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The Darkness That Comes After The Giant Sun
My Interplanetary Memories
Interplanetary Travel
These are the last rays of the giant sun that sets behind the mountains, reflecting on the sea of clouds. A long night will cover the planet. Day and night were quite long on the planet Plutonia. The day was ending and darkness was beginning for me. Darkness offered me great opportunities to observe space. However, it also caused a slowdown in the research I was going to do on the planet. It was sometimes difficult to collect accurate rock samples with the illumination of my 6x6 spacecraft, which was specially designed for me to travel around the planets I visited in the pitch dark. Sometimes I just walked past biological plant species that I couldn't see because of the dark. It was only when the sun began to illuminate the planet again that I realized all of this. So, I spent more time observing and photographing at night, while spending more of the day researching planets, analyzing and collecting samples. Thus, I was not hindering the research I had to do. I shouldn't have strayed from my plan. There were many more habitable planets I would visit. I have had the opportunity to visit many habitable planets over the years, by sticking to the plan I had made. I've been to the depths of space where no human has ever gone before. I have had many different experiences. I came across unique space landscapes. But I still haven't encountered an intelligent life form. I believe the last signal I received is from intelligent life forms. That's why I'm returning to the planet I first visited after many years and named Plutonia. I hope I am not mistaken. I still don't know what to do when I find the Plutonia civilization. I'm not sure how they will receive me either. Ever since I left planet Earth, I have been in an unknown. I've gotten used to living in the unknown. I hope this will be the last unknown for me.
At the moment, I am trying to get rid of the coughing fit caused by the gas leaking in due to a malfunction while I am moving to the planet I will arrive in my spaceship. I don't know how much longer this cough will last. And sometimes this situation can become unbearable.
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101, M101 or NGC 5457) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. M101 is a large galaxy, with a diameter of 170,000 light-years. By comparison, the Milky Way has a diameter of between 100,000 and 120,000 light-years. It has around a trillion stars.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Ursa Major
Right ascension: 14h 03m 12.6s
Declination: +54° 20′ 57″
Distance: 20.9 ± 1.8 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V): 7.9
Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO ASI290MC and ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 45 x 60 seconds at -10C plus darks and flats, processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: January 31, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
From Wikipedia: “NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 162, or Caldwell 11, is an H II region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It lies close to the direction of the open cluster Messier 52. The "bubble" is created by the stellar wind from a massive hot, 8.7 magnitude young central star, SAO 20575. The nebula is near a giant molecular cloud which contains the expansion of the bubble nebula while itself being excited by the hot central star, causing it to glow.”
This is a 2 hour and 35 minute combined exposure and processed in PixInsight in the Hubble palette.
Observation data:J2000 epoch
Right ascension: 23h 20m 48.3s
Declination: +61° 12′ 06″
Distance: 7100 to 11000 ly
Apparent magnitude (V): ~10
Apparent dimensions (V): 15′ × 8′
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at 0C, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, Optolong L-eXtreme filter (2”), 31 x 300 second exposures, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini, focus with a ZWO EAF, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro. Processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: August 31, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Last night’s moon, 69% illuminated.
Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF. Best 20% of 2000 frames, stacked in Autostakkert, wavelets in Registax, final image in Corel Paintshop Pro. Image Date: December 12, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
The galaxies M105, NGC 3384 and NGC 3373 form a nice galactic triplet in the constellation Leo. M105 is the elliptical galaxy on the right of the image, NGC 3384 is the elliptical galaxy on the upper left and NGC 3373 is a spiral galaxy on the lower left. Magnitudes for these galaxies are 9.3 for M105, 10.0 for NGC 3384 and 11.8 for NGC 3373. The distance to these galaxies is roughly 30+ million light years.
Observation data (J2000 epoch) for M105
Constellation: Leo
Right ascension: 10h 47m 49.600s
Declination: +12° 34′ 53.87″
Distance: 36.6 Mly (11.22 Mpc)
Group or cluster: Leo I Group
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.3
Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 160 x 60 seconds at -10C plus darks and flats, processed using DSS. Image Date: February 26, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W95), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
The Black Eye Galaxy, Messier 64 (M64), or NGC 4826, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. The dark band of absorbing dust gives this galaxy the name “Black Eye” or “Evil Eye” galaxy.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation: Coma Berenices
Right ascension: 12h 56m 43.696s
Declination: +21° 40′ 57.57″
Distance: 17.3 Mly
Apparent magnitude (V): 8.52
Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, Antares Focal Reducer, ZWO ASI290MC (on Orion 60mm Guidescope), ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 96 x 60 seconds at 0C plus darks and flats, processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: June 3, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Moon of Impero
Planet Impero
Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
Distant Worlds
Planet Dokeia
Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Samsung Galaxy S8
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
Believe it or not, this was a gift to the owners of our favorite
"Mom and Pop" Thai restaurant. I saved all the unused chop sticks from many meals this past year, and stuck them into a strofoam ball which I then spray painted gold. But because today is Sliders Sunday, I decided to change the hue and add some embellishments!
