Starship Asterisk*

Posted: **Tue Jul 23, 2024 7:33 pm**

I've recently got back from installing this scope in Spain. Here is the first image from it, M20 The Triffid Nebula in RGB and Ha.
Equipment: ASA 12N f3.6 Newtonian with a ZWO ASI 6200 MM pro full frame camera.
Exposure times were 2hrs each in RGB and Ha with 180s sub exposures..... Total time 8hrs

Thanks for looking

Peter Shah

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https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/m9ClUu8 ... TZ0INm.jpg

Posted: **Wed Jul 24, 2024 12:50 am**

Messier 33 triángulum galaxie
70x 180 secs exposure
8" f2.8 telescope
apsc color camera
from city using quad band filter.
taken from Jalisco México jan2024
photographer Emmanuel Delgadillo

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/538 ... 312a_o.jpg

Posted: **Wed Jul 24, 2024 10:54 pm**

Hi, we would like to submit our latest image of M13

Full res and techical specs: https://www.astrobin.com/bn0ufn/0/

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Attilio Bruzzone and Antonio Ferretti on behalf of Gruppo Astrofili Frentani

Posted: **Thu Jul 25, 2024 11:16 am**

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 Mount
QHY461 Camera

Exposure:
Red: 37x600
Green: 14x600s
Blue: 19x600s
Ha: 74x600s
OIII: 59x600s
SII: 56x600s

Processing:
Pixinsight
Adobe Lightroom
Stars extracted from the RGB image and blended with the narrowband image.

Posted: **Fri Jul 26, 2024 12:16 am**

Globular cluster M26 (Messier 26)

BEST DETAILS
https://www.astrobin.com/full/c3ermy/0/

EQUIPMENT:
Esprit 150mm triplet
Zwo asi 6200mc
Mount CEM120
Frames 96 x 100""

LOCATION: Munhoz - MG - Brazil
DATES: From 07/07/2023 to 08/10/2023

PROCESSING AND CAPTURE:
Adobe Photoshop, ASTAP, SGP, PHD2 and PixInsight

Author: Fernando Oliveira de Menezes
Email: Barretosmed@hotmail.com
(Organizing author of the book Amateur Astrophotography in Brazil)
https://clubedeautores.com.br/livro/ast ... -no-brasil

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Posted: **Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:19 pm**

Presenting widefield view of Cygnus constellation made in Hubble palette. At least 10 deep sky objects in one frame!

Targets in this frame:

NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, Sh2-104, SH2-101, the Tulip Nebula, The Soap Bubble Nebula, WR 134, NGC 6881, NGC 6883, NGC 6871, IC 4996 and PGC 101342: 440 million light years away, a distant galaxy.

Camera: ZWO 294mm Pro
Telescope: Williamoptics Redcat 51
Filters: Astronomik SHO
Mount: ZWO AM5
Integration: 24 hrs

: Crescent_To_TulipNebula

Title: A Celestial Tapestry

More details on my Astrobin https://www.astrobin.com/g4jfkw/
Flickr: [url]https://www.flickr.com/photos/devesh_pa ... apods/[url]

Thanks,
Devesh Pande
AstroDarks

Posted: **Fri Jul 26, 2024 9:43 pm**

Crux and Coalsack on fire

The Coalsack dark nebula and the Southern Cross against the backdrop of the Milky Way, adorned with hydrogen nebulae that belong to the so-called Coalsack Loop. It looks a bit as if someone placed this Coalsack on embers - hence probably all the dust around it.

Nikon D610mod + Samyang 135/2 + HEQ5 - 62x120s

Location: Waterberg/South Africa
Credit: Ireneusz Nowak

Astrobin location of the full size picture: https://www.astrobin.com/full/bvn67s/
Author Astrobin link: https://www.astrobin.com/users/iro/

Posted: **Fri Jul 26, 2024 10:14 pm**

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula.
Copyright: Danijel Bošnjak

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Astrobin link:
https://www.astrobin.com/iiwy1d/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C944J_Rs11B/

***
This project was completed during the course of 3 different nights, at 2 different locations.

The first session was on July 05/06, at Zvekovac airfield, capturing 55x180s light frames.
The second session was on July 06/07, at Grabovnica airfield, capturing 50x180s light frames.
The third and final session was on July 12/13, at Zvekovac airfield, capturing 44x180s light frames.

A total of 149x180s light frames were captured, which equals to exaclty 7h27m of data. No light frames were rejected during stacking.

Thank you.

