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M31 The Andromeda Galaxy Ha+RGB I added some Ha to my existing data for this image to better highlight the red nebulae. I tried a few methods, but settled on this one as it seemed to blend nicely. Details in ALT #Astronomy #Astrophotography #ThePhotoHour #Stars #Space #Galaxy
The total integration time was over 14 hours, with almost 8 devoted to the narrowband data. Total integration time: ~14 hours. Sub frames (Optolong L-Pro): 80 subs @ 300 seconds. Sub frames (Optolong L-eXtreme): 94 subs @ 300 seconds. Camera: #ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Telescope: #Skywatcher 80ED DS Pro Refractor @ 510mm Mount: #Celestron AVX Guide camera: ZWO ASI224mc Focuser: ZWO EAF Software: Processed in #PixInsight; captured with: CPWI / NINA / PHD2.

ALT The total integration time was over 14 hours, with almost 8 devoted to the narrowband data. Total integration time: ~14 hours. Sub frames (Optolong L-Pro): 80 subs @ 300 seconds. Sub frames (Optolong L-eXtreme): 94 subs @ 300 seconds. Camera: #ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Telescope: #Skywatcher 80ED DS Pro Refractor @ 510mm Mount: #Celestron AVX Guide camera: ZWO ASI224mc Focuser: ZWO EAF Software: Processed in #PixInsight; captured with: CPWI / NINA / PHD2.

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Sky & Telescope@SkyandTelescopeFeb 25
Observing challenge! Want to try for Sirius B, the famous white dwarf? Sirius A and B are still at about the widest apparent separation of their 50-year orbit. You'll want at least a 10-inch scope and a night of really excellent seeing. buff.ly/bTsIz6v
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Astronomy Now@AstronomyNowFeb 25
Heads up for a lunar eclipse centred on the mid-Pacific 3 March! 🌚 The total eclipse phase will last from 11:03 UT until 12:03 UT. Full details and timings 👉sbee.link/8k973cprqe 📷Total lunar eclipse of 14 March 2025, by Fabrizio Melandri #AstronomyNow
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First image of Jupiter, with Io and it's shadow, and the GRS, taken with my new Uranus-M mono camera last night. The plan is to get an IR pass filter which will hopefully help me get sharper mono images to use as a luminance layer combined with colour from my Uranus-C camera.
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✨ Pols de meteor en combustió 📷 Xu Chen 💥 Gemínid 2025 💥
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The Spaghetti Nebula A faint supernova remnant in Taurus, formed ~40,000 years ago. It spans almost 6 full Moons - far larger than what fits in a single frame at this focal length. See ALT for more info #Astronomy #Astrophotography #ThePhotoHour #Stars #Space #Nebula
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Comet, Aldebaran and Mars over Stonehenge ✨
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Astronomy Now@AstronomyNow12 Dec 2025
Astronomy Now! 👀 Get ready for the #Geminid #meteorshower! The best nights are 13-14 & 14-15 December; from a dark-sky site you may see 60-70 meteors per hour! 🆕 New to meteor-watching? Start with our free beginner's guide 👉 sbee.link/btap497cvd 📷 AN/Greg Smye-Rumsby
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Last three days available to submit your photos (or join us and submit‼️) to the Telegram Group Smartphone Astrophotography #photocontest 2025 / #photograghy #Astrophotography #smartphone_astrophotography #skyphotography #weatherphotography #astronomy
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Early Sunday morning, the Moon and Spica will be 3° or 4° apart. And as early dawn brightens, Mercury will rise some four fists lower left of the Moon. Fainter Beta Scorpii will shimmer 0.6° lower right of Mercury. buff.ly/r1uvZIF
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PicastroApp@picastroapp3 Aug 2025
++PICASTRO IMAGE OF THE MONTH++ Check out July’s image of the month! An absolutely incredible image of M27 from PicastroNerd Jonathan H over on the Picastro app. @MazzifLOL
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picastro.co.uk/post/NjMxMg== Finally got an image on Picastro - the weblink makes it easy to do it from a desktop 🙂 I just need to get the rest on there now! 🤪

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NGC1499 The California Nebula - SHO palette It's been a disappointing winter in the UK, with clouds, clouds, and more clouds. It's taken me over 2 months to collect the additional data I needed to...

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NGC7000 The California Nebula - SHO It's been a disappointing winter in the UK, with so many clouds! It's taken over 2 months to collect the data to convert my HOO version to an SHO. I got there in the end! 😁 #Astronomy #Astrophotography #ThePhotoHour #Stars #Space #Nebula
Total integration time: 20.1hrs Filter (Ha/OIII): #Optolong L-eXtreme (Ha/OIII 100 sub frames - total 8.3hrs) Filter (SII/OIII): #Askar Super Duo (SII/OIII 142 sub frames - total 11.8hrs) Filter (stars): Optolong L-Pro (broadband/natural colour - 60 sub frames @ 20 seconds) Camera: #ZWO ASI2600MC Pro https://www.zwoastro.com/?s=ASI2600MC+Pro?ref=letsgoastro Telescope: #Skywatcher 80ED DS Pro Refractor @ 510mm Guide camera: ZWO ASI224mc https://www.zwoastro.com/?s=ASI224mc?ref=letsgoastro Focuser: ZWO EAF https://www.zwoastro.com/?s=EAF?ref=letsgoastro Mount: Celestron AVX https://amzn.to/43ieHFY Software: Processed in PixInsight

ALT Total integration time: 20.1hrs Filter (Ha/OIII): #Optolong L-eXtreme (Ha/OIII 100 sub frames - total 8.3hrs) Filter (SII/OIII): #Askar Super Duo (SII/OIII 142 sub frames - total 11.8hrs) Filter (stars): Optolong L-Pro (broadband/natural colour - 60 sub frames @ 20 seconds) Camera: #ZWO ASI2600MC Pro https://www.zwoastro.com/?s=ASI2600MC+Pro?ref=letsgoastro Telescope: #Skywatcher 80ED DS Pro Refractor @ 510mm Guide camera: ZWO ASI224mc https://www.zwoastro.com/?s=ASI224mc?ref=letsgoastro Focuser: ZWO EAF https://www.zwoastro.com/?s=EAF?ref=letsgoastro Mount: Celestron AVX https://amzn.to/43ieHFY Software: Processed in PixInsight

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Just noticed I put the wrong NGC number. It should be NGC1499 🤦‍♂️
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Martin Lewis@SkyInspector5 Feb 2025
Jupiter one-shot-colour, infra red and methane from the good seeing on the 3rd Feb. You can tell its a good night when the one shot colour image shows as much (or more) detail as the infra-red image
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Astronomy Now@AstronomyNow1 Feb 2025
Happening right now! A picturesque early evening scene as the Moon passes dazzling Venus and fading Saturn. astronomynow.com/2025/01/24/…
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M97 The Owl Nebula & M108 The Surfboard Galaxy One from last year that I didn't get around to processing at the time. I was hoping to go back and get a bit more data on it, hence the delay. Details in ALT #Astronomy #Astrophotography #ThePhotoHour #Stars #Space #Galaxy
Image capture/processing details: Integration: 96 sub frames @ 300 seconds each ~8 hours in total Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter: Optolong L-Pro Telescope: Sky-watcher 80ED DS Pro Refractor @ ~510mm Software: Combined and processed in PixInsight.

ALT Image capture/processing details: Integration: 96 sub frames @ 300 seconds each ~8 hours in total Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter: Optolong L-Pro Telescope: Sky-watcher 80ED DS Pro Refractor @ ~510mm Software: Combined and processed in PixInsight.

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Just wow.. 🔥🔥🔥
Jaume Zapata@jaume_zapata26 Jan 2025
Mosaic of two images taken in January 2023 and November 2023 that I realized I could put together and show this large area. Left: LBN 788 + Mars! Right: The Pleiades #Astrophotography #cielosESA
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Extracted from the Telegram Group Smartphone Astrophotography Week Clip Nov 16 - 22. #music Voyager - @daftpunk / #astronomy #Astrophotography #smartphone_astrophotography #nightskyphotography
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