the city.
Sony A7RV, Sony 16-35 mm lens, Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i tracker.
Foreground shot at 1 am: Single image, 35 mm, 10 min, f/4, ISO 3200. While the camera was recording, I jumped in my car and drove down the hill and back up to do the light painting.
Sky shot at 1:50 am: 2-image vertical pano, 16 mm, 120 s, f/2.8, ISO ISO 800.
Pre-processed in DxO PhotoLab. Blended and final processing using Affinity Photo.
M1 - An Explosion in Space
Sky-watchers on Earth witnessed and wrote about a bright “supernova” (literally meaning “new star”) in the year 1054. What they were really viewing was the birth of rapidly expanding clouds from an exploding star. By the year 2021, roughly one thousand years later, these clouds have covered a distance of nearly 10 light years, and they continue to expand at a rate of about 1000 kilometers per second.
In 1840, after viewing this supernova remnant through a telescope and sketching it, astronomer William Parsons thought that it looked like a crab, and the name “Crab Nebula” caught on. If you can't see such a crab, you're not alone! With modern cameras we can collect so much more light and detail than that which could be previously captured with the eye and eyepiece combo, so to me (and probably to you) it looks more like, well, an explosion in space.
See on Fluidr
OTA: PlaneWave CDK20
GUIDER: Astrodon Monster MOAG
MOUNT: PlaneWave L-500
CAMERA: FLI ML-16803
GUIDE CAMERA: QHY 5-III 174 M
REDUCER: N/A
SOFTWARE: SGP, PhD2, PWI 3 & 4, Pixinsight, Starnet++, Photoshop, various plugins
FILTERS: Astrodon NII 3nm, Hα 3nm, OIII 3nm, RGB
ACCESSORIES: Pegasus UPB
LOCATION: SRO
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Données FIN prise de vue
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Date : 2023-02-27
Objet : M 101
Instrument : Lunette 80 ED Esprit Super APO Sky_Watcher
Camera : ZWO ASI1600 MC / Filtre = IrCut / Temp = -15°c / Gain= 139 / Offset = 21
Durée pose unitaire = 240s / Nombre de pose : 30
Traitement SIRIL et PHOTOSHOP / Gestion Stellarmate
Phase lunaire : First Quarter(0.234)
Données Météo fin de session
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Fin de session StellarMatte : 2023-02-27 06:06:03
Lever du soleil : 07:47 AM
Coucher du soleil : 06:44 PM
Conditions climatiques : clear sky
Couverture nuageuse : 0 %
Taux d'humidite de 72 %
Pression : 1022 hpa
Vitesse Vent : 32 km/h
Orientation : 23 ° (N=0° / Est = 90° / Sud = 180° / Ouest = 270°)
La temperature en fin de session est de 0 °c
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@ Frank TYRLIK -->>> www.flickr.com/photos/frank_tyrlik/
M20 The Trifid Nebula is an H II region in the north-west of Sagittarius in a star-forming region in the Milky Way's Scutum-Centaurus Arm. It was discovered by Charles Messier on June 5, 1764. Its name means three-lobe Shot with Canon 60d unmodified and Sky Watcher Quattro 250 F4.My 1st real go with a guide scope and autoguiding. 17 x 180 sec shots at 800 ISO.
Date : 2021-10-10
Objet : IC353
Instrument : Lunette 80 ED Esprit Super APO Sky_Watcher Camera : ZWO ASI1600 MC / Filtre = IrCut / Temp = -15°c / Gain= 139 / Offset = 21 Durée pose unitaire = 240s / Nombre de pose : 60
Traitement SIRIL et PHOTOSHOP / Gestion Stellarmate
Image created with 38 120 second sub exposures stacked in DSS.
Tools: TAMRON 100-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD A035 @ 100mm F/4.5
ZWO ASI294MC Pro, UV/IR filter
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTI Mount
Imaged from the green zone, Bortle 4.5 sky
M78
Optics:
Sky-Watcher Esprit 100ED
Camera:
QHYCCD QHY268 M
Filters:
Blue: Antlia
Green: Antlia
Ha: Antlia (3nm)
Luminance: Antlia
Red: Antlia
Mount:
Astro-Physics 900GTO
Integration Time: 102h 45m
La session de Stellarmate est finie.
Données prise de vue
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Date : 2022-05-21
Objet : IC 4603
Instrument : Lunette 80 ED Esprit Super APO Sky_Watcher Camera : ZWO ASI1600 MC / Filtre = IrCut / Temp = -15°c / Gain= 139 / Offset = 21 Durée pose unitaire = 240s / Nombre de pose : 30 Traitement SIRIL et PHOTOSHOP / Gestion Stellarmate Phase lunaire : Waning Gibbous(0.681) Echelle de Bortle = 4-5
Données Météo
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Fin de session StellarMatte : 2022-05-21 03:52:54 Lever du soleil : 06:22 AM Coucher du soleil : 09:37 PM Conditions climatiques : scattered clouds Couverture nuageuse : 25 % Taux d'humidite de 91 % Pression : 1024 hpa Vitesse Vent : 7 km/h Orientation : 14 ° (N=0° / Est = 90° / Sud = 180° / Ouest = 270°) La temperature en fin de session est de 9 °c
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M15, is a globular star cluster located in the constellation Pegasus containing over 100,000 stars. It is estimated to be around 12 billion years old, making it one of the oldest globular clusters known..
This cluster is approximately 33,600 light-years from Earth with an apparent magnitude of 6.2, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope under dark skies. It is roughly 175 light-years across with a very dense core, possibly harbouring a central black hole.
It has an absolute magnitude of −9.2, which translates to a total luminosity of 360,000 times that of the Sun. Messier 15 is one of the most densely packed globulars known in the Milky Way galaxy.
Canon EOS 6D
Celestron C11 at f6.5 using a Lumicon focal reducer, cropped.
Tracked on a Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6.
Guiding: None
Acquisition: Intervalometer
Polar Alignment: Polar Scope
Exposure: 100 x 15sec @ ISO-6400 (RAW)
Filter: IDAS Light pollution LPS-P2 2.00"
Imaged from suburbia on the 9th October with a 32% lit Moon.