Target:
Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396)

Equipment:
Main optics: Askar FRA400
Main camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro
Guide optics: William Optics UniGuide 30mm
Guide camera: ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
Controller: ZWO ASIair Plus
Mount: iOptron HAE69C

Data:
Lights: 149x180s
Calibration frames: 20 flats, 20 darks, 20 bias
Cooling: -10°C
Gain: 70

Processing software:
PixInsight, Photoshop

Location #1:
Zvekovac airfield, Croatia

(ICAO: LDZE)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HXHUFAjDBL3pqj9f8

Location #2:
Grabovnica airfield, Croatia

(old defunct airfield from WWII era)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gXM8HacmBV8x9KHy5

Dates & Times:
July 5/6, 2024, 21:30 - 05:00 (CEST)
July 6/7, 2024, 22:00 - 03:30 (CEST)
July 12/13, 2024, 21:30 - 05:00 (CEST)

Posted: **Sat Jul 27, 2024 10:17 pm**

Click to view larger image: https://www.cloudynights.com/uploads/ga ... 395866.jpg
Also on my Astrobin page in higher resolution at: https://www.astrobin.com/b7pxtp/
Thanks

IC 5146The Cocoon Nebula - HaLRGB
Copyright: Bruce Braunstein

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses:
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
Imaging Cameras:
QHYCCD QHY268 M
Mount:
Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Blue 36mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Green 36mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Lum 36mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Red 36mm · Astrodon H-alpha 3nm 36 mm
Accessories:
MeLE Quieter2 Mini PC · MoonLite NiteCrawler 3.5" · Pegasus Astro Powerbox Micro × · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M · QHYCCD QHYOAG-M
Software:
Bill Blanshan Bill's Color Mask Tools · Bill Blanshan Star reduction methods · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · ProDigital Software StarSpikes Pro · Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator · Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator · Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator · Serif Affinity Photo · SetiAstro Find Background · SetiAstro Star Stretch v2.1 · SetiAstro Statistical Stretch · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 ×
Guiding Cameras: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
June 28 - July 1, 2024
July 3 - 5, 2024
Frames:
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 36 mm: 54×300″(4h 30′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Blue 36mm: 49×300″(4h 5′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Lum 36mm: 100×300″(8h 20′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Red 36mm: 51×300″(4h 15′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon H-alpha 3nm 36 mm: 105×600″(17h 30′) (gain: 56.00) 0°C

Integration:
38h 40′

Darks:
20
Flats:
20
Bias:
200
Avg. Moon age:
25.34 days
Avg. Moon phase:
23.17%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 2.75
RA center: 21h50m20s.159
DEC center: +47°27′50″.95
Pixel scale: 0.730 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 40.124 degrees
Field radius: 1.492 degrees
Locations: Golden State Star Party - Frosty Acres Ranch, Adin, California, United States; Backyard Reno, NV, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IC 5146 Reflection nebula
emission nebula
Optical image of IC 5146
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 21h 53m 28.7s
Declination +47° 16′ 01″
Distance 2500±100[1] ly (780±30 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.2
Apparent dimensions (V) 12′
Constellation Cygnus
Physical characteristics
Radius 7.5 ly
Designations Cocoon Nebula, Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, Cr 470
See also: Lists of nebula
IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, Barnard 168, and the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection[2]/emission[3] nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cygnus. The NGC description refers to IC 5146 as a cluster of 9.5 mag stars involved in a bright and dark nebula. The cluster is also known as Collinder 470.[4] It shines at magnitude +10.0[5]/+9.3[3]/+7.2.[6] Its celestial coordinates are RA 21h 53.5m , dec +47° 16′. It is located near the naked-eye star Pi Cygni, the open cluster NGC 7209 in Lacerta, and the bright open cluster M39.[2][5] The cluster is about 4,000 ly away, and the central star that lights it formed about 100,000 years ago;[7] the nebula is about 12 arcmins across, which is equivalent to a span of 15 light years.[6]

When viewing IC 5146, dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) is an inseparable part of the experience, forming a dark lane that surrounds the cluster and projects westward forming the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon.

