IC 410 – Tadpole Nebula

In Auriga, ~12,000 LY. Tadpoles: each one ~10 LY.
Dsc 1892 Max Wolf

Total 26h 35m:
SHO 23h 45m
LRGB 2h 50m

Gear:
Player One
​Astroasis
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social
@skywatcherusa.bsky.social
SVBONY
Optolong

#Astrophotography #IC410 @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Haha! Yeah, and I was surprised by that with just 3:30 total integration! I'm just working around the moon this week getting what i can!

The Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33)
1888 by Williamina Fleming. 1,375 LY
Ha: 8×900
Sii: 6×900
Total: 3:30
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Player One Artemis-M Pro
Astroasis Oasis
SVBONY SH
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#HorseheadNebula #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

I leaned into a mineral Moon tonight.
Iron-rich maria in blues, highlands in warmer tones. Enhanced contrast to bring out details.
When the moon photobombs your DSO plans..

#Astrophotography, #MoonPhotography, #MineralMoon, #LunarGeology, #WaxingGibbous, #NightSky, #AstroImaging

That looks amazing!!

Orion Nebula (M42 & Running Man) ~1,350 LY
Integration
Total: 5h 15m
Gear
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8
P1 Artemis-M Pro
Astroasis Oasis
SVBONY SHO
@skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro
#astrophotography, #orionnebula, #m42, #runningmannebula, #narrowband, #dso, @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Merry Christmas!
Wishing you a joyful, peaceful Christmas and a wonderful start to the new year!

@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8
Player One Artemis-M Pro
Optolong LRGB + Ha
Astroasis Oasis
Svbony

LRGB + Ha: 3h 45m

#MerryChristmas #ChristmasTreeCluster #NGC2264 #Astrophotography

Jupiter with GRS, Io, & Dual Moon Shadows (Io and Europa)
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 4064 mm
Astro Physics BARADV
​Player One Mars 662M
​Optolong LRGB Filters
​Astroasis Oasis
LRGB 35% of 32,000 frames
Captured with SharpCap
#Jupiter #PlanetaryImