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Fun with the California nebula in HaRGBL&OIII
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Ha was added to the Red channel then combined to produce an RGB image. Then Ha + OIII was used a luminance layer and OIII colour blue was layered though a masking process in Ps to create separation.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop CS5, PHD, Main Sequence Software
Filters: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm, Baader O III 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Frames:
Baader Ha 3.5nm: 10x1800"
Baader O III 8.5nm: 20x1800"
Integration: 15 hours
Plus RGBL 400x 10 in each
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
What is there to see in that deep space........ or is there nothing.....?
For the Macro Mondays theme "Negative Space"
Bubbles Prelude
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Tomorrow's Macro Mondays theme is "Bubbles". Back in May 2021, I had experimented with photographing soap bubble planets for the theme "Soap". Back then, I had four nice-looking, usable images of rainbow planets in the end, and I've always wanted to upload the other three photos, one at a time, "peu à peu", but somehow, I never got around to doing so. But what better opportunity to present one of these "outtakes" is there than the eve of another "bubbly" theme. So here it is: rainbow planet No. 2 :) Duly overprocessed for Sliders Sunday with several mask layers in Lightroom and some extra vibrancy added in Color Efex with the "Reflector Efex" filter.
You can find a link to my original "Soap" theme photo in the first comment. If you are interested in how to photograph soap bubble planets, you'll also find links to a few tutorials in the description of that first bubble planet photo.
I will try and take some new bubbles for tomorrow's "Bubbles" MM theme, let's see if I can come up with anything nice, if not, I'll skip ;) Wishing you a lovely first Sunday of Advent and Happy Sliders Sunday, dear Flickr friends!
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IC 443 (also known as the faint and elusive Jellyfish Nebula Jellyfish Nebula and Sharpless 248 (Sh2-248)) is a Galactic supernova remnant (SNR) in the constellation Gemini. Flanked by two bright stars, Mu and Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth. At that distance, this image would be about 300 light-years across.
Integration: 55 hours
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 a three minute exposure of the Milky Way, taken from the low mountain range in Styria, Austria.
This region is a Bortle 2 or 3 - you could see the entire structure of the Milky Way above your head with your bare eyes. It was a clear night in late august, perfect for stargazing.
Although this night was planned ahead, it was a beautiful sight that I will never forget and still much more beautiful than I imagined it to be.
5 hours of exposure from the light polluted skies of Stockholm. Pretty view I think with the green head of the comet.
Telescope WO Magrez90, camera ASI294MM Date january 27 at 01:00 560 x 30s exposure with RGB filters.
Processed in PixInsight
The California Nebula is an emission nebula located in the constellation Perseus. It is so named because it appears to resemble the outline of the US State of California on long exposure photographs
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California Nebula in bicolour.
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: MX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Sequence Generator Pro, Photoshop CS5, PHD, Main Sequence Software
Filters: Baader H-alpha 3.5 Nm, Baader O III 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Resolution: 3283x2482
Dates: Nov. 3, 2015, Nov. 5, 2015, Nov. 9, 2015
Frames:
Baader Ha 3.5nm: 10x1800"
Baader O III 8.5nm: 20x1800"
Integration: 15 hours
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
A re-process of the Heart and Soul nebula mosaic that I've not looked at for over 2 years.
For interest the original can be seen here www.flickr.com/photos/swag72/9855898385
I'd welcome your thoughts on the comparison.
M 82 Cigar Galaxy HaLRGB
Messier 82 was discovered in 1774 by Johann Elert Bode, rediscovered by Pierre Mechain August 1779 who reported them to Charles Messier, who added them to his catalog in 1781.
M 82 is the prototype irregular starburst disk galaxy. In the core of M 82, the active starburst region spans a diameter of 500 parsecs.
Tendrils of material extend away from the nucleus, suggesting a colossal explosion. Studies have revealed filaments expanding outward from M 82 at 600 miles per second.
Imaged over 5 nights from my home in Gérgal, Spain.
A higher resolution image with imaging details can be found on my Astrobin page at: astrob.in/full/amhw1l/0/
Thank you for looking.
