Darren Carver

NGC 7635 - BUBBLE NEBULA #astronomy #astrophotography #science #telescope #stars #nebula #deepsky #space #universe #solarsystem #video #animation #3D #fyp

Rosette Nebula, shot in narrowband from my terrace

Rosette Nebula, shot in narrowband from my terrace

Rosette Nebula, shot in narrowband from my terrace

Rosette Nebula, shot in narrowband from my terrace

1/ Located in Monoceros, about 5,200 light-years away, the Rosette (NGC 2237) looks like an enormous cosmic flower suspended in the dark.

I re-shot it after three years with my current setup and the result is probably the most extraordinary set of images I’ve produced so far. 🔭

#Astrophotography

A star trail is a photographic effect that captures the apparent motion of stars across the night sky as a series of luminous streaks or arcs. This visual phenomenon is actually a direct result of Earth's rotation on its axis rather than the movement of the stars themselves. In the Northern Hemisphere, stars circle Polaris (the North Star), which remains almost stationary.

Last night delivered a perfect sky for #astrophotography so I left my smart scope out to capture a four hour star trail, centred on Polaris. Notice - not a single plane or satellite! #astronomy @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social

The Horsehead and Flame Nebula.
55 years ago I saw an image of the Horsehead in a book on Astronomy, that image sparked a lifetime love of the subject.
This is 1 hour of data from last night in SHO.

#astronomy #astrophotography

The pinwheel galaxy M101, near URSA Major, 21m light years away. Picture taken 26.02.26 from Central London. 5h17m integration (and probably needs more work!). F7/600mm triplet telescope; QHY MiniCAM8 mono CCD + HaLRGB palette; PixInsight. #astrophotography

Horsehead nebula in RGB, 1hr per filter.

#astro #astronomy #astrophotography

Globular cluster Omega Centauri, taken from Diaguitas, Chile, February 21, 2026 🔭 (Stellarvue SVT90T and ZWO 2600mc Duo, 15 minutes total)

#astronomy #astrophotography

The Double Cluster is a spectacular pair of open star clusters in the constellation Perseus. Known individually as NGC 869 (h Persei) and NGC 884 (χ Persei), they lie about 7,500 light-years from Earth.

Here is a quick #doublecluster taken with the #seestar S30, last time it was clear. I am currently trying to get this with the #Redcat71 but the weather isn’t playing nice #Astrophotography

Rick's #Astrophotography Picture of the Day (from my growing collection of captures) - https://ift.tt/NqAM2zy

The horse head and flame nebulae are shown on the right and left sides of the image respectively. The horsehead appears as a dark, profile view of a horses head in a deep red field of dust. Between the flame and the horsehead is a very bright star named Alnitak. Alnitak is a massive pain to work around due to just how bright it is. The flame nebula has lots of dark structures running through its core, giving it the appearance of fire.

With all the downtime I had this winter, I was starting to think I’d fully miss out on the Orion targets. Either way, after 2 months of hardware problems here’s the Horsehead!
I’ve always wanted to shoot this one but just never had a good opportunity in the pnw.

#astrophotography #photography

In Greek myth, Orion fell in love with the "Seven Sisters". To escape, they prayed to Zeus, who transformed them into doves and flung them into the sky, forming the Pleiades.
High-resolution app.astrobin.com/i/26mg5q

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography

M95: A barred spiral galaxy 33m light years distant taken 27.12.25. Only 1Hr of data this time. RGB filters, processed in PixInsight. Atik460ex camera, SM90 telescope (F6, FL=540mm). #astrophotography

The Owl Nebula (M97) is a tiny planetary nebula 1.82 ly across located ~2030 ly away in Ursa Major (Big Dipper)

A planetary nebula is a glowing shell of ionized gas formed when a dying star sheds its outer layers

It does look like an owl

#Photography #Astronomy #Nature #AstroPhotography

A spiral shaped galaxy with dark background and colorful stars.

M63 (Sunflower Galaxy)

My z61 refractor isn’t the best for a small galaxy like this but happy with this image.

#Astrophotography #astronomy

Superb 👌.

Messier 81

Messier 81 - I photographed this beautiful galaxy last year, in March 2025. This picture is a mono version of the of my original LRGB image.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

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#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky

2026 is not being very kind to the UK #Astrophotography community. So here is a few images from better times.

Betelgeuse shining brightly through the dust of the Orion spur

📸 Andrew McCarthy
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a cartoon character is holding a newspaper that says " old man yells at cloud " ALT: a cartoon character is holding a newspaper that says " old man yells at cloud "

Nicely done 👍 it was still raining when I went to bed

Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula with multiple shells that give it an owlish appearance-- an outer sphere and an inner torus-like structure. The Surfboard Galaxy is a jumbled ness of star forming patches and evidence of past interactions with the Universe's interstellar tides.

After weeks of rain -- the Owl Nebula soars high above the Surfboard Galaxy, which surfs enormous interstellar tides.

Image credit: my tiny telescope

#astronomy #science 🔭👩🏾‍🔬

Just over 4.5 hours of 10 second images of the galaxy cluster Abell 1185 in Ursa Major resulted in many more tiny galaxies in the photo than I expected. All images taken with a #SeeStar S50 and processed with #AstroPixelProcessor and #PixInsight.

Saturday night waxing crescent #Moon. The circular feature in the middle is Mare Nectaris. Hercules is the prominent #crater near the northern cusp. 🔭

There are lists, and stupid people block based on them.

Crab Nebula (Messier 1). The remnants of a supernova explosion in 1054CE. Details: William Optics 81/QhyMiniCam8. HSO (20 mins each). Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

Caught a nice “crab” last night. Waiting for the gold to arrive.
@davidbflower.bsky.social (shame Newcastle could quite score more over City)

Same here David. Had one decent clear night but only managed to get 2 hours of data

90 minutes of the horsehead from Bortle 8 with the Seestar S30 Pro

90 minutes of the horsehead from Bortle 8 with the Seestar S30

Here's the Horsehead Nebula as seen through the Seestar S30 Pro vs the Seestar S30. Both around 90 minutes of data on the same night and processed similarly.

Seestar S30 Pro video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrGw...

#astronomy #astrophotography #space #Seestar

Happy Valentine's Day, Bluesky.💘
Hope yours is an Astronomical one.
High-resolution: app.astrobin.com/i/gzac6b

#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #valentinesday #eastcoastkin #photography

Image of the Heart and Soul nebulae in Cassiopeia from Dec 4th taken with the SV545 telescope and SC571CC astrocam.

The heart and the soul nebulae in Cassiopeia. Taken on Dec 4th with the Svbony SV545 and the Svbony SC571CC astrocam.

Happy Valentine's day!

#astronomy #astrophotography #space #nebulae

Askar 120APO on the SAL-33 Harmonic Drive mount.

Etched 'Naztronomy' logo on the side of the SAL-33

My new scope and mount. Paid the extra $20 for the laser-etched logo, totally worth it.

#Astronomy #astrophotography #telescopes

The Dolphin Head nebula in Canis Major constellation, photographed from my terrace

1/ The Dolphin Head (Sh2-308) is an emission nebula in the Canis Major region: a huge bubble created by material expelled by the star WR6, swept by its powerful stellar wind.
It’s also a target that drove me crazy for four years before I finally started to get a grip on it. ➡️

🔭
#Astrophotography