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[jzholloway-sncastro]

NGC 7822 - The Question Mark Nebula I attempted this target earlier in the year using the L-eNhance filter and once I got the L-eXtreme I wanted to give it another go. Captured over 3 nights at the end of imaging sessions, I was able to capture 4.5 hours and it blows my 3 hours with the L-eNhance away. Note, IG doesn't do this target justice, so head over to astrobin, link in Bio or below, to check it out full size. . Full resolution and details at Astrobin. Link in Bio or here: https://www.astrobin.com/tmdibg/ . 54 x 300s 800 ISO Dark, flat, dark flat and bias calibration frames Providence, RI - Bortle 8 . @radiantelescopes Raptor 61 @canonusa EOS Ra @optolongfilter L-eXtreme filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) . @provjournal . . . #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #highpointscientific #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #astromaniacmag #questionmarknebula #ngc7822 #cepheus #nebula #milkyway #stars #space #spaceimage #igworldclub_astrophotography #ig_spaceimage #ig_astrophotography #optlonglextreme #optolongfilter #canonphotography #ShotOnCanon #radianraptor61 #rhodeisland #astrobackyard #backyardastronomy #cityastrophotography #telescope #photography (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiNEpsxOSfv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[justinhartney]

A vibrant meteor passes between the Milky Way’s core and Earth. The center of our galaxy is visible through the dense layers of stars, nebulae, and dust.
----------------------------------------- Camera Info •Sony A7s3 Full Spectrum by @SpencersCamera •Canon 70-200mm F2.8 @ 78mm •4” Exposure x 12 stacked •F2.8 Aperture •25,600 ISO •2000 WB •@TiffenCompany Fog filter •@Lightroom ->StarryLandscapeStacker -> Photoshop ----------------------------------------- #justinhartney #milkyway #meteor #OPTeam #shootingstar #astrophotography (at California) https://www.instagram.com/p/COs4AaatPAh/?igshid=5v7hv6dfjr2

[gorilla-astro]

Orion nebula HDR LhaRGB, February 2018 First monochrome image, first Hdr, first use of combining hydrogen alpha, and second go at the great Orion nebula (1st go was February 2017 with a dslr in light pollution, on my page) Heq5 mount, explore scientific 80mm ed apo triplet, astrotech .8x reducer/flattener , asi1600mm cool with 8 position electronic filter wheel with lrgb filters optimized for the 1600 and the astrodon 5nm hydrogen alpha filter. Camera set to -20c. Agena starguider 50mm mini guidescope with asi120mc as guide scope. Qhy polemaster Astrophotography tool, eqmod, plate solve2, all sky plate solver, phd2, stellarium For extra details including data acquisition please check my astrobin under my bio #astrophotography #deepspace #nightsky #natgeospace #photography #space #longexposure #stars #pixinsight #nature #universe #night #nightphotography #astronomy #universetoday #OPTeam #astrodon #nasa #astronomylovers #texasphotographer #nasa #apt #starstuff #deepsky #amateurphotography #hdr #cosmosart #astrotech #spaceporn #skyporn https://www.instagram.com/p/BkrNSB5neYR/?igshid=66z2cu3lwsqp

[t00muchcaffeine]

Repost @spacexpage with @get_repost ・・・ Behold, the transit of Mercury today! Shot by Andrew McCarthy (@cosmic_background) . This is Mercury at around 9:45am Pacific this morning. Mercury is about the size of our moon, so seeing it like this really puts the scale of the sun in perspective. #mercurytransit2019#astrophotography #space #astronomy #opteam#optcorp #meadeinstruments #mercury https://www.instagram.com/p/B4vbsCJH1FQ/?igshid=p8ylnjciryvq

[jzholloway-sncastro]

Cocoon Nebula - IC 5146 Located in Cygnus, the IC 5146 is a reflection and emission nebula. I finally decided to put everything together on the Celestron EdgeHD 8 for deep space and do some testing to make sure my guiding worked and that I could reach focus. Guiding was the easy part, focus was the pain. I finally got it and on the first night I captured m27 amd NGC 869, those I will post soon. On night two, I decided to shoot the Cocoon on both my Edge as well as my Meade 80mm Triplet. This here is from the Edge, and though I had some focus drift in the middle of my imaging (can't seem to get the auto focus to do its thing when using my Canon), I am happy with the result, especially considering I did not use any filters. . Full resolution and details at Astrobin, link in Bio or here: https://www.astrobin.com/k22kkd/B/ . 274 x 60s 400 ISO Dark, flat, bias and dark flats used for calibration Providence, RI - Bortle 8 . @celestronuniverse Edge HD 8 Celestron 0.7 Reducer @canonusa EOS Ra Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro Svbony 60mm Guide Scope (guide) ZWO asi290mm-mini (guide) Pegasus Powerbox Advanced . Captured using Astro Photography Tool, stacked in DeepSkyStacker, Pixinisight used for crop, color calibration, background extraction, star removal and Canon banding removal. Processing finished in Photoshop . @provjournal . . #astrophotography #astrophoto #phototography #astronomy #highpointscientific #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #astromaniacmag #astrobackyard #backyardastronomy #cocoonnebula #Cygnus #ic5146 #darknebula #igworldclub_astrophotography #ig_spaceimage #ig_astrophotography #celestron #edgehd8 #canonphotography #ShotOnCanon #space #milkway #nebula #rhodeisland #canoneosra #apod #photo #nightphotography (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cim8KwIuPJ6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jzholloway-sncastro]

