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I spent a rare clear March night capturing the Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) from my backyard. Check out the image, the annotated guide, and the full story behind the session:
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#astrophotography #SeagullNebula #astronomy #space #backyardastronomy

Thank you. I’m new to combining RGB and Ha. Many attempts to get something I was happy with.

We might do a down and back one day trip with Astro club friends.

I think the ISS passed through my frame while imaging. What are the odds? #ISS #astrophotography #Astronomy

Wide‑field astrophotograph of the Orion constellation showing the bright Orion Nebula (M42) and Running Man Nebula near the bottom of the frame, glowing in pink and purple emission. Higher in the field, the Horsehead Nebula appears as a dark silhouette against the red glow of IC 434, next to the fiery structure of the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024). The bright blue stars Alnitak and Alnilam, two of Orion’s Belt stars, stand out prominently among a dense background of stars, dust, and faint reflection nebulae.

A wide-field image of Orion in RGB + Ha. Includes The Horsehead, Flame, Running Man, and Orion Nebula and more. 2 of Orion’s 3 belt stars are in the field. More info in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/03/wide... #astrophotography #astronomy #space #orion

M1 - The Crab Nebula. This is a composite of RGB data from 2026 plus Ha and Oiii data from 2024. To my surprise, the Crab Pulsar is visible in the image. Details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/03/m1-c... #space #astrophotography #astronomy

Thank you!

Astrophotograph of Orion showing the Horsehead Nebula as a dark horsehead silhouette against red emission (IC 434), the bright Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) with dark dust lanes to its left, the blue star Alnitak, and several faint reflection nebulae and field stars.

So how did you spend Super Bowl Sunday with temperatures below freezing? We spent at the BAA’s observatory. Glad we did because, we got this image of The Horsehead and Flame Nebula. More details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-... #space #astrophotography #astronomy

Astrophotograph of Orion showing the Horsehead Nebula as a dark horsehead silhouette against red emission (IC 434), the bright Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) with dark dust lanes to its left, the blue star Alnitak, and several faint reflection nebulae and field stars.

Some celestial objects for Valentine’s Day. The Heart and Soul Nebula (9/8/2025), The Rosette Nebula (2/20/2024), and The Galactic Rose - ARP 273 (12/13/2022). #Astronomy #Astrophotography #space

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from the farm across the street. iPhone. #astrophotography

Yeah, been thinking about selling the L-extreme and getting a set from one of the other brands. No that Optolong has a match for the L-extreme, I may go that way.

Yeah. I have the L-extreme and am Will likely buy their SII -Oiii filter.

I’m really enjoying it. Looks like you’re too.

Thanks. I have the FMA180 and ZWO2600 color too. This looks like a great target for it!

Beautiful! What focal length and camera (or camera sensor size)?

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Wide-field not wife-field. 🤦🤦

My latest image captured with my wife-field imaging rig from my backyard on 10/3/2025. NGC 1499, The California Nebula in Perseus. More details in this Blog Post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #space #astronomy #astrophotography

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Thank you!

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M31, The Andromeda Galaxy captured with my wide-field imaging rig from my backyard on 9/19/2025. More details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #astrophotography #space #astronomy

The Heart & Stampeding Buffalo … er hmm … Soul Nebulae captured from my backyard on 9/8/2025. For more details, check out this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #astrophotography #space #astronomy

M31 Andromeda Galaxy. ZWO Seestar. 1 hour of 10 second exposures. Post processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop. #astrophotography

I think a few more people stayed to the end this time. Have a great weekend. Hoping to image tonight.

Go Bills!

No tonight. A rare clear night during a long weekend.