Posted: **Sun Jul 28, 2024 5:20 am**

SXBB wrote: ↑Sat Jul 27, 2024 10:17 pm
Click to view larger image: https://www.cloudynights.com/uploads/ga ... 395866.jpg
Also on my Astrobin page in higher resolution at: https://www.astrobin.com/b7pxtp/
Thanks

IC 5146The Cocoon Nebula - HaLRGB
Copyright: Bruce Braunstein

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses:
Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4
Imaging Cameras:
QHYCCD QHY268 M
Mount:
Orion Atlas Pro AZ/EQ-G
Filters:
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Blue 36mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Green 36mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Lum 36mm · Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Red 36mm · Astrodon H-alpha 3nm 36 mm
Accessories:
MeLE Quieter2 Mini PC · MoonLite NiteCrawler 3.5" · Pegasus Astro Powerbox Micro × · QHYCCD QHYCFW3-M · QHYCCD QHYOAG-M
Software:
Bill Blanshan Bill's Color Mask Tools · Bill Blanshan Star reduction methods · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · ProDigital Software StarSpikes Pro · Russell Croman Astrophotography BlurXTerminator · Russell Croman Astrophotography NoiseXTerminator · Russell Croman Astrophotography StarXTerminator · Serif Affinity Photo · SetiAstro Find Background · SetiAstro Star Stretch v2.1 · SetiAstro Statistical Stretch · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses: Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 ×
Guiding Cameras: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Acquisition details
Dates:
June 28 - July 1, 2024
July 3 - 5, 2024
Frames:
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 36 mm: 54×300″(4h 30′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Blue 36mm: 49×300″(4h 5′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Lum 36mm: 100×300″(8h 20′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon Gen2 E-series Tru-Balance Red 36mm: 51×300″(4h 15′) (gain: 30.00) 0°C
Astrodon H-alpha 3nm 36 mm: 105×600″(17h 30′) (gain: 56.00) 0°C

Integration:
38h 40′

Darks:
20
Flats:
20
Bias:
200
Avg. Moon age:
25.34 days
Avg. Moon phase:
23.17%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 2.75
RA center: 21h50m20s.159
DEC center: +47°27′50″.95
Pixel scale: 0.730 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 40.124 degrees
Field radius: 1.492 degrees
Locations: Golden State Star Party - Frosty Acres Ranch, Adin, California, United States; Backyard Reno, NV, United States

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IC 5146 Reflection nebula
emission nebula
Optical image of IC 5146
Observation data: J2000 epoch
Right ascension 21h 53m 28.7s
Declination +47° 16′ 01″
Distance 2500±100[1] ly (780±30 pc)
Apparent magnitude (V) +7.2
Apparent dimensions (V) 12′
Constellation Cygnus
Physical characteristics
Radius 7.5 ly
Designations Cocoon Nebula, Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, Cr 470
See also: Lists of nebula
IC 5146 (also Caldwell 19, Sh 2-125, Barnard 168, and the Cocoon Nebula) is a reflection[2]/emission[3] nebula and Caldwell object in the constellation Cygnus. The NGC description refers to IC 5146 as a cluster of 9.5 mag stars involved in a bright and dark nebula. The cluster is also known as Collinder 470.[4] It shines at magnitude +10.0[5]/+9.3[3]/+7.2.[6] Its celestial coordinates are RA 21h 53.5m , dec +47° 16′. It is located near the naked-eye star Pi Cygni, the open cluster NGC 7209 in Lacerta, and the bright open cluster M39.[2][5] The cluster is about 4,000 ly away, and the central star that lights it formed about 100,000 years ago;[7] the nebula is about 12 arcmins across, which is equivalent to a span of 15 light years.[6]

When viewing IC 5146, dark nebula Barnard 168 (B168) is an inseparable part of the experience, forming a dark lane that surrounds the cluster and projects westward forming the appearance of a trail behind the Cocoon.

This is a marvelous portrait of the Cocoon nebula! I just love the fantastic wide field with all the differently-colored nebulosity!

Ann

Posted: **Sun Jul 28, 2024 7:45 am**

Hi Ann,

Thanks very much! I really Appreciate your kind words!

Clear Skies,

Bruce

Posted: **Sun Jul 28, 2024 8:09 am**

IC 1396 - The Elephant's Trunk nebula in LRGB

IC 1396 in high resolution, pure LRGB version with no IR cut filter showing nice details in the dust.

Informations :

Telescope : Omicron 1meter deltagraph of the C2PU observatory - f/3.2 - At Calern (France).
Camera : QHY 600M
Luminance : 2h (no IR cut) / RGB : 100/61/45 mn. Total : 05h26mn

Data – july 2024
Softwares : Siril / Photoshop / Pixinsight
Copyright : Serge Brunier, Jean-François BAX, OCA/C2PU

: Reduced version

Link to Full 12 MB version Astrobin :

JF

Posted: **Sun Jul 28, 2024 8:55 am**

NGC 6888 - The Crescent Nebula

Dear all,
Greetings from Switzerland!
I hope this email finds you well and in good health! I would like to share my latest work - NGC 6888, The Crescent nebula.