Getting ready for the New Year's Eve ball to drop!
Messier 71 (M71 or NGC 6838) is a globular cluster in the small northern constellation Sagitta and is about 12,000 light years away from Earth. Up until the 1970’s this cluster was designated as a densely packed open cluster because of the loose central region, today it is designated as a loosely concentrated globular cluster with a young age of 9-10 billion years.
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Class: X-XI
Constellation: Sagitta
Right ascension: 19h 53m 46.49s
Declination: +18° 46′ 45.1″
Apparent magnitude (V): 8.2
Apparent dimensions (V): 7.2'
Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, Antares Focal Reducer, ZWO ASI290MC (on Orion 60mm Guidescope), ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 72 x 60 seconds at 0C plus darks and flats, processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: June 5, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
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Interplanetary Travel
Youtube: The Moon Meditation
4K | Plutonia - Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
When I first imaged The Nautilus Galaxy (NGC 772/ARP 78) I was fascinated by its shape, one spiral arm stretched outward from the center. This is probably an effect of being tugged on by a satellite galaxy designated as NGC 770 (the bright fuzzy ball of light at the eight o'clock position). NGC 772 is also listed as ARP 78 in the Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. This catalog was compiled by Dr. Halton C. Arp and it details 338 peculiar galaxies. It is estimated that NGC 772 is twice the size of our Milky Way Galaxy! If you are looking at this image on Facebook or on our web site, I’ve also included an annotated version of the image.
Distance: 130 million light year.
Right ascension: 01h 59m 20s
Declination: +19° 00’ 27”
Apparent Magnitude: 10.3
Apparent Size: 4.57 x 2.52 (arc minutes)
I’ve imaged this galaxy three times in the last seven years, each time bringing out new details from changes in camera sensor technology, software processing and experience.
I’m not sure who first coined the name “Nautilus Galaxy”, but I did find a reference from 2008 by Ruben Kier who states, “I find the shape of NGC 772 resembles the nautilus shell, as illustrated to the right, so I have called it the Nautilus Galaxy.” (REF: www.stardoctor.org/772.html) If you Google “Nautilus Shell” you’ll see what he is talking about.
Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO ASI290MC and ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 178 x 60 seconds at -10C plus darks and flats, processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: November 9, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Fought with some cloudy & windy conditions all week down here in Southeast Florida, with most evenings resulting in zero or near zero visibility of the comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS C/2023 A3. Friday’s skies were starting to look the same as we stood out in our driveway hoping for a chance to see the glowing galactic flying ice rock. Suddenly, there was a small break in the clouds in the western sky and sure enough there it was! I had a quick few minutes to snap some images before more clouds blew in front of the comet again, so I was limited in creative compositions, but still captured it nonetheless! Seen here shooting through space overtop a tall island pine. What an amazing sight! 🌲☄️💫
Treasure Coast, FL | Oct 2024
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This is the face-on spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces known as Messier 74 (M74). At a distance of 32 million light-years, this galaxy sports two beautiful spiral arms, it contains an estimated 100 billion stars. Combined images from 11/7/21 and 1/31/22.
Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO ASI290MC and ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 108 x 60 seconds at -10C plus darks and flats, stacked in DSS. Image Date: November 7, 2021 and January 31, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Winter Atmosphere
Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
Heading Towards Planet
Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
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Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
This is Sharpless 91 (SH2-091) located in the constellation Cygnus. This is a larger, dimmer and more ancient “veil” nebula than the well known one in Western Cygnus. This image is just one of the brighter filaments in the larger structure. We’ll have to put a wider scope on this, perhaps the Redcat51 and more time. The bright star in this image is Phi Cygni.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED Telescope, ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at 0C, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, Optolong L-eXtreme filter (2”), 12 x 300 second exposures, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini, focus with a ZWO EAF, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro. Processed using PixInsight and DSS. Image Date: August 24, 2022. Location: GHAAS Dark Site, Eckley, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).
Planet Impero
Interplanetary Travel
Hello to all of you from a new planet after a long separation. On my way to the planet where I received the radio signal, I decided to go off course and visit this new planet. Its distance from the stars, which are the source of life, showed that it could be suitable for life. In my measurements, I noticed that the atmosphere of the planet is quite thick. On top of that, I decided to enter the atmosphere with my spacecraft in a slower and more horizontal way. It was quite a time-consuming experience. After a long wait, I was able to enter the atmosphere of the planet. As I approached the surface, the high and pointed rock forms of the planet caught my attention. The surface of the planet was covered with snow and glaciers. It had a cold and gloomy atmosphere. The sky was unusually gray. This was due to the thick atmosphere of the planet. Most of the sun's rays were absorbed as they passed through the atmosphere, giving the sky a gray color. That's why the planet was cold. Due to the thick atmosphere of the planet, radio signals are also transmitted with a delay. I will do new research on this new planet for a while. I will continue my search for a trace of life on this planet. Keep following me on this new adventure.