Technical summary:
Captured: 26,27,28-02-2023 & 02,03-03-2023
Imaging Sessions: 5
Location: Gérgal, Andalucía, Spain
Bortle Class: 4
Total Integration: 32h 28m
Filters:
Red 349x 60s 5h 49m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Green 300x 60s 5h 00m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Blue 300x 60s 5h 00m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
UV/IR 484x 60s 8h 04m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Ha 103x 300s 8h 35m BIN 3 Gain 100 -5C SQM 20.7
Pixel Scale: 0.33 arcsec/pixel
Telescope: Celestron C11 Edge HD 2800mm fl
Image Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MM Pro
Guiding: ZWO OAG L with ZWO ASI 192MM Mini
Filters: Astronomik R, G, B, UV/IR, Ha
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R Pro
Computer: Minix NUC
Capture software: NINA, PHD2
Processing Software: PixInsight, Adobe Lightroom
An interesting title you may think and you may wonder why I have written artistic impression........
Firstly let me say that the raw data for this 'experiment' is all mine and has been recently acquired. There is nothing new there. What I have then done is considered the processing and have coined a term 'Monochrome channel mapping'. What this means is that this image has been 'created' using ONLY Ha data, there is nothing more in there.
This is an experimentation processing technique that will horrify some and perhaps please others that this can be obtained by only having to acquire Ha data - In fact lets not be so prescriptive, the same could be done with any single filter data if the signal was sufficient.
So I hope that you enjoy this experiment and the debate that it may bring within yourself. I hope that I won't get burnt at the stake for heresy........
Details
M: Avalon Linear Fast reverse
T: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
C: QSI683 ws-g with Astrodon 3nm Ha filter
39x900s in Ha totalling 9h45m of exposure.
Went camping this weekend in Ontario and found a great water front view of the milky way.
This image is a composition of 5 pictures taken with high ISO (3200) blended to remove the noise.
NGC4565 (also known as the Needle galaxy or Caldwell 38) is an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
It is known as the Needle Galaxy for its narrow profile. First spotted in 1785 by Sir William Herschel (1738–1822), it is one of the most famous examples of an edge-on spiral galaxy.
NGC4565 is a giant spiral galaxy more luminous than the Andromeda Galaxy and it has been proposed that if it were viewed face-on, it would be the most spectacular of the galaxies of its type in the nearby Universe.
Details
M: Mesu 200
T: ODK10
C: QSI683 with Baader LRGB filters
50x1800s Luminance
24x600s for Red, green and blue filters
Total exposure 37 hours 30 minutes.
IC1871, part of the Soul Nebula also known as Sh2-199 and LBN667 is about 7500 light years distant in the constellation Cassiopeia.
This is a crop of the central area for the Soul Nebula.
Mount: Avalon Linear Fast Reverse
Telescope: Orion Optics ODK10
Camera: QSI683 with Astrodon 3nm Ha, OIII and SII filters
22x1800s Ha
17x1800s OIII
14x1800s SII Totalling 25.5 hours.
Contains: NGC 3077, M 82, NGC 3034, M 81, Bode's nebulae, NGC 3031
it's galaxy season again!
M81 and M82 are a pair of galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major.M81 (Bode’s Galaxy), M82 (Cigar Galaxy) and part of IFN, Messier 81 (Bode’s Galaxy or NGC 3031) and Messier 82 (Cigar Galaxy or NGC 3034) are respectively spiral and starburst galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. This couple is seen through the faint glow of an Integrated Flux Nebulae
Integration: 46.0 hours
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Ian King Ikharos 8" RC
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Ian King Ikharos 8" RC
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, PHD, Main Sequence Software, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader Luminance 2"
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel
Light pollution in my location is a problem when dealing with faint luminace data such as finer galaxy detail and flux nebula. My home location is simply not dark enough
This image is made up of Wide field data from 2016 and close up data from 2015
Vixen 2016
Baader B 2'': 10x900
Baader G 2": 10x900
Baader R 2":10x900
Lume 900 x 45
RC 2015
Baader B 2'': 40x600"
Baader Ha 8.5nm: 8x1800"
Baader G 2": 40x600"
Baader R 2": 40x600"
Lume 15 x 40
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
Situated 7500 light years away in the ‘W’-shaped constellation of Cassiopeia, the Heart Nebula is a vast region of glowing gas, energized by a cluster of young stars at its centre. The image depicts the central region, where dust clouds are being eroded and moulded into rugged shapes by the searing cosmic radiation.