Below is a brief description of the object I always like to share and also some challenges I faced during the light acquisition and elaboration.

In a hot summer evening, way back in 1792, Mr. William Herschel pointed his telescope at the main constellation of the summer sky, the Swan, more precisely, near the star Sadr. He never imagined what he would see. A shock wave caused by the explosion of a red giant 250,000 years ago. This red giant, now close to its death, began to grow larger and larger until it exploded through a thermo-nuclear fusion reaction of its core. The instant after its explosion, the cosmic chaos. Shock waves from the explosion collide with each other, glowing gases and cosmic winds intersect, giving rise to a beautiful nebula.
This nebula, called ‘Crescent’ or NGC 6888, is a ‘bubble’ of stellar wind generated by the explosion of the star HD 192163 that lies within it. This star is still 500,000 times brighter than the Sun and is very young, only 4.5 million years old (almost a thousandth of the age of our Sun).
This nebula is located 4,700 light years from us and has a size, along its longest side, of about 16 light years.
The most challenging part of the acquisition is was to wait the best conditions for the narrowband and RGB. The idea was to acquire the lights in narrowband for the nebulas and, then, the RGB for the stars to be then elaborated separately. ALso the elaboration was quite challenging as the faint blue shades surrounding the nebula were elaborated taking a particular care to let them be seen.

The photo is a sum of about 124hours of exposure time with:
Camera: ZWO ASI 6200 mono
Telescope: Tecnosky fast 300 mm - 12''
Filters: Chroma Technology HSORGB
Chroma Blue 50 mm: 33×600″(5h 30′)
Chroma Green 50 mm: 31×600″
Chroma H-alpha 3nm 50 mm: 174×900″
Chroma OIII 3nm 50 mm: 114×900″
Chroma Red 50 mm: 41×600″
Chroma SII 3nm 50 mm: 138×900″
Mount: iOptron CEM 120

The picture was taken between May 15th 2024 and June 20th 2024 from Castillejar, Andalusia, Spain by Alex Battù and Luca Barcaro, named: Astrodivers - https://www.instagram.com/theastrodivers/

Thanks for your consideration.

Ciao, Alex.

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Posted: **Mon Jul 29, 2024 1:18 am**

I dedicated an entire day to gathering and processing solar images across various wavelengths. This data was obtained using a 50mm telescope equipped with a spectroheliograph. The range of wavelengths spanned from near-infrared to ultraviolet. I hope you find them as fascinating as I do.

Posted: **Mon Jul 29, 2024 12:23 pm**

July’s full moon over the old Penna Furnace, a monument of industrial archaeology located in the Pisciotto district of Sampieri, a hamlet of the municipality of Sicily in the province of Ragusa.

Technical details: f/8, 1/8 sec, ISO-320, 300 mm
Location: Sampieri, Sicily, Italy
Date: 2024-07-20
Author: Salvatore Cerruto

Posted: **Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:14 pm**

Stacked_77_M 33_10.0s_IRCUT_20240730-004657 copy by Stuart Trenholm, on Flickr

The Triangulum Galaxy, also known as Messier 33 or NGC 598, is a spiral galaxy located 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Triangulum. It boasts a D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years), making it the third-largest galaxy in the Local Group, following the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.

A total of 60 frames with a 20-second exposure over 20 minutes were composited atop 77 frames with a 10-second exposure over 12 minutes using seestar processing and color grading as the base in Photoshop, cropped to a 5x7 ratio, resulting in a total exposure time of 32 minutes.

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:16 am**

Comet 13P/Olbers

This Halley-type comet with a period of 69 years just passed perihelion in June. Captured here is the typical green glow of the coma (from CN and C₂ emissions) and just a hint of reflected sunlight from a diffuse trailing dust cloud. Very prominent is the blue ion tail which shows complex structure due to its interaction with the solar wind. This object could definitely use more exposure time, but I only have about a 60 minute window between late twilight and the comet setting below my observatory wall. Imaged on 29 July 2024 in Ursa Major.

Details:
QSI 660 camera on 250mm RC, Astronomic RGB filters.
17 minutes each red, green, and blue.
Processed with PixInsight and Photoshop.
Final image resolution 0.93 arcsec/pixel, 20 arcminute wide field.
_

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2024 8:02 am**

Hi,
we would like to submit our latest image of The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Hubble palette.

