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This is NGC7293, the Helix Nebula. I got a couple of hours of it last month, but that didn't feel like enough. I got another couple last night. I'd like to double the exposure time, but the seeing is supposed to be awful tonight, and there's rain coming. I'll try. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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The Iris Nebula is a reflection nebula in Cepheus, approx. 1,300 ly away and is best observed in August.

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▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS M100(a) '23
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

#astrophotography #nightsky #space #astronomy #clearsky #photography #nature

A large black bird against a mottled green background

Raven in flight.
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birding #birds

Large male red deer in the autumn coloured long grass and bracken.

Came across this majestic Red Deer on a walk this weekend
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Another try at Jupiter. I'm hoping to get that last Saturn/Titan transit tomorrow night, so I'm practicing with the new equipment (electronic atmospheric dispersion corrector). #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Some of today's solar activity.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun

The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396A) is located in the constellation Cepheus, near the North Celestial Pole. It's 2,400 light years away and is an emission nebula composed of ionized gases such as Hydrogen, Oxygen, and gaseous Sulfur. It's also known as a star forming region with a multitude of protostars. Visible at the bottom left are dark nebulae, which are enormous clouds of dust that are only visible because they obscure even more distant stars. The photons I collected with my telescope and astro camera in early September 2025 were emitted 2,400 years ago, and then traveled the vast distance until they landed on my camera's sensor. This image is presented in the SHO "Hubble" color palette. #astrophotography #elephanttrunknebula #nebula #nebulaphotography #widefieldastrophotography #widefield #hubble #hubblepalette

The Elephant Trunk Nebula is 2,400 LY away in the constellation Cepheus. More details in the alt text.

🔭 SkyWatcher Esprit 100 APO refractor
📷 ASI2600MM Pro

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Today's sun in h-alpha. The two main Sunspot regions visible plus some nice filaments
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#space

Short timelapse of this morning's sun showing it's dynamism plus an annoying dust moat in the image train
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Another attempt last night on The Elephant Trunk Nebula in Cepheus. I combined Ha data with the red filter channel to produce this HaRGB integration.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #deepspace
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A portion of the sun in a golden colour with sunspots showing as white spots. Around the limb are small prominences

Today's sun in h-alpha. Sunspot region 4197 has 50 sunspots within it
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I got a chance to work on this galaxy some more last night. NGC 7479, the Propeller Galaxy. Not entirely thrilled with it, but I think I'm done for now. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

You should be thrilled! Galaxies are nothing more than little fuzzies, so to get any detail in these small objects is a win. Excellent 👌

Flying insect with slender body and spindly legs. Delicate wings have elaborate veins. Blue in colour against a green background of foliage

A little macro for Monday. Common blue damselfly (I think 🤔)
#macro #photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography

Image of this afternoon's sun through hydrogen alpha telescope. Inverted and false colour.
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#space

Photograph is of a Dragonfly in flight against a blurred background. facing towards the camera with it's wings forming the letter X.

Another photograph of a Common Hawker Dragonfly in flight.
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Ruddy Darter Dragonfly #ukwildlife

Adult Peregrine Falcons exchanging a Rock Pipit, 2025, Isle of Man 🇮🇲 #falcons

Thank you 🙂. I'd been sat for some time at the side of a lake and noticed it hovering repeatedly in a few places so set myself up. Canon R7 set at 1/4000s exposures and hoped for the best. Got about 6 sharp images in about 100

Common Hawker Dragonfly. Lucky to photograph it mid-flight
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography

Juvenile heron perched on top of a submerged and broken tree. The background is green, weed covered water. The bird faces left

Poised for a long wait. #birds #heron

Half disc of the sun. Mottled surface Yellow/gold colour slowly changing to a red colour along the edge

Two panel mosaic of today's sun in Hydrogen-Alpha. A few nice sunspot regions present

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A deep-space image of two interacting galaxies. The smaller galaxy, M51B, appears #jagged and warped as it’s being pulled toward the larger spiral galaxy, M51A, against a backdrop of countless stars.

Whirlpool. Galaxy couple.
M51B, #jagged and distorted, as it’s slowly devoured by the gravitational pull of M51A.
#blueskyartshow
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see

Telescope Review by AstroBackyard

My latest video reviews the Apertura CarbonStar 200 Newtonian Reflector - an astrophotography-first telescope that delivers the goods!

Watch: youtu.be/2VhBkrHeRVA

Calfornia Nebula

My latest picture of the California Nebula was taken using an ultra-portable camera and telescope setup.

This emission nebula is rising higher and higher each night, in the constellation Perseus.

Camera: bit.ly/4cqRi61
Telescope: bit.ly/4dIky9s
Mount: bit.ly/4csp0bn

Total Exposure: 9 Hours

Today's sun in h-alpha showing nice filaments and Sunspot region. inverted false colour
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#space

Wasp Spider with a leaf Hopper packed lunch

Wasp Spider with a leaf Hopper packed lunch
#waspspider #spider #arachnid #invertebrates #Entomology #nature #macro

A deer and her fawn display an affectionate moment. The deer has nestled her nose on the nose of her fawn. Perhaps providing reassurance. It was a privilege to experience this exchange.

This image is a throwback to last year. Tomorrow, we go in search of deer and fawns. Hope to find a few & of course, jackdaws too. Thanks to all for reposts and connections. Have a good night.

#deer #fawn #UKWildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #photographersunited

Today's sun in h-alpha showing some nice filaments and prominences.
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#space

Stunning Trevor