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ArvitZ

Currently collecting photons on a very weirdly framed jellyfish nebula (because my FOV is a bit tight for this one).

I like the overview page of #EKOS in #kstars so I took a quick screenshot of the current session.

On the 300s subframe preview you can already start to see the jellyfish Ha structure a bit :D
I think the DSOs with at least one medium bright star next to then are always my prefered ones. I really like star spikes.
(But please Alnitak, you are overdoing it)

Astrophotography software interface of EKOS on my Raspberry Pi 5.
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Blue Ghost

@StephenTallentyre
Consider KStars: mastodon.online/@blueghost/112

MastodonBlue Ghost (@blueghost@mastodon.online)Attached: 1 image KStars is an astronomy application providing a desktop planetarium. KStars provides a simulation of the night sky from any location on earth at any date and time. View planets, stars, comets, asteroids, supernovae, satellites and deep-sky objects. Planetarium: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetarium Features: https://kstars.kde.org/features INDI device support: https://kstars.kde.org/indi AstroInfo: https://docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/kstars/kstars/astroinfo.html Website: https://kstars.kde.org Mastodon: @kde@floss.social #KDE #KStars #Planetarium #Astronomy #OpenSource
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

The Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) is a planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius. At approximately 655 light-years from Earth, it is one of the closest of the bright planetary nebulae.

The planetary nebula is formed by the shedding of the outer layers of its central star near the end of its evolution. The energy from the central star causes the expelled gases to fluoresce.

High resolution image and technical details on Telescopius: telescopius.com/pictures/view/

Image license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Photography of the Helix Nebula. The nebula has the shape of a eye oriented at an angle in the image. The contour of the nebula is dark orange and its center is a blue circle. The transition between the two is yellow and forms knot structures oriented radially.
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

Sh 2-155, from the Sharpless catalog, also known as the Cave Nebula, is a diffuse nebula in the constellation Cepheus, within a large nebula complex containing emission, reflection and dark nebulae. Sh 2-155 is an ionized H II region with ongoing star formation activity, at an estimated distance of 2400 light-years from Earth.

Technical details, high resolution and annotated versions available on Telescopius: telescopius.com/pictures/view/

Image license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

#astrophotography #astronomy #photography #astrodon #nebula #DeepSky #space #sh2-155 #RGBHa #KStars #ekos #phd2 #GIMP

At the center of a dense star field, the cave nebula is a cloud of red ionized hydrogen gas forming a C shape with the opening oriented towards the top-right of the image. A large dark cloud of interstellar dust located on the left of the nebula blocks the light from the emission nebula and background stars. Multiple smaller dark clouds can be seen around the nebula. A large orange star is located between the center of the nebula and the large dust cloud. In the top left corner, the light from two large stars reflect on the surrounding interstellar dust, forming a light blue halo.
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

SH 2-119 (from the Sharpless catalog of H II regions), also known as the Clamshell Nebula, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is fainter and not as frequently imaged as its western neighbour, the North America Nebula.

This image was captured over six nights between July 13 and August 1st. Two different dual narrow-band filters were used to capture the different wavelengths of the sulphur, hydrogen and oxygen emissions.

Technical details, high resolution and annotated versions available on Telescopius: telescopius.com/pictures/view/

Image license: CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.

#astrophotography #astronomy #photography #astrodon #nebula #DeepSky #space #sh2-119 #sho #kstars #ekos #phd2 #DarkTable

The Clamshell Nebula has an oval shape with its long axis along the bottom-left to top-right diagonal of the image. The contour of the nebula is dark orange and gold. The center of the nebula is dark blue and features a bright white star.
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across, in the constellation Cygnus, blown by winds from its central massive Wolf-Rayet star (WR136).

This image was captured on July 26 & 28 under quite bad sky conditions; low transparency due to smoke from wild fires in the West combined with Moon illumination.