Details
M: Avalon Linear fast reverse
T: AT 8" RC CF
C: QSI690-wsg with 3nm Ha and OIII filters
17x1800s Ha
9x1800s OIII
This is a reprocess of data that I have never been happy with - I hope to tackle this target again sometime soon :)
NGC 1333 is the currently most active region of star formation in the Perseus molecular cloud. It was first discovered by Eduard Schonfeld in 1855 and is a bright reflection nebula in the western portion of the Perseus molecular cloud. The star BD +30◦549 illuminates NGC 1333 and was found to be a B8 spectral type. It is approximately 1000 light years away and is about 15 light years in diameter.
I rarely capture data on LRGB targets, so this has been a baptism of fire for me!!
Details
M: Avalon Linear Fast Reverse
T: Orion Optics ODK10
C: QSI683 with Baader LRGB filters
Luminance 60x600s
Red, Green and Blue 30x600s for each filter
Totalling 25 hours of exposure.
The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy distanced 21 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, first discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 27, 1781.
M101 is a large galaxy comparable in size to the Milky Way. With a diameter of 170,000 light-years it is roughly equal the size of the Milky Way. It has a disk mass on the order of 100 billion solar masses, along with a small central bulge of about 3 billion solar masses.
Details:
Mount: Mesu 200
Telescope: ODK10
Camera: QSI683 withBaader RGB filters and 3nm Ha Astrodon filter
Luminance 54x1800s
RGB 25x600s in each filter
Ha 17x1800s
This is 48 hours worth of data.
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Galaxy season continues with a look at the Needle Galaxy or Caldwell 38 an edge-on spiral galaxy about 30 to 50 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.
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The 10th magnitude galaxy sits perpendicular to our own Milky Way galaxy and is almost directly above the North Galactic Pole Needle Galaxy L x 65 bin 2x2 + rgb
Contains: NGC 4565, IC 3543, NGC 4562
Camera SXH18
Imaging telescope or lens: Ian King Ikharos 8" RC
The Crescent Nebula (also known as NGC 6888, Caldwell 27, Sharpless 105) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, about 5000 light-years away. It was discovered by Friedrich Wilhelm Herschel in 1792. It is formed by the fast stellar wind from the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163) colliding with and energizing the slower moving wind ejected by the star when it became a red giant around 250,000 to 400,000 years ago. The result of the collision is a shell and two shock waves, one moving outward and one moving inward. The inward moving shock wave heats the stellar wind to X-ray-emitting temperatures.
Details
M: Mesu 200
T: Orion Optics ODK10
C: QSI683 with 3nm Ha and OIII filter, Baader RGB filters
50x1800s in Ha
51x1800ss in OIII
15x300s in each RGB
Totalling 54hrs 15 mins
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Gamma Cygni lies at the center of the Northern Cross
Imaging telescope: Vixen VSD 100 f/3
Imaging camera: 9.2mp Sony SX814
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount MX
Guiding telescope or lens: Vixen VSD 100 f/3
Filters: Chroma SII 3nm, Chroma OIII 3nm, Chroma Ha 3nm
Accessories: Chroma OIII 3nm, Chroma Ha 3 nm
Frames:12x1800"x3
Integration: 18 hours
This image has been labelled as an artistic impression as the colours has been artifically added using only one channel of data.
IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. It is a roughly circular H II region centered on the Be star HD 53367.This nebula was discovered by Welsh amateur astronomer Isaac Roberts and was described by him as, "pretty bright, extremely large, irregularly round, very diffuse."