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The aim of this project was to create a deep image of the Elephant's Trunk Nebula with the highest resolution allowed by our telescope. We collected 58 hours of data trough narrowband filters to defy the light pollution of our observing site located in the town of Lanciano, Italy. The images were acquired from June13 to July 10, 2024

Technical details:
Telescope: Meade LX200 ACF 10"
Mount: 10 Micron GM2000 hps II
Camera: QHY 268m
Filters: Baader [SII] 6.5nm - Astrodon Ha 5nm, [OIII] 5nm
Processing: PixInsight

Authors: Attilio Bruzzone and Antonio Ferretti on behalf of Gruppo Astrofili Frentani

Posted: **Wed Jul 31, 2024 11:17 am**

Celestial Encounters

Copyright: Julien Looten

On the night of July 31, 2024, I traveled to Verclause, in the heart of the French Baronnies, a medieval village perched on a rocky outcrop. This picturesque location is home to the ruins of a feudal castle and a church that is currently hosting an astrophotography exhibition by Martin Lefranc.
The idea behind this composition was to capture a monument in the background with a remarkable conjunction of several celestial objects. Indeed, the Moon, illuminated at 19%, had a rendezvous with Jupiter, visible on the horizon, Mars higher in the sky, the Pleiades, an open star cluster, and even Uranus.

The thin high-altitude cloud cover also added to the evening's magic by creating a small lunar pillar. This photometeor appears when the Moon's light is reflected toward the observer by ice crystals aligned in the atmosphere.

To capture this moment, I used HDR with three photos to avoid overexposing the Moon. My equipment included a Sigma FP and a Canon 50mm f/1.8 lens.

thanks in advance,

https://linktr.ee/julienlootenphotographie

Posted: **Thu Aug 01, 2024 1:56 am**

The Pelican Nebula
Copyright: Danijel Bosnjak

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I am currently on vacation with the family, on the Croatian island of Korčula, in the Adriatic south. The Bortle class 2/3 skies are available from my patio so this was a relaxing few nights of quiet and solitude, enjoying the Cosmos.
This project was completed during the course of 3 consecutive nights, with partially illuminated waning crescent moon present.

The first session was on July 28/29, capturing 31x180s light frames.

The second session was on July 29/30, capturing 91x180s light frames.

The third and final session was on July 30/31,capturing 93x180s light frames.

A total of 215x180s light frames were captured, but i had to throw away 63 frames due to various issues (star trailing, focus issues, moonlight).

I ended up using the remaining 151 light frames, which equals to 7h 33m of data, plus 20 darks, bias, flats and dark flats.

Thank you.

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/danijel.bosnjak1/

Crew:
myself

Target:
The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070, IC 5067)

Equipment:
Main optics: Askar FRA400
Main camera: ZWO ASI 533MC Pro
Guide optics: William Optics UniGuide 30mm
Guide camera: ZWO ASI 120MM Mini
Controller: ZWO ASIair Plus
Mount: iOptron CEM26

Data:
Lights: 151x180s (7h 33m)
Calibration frames: 20 flats, 20 darks, 20 bias, 20 dark flats
Cooling: -5°C
Gain: 70

Processing software:
PixInsight, Photoshop

Location:
Prigradica, Korčula, Croatia

Dates & Times:
July 28/29, 2024, 22:30 - 0:00 (CEST)
July 6/7, 2024, 22:00 - 02:30 (CEST)
July 12/13, 2024, 22:30 - 03:15 (CEST)

Posted: **Fri Aug 02, 2024 1:51 pm**

Stacked_77_M 33_10.0s_IRCUT_20240730-004657 copy by Stuart Trenholm, on Flickr

The Triangulum Galaxy, also designated as Messier 33 or NGC 598, is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.73 million light-years away from Earth in the Triangulum constellation. It has a D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years), ranking it as the third-largest member of the Local Group, after the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.
For imaging, 60 frames with a 20-second exposure over 20 minutes were layered over 77 frames with a 10-second exposure over 12 minutes. This process utilized seestar processing and color grading in Photoshop along with DSS as the foundation, and the final image was cropped to a 5x7 ratio, culminating in a total exposure time of 32 minutes.
Equipment used: Seestar s50
Software: DSS, Photoshop

Observation location: Brookdale, NS, Canada
Coordinates: 45N, 65W
Time of observation: 12:46 AM
submission For August

Posted: **Sat Aug 03, 2024 2:11 pm**

Beginning of the Perseid meteor shower over the Black Desert Mountains, Egypt

The Black Desert in Egypt is part of the Western Desert and is characterized by the black color that covers most of the mountains and valleys. This color comes from basalt, the main component of the region’s rocks.

