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Hereby I submit my latest image. It’s from the famous Comet C/2022 E3, imaged last week when it zipped through the constellation of Auriga. Just past Iota Aurigae and farther away the Flaming Star and Tadpole Nebula. I used different setups to create this composition. Much needed, since the contrast...

Here an image of the Geminides meteor shower as seen from the cockpit at an altitude of 40.000’. It was taken yesterday morning on a flight from Denmark back to The Netherlands. Being high above the clouds meant we wouldn't be bothered by the thick clouds which covered most of Europe during the peak...

M16, the Eagle Nebula. Captured at the end of this summer from Bortle 5 skies in The Netherlands. RGB 38 x 180s iso 800 Total exposure time 1 hour 54 minutes 🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Photoshop and Lightroom . 🔭Sky-watcher HEQ5, TS Optics 115 f/7 Triplet APO, Svbony 60 mm guidescope with a Z...

————————————————————————— RGB 21 x 300, gain 101, -15C Total exposure time 1 hour and 45 minutes 🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Photoshop and Lightroom . 🔭Sky-watcher HEQ5, Sharpstar 61EDPH II Triplet APO, Svbony 60 mm guidescope with a ZWO ASI120MM guidecamera. 🕹ZWO ASIAIR Pro 📷 ZWO ASI533MC, Op...

The Soul Nebula While the rain lashed against the windows for the last few days, I took the opportunity to edit this data I shot a few weeks ago. It such a diverse target. When really looking close you’ll find walls of gas, not unlike the famous Cygnus Wall. The Soul Nebula (Westerhout 5) is an emi...

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy 🌌 What would you image if you want to test the capabilities of your new camera? So many options, but I settled on M31 for starters. I’ve shot this great Galaxy already a few times with different setups so I could do a proper comparison. And to cut a long story short; it doe...

The little nebula, the Fly, on the left is NGC 1931 and the Large Spider on the right is NGC 417. Both at a distance of about 10.000 light years away in the constellation Auriga. These emission nebula are rich in Hydrogen gas, that’s why they show up so well through an narrowband filter filter. I ha...

In this widefield image of the constellation of Cepheus is a lot to be seen. The familiar targets like the Lobster Claw Nebula and the famous Bubble Nebula, Sharpless 157 and NGC 7635. But there are also a few surprises to be found, lower right for example is NGC 7538. And top right is the open clus...

The Monkey Head Nebula A true winter target, not exactly fitting for Summer solstice, today it’s the longest day of the year. However it’s about time to finish with my last winter images, to make room for the summer nebulae to come, so here it is. And although the data was gathering digital dust, i...

The Iris Nebula🌌 The Iris Nebula is circumpolar from my home, which means it’s always visible above the horizon. So it’s a project to continually add data to, when other objects sink below the horizon during the night. So far I’ve collected a little over 11 hours worth of data, taken with two differ...

An astronomical zoo; The Elephant Trunk Nebula, the Flying Bat Nebula and the Giant Squid Nebula in a single frame 🌌 For a while I wanted to try to image the Giant Squid Nebula. I was very curious if it would even show up in my images, because its so very faint. It consists only of light in the OIII...

An astronomical zoo; The Elephant Trunk Nebula, the Flying Bat Nebula and the Giant Squid Nebula in a single frame 🌌 For a while I wanted to try to image the Giant Squid Nebula. I was very curious if it would even show up in my images, because its so very faint. It consists only of light in the OIII...

Here is an image of the Flame and Horsehead Nebula in Orion. This was taken with my astromodified DSLR from my home in The Netherlands, Bortle class 5. I hope you like it! The details: RGB 48 x 180 sec ISO 1600 🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Starnet++, Photoshop and Lightroom . 🔭Sky-watcher HEQ5,...

The march 2021 conjuction of the Pleiades, M45, and Mars. This was taken with my DSLR from my home in The Netherlands March 6th. I hope you like it! RGB 30 x 120 sec ISO1600 🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Starnet++, Photoshop and Lightroom . 🔭Sky-watcher HEQ5, Sharpstar 61EDPH Triplet APO, Svbon...

It's an image of the Heart Nebula together with the Soul Nebula , taken with my DSLR from my home in The Netherlands. I hope you like it! RGB90 x 600 sec ISO 3200 Total exposure time 7 hours and 30 minutes 🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Starnet++, Photoshop and Lightroom . 🔭Sky-watcher HEQ5, Shar...

The Tadpoles Nebula, IC 410 RGB 22 x 600 sec ISO 3200 Total exposure time 3 hours and 40 minutes 🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Starnet++, Photoshop and Lightroom . 🔭Sky-watcher HEQ5, TS-Optics 115/800 Triplet APO, Svbony 60 mm guidescope with a ZWO ASI120MM guidecamera. 🕹ZWO ASIAIR 📷 Canon EOS ...

The Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405 RGB 33 x 300 sec ISO 3200 Total exposure time 2 hours and 45 minutes 🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Starnet++, Photoshop and Lightroom . 🔭Sky-watcher HEQ5, TS-Optics 115/800 Triplet APO, Svbony 60 mm guidescope with a ZWO ASI120MM guidecamera. 🕹ZWO ASIAIR 📷 Canon ...

I would like to submit the following image for review for APOD. Is a starless version of the Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405 . I really liked how the nebulosity kind of looks like a fire breathing dragon, or maybe an evil Seahorse with bad breath, whichever you prefer.. I hope you like it! RGB 33 x 300 ...

A pierced California Nebula, NGC 1499 While editing this image I saw a bright trail in one of the shots. It might be a meteorite or maybe a satellite which caught the sun while rotating. Whatever it was, I think it adds some scale to this immensely large nebula, so I edited it back in after stacking...

IC 1318 and NGC 6888 The target in this image is the wide region around Gamma Cygni, Sadr, IC 1318 together with the Crescent Nebula The data was shot on the night of November 2nd, from my home in the Northern part of The Netherlands, Bortle class 5 skies. Optics:Sharpstar 61EDPH Camera: Astro modi...

I would like to submit the following image for review for APOD. The target in this image is the Tulip nebula , Sharpless 101 in the constellation of Cygnus. The data was shot on the night of September 18th, from my home in the Northern part of The Netherlands, Bortle class 5 skies. Optics: TS-Optics...

I would like to submit the following image for review for APOD. The target in this image is the Cygnus Wall , the brightest part in the North America Nebula , NGC7000 . The data was shot on the night of September 19th, form my home in the Northern part of The Netherlands, Bortle class 5 skies. Optic...

I would like to submit the following image for review for APOD. This is an image of the Crescent Nebula and the Soap Bubble Nebula, NGC6888 and PN G75.5+1.7. The data was shot on the night of September 18th , form my home in the Northern part of The Netherlands, Bortle class 5 skies. Optics: TS-Opti...

This image is of the Sunflower Galaxy, Messier 63 . Although I shot the data a few months ago, I only recently got to edit the data. And I was amazed by the fine details found in this galaxy. The data was shot on the night of may 15th, form my home in the Northern part of The Netherlands, Bortle cla...

This is an image of the full Cygnus Loop. It barely fits in the field of view of my 275mm scope, such a huge object, but very impressive. This was shot on the night of September 15th 2020, from my home in the northern part of The Netherlands. Optics: Sharpstar 61EDPH Camera: Astro modified Canon 750...