Details:
M: Avalon Linear Fast Reverse
T: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
C: QSI683 ws-g with 3nm Astrodon Ha filter
28x900s in Ha totalling 7 hours of exposure time
This is a single channel monochrome channel mapping (MCM) image that has NO scientific basis with regards to colour separation. More information on this method can be read on my website swagastro.weebly.com/artistic-one-channel-processing.html
I welcome all thoughts that you have on the principles of this type of processing.
Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 ) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
Messier 81 was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode on December 31, 1774. Consequently, the galaxy is sometimes referred to as "Bodes Galaxy".
Messier 82 (also knows as NGC 3034) is a starburst galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major.
Messier 82 is commonly referred to as the Cigar Galaxy.
Ursa Major is approximately 11.7 million light years from Earth. The distance from M81 to M82 is 150,000 light years.
M81 and M82 are best seen during the spring.
Equipment:
Astro-Tech AT80EDT f/6 ED Triple Refractor Telescope
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Orion 50mm Helical Guide Scope & StarShoot AutoGuider
Orion 38mm clear-aperture Field Flattener
PHD2 Guiding Software
Astronomy Tool Actions
Thank you for your comments,
Gemma
Sharpless 101 (Sh2-101) is a H II region emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. It is sometimes also called the Tulip Nebula because it appears to resemble the outline of a tulip when imaged photographically. It was catalogued by astronomer Stewart Sharpless in his 1959 catalog of nebulae. It lies at a distance of about 6,000 light-years (5.7×1016 km; 3.5×1016 mi) from Earth.
Details
M: Mesu 200
T: ODK10
C: QSI683 with 3nm Ha, OIII and SII Astrodon filters
25x1800s Ha
25x1800s OIII
24x1800s SII
Total exposure time 37 hours
This is data that is about 18 months old .... It was shouting out for a reprocess!!
The North America Nebula (NGC 7000 or Caldwell 20) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The remarkable shape of the emission nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. The North America Nebula is large, covering an area of more than four times the size of the full moon; but its surface brightness is low, so normally it cannot be seen with the unaided eye. The North America Nebula and the nearby Pelican Nebula, (IC 5070) are in fact parts of the same interstellar cloud of ionized hydrogen. The distance of the nebula complex is though to be approx 1800 light years away.
Details
M: Avalon Linear Fast reverse
T: Takahashi FSQ85 0.73x
C: QSI690-wsg with 3nm Ha filter
This is a 2x2 pane mosaic
29x1800s in Ha
30x1800s in OIII
Total exposure time 29 hours and 30 minutes
Located within the Cygnus constellation, the Gamma Cygnus nebula is not often imaged on it's own as it's part of a much larger complex,
The dark nebula in here looks like ink and shows the turmoil in the area.
Details:
M: Mesu 200
T: Orion Optics ODK10
C: QSI683 with 3nm Astrodon Ha, OIII and SII filters
47x1800s Ha
30x1800s OIII
30x1800s SII
Total of 53 hours and 30 mins exposure.
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### 🎬 **Prompt cinématographique hyperréaliste**
Portrait rapproché d’une jeune femme au visage délicat et naturel, peau claire parsemée de fines taches de rousseur réalistes, légèrement scintillantes comme si des particules d’or étaient incrustées sous la surface de l’épiderme. Ses yeux vert émeraude captent la lumière avec une profondeur presque liquide, reflet subtil d’un univers en expansion.
Ses cheveux blond platine, légèrement ondulés, flottent doucement comme en apesanteur, traversés par des filaments lumineux dorés évoquant des veines d’énergie cosmique. Quelques mèches sont retenues par une structure fine et élégante ressemblant à un ornement futuriste en métal doré.
L’arrière-plan est un vaste paysage spatial hyperréaliste : nébuleuses bleutées et orangées, nuages stellaires, poussières galactiques et étoiles scintillantes, avec un effet de profondeur volumétrique cinématographique. La lumière ambiante est douce mais contrastée, avec un éclairage principal chaud (golden hour cosmique) venant de la gauche et un rim light froid bleuté venant de l’arrière, créant un halo subtil autour du sujet.
