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I'm an astrophotographer, Pixinsight educator and astro youtuber.

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A Pixinsight student of mine had some remote data of the Bubble Nebula and Lobster Claw. It was fun to process such good data. Data acquired by Jon Pither of the UK. Processing by me in Pixinsight. Remote location, Star Front in Texas, USA.

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Collaboration image. Data acquired by Andrew Blanchard. Processed in Pixinsight by me. Andrew is a student of mine learning Pixinsight image processing. Witch Head Nebula.
Taken from Nambia, Tak 106 and a ASI 2600M 12 x 300 L, 12 x 300 R, 12 x 300 G and 12 x 300 B.

Courtesy of @skymaps.bsky.social.

The Evening Sky Map (PDF) for May 2024 is now available. Free download at skymaps.com/tesm/

Featuring a Sky Calendar of events and easy-to-use Sky Maps for the northern & southern hemispheres, and equatorial regions.

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The #Moon this evening through the Seestar smart telescope. bit.ly/3u1Ow7r

I am happy to have donated 1700 pairs of solar glasses to a school outreach in Latin America! The glasses will be distributed for free. Kids will be able to view the annular eclipse coming up there later this year. Visibledark.ca

An amazing experience seeing a total solar eclipse! 😍 Here are a few photos I took.

Farewell! The majestic Andromeda Galaxy, M31, is gradually bidding adieu to our night sky for another season. Image taken via Telescope Live network. I processed the data in PixInsight. Join here bit.ly/49NmKuB promo code "SN4TL" for 50% off the first two months.

The Running Man Nebula and Orion Nebula. Imaged via TelescopeLive at Heaven's Mirror Observatory in Australia. 11 hours LRGB data. I processed the data in PixInsight. Get 50% off your first two months with Telescope Live using this link and code "SN4TL" bit.ly/49NmKuB

Seestar smart telescope looking at the Moon during the day. bit.ly/45Hf1fO
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Thought I'd take some old 2012 data and reprocess it for fun. Amazing result that 12 years of experience and new image processing tools can make. Taken with a CPC800 SCT and QHY8L (6mp OSC) camera at the time.

Seahorse nebula taken with a Starfield Optics 8 astrograph, Nexus reducer from Starizona and QHY268M with Optolong filters.

Seestar S50 and Dwarf II smart telescopes pointed at the Moon this evening.

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The Witch's Broom Nebula, part of the Veil Nebula, is a filamentary cloud of ionized gas in Cygnus, remnants of a supernova explosion. Its intricate, broom-like structures glow brightly in the vastness of space, showcasing the aftermath of stellar death.

The Horsehead Nebula is a dark cloud of dust and gas, located in Orion, forming a silhouette against the bright backdrop of the Flame Nebula, an emission nebula energized by the bright star Alnitak. Together, they create a stunning cosmic landscape.

The Dark Shark imaged with a Starfield Optics 8in astrograph, Starizona Nexus F3 reducer/corrector, QHY268M camera and Optolong LRGB filters. Processed in Pixinsight.

The stars in the Pleiades cluster, M45, are moving through space. The unrelated dust cloud that the stars are currently passing through, reflects the blue light of the hot young stars, giving the nebula its characteristic blue glow. I took this image from my backyard using my telescope and camera.

Galaxy M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, is a starburst galaxy approximately 12 million light-years away in the Ursa Major constellation, renowned for its intense star formation activity. Imaged with my backyard telescope!