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Stephan B. :verified:<p>Das ist ein <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Zeitraffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zeitraffer</span></a> der heutigen partiellen <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/Sonnenfinsternis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sonnenfinsternis</span></a>. Leider zogen immer wieder Wolken durch und haben den Blick getrübt.</p><p><a href="https://bonn.social/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/sanktaugustin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanktaugustin</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/dwarfii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dwarfii</span></a> <a href="https://bonn.social/tags/sonne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sonne</span></a></p>
rdm<p>Today's <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Sun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sun</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a> . Taken 10 minutes apart around midday.</p><p>Both shot with a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> </p><p>Sun: 10*1/320@0 with ND1e6.<br>Moon:100*1/200<br>Postprocessed in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Snapseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snapseed</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/googlephotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>googlephotos</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
leece<p>This is the Eagle Nebula which I've just learned is sometimes called the Star Queen Nebula. For Messier enthusiasts it is M16. I took this at home, a few hundred frames.</p><p>Did you know that it's this nebula contains the famous Pillars of Creation which awes everyone who sees the Hubble Space Telescope images of them? They're basically under the eagle's right wingpit, but of course my telescope isn't the Hubble, I'm just grateful for what it can do for me.</p><p>Look at the Pillars of Creation folks, there's limited time - they were apparently destroyed 6000 years ago by a supernova, and in a thousand years we will no longer see them. But not so much with my telescope.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DrivewayAstrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrivewayAstrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SouthernHemisphereAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernHemisphereAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BackYardAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackYardAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a></p>
rdm<p>So we had a few days in Gingin, and scored a second clear night.</p><p>This time I went for something a bit different. This is Barnard 228 aka The Dark Wolf Nebula, a massive molecular cloud in the constellation of Lupus.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> 300*15s@80. Postprocessed in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/snapseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snapseed</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/googlephotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>googlephotos</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Barnard228" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Barnard228</span></a></p>
leece<p>If you go clicky, you can see it biggerer.</p><p>So, on Tuesday night we had clear skies. Rob and I were still pretty knocked around by Covid at that stage, so it was the put on the roof and retreat to the warmth and watch Van der Valk technique.</p><p>So here we see beneath the burning glare of Antares, on the top right and half cut off - a swirling mix of dust, gas and nebulae. It's a pretty bit of sky and again I spent a good 7 or 8 hundred frames on it, a few hours at 15 second shutter speed and gain 80. There's a couple of Nebula in there, IC4605 - my actual target and bonus IC4606. Check out the dark I don't know, maybe dust clouds to the left. They look more Horsehead Nebula than the Horsehead Nebula does.</p><p>I'd tried to capture this region before but hadn't had much success, so I was really pleased with this. I spent some time thoughtfully in both Snapseed and Google Photos bringing up the colours and de-noising it.</p><p>I recommend viewing this to Kim Boekbinder's Stellar Alchemist<br><a href="https://kimboekbinder.bandcamp.com/track/stellar-alchemist-2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kimboekbinder.bandcamp.com/tra</span><span class="invisible">ck/stellar-alchemist-2</span></a><br>Hmm actually I recommend viewing most celestial phenomena to Kim Boekbinder's Stellar Alchemist.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> #<a href="https://aus.social/tags/BackYardAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackYardAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DrivewayAstrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrivewayAstrophotography</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/SouthernHemisphereAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernHemisphereAstronomy</span></a></p>
leece<p>Last night wasn't the best night for people recovering from Covid 19 to do astrophotography.</p><p>Usually we park the scopes in the driveway and hover nearby in case they attract the wrong kind of attention, huddling on the patio. This wouldn't be good for our recovering lungs.<br>But a clear night, and the stars beckoning!</p><p>But I had previously asked <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://aus.social/@rdm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rdm</span></a></span> if he could design a platform for them to sit on, on the patio roof, which is angled. We can sit very close by in the gaming room, and it's literally just outside the door, and out of the sight of the road. And of course, 'they never look up' Anyone wanting to interfere with them would be noticed right away.</p><p>The view from the roof has a good look at the Eastern horizon.</p><p>So I fired off this little Lagoon Nebula beauty last night while we stayed in the warm and watched videos. It's the longest exposure I've ever taken to date, over 800 frames (15 second exposure). And it was basically, step out the door, put the telescope on the wedge Rob designed and tell the telescope what I wanted to photograph. New Star Atlas is really swish in the Dwarfii.</p><p>A little tinkered with in Snapseed and Google Photos.</p><p>Clicky to see it bigger.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Messier8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messier8</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SouthernHemisphereAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernHemisphereAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DrivewayAstrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DrivewayAstrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/BackYardAstronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackYardAstronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a></p>
rdm<p>C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) and Moon Glow</p><p>Taken the night after the full moon, this late night shot of the incoming comet is rather lovely, in my opinion. Even the Musk Smear works.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> 150*15@80 post processed in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Snapseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snapseed</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GooglePhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePhotos</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/TsuchinshanAtlas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TsuchinshanAtlas</span></a></p>
rdm<p>If you have ever used a star map or application, you would have seen many many objects listed as "NGC(some number)" . But what does that mean? </p><p>NGC is short for New General Catalogue - or, more properly, "The New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars". It is a catalogue compiled by John Dreyer in 1888 (yes, "new" is relative), and contains about 7800 objects.</p><p>You may have also encountered objects listed with an "IC" prefix. These are *also* part of the New General Catalogue - or more precisely the follow-up supplements called "Index Catalogues" - adding another 5400 objects.</p><p>The NGC (and ICs) are sufficienty important that they have been updated, most recently in 2019, and it now contains nearly 14000 objects.</p><p>Last night, I imaged one of the IC objects - the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, centering on IC4604.</p><p>This is an amazing and beautiful nebula complex, but it took some post processing to really bring it to life.</p><p>154x15s@gain 80 <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> . Post processed in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Snapseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snapseed</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GooglePhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePhotos</span></a> . </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a></p>
James<p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photo</span></a> of the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> my son shot last <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/night" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>night</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/12P" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>12P</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PonsBrooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PonsBrooks</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/dwarfii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dwarfii</span></a></p>
leece<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Nebula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebula</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/WesternAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WesternAustralia</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a></p><p>This is VDB107 - a section containing a reflection nebula, part of the very interesting area near Antares. It's sometimes called the Antares Nebula.</p><p>Taken near Bindoon on Nyoongar Ballardong boodjar with my DwarfII smart telescope. Pretty good dark skies there. I took 254 frames, which I think the telescope stacked most of, and the gain was 80.</p><p>I want to revisit this one, there's something about it that really appeals to me.</p><p>Lightly post processed in Google photos and Snapseed.</p><p>More Bindoon photos later.</p>
rdm<p>Horsehead Nebula <a href="https://aus.social/tags/IC434" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IC434</span></a>. Taken with a <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dwarfII</span></a> 400x15s@gain 80, UHC filter. Post processed in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Snapseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snapseed</span></a> and <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GooglePhotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GooglePhotos</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a></p>
rdm<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/M42" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>M42</span></a>, <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NGC1976" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NGC1976</span></a> The Orion Nebula.<br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> with V2 firmware, 154*15s at gain 60, OIII/Ha filter. Post processed in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/snapseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snapseed</span></a> .</p><p>This is my first serious attempt at this target in the new season, and I am rather pleased. It will be interesting to reprocess this one in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Siril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siril</span></a> .</p>
Kevin Freitas<p>Comet <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nishimura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nishimura</span></a> (C/2023 P1) the morning of 9 Sep. from near Vantage, WA. Shot with my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dwarf2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dwarf2</span></a> (50 x 10s exposures) aligned and stacked with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Siril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Siril</span></a>. Thanks for stopping by, you green beauty! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DwarfII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DwarfII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AstroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AstroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CometNishimura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CometNishimura</span></a></p>
rdm<p>Back in the day, and I mean starting around the turn of last century, you'd hunt for planets by taking photos through your telescope days or weeks apart, and then comparing the two plates. </p><p>Today I proved to myself that I have photographed Neptune from my front garden.</p><p>Last week, I took this shot with my DwarfII - 10x15s exposures, stacked, and filtered to make everything yellow. In theory, somewhere in this image is Neptune. Good luck working out where!</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/neptune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neptune</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/planethunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planethunting</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/dwarfii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dwarfii</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/snapseed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snapseed</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
Tim ☑️ 🔭🌃📷🚴🌳<p>OK so it's not the greatest version of M31 ever, but I was caught out by surprise clear skies last night, so flung the Dwarf.ii scope up in a matter of minutes and left it overnight. <br>It shot 511 frames from which I've been able to make this :)</p><p>(Also: wow, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://astrodon.social/@Siril_Official" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Siril_Official</span></a></span> is coming along leaps &amp; bounds these days... :) )</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/m31" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>m31</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/andromeda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>andromeda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/galaxy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>galaxy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nightsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nightsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dwarfii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dwarfii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/siril" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>siril</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astrodon</span></a></p>