Isa's Astroatelier

„Modern ist, wer gewinnt" ist ein bekanntes Zitat von Otto Rehhagel, einem der erfolgreichsten deutschen Fußballtrainer. EM2004 ⚽️ 🏆🇬🇷

#CCDinstead #Astrophotography ✨🔭 @isasastroatelier.bsky.social

Each summer we witness a brief but remarkable phase in our garden: Barn swallows perch quietly for a day, still dependent on their parents for food. Within 24 hours, they take to the air - strong enough to fly and feed mid-flight.
@birdlifeschweiz.bsky.social @vogelwarte.bsky.social

I would be grateful to see any pretty pictures. Can be of anything. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography

Hope you haven’t been affected by the storm. CS 💫

Majestic Jupiter on Thursday evening, imaged with my 8" SCT telescope

The Great Red Spot putting in an appearance on Thursday evening.

Seeing wasn't great, but some pleasing details are visible, including the new disruption in the North temperate zone - the bright spot just above centre, with associated dark patches to its left

#astrophotography 🔭

Clouds of stardust drift through this deep skyscape, across the Perseus molecular cloud some 850 light-years away. Dusty nebulae reflecting light from embedded young stars stand out in the nearly 4 degree wide field of view. With a characteristic bluish color reflection nebula NGC 1333 is prominent near center. Hints of contrasting red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, the jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars, are scattered across the dusty expanse. While many stars are forming in the molecular cloud, most are obscured at visible wavelengths by the pervasive dust.

Stardust in the Perseus Molecular Cloud
Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Schilling
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Sorry to hear, Ray. Realized there was only one night this week and that was Tuesday so off I went. Now no chance anymore. Stay safe and hopefully you'll have CS soon again ⭐

GN with some summer 2024 memories from France 💫

Comment se lasser de ces images de Saturne ?
La lune Mimas passe devant la planète géante. Les traits sombres sont dus à l'ombre des anneaux qui se projette sur la planète !

Weniger Lichtverschmutzung: Windräder in MV werden umgerüstet Der Großteil der Windräder in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern wird aktuell umgerüstet. Der Grund sind neue gesetzliche Vorgaben zur Nachtbeleuchtung, die seit Anfang des Jahres gelten.

Windkraftanlagen werden in MV umgerüstet! 👍

Aber hier in #BadenWürttemberg explodiert die #Lichtverschmutzung! 👎

From my "Planet chasing trip" this week. Unedited special edition. It's always good to aim higher. Be well and CS ⭐️ #astrophotography #beyondinspiration

Orion´s Belt ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #stars

At Banks, in the middle of @slowwaysuk.bsky.social Southport to Tarleton is a stretch of road with the intriguing name of Ralph's Wife's Lane, apostrophes optional! Any road name ideas, for her to get her own back?

Venus and the Moon. Waxing crescent at 16% with Earthshine. 2nd post of the evening. I'm sure every selenophile will be posting this tonight! #astronomy #astrophotography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Tonight’s celestial duet: Venus shines brilliantly alongside the Waxing Crescent Moon in a serene evening sky. 🌙✨ #Venus #Moon #NightSky #Astrophotography

Thank you, Emilio ⭐

A densely packed series of arcs of light rotating around a point near the top of the image. These are star trails - an effect caused by the Earth's rotation on its axis. The trails cover 18:19 to 06:49 UT on 2-3 January 2025.

So last night was perfect for a long star trails run, with clear sky for most of the night, so that's what I did. I beat my previous time for this type of shot too - this image represents 12 hours 30 minutes of star trails! 😀 #Astronomy #Astrophotography #SciArt #Space

This is light pollution. No, it isn't. Yes, it is. No, it isn't.
#AuroraBorealis2025 #AuroraBorealis @isasastroatelier.bsky.social -- Image: 1.1.2025, 19:00 GMT

Sternschnuppennacht!

Heute ist der Strom der #Quadrantiden aktiv!

Der Radiant steht gegen 18Uhr über dem Horizont.

#Meteore #Meteor

Night Sky 2025 - Isa's Astrophotography Atelier Dear Stargazer Friends, It’s been a while since my last newsletter, and I’ve missed sharing the wonders of the cosmos with you. This year brought challenges that demanded my focus elsewhere, but as we...

From Mars’ opposition to Saturn’s rare ‘Ring Plane Crossing’ and two total lunar eclipses, the new year promises breathtaking celestial events - maybe soon a Nova?

Check out my guide: isasastroatelier.ch/night-sky-20... #Astronomy #NightSky2025 🌌🔭

Many thanks, Ulla. Sending you best wishes back for a happy Holiday Season and a successful 2025 ⭐

Mars. North polar ice cap is clearly visible. Dark region at left is Syrtis Major. Mare Cimmerium is lower right

#Mars taken early yesterday morning with my Edge HD8 and x2 Barlow

North polar cap and Syrtis Major are showing nicely

Processed in Autostakkert, Astrosurface and Photoshop

#astrophotography 🔭

Later in February I will travel to Norway to hopefully witness the Nortern Lights, just as I have been able to do for the first time in my life in May 2024.

Thanks for all your follows here on BlueSky. I haven't been able to catch up here due to family reasons but I am around. Will post a few highlights from 2024 shortly. But me being me I mostly like looking forward. 2025 first stop is 2 Jan with a small party at my house to celebrate my birthday.

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)

Here’s a close-up from October 24, 2024. The RAW files came out beautifully, though my final edit isn’t quite perfect.

Still, it’s a highlight of 2024 - especially in another year when challenging weather made astrophotography tougher than ever.

Can hear you loud and clear, Mike ⭐

British weather is distressing! Cloud & more cloud so a raid on the archives again. Here's an attempt at a Moon shot. The plane's exhaust and vapour trail lit up by the Sun's embers after setting giving a glorious glow. The full sequence is 👇 #astronomy #astrophotography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

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BREAKING THE WALL! As professional researcher I do not understand why science outreach, ready to be republished freely, do not reach the Anglo-Saxon media. There are excellent journalists out there with a command of several languages, but also interest in learning about other perspectives!👇🧵

Another deep sky image from my trip to Chile - this time targeting the Galactic center region. Same technique: untracked with stacking 150 6 sec exposures #astrophotography 🔭 astrobin.com/54f7b8

The bright blue star Vega at centre, Numerous small star dots around it on a dark background.

Vega (Alpha Lyrae) from 15 October. 🔭🧪