Cygnus Mosaic - Sadr Region This was my first attempt at a mosaic and I stumbled on to the fact that I could actually do it by accident. My setup isn't perfect for mosaics - full frame mirrorless camera has a lot of vignetting and unflat corners (leading to bad stars in the corners), but I really wanted to try it. Luckily, I got enough clear nights to get enough panels to make it happen. With 21 hours and 20 mins of total integration, this is officially my most time in one image. Each panel is roughly 4 hours worth of data with the Sadr Region panel having 6.5 hours and the panel right below the Tulip Nebula having 3 hours and 20 min. Processing was a real pain, due mostly to my imaging setup but also random light gradients from being in Bortle 8. It's not perfect by any means, but I am happy with the result (doesn't mean I won't be working on trying to make it better!) . 21 hours, 20 min integration Dark, flat, dark flat and bias calibration frames Bortle8 . Stacked in DeepSkyStacker, stretched in Siril, combined in Astro Pixel Processor, final processing in Photoshop . Radian Raptor 61 Canon EOS Ra Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) Pegasus Powerbox Advanced . . . #astrophotography #astronomy #photography #highpointscientific #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #earliestlight #Cygnus #sadr #crescentnubula #propellernebula #tulipnebula #milkyway #stars #nebula #cosmos #space #nightsky #nasa #canonphotography #radiantraptor61 #rhodeisland #mosaic #astrophoto #spacephoto #ig_spaceimage #ig_astrophotography #nature #narrowband (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZQJIpLyla/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jzholloway-sncastro]

M31 - The Andomeda Galaxy I have been attempting processes of this target since I began dabbling in astrophotography, 10 months on this data imparticular. Many people have given me tips and ideas, and they have all helped, but learning how to remove stars to process the target and the stars separately has finally given me a final product I am happy with. Images were stacked in DeepSkyStacker, initial color balance and stretch in Siril. Used Siril to help balance background. Processed in Photoshop. . Link to full resolution at astrobin.com in bio . 191 x 60s - 800 ISO (9/2/21) 91 x 120s - 400 ISO (9/3/21) Dark, flat, dark flat, and bias frames Providence, RI - Bortle 8 . Radian Raptor 61 Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-Pro filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) Pegasus Powerbox Advanced . . . #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #photography #highpointscientific #hpscollections #OPTeam #myOPTgear #agenaastro #astromaniacmag #m31 #andromedagalaxy #andromeda #milkyway #space #cosmos #stars #galaxy #ig_spaceimage #ig_astrophotography #optolonglpro #optolongfilter #canoneosra #canonphotography #CanonFavPic #apod #NASA #rhodeisland #astrobackyard #radiantraptor61 (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgUF3g3OQ8v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[jzholloway-sncastro]

North American & Pelican Nebula Better stars make better images.... here is a reprocess of last year's data plus an additional 30 min taken this year. The 30 min didn't add much, but better processing tequniques did. Learning how to effectively use star removal for processing has been a nemesis of mine, until now . 1 - With stars 2 - starless (this time my fav!) . 45 x 240s (6-5-2021) 7 x 300s (6-6-2021) 20 x 360s (9-11-2021) 6 x 300s (6-21-2022) 800 ISO - Bortle 8 . Radian Raptor 61 Canon EOS Ra Optolong L-eNhanced Filter Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro ZWO 30mm f4 MiniScope (guide) ZWO asi224mc (guide) . @optcorp @canonusa @radiantelescopes @optolongfilter @provjournal . #astronomy #astrophotography  #OPTeam #myOPTgear  #highpointscientific #agenaastro  #earliestlight #astromaniacmag  #ngc7000 #northamericannebula  #pelicannebula #optolongfilter #cygnus #space #cosmos #milkyway  #Nebula #stars #canonphotography  #radiantelescopes #ig_spaceimage  #ig_astrophotography #rhodeisland  #nature #beauty #red #telescope  #optolonglenhance #hpscollections  #nightsky (at Providence, Rhode Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf1JejWOr1I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=