AstroBlue82

3 nights of narrowband imaging in Ha, Sii and oiii

A cosmic butterfly spreads its fiery wings across a sea of stars — IC 1318, the Butterfly Nebula. Wisps of glowing red and orange gas twist and curl in space, set against the inky black of the universe. This vast emission nebula lies in the Cygnus constellation, about 4,000 lightyears from Earth.

🦋✨ Meet the Butterfly Nebula — 4,000 lightyears away, glowing in the Cygnus constellation.
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Rho Ophiuchi

A beautiful zone surrounding the massive Antares star located in the Scorpious constellation.

Taken in Atacama using Askar V telescopes and ZWO ASI2600MC pro cameras, in collaboration with @cybertron-astrophoto.com.

3x3 mosaic

#TicosEnAtacama #Astrophotography #Astro

I didn't disagree with anything you stated. You're correct, but her going too hard at Biden came off as she was attacking Obama's record, which didn't go very well with the base and party when Obama was too popular at that moment

She unfortunately screwed up by going against the record of a very popular dem president in 2019. The black caucus had to bring her behind close doors to stop it. That debate was unfortunately her undoing

M20 Trifid Nebula Unistellar Odyssey 📷 23 minutes integration time

M20 Trifid Nebula
Space clouds 💙
🔭 #astrophotography #M20

Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex Constellation: Ophiuchus Distance: ~400 light-years This image captures the intricate interplay of reflection nebulae, dark molecular clouds, and star-forming regions within the Rho Ophiuchi complex — one of the closest stellar nurseries to Earth. The striking contrast between blue reflection nebulae (e.g. IC 4604 around ρ Oph), ochre dust lanes, and surrounding interstellar matter highlights ongoing low-mass star formation throughout the LDN 1688 region. 📷 Acquisition Details Telescope: William Optics Zenithstar 61 Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro Filter: UV/IR cut Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Exposure:  8-panel mosaic  Each panel: 60s × 240 subframes  Total integration: 32 hours Software: NINA (acquisition), PixInsight (processing) 🪐 This field includes: IC 4604, IC 4603, IC 4605 (reflection nebulae) Barnard 44, 45, 59, 68 (dark nebulae) LDN 1688 and 1689 (dense cores) Portions of the Pipe Nebula complex along the southern edge This mosaic was shot over several nights under Bortle 6 skies, with an emphasis on preserving natural color balance and dust structure across the full field.

Part of the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex. I am working on a 16-panel mosaic of the region, and this is the first eight panels. TH complex is located between 400-600 ly from us and is a combination of reflection nebulae, dark clouds, and emission nebulae. #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS

So my piece of good news: my shot of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was shortlisted for the @dias.ie Reach For The Stars #astrophotography competition again.

It's up for the public vote alongside absolutely fantastic competition: I'd obviously love your vote!

reachforthestars.ie/exhibition/

The eagle nebula. This version of the image differs from the original post by having richer colors and a more defined core, emphasizing the pillars of creation area.

I took a second pass at the data and took a slightly different approach with the processing. Let me know what you think.

#astrophotography #space #nebula #photography

Snapped this image of the North America Nebula last night! 🌌 Located in the Cygnus constellation, this massive emission nebula gets its name from its uncanny resemblance to the shape of North America. It lies about 1,700 light-years away and stretches over 100 light-years across. Always wild to think how much beauty is out there—just floating in space. ✨🪐

Snapped this image of the North America Nebula last night! 🌌 Located in the Cygnus constellation, this massive emission nebula gets its name from its uncanny resemblance to the shape of North America. It lies about 1,700 light-years away and stretches over 100 light-years across
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Image shows the Askar V telescope next to the extender, reducer, flattener and 60mm attachments

To anyone that might be interested. Highpoint has the Askar V for 46% off. Crazy deal

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A boatload of space dust in Ursa Major. A bit blobbish. Maybe somewhat ghostly. Recommend an antihistamine.

There’s no known (to me) catalog designation, but this is a cloud of molecular dust in Ursa Major. This image is the result of about 32 hours of integration time using ~800 sub-exposures. Taken with my Takahashi Epsilon in Southwest New Mexico. #astrophotography #photography

it's the Hercules Globular Cluster M13, and it’s absolutely wild to think about. You're looking at around 300,000 stars crammed into this tiny region of space, all bound together in a gravitational dance. Just imagine standing on a planet inside that cluster… the night sky would be lit up like a cosmic fireworks show every single night. Mind. Blown.

M13 The Great Hercules Globular Cluster. Just imagine standing on a planet inside that cluster… the night sky would be lit up like a cosmic fireworks show every single night. Mind. Blown. 🤯✨🌌

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#Astronomy
#Photography
#Seestar

I'm still new and learning the world of astrophotography. I was just curious as to what the benefits of using the red filter on your moon imaging were 😊

This is so cool... This is some of the amazing scientific stuff I would like to eventually do with my telescopes

I monitored the large sunspot AR4079 this morning for 3.5 hours in h-alpha. Caught some minor flares and small filament eruptions. The small prominence in the lower right put on a short but good show. I was hoping for more excitement but a watched sunspot never explodes! #astrophotography

At last! The Thor's Helmet image is in the bag -- not perfect, could always use more data and tweaks, but after working on nothing else since mid-January...I think it's done! Supernova remnant in hydrogen and oxygen, RGB stars. 8" RC telescope.

#redwolfastro #astrophotography

Just got my shipment the other day 👌🏾 awesome deal

Today solar prominences were moving really fast. This is a 3h Timelapse #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica 🔭

-🔭 AskarV 80mm + reducer
-📷 Player One Poseidon monochrome
- ZWO AM5 Mount
29x300s SII
24x300s HA
17x300s OIII

Thank you 😊

Weekend imaging project of the Jellyfish Nebula... It's a supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini, roughly 5,000 light-years from Earth

Weekend imaging project of the Jellyfish Nebula... A supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini, roughly 5,000 light-years from Earth

#astrophotography #astronomy #photography

Glowing blue cosmic cloud looking sort of like a dolphin.

Scary, unsettling times on this world. Meanwhile, 5,000 light years away, this beautiful giant cloud, the Dolphin Nebula, glows, blown by hot winds from a massive star. About 60 light years across, it covers an area about the size of a full moon in our skies. 🧪

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20030...

Imaging goals 😯 hoping to get my imaging and processing skills to this level. Breath taking pic 👏🏾

Imaging session on NINA imaging software, with an image showing satellite trails

I'm just an infant when it comes to this hobby... But I can only imagine the frustration of astronomers and scientist with all the satellites orbiting Earth. Nothing like satellite trails to kill an imaging exposure 😂🤦🏾‍♂️

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Yeah, that price was too good to pass up for all that comes with it. Plus lazy Geek had a pretty positive review of it as well

Hope you're happy... You've just enabled my astrophotography addiction... Just placed my order 😂🤣 just saw the Lazy Geeks review, than just saw your post on the bundle, and couldn't help myself and pulled the trigger 🤷🏾‍♂️

The Milky Way mixed with that background is so cool 🤩

😂🤣💀

The Moon with subtle mineral colours composed on a background of dramatic glowing clouds.

The waxing gibbous moon captured from my patio on February 8th 😊🔭

I had setup my EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a deep sky session but the clouds had other plans. So I stubbornly tried a bit of planetary imaging at f/2 with this gear and got creative in processing the mess 😅

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