In this picture, the Milky Way shines over one of the mountains of the Black Desert while one of the famous Perseid meteors passes by, which reaches its peak a week after this picture.

Beginning of the Perseid meteor shower over the Black Desert Mountains, Egypt by osama Fathi, on Flickr

meteor-shower-24-APOD-annotated by osama Fathi, on Flickr

Location : Black Desert, the western Egyptian desert, Egypt
August 2–3, 2024

Gears:
Nikon z6 Mod
Nikkor 14-24 mm
Skywatcher Staradventurer 2i

Exif:
Sky (tracked, stacked): 15*120 sec, iso 640, f2.8, 40*30 Sec, ISO 2500, f2.8 (total Exposure: :50 minutes
Foreground: 5Sec, IS 400, f2.8 at the blue hour

Credit :
Osama Fathi

Social:
https://www.instagram.com/osama.fathi.nswatcher85/
https://www.facebook.com/NSWatcher/
Black Desert
Egypt

Posted: **Sat Aug 03, 2024 5:06 pm**

IC 5146 the Coccon Nebula

The Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146) is a reflection/emission nebula located approximately 2,500 light years away in the constellation Cygnus.

Is a stellar nursery where star-formation is ongoing. Inside the Cocoon Nebula is a newly developing cluster of stars. The beautiful nebula is nearly 15 light-years wide, located some 4,000 light years away toward the northern constellation Cygnus.

Telescope: RC Ø400mm” (resolution 0.28” /pixel)
Mount: Direct Drive mount (unguided)
Reducer & Flattener: 0.75x
Filter: UV/IR
Camera: CCD 11000+IMX571C (LHRGB 2018 +RGB 2024 CMOS)
Total integration: 48h (190x600" + 120x300)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/astrotolva/
Copyright: Lluís Romero

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Posted: **Sun Aug 04, 2024 8:50 am**

https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/Q2inoMW ... TZ0INm.jpg
Description
Deep in the cosmos, 7,000 light-years away from us, shines the Eagle Nebula, a realm of gas and dust where stars are born. This image, captured from my garden in Rome, reveals its beauty and a celestial landscape that evokes wonder and mystery.
The "Pillars of Creation" majestically emerge from the heart of the nebula, titanic columns composed of gas and dust that hold the secrets of stellar birth. Embraced in a glow of blue and gold light, these pillars represent the ongoing cycle of creation.The contrast between the incandescent shades of red and orange, and the brilliant blue of stellar radiation, reveals the inexorable dance of cosmic matter. Each color tells a story: the red and orange are the remnants of ancient stellar explosions, while the blue indicates the presence of young, radiant stars illuminating the gas with their energy.This image, created with passion and dedication under the Roman sky, is not just a window into space, but also an invitation to reflect on our existence in the vast scheme of the universe, on how our home is special and that our existence should be dedicated to exploring the infinite, uniting all humanity. Because we are stardust, and we are part of this extraordinary cosmic symphony.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Askar V 60mm / 80mm Triplet Modular Refractor
Imaging Cameras
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Mounts
ZWO AM5
Filters
Antlia ALP-T Dualband 5nm SII&Hb 2" · Antlia Quad Band Anti-Light Pollution Filter 2" Mounted · Optolong L-Ultimate 2"

Acquisition detailsDates:
July 10, 2024
July 13 - 17, 2024
July 22 - 23, 2024
Frames:
Antlia ALP-T Dualband 5nm SII&Hb 2": 125×300″(10h 25′)
Antlia Quad Band Anti-Light Pollution Filter 2" Mounted: 35×300″(2h 55′)
Optolong L-Ultimate 2": 120×300″(10h)

Astrobin link: https://www.astrobin.com/full/08lals/B/
Mywebsite:https://www.palaferri.com/m16-nebulosa-aquila/

Posted: **Sun Aug 04, 2024 3:26 pm**

Total Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

April 8th 2024 total solar eclipse
Taken at the Neil Armstrong museum in Wapakoneta, OH
Nikon D5600
Nikkor 100-500mm
iOptron Sky Guider Pro
f/8, 450mm, 100mm ASTF Baader AstroSolar 5.0 White-Light Solar Filter for Telescopes

Processed in Photoshop and Pixinsight.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/194543639@N07/
https://www.instagram.com/mark_hoffman_photography/

Copyright: Mark Hoffman

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