Elle porte une tenue sombre, élégante et futuriste, avec des détails métalliques dorés finement gravés, rappelant une armure légère ou une combinaison d’exploratrice interstellaire. Les textures sont ultra détaillées : micro-rayures, reflets spéculaires, matériaux réalistes.
Sur sa peau apparaissent de fines lignes lumineuses dorées, comme des fractures d’énergie ou des constellations vivantes, intégrées de manière organique, diffusant une faible lueur.
Profondeur de champ très faible (f/1.4), focus ultra précis sur les yeux, bokeh cosmique en arrière-plan avec des particules lumineuses flottantes.
Rendu photographique haute définition, style hyperréaliste, 8K, détails peau réalistes, lumière cinématographique, color grading teal & gold, contraste maîtrisé, atmosphère éthérée et majestueuse.
Ambiance générale : mélange de beauté humaine et d’immensité cosmique, comme si elle incarnait une entité née des étoiles.
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### 🎬 **Ultra-Detailed Cinematic Prompt (Hyperrealistic)**
Close-up portrait of a young woman with delicate, natural features, fair skin dusted with fine, realistic freckles subtly infused with shimmering golden particles, as if stardust is embedded beneath her skin. Her emerald green eyes capture light with a liquid depth, reflecting hints of a vast, expanding universe.
Her platinum blonde hair, softly wavy, flows as if suspended in zero gravity, threaded with fine golden luminous strands resembling currents of cosmic energy. A few strands are held in place by a refined, futuristic metallic hair ornament in polished gold.
The background reveals a vast, hyperrealistic cosmic landscape: swirling blue and amber nebulae, dense interstellar clouds, glowing starfields, and fine galactic dust, all rendered with cinematic volumetric depth. Lighting is soft yet dramatic, with a warm key light (cosmic golden hour) illuminating her face from the left, and a cool blue rim light from behind, creating a subtle halo around her silhouette.
She wears a dark, elegant, futuristic outfit with finely engraved golden metallic details, reminiscent of a lightweight interstellar armor or explorer suit. Textures are highly detailed: micro-scratches, realistic reflections, and physically accurate materials.
Thin glowing golden lines appear across her skin, like delicate fractures of energy or living constellations, seamlessly integrated and softly emitting light.
Extremely shallow depth of field (f/1.4), razor-sharp focus on the eyes, with a dreamy cosmic bokeh in the background filled with floating luminous particles.
Photorealistic rendering, ultra-high definition, 8K resolution, highly detailed skin texture, cinematic lighting, teal and gold color grading, controlled contrast, ethereal yet majestic atmosphere.
Overall mood: a fusion of human beauty and cosmic vastness, as if she is a being born from the stars.
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**Prompt cinématographique ultra détaillé hyperréaliste :**
Un majestueux chat tigré aux yeux turquoise cristallins flottant dans l’immensité du cosmos, vêtu d’une combinaison d’astronaute rétro-futuriste orange brûlé inspirée des missions Apollo, casque spatial ultra réfléchissant aux détails chromés complexes, portrait centré en très gros plan, regard intense et mystérieux capturant la profondeur de l’univers. Autour de lui, une galaxie vivante explose en nuances électriques de bleu nébuleux, cyan lumineux, indigo profond et éclats dorés scintillants. Des planètes géantes aux anneaux saturniens dérivent dans l’arrière-plan, accompagnées de météorites incandescentes traversant l’espace comme des flèches de lumière.
Éclairage cinématographique hollywoodien extrêmement sophistiqué, lumière volumétrique spatiale, reflets réalistes sur la visière du casque, particules lumineuses flottantes, bokeh cosmique doré et bleu, microdétails du pelage ultra nets, texture réaliste des moustaches et des fibres textiles de la combinaison spatiale. Composition symétrique immersive, profondeur de champ faible avec arrière-plan galactique légèrement diffus, contraste HDR spectaculaire, rendu 16K hyperréaliste, style blockbuster de science-fiction haut de gamme.
