Cathrin Machin Space Art

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Grab your calendar here :)

LAST CHANCE - I’ve decided to close the calendar sales in 48 hours FOR GOOD!!

I realised I can’t handle the logistics with a neborn. So now is the time! Grab it NOW before it’s gone for good.

The Black Friday sale is still running too so they’re 25% off too. Link below 👇

For the giveaway- Head to join.catmachin.com

I’ll be picking a winner to give this gorgeous print at random in 6 days.

PS. You’re not obliged to share/like/comment, but it is VERY appreciated 🥰#astronomy

🥳 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🥳 signing & shipping this gorgeous print to someone (anywhere in the world)

All you need to do is join the heads up list, links below👇🥰 I’ll message the winner on the 8th Dec! & everyone who joins gets a $10 credit that’s valid for 3 months too!

Some awesome Black Friday deals about to drop! 🥳🥳

Haha before being pregnant I thought it would be like just being fat…

but I can’t bend my abdomen since there’s a solid object in it, its so weird

It’s like having a 50lb weight plate strapped to your chest thats rock hard. Makes trying to get anything done a challenge

Hon stretch now! Phew! Kidneys are holding up ok despite the beating they’re getting. Good news all round :)

4 weeks to go! 🥹

Haha 😝

The fourth of @cathrinmachin.bsky.social. As I say every time, "it's the last one"!😁

The way I just gasped!!! It’s STUNNING, such incredible framing

Apologies I’ve been MIA. I’ve been organising our home before baby Luna gets here… only 7 weeks to go. 🥹

Just completed the junk room and the garage. I have to take breaks every 15 minutes because it’s so tiring.

Aww thank you 🥰🥰

Will definitely check that out :)

Ooh I’ll give that a go

Ooh that’s a good idea!

YouTube video by Ian Lauer Astro The Easiest Deep Space Photography Tutorial - Complete Guide

Aww I hope you do get into it. It’s honestly so rewarding. Ian my husband did a full tutorial on YouTube that’s free and easy to follow :)

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And if you’re wondering this is an oil painting of a wormhole :) you just gotta love gravitational lensing

Woman standing next to large artwork on an easel. The painting is of a wormhole with gravitational lensing that shows stars and galaxies are warped around a central point.

Can you help?… I’m trying to find my people

I know there’s more space fans here… just not sure how to reach you

Feels weird to ask, but would you give me a signal boost by hitting share?

If you’re new… Hi I’m Cat, I make pretty picture of space 🥹 let’s connect if you like weird space art

It’s interesting but nature just forms in similar patterns. There’s a lot of nebula that look like eyes or brains and it’s just the beautiful mathematics of nature are playing itself out.

Processing Astro data is like artwork… eventually you develop your own personal style…

Mine is a bit like being punched the face by a rainbow. 😂

😂 look, Life can be incredibly stressful at times so it’s nice to have a pop of colour to bring a bit of joy to life.

Bumpdate - 27 weeks :) only 10 weeks to go 💕💕

Aww I’m so glad you like all the little details. 🥹

Yeah it may well do just that.

All the elements (outside of hydrogen) are made in the heart of stars and in these supernovae like explosions. These heavier elements can then form into protodisks which eventually compress into new planets… or so I’m told :)

If you’d like a calendar, they are currently on sale. Here’s the link 🥰

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And if you’re wondering what a 17” telescope looks like…

It’s this bloody monster haha

And yep, that’s a bed in the observatory so we slept under the stars 🥹

What you’re seeing here are different chemical elements

Red = hydrogen.
Blue = oxygen.

This is the Crescent Nebula, Ian & I took this photo with a 17” scope in the California’s desert for our February calendar image

No offence taken. Goes to prove most people’s starting attempts suck ass haha :) you just have to work through it

Yeah it’s like Twitter prioritises stuff that makes people miserable over stuff that brings people joy.

Nice to have this community for sure

This was 2016, proudly holding my first ever space painting…

I’d just left my job as a video game executive producer after having a huge nervous breakdown

It was the first time I felt like I was working on something that gave my life a sense of purpose.