Starship Asterisk*

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54082217763_b57a5ea969.jpg Heart of The Stars by Blake Estes , on Flickr Although I had been imaging C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) remotely for some weeks, This photo was taken during the first night that weather permitted my partner and I to view the comet with ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54065913040_9d84900ca6.jpg Comet A3 Tsuchinchan-ATLAS by Blake Estes , on Flickr A photo by Christian Sasse and I Got an epic photo of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) but forgot to double check that I had set everything up to do an RGB image and instead set it to R...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54028253363_51e6a98ce7.jpg Comet 2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas) Over Siding Spring Observatory by Blake Estes , on Flickr The wind and cold were brutal this morning, at Siding Spring Observatory, but what a sight it was! There was also some beautiful airglow that wa...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53880051131_c40fe4e248.jpg Eagle Nebula SHORGB by Blake Estes , on Flickr A beautiful collaboration between Christian Sasse and I of the Eagle Nebula with narrowband and RGB exposures totaling 43 HOURS! Equipment: Planewave CDK24" Telescope Planewave L600 Mo...

Trifid Nebula by Blake Estes, on Flickr

Equipment used:
Paramount ME
PlaneWave CDK 17
ZWO6200MM
Astrodon Filters
Red: 6x120s
Green: 6x120s
Blue: 6x120s

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53768219099_373f6e0eb2.jpg Gem Cluster NGC 3293 by Blake Estes , on Flickr This is a new favorite of mine to image. Normally there is H-alpha data blended into the images of this dso, but it gets rid of all of the other subtle colours in and around the nebula. Th...

A collaboration between Christian Sasse and I. This image consists of just over two hours of exposure with a Planewave CDK 17 telescope and a ZWO 6200MM camera shot at Bin 2x2 from Siding Spring Observatory Australia. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53751462821_0c2535cd87.jpg Dead Mans Chest NGC...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53713520788_8349e6f0e0.jpg Aurora Australis Over & AAT by Blake Estes , on Flickr I would like to share with you an incredible image of the Aurora Australis taken during the powerful solar storm this evening on 05/11/24. The aurora was visible as clearly red ...

The Constellation Orion by Blake Estes, on Flickr

Consisting of 43x120s exposures (1.4 hours)
Camera: ZWO 6200MC
Scope: Canon 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM III @70mm and f/2.8
Mount: Paramount ME
Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom

I, along with Hawk Wolinski had just completed taking flat frames on a new solar telescope here at Siding Spring Observatory, and happened to capture this flare just after it started. Recording started at UT 22:23:42 and ended at 23:59:55 on 230224. The telescope system used was an Explore Scientifi...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53434203661_9fdcd318bf.jpg NGC 206 In The Andromeda Galaxy by Blake Estes , on Flickr NGC 206 resides in the spiral arms of the Andromeda Galaxy. It consists of over 27 hours of exposure taken over several weeks. Technical details: PlaneWave CDK24 Telescope Plane...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53352946863_d9a4fb45e8.jpg Orion Nebula Complex by Blake Estes , on Flickr Technical Details: Collaboration with Christian Sasse 89x120 sec ZWO 6200MC Optolong L-Pro Filter C14 Edge HD w/ Hyperstar V4 From Siding Spring Australia Paramount ME Pixinsight Lightroom...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53350296168_f512e6729c.jpg Pleiades Reprocessed 2023 by Blake Estes , on Flickr The APOD awarded image from December 2022, Has been very carefully reprocessed using new techniques to reveal previously hidden Hydrogen emissions and reflection nebula detail. Techni...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53299640094_89dc0456bc.jpg Ptolemy's Cluster - M7 by Blake Estes , on Flickr This image consists 36 x 600 second exposures A collaboration between Christian Sasse and I. Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MC Pro Telescope: TEC 160 Filter: Optolong L-Pro Mount: Paramount ME Loca...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53059943402_c3186d9fdc.jpg Rho Ophiuchi 21.6 Hours by Blake Estes , on Flickr This image consists of 647 x 120 images stacked. By Christian Sasse & Blake Estes Camera: ZWO ASI 6200MC Pro Lens: Sigma 180 Macro f/2.8 Filter: Optolong L-Pro Mount: Paramount ME L...

https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/53026557240_7b59638920.jpg Solar Prominence Time-Lapse 14052023 by Blake Estes , on Flickr I find the activity of the sun to be very interesting, and this time lapse video shows some very interesting solar activity both on and above the "surface". Its h...

June 9th Solar Activity https://live.staticflickr.com/31337/53025583117_f4b2c887a8.jpg Solar Prominence Jun 9 2023 by Blake Estes , on Flickr This video consists of 75 still frames made from the best 15% of 3000 frames for each of the 75 videos, and were taken over the course of nearly an hour. The ...

2023 E1 ATLAS by Blake Estes, on Flickr

Planewave CDK 24"
FLI PL09000
R 8x180"
G 8x180"
B 8x180"

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52951081457_fddb9ab1de.jpg Horsehead Nebula 8.7 Hours Extreme by Blake Estes , on Flickr Technical details are as follows: Paramount ME Celestron C14 Edge HD Starizona Hyperstar 14 V4 Optolong L-Pro Luminance filter ZWO ASI 6200MC Color Camera 262x120sec exposure...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52916162085_0600b04ebb.jpg Vela Nebula Detail by Blake Estes , on Flickr Technical details are as follows: Paramount ME Celestron C14 Edge HD Starizona Hyperstar 14 V4 Optolong L-Pro Luminance filter ZWO ASI 6200MC Color Camera 124x180sec exposures Processed in A...

Lagoon & Trifid Nebula by Blake Estes, on Flickr
Exposure data:
Celestron 14" Edge HD With Hyperstar V4
ZWO 6200MC
Paramount ME
260x120 Sec Exposures

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52832176151_14c9a494c6.jpg Exmouth Eclipse 2023 by Blake Estes , on Flickr The total solar eclipse from Pebble Beach in Exmouth, Western Australia today. It is a 12 image HDR bracket from 1/8000 sec to 1 second. Technical details are as follows: Canon EF 600mm f/...

Sunset & Sunspots over the Australian outback This sunset also shows the very active solar cycle and sun spots 3239-3248. Technical Details: Canon 600mm F/4L IS USM III Canon 1DX MKIII F/7.1 1/8000 sec ISO1600 https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52731811639_b2536d4c1c.jpg Sunset & Sunspots o...

Deep Horsehead Nebula Technical details are as follows: Paramount ME Celestron C14 Edge HD Starizona Hyperstar 14 V4 Optolong L-Pro Luminance filter ZWO ASI 6200MC Color Camera 262x120sec exposures Processed in APP and Lightroom Blur XTerminator Aurora HDR https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5271505...

65803 Didymos Masquerading As A Comet (Long Tail) Technical details are as follows: Planewave CDK24 scope Planewave Ascension L-600 QHY 461 Mono camera Astrodon RGB filters Total exposure was 2.75 hours 20x300 Luminance 5x300 Red 5x300 Green 3x300 Blue The Monochrome Luminance channel was artificial...