Ambiance épique et poétique mêlant douceur féline et immensité interstellaire, sensation de voyage cosmique contemplatif, esthétique NASA fantasy ultra détaillée, color grading teal & orange cinématographique, étoiles scintillantes infinies, halos lumineux, lens flares subtils, rendu Unreal Engine 5 photoréaliste, qualité IMAX, détails anatomiques parfaits, netteté extrême sur les yeux du chat, atmosphère immersive et magique.
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**Ultra-detailed cinematic hyperrealistic prompt (English):**
A majestic tabby cat with crystalline turquoise eyes floating through the vastness of deep space, wearing a retro-futuristic burnt-orange astronaut suit inspired by Apollo missions, ultra-reflective space helmet with intricate chrome details, centered close-up portrait, intense and mysterious gaze capturing the infinite depth of the universe. Surrounding the feline astronaut, a living galaxy erupts in electric shades of nebula blue, luminous cyan, deep indigo, and shimmering golden stardust. Giant ringed planets drift across the background while incandescent meteors streak through space like glowing arrows of light.
Extremely sophisticated Hollywood cinematic lighting, volumetric cosmic illumination, realistic reflections across the helmet visor, floating luminous particles, golden and blue cosmic bokeh, ultra-sharp fur microdetails, highly realistic whisker textures, and detailed woven fibers of the astronaut suit. Immersive symmetrical composition, shallow depth of field with a softly diffused galactic background, dramatic HDR contrast, breathtaking 16K hyperrealistic rendering, premium sci-fi blockbuster aesthetic.
Epic yet poetic atmosphere blending feline softness with interstellar grandeur, evoking a contemplative cosmic voyage. Ultra-detailed NASA-inspired fantasy aesthetic, cinematic teal-and-orange color grading, endless sparkling stars, subtle lens flares, glowing halos, Unreal Engine 5 photorealistic rendering, IMAX-quality visuals, anatomically perfect details, razor-sharp focus on the cat’s eyes, deeply immersive and magical ambiance.
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**Prompt :**
Deux planètes massives de type tellurique entrent en collision frontale dans l’immensité du vide spatial, capturées à l’instant précis de l’impact. La scène est hyperréaliste, avec un niveau de détail extrême : croûtes planétaires fissurées laissant apparaître des veines de magma incandescent, continents fragmentés, océans vaporisés en nuages de plasma. L’explosion centrale émet une lumière blanche aveuglante entourée d’un halo orange brûlant, projetant des jets de matière en fusion dans toutes les directions.
Des fragments rocheux de tailles variées flottent et tourbillonnent dans un ballet chaotique, certains encore en combustion, d’autres déjà refroidis, texturés avec une précision géologique. Des traînées de débris incandescents dessinent des arcs dynamiques, créant une sensation de mouvement intense et de puissance colossale. Les atmosphères des deux planètes se mélangent dans une tempête de gaz ionisés, formant des volutes lumineuses et turbulentes.
L’éclairage est dramatique et contrasté : la lumière de l’impact illumine violemment les surfaces fracturées tandis que l’arrière-plan spatial reste profond, presque noir, parsemé d’étoiles lointaines. Effet de lens flare cinématographique subtil, particules fines en suspension, rendu volumétrique de la lumière et de la chaleur.
Caméra virtuelle positionnée en légère plongée, avec une perspective grand angle (24mm), profondeur de champ maîtrisée, mise au point nette sur la zone de collision, flou progressif sur les débris en périphérie. Style visuel proche d’un blockbuster spatial, mélange de réalisme scientifique et d’esthétique épique, rendu 8K, textures ultra détaillées, global illumination, ray tracing, photoréalisme extrême.
Ambiance : apocalyptique, grandiose, énergie brute, sensation de fin et de renaissance cosmique.
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**Prompt:**
Two massive terrestrial planets collide head-on in the vast emptiness of space, captured at the exact moment of impact. The scene is hyperrealistic, with extreme detail: planetary crusts cracking open to reveal glowing veins of molten magma, shattered continents, and oceans instantly vaporized into clouds of plasma. At the center, a blinding white explosion radiates outward, surrounded by a blazing orange halo, ejecting streams of incandescent matter in all directions.