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
Here is a wide field image of the Omega Nebula, Messier 17 (M17) found in the constellation Sagittarius. It has been called the brightest and most massive star-forming region of our galaxy. The Black Swan Cluster (M18), also makes an appearance as the small grouping of stars below and to the right of M17.
Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MC-P camera, 18 x 300 seconds at 0C with darks from the library and flats taken the next morning, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini. Captured using ZWO AAP and processed using PixInsight. Autofocus using the ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF. Image date: August 4, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4 zone).
Super Typhoon Trami is seen from the International Space Station as it moves in the direction of Japan on September 25, 2018.
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Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
Stargate
Interplanetary Travel
Youtube: The Moon Meditation
4K | Plutonia - Interplanetary Travel (Tunisia 🇹🇳)
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
We all belong to the stars.
The matter that constitues our bodies comes from the planet but originally it came from exploding stars eons ago. Whenever it happens, as stardust we will return to dust.
Self-timer shot taken during a night spent in solitary at 3,000 meters (as usually I do), on the high ridges separating the Valsavarenche to the Val di Rhêmes (Aosta Valley).
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©Roberto Bertero, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
Nice solar prominence on the Sun yesterday.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED, ZWO ASI290MC, Daystar Quark Chromosphere + Daystar 2" UV/IR filter, ZWO 0.5x Reducer, SharpCap Pro v3.2, best 20% of 5k frames, AutoStakkert, Registax. Image date: 17 May 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory in Weatherly, PA, USA.
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Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)
An amazing role-play SIM with something for everyone. Beloved long-lasting space in my heart for this place, this time this wonderful journey into space of the imagination....yes Savy a wonderful walk down memory lane!
New Triscalia (Planet Tatu)
100% Star Trek RP. The Full on Star Trek Experience. From Academy Cadet to Star Fleet Officer. It's all here. How far will you go?. Real ships, real space, and real people.
Triscalia I
The sun in the Agonian system has gone nova. Forcing the people on Argonia to find a new home.
They did just that. Now settling on the planet Tatu the former Argonians are now Tatuines. As they build and acclamate to a new surrounding, Star Fleet business revs up again. The Academy on Tatu has opened and the space station is fully functional. New adventures await this recoursful lott.
But what awaits them is the question.
Thank you so much everyone for 5M views!
Interplanetary Travel
Thank you so much everyone for 5M views!
My flickr account, which I opened in January 2008, has reached 5 million views. Thank you all so much for this. In these 14 years, while sometimes sharing memories from planet earth, I generally shared images from the depths of space. My space adventure is a kind of therapy for me. It has been an effort to relax my mind and soul. It has always made me happy that you have been following me for many years in my space travel and that you like the photos I share. While I initially published three photographs in a month, I increased this number to three days a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, upon your request. As long as my imagination and body continue to live, I will continue to publish new photos from my space adventures. We have traveled to many planets together in this long 14-year span. We had new discoveries and adventures. We did this all together. We have visited 8 planets in 14 years. We looked for signs of life on these planets. Unfortunately, all the planets we visited were deserted. My search for the Plutonians in deep space will continue. My space travel will not end until I find the lost Plutonian civilization. Thank you all for not leaving me alone in this long journey. You make me feel that I am not alone in deep space, far from home. I am grateful to you.
Location: Outer space (space) Tatooine
The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) lies about 7,500 light years away from Earth in the Perseus Arm of the Galaxy in the constellation Cassiopeia. The brightest part of the nebula (a knot at its western edge) is separately classified as NGC 896, because it was the first part of the nebula to be discovered. The nebula's intense red output and its morphology are driven by the radiation emanating from a small group of stars near the nebula's center. This open cluster of stars, known as Melotte 15, contains a few bright stars nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun, and many more dim stars that are only a fraction of our Sun's mass. (ref: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Nebula)
The Heart Nebula is located adjacent to the Soul Nebula forming a view referred to as the Heart and Soul Nebula. Now to splice the images together into a mosaic of the region.
Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat 51 APO, Celestron CGEM-DX mount (pier mounted), ZWO ASI071MC-Pro, Optolong L-eNhance 2” filter, 60 x 60 second exposures at a GAIN of 200, one hour total exposure with dark/bias frames, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Captured using Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) v3.03. Image date: November 25, 2019. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.
Here is a view captured during a live moon session on May 20, 2018. This is the southern part of the moon as the moon was slowly setting in the west. High clouds caused many of the high resolution images to be a bit soft. This is the best 25% of 5000 video images.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, ZWO ASI290MC. Image date: 20 May 2018. Location: The Dark Side Observatory in Weatherly, PA.
Probably one of the few open clusters that is instantly recognized. Here is the Pleiades Star Cluster (Messier 45, M45) in the constellation Taurus.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Canon 6D stock camera, ISO 3200, 60 x 60 second exposures with dark/bias frames, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Image date: November 10, 2018. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.
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Interplanetary Travel
Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i
Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Location: Outer space (space)