Annotated version & technical details on Telescopius: telescopius.com/pictures/view/

Image license: CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0

A bubble of red/pink filament gas structures resembling as crescent (or the Euro symbol) surrounded by a shell of blue/turquoise gas. In the background are emission nebulae from the extensive H-II regions of the Cygnus constellation.
#astrophotography#astronomy#nebula
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

The Elephant Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) in the constellation Cepheus in SHO palette.

This image was captured over three nights with an OSC (RGB) camera and two different dual narrow-band filters (Sulphur + Oxygen and Hydrogen + Oxygen emissions) allowing the SHO palette (Sulphur=Red, Hydrogen=Green and Oxygen=Blue). SHO images are usually captured with a monochrome camera and three separate narrow-band filters, one for each emission line.

Technical details, high resolution and annotated versions available on Telescopius: telescopius.com/pictures/view/

Image license: CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Image of the Elephant Trunk Nebula. The nebula has a circular shape in rainbow-like colors with the outer parts in dark orange-red, progressing to blue in the center. A yellowish pillar protrudes from the bottom towards the center of the nebula (the elephant trunk). Dark interstellar dust blocking some of the nebula light are also visible.
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) is an emission nebula associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. It is separated from the North America Nebula by a foreground molecular dust cloud.

Annotated & high quality versions and technical details available on Telescopius: telescopius.com/pictures/view/

The work on the Newtonian paid off and I'm happy with the results. This was the first time I tried the 150 mm f/5 Newtonian with the Starizona Nexus 0.75x coma corrector/reducer and my older ASI183MC Pro camera. The pixel scale (0.88"/px) with this setup is a good match with the scope's resolution limit and the faster focal ratio of f/3.7 with the reducer helps with the somewhat noisier camera.

Image license: CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0

Astrophotograph of the Pelican Nebula, a pink & blue emission cloud partially obscured by black molecular dust clouds.
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

A view of the extensive H II emission regions in the constellation Cygnus, just North of the star Sadr (γ Cygni), which forms the intersection of the asterism known as the Northern Cross.

At the bottom right is the NGC 6914 reflection nebula, blue halos created by the reflection of the light from blue giant stars on the surrounding interstellar dust.

The field of view is 3.2 x 2.1 degrees, with the celestial North to the left of the image.

High quality/resolution version & technical details on Telescopius: telescopius.com/pictures/view/

Image license: CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0

Astrophotograph showing red-pink glowing gas clouds in a dense star field. Darker regions look like black ink was dropped on the image.
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Julien :ve: 🔭:python:

Linking a post from last year with a photo taken with the exact same setup and same location. techhub.social/@jdlbt/11060579

TechHubDrGFreeman :ve: 🔭:python: (@jdlbt@techhub.social)Attached: 2 images The Eagle Nebula (IC 4703, aka M16) in the Serpens constellation shot over two very short June nights. At the heart of the Eagle Nebula are the Pillars of Creation, made popular by the Hubble space telescope (1995 & 2015) and also later shot by the James Webb space telescope. Although not as detailed and spectacular as the images from these large space telescopes, It's surprising what details an amateur, armed with a 0.072m telescope, a lawn chair and a laptop, can get ;) Full resolution, annotated versions and technical details on Telescopius: https://telescopius.com/pictures/view/153881/deep_sky/by-drgfreeman #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #deepsky #photography #astroberry #kstars #ekos #phd2 #raspberrypi #astrodon Image license: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
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Blue Ghost

KStars is an astronomy application providing a desktop planetarium.

KStars provides a simulation of the night sky from any location on earth at any date and time.

View planets, stars, comets, asteroids, supernovae, satellites and deep-sky objects.

Planetarium: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetar
Features: kstars.kde.org/features
INDI device support: kstars.kde.org/indi
AstroInfo: docs.kde.org/trunk5/en/kstars/

Website: kstars.kde.org
Mastodon: @kde

KStars logo.
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