Fragments of rock of varying sizes drift and spiral in a chaotic ballet, some still burning, others cooling with highly detailed geological textures. Trails of fiery debris carve dynamic arcs through space, emphasizing intense motion and colossal force. The atmospheres of both planets merge into a violent storm of ionized gases, forming luminous, turbulent swirls.
Lighting is dramatic and high-contrast: the impact’s brilliance harshly illuminates fractured planetary surfaces, while the deep space background remains nearly black, scattered with distant stars. Subtle cinematic lens flare, fine suspended particles, volumetric lighting, and heat distortion effects enhance realism.
Virtual camera positioned in a slight top-down angle with a wide-angle lens (24mm), controlled depth of field, sharp focus on the collision point, gradual blur on peripheral debris. Visual style reminiscent of a high-budget space blockbuster, blending scientific realism with epic aesthetics. Rendered in 8K, ultra-detailed textures, global illumination, ray tracing, extreme photorealism.
Mood: apocalyptic, awe-inspiring, raw cosmic energy, a sense of destruction and rebirth.
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Vast clouds of Hydrogen, Sulphur, Oxygen, and dust swirl around bright young stars. The "lower back" region of IC 1848, the Soul Nebula.
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The Butterfly Nebula, also known as IC 1318, the Gamma Cygni Nebula, and the Sadr Region, is a celestial object that lies in the heart of the Cygnus constellation. Narowband image processed in Hubble Pallet SHO. Technical Info:
68 x 300 sec. Astronomik Ha 12 nm filter
66 x 300 sec. Astronomik OIII 12 nm filter
58 x 300 sec Astronomik SII 12 nm filter
Gain 200, Offset 50, Binning 1x1
Total Integration 16 hours
Explore Scientific 102mm f/7 APO Refractor
Sensor cooled to -15°C on ZWO ASI1600MM Pro (mono)
Calibration frames: Bias, Darks, and Flats.
Plate Solve-PlateSolver 2 via N.I.N.A. 1.11
Image processing Pixinsight 2.0 and Photoshop 2022
The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion.[b] It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of 1,344 ± 20 light years[3][6] and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across. It has a mass of about 2000 times the mass of the Sun
Integration: 26.0 hours
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: Sequence Generator Pro, PHD, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader SII 8.5nm, Baader O III 8.5nm, Baader Ha 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Baader Planetarium 36mm narrowband filters
A band of dawn's early light as it lights up the Eastern Sierra. The Radio Telescope are part of the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (owned by CalTech).
The 40M telescope monitiors the 15GHz flux... ----->
Hi all.
This is last night's moon at 35.5% and 8 days from full moon. Enlarge this on a big monitor and I guarantee you'll feel like you're up there and floating in space :)
For those who care, here are the technical goodies:
-- Handheld and leaning against a signpost
-- 1/160 of a second shutter speed
-- f/5.6 aperture opening
-- ISO 400
-- minus 5 exposure compensation
-- 400mm (boosted to 800mm on cropped sensor)
-- stars added- a space filter from picmonkey.com
-- Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA
-- Nikon D500 camera
-- Nikkor 80-400mm lens
Enjoy this moon and deep space image :)
It would have looked cool if could've gotten a full reflection of the NRAO radio telescope (25 meter) in the photo, but there was a big tire track just below the frame SMH. www.NRAO.EDU
IC-443 the Jellyfish nebula is a galactic supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini and it's distance from Earth is roughly 5,000 liight years away. Technical info: 116 x 300 sec. Astronomik Ha 12 nm filter
155 x 300 sec. Astronomik OIII 12 nm filter
142 x 300 sec Astronomik SII 12 nm filter
135 x 1300 sec. OPTOLONG L-eNhance filter
Gain 200, Offset 50, Binning 1x1
Total Integration 45.7 hours
Explore Scientific 102mm f/7 APO Refractor
Sensor cooled to -15°C on ZWO ASI1600MM Pro (mono)
Calibration frames: Bias, Darks, and Flats.
Plate Solve-PlateSolver 2 via N.I.N.A. 1.11
Image processing Pixinsight 1.8.8-9 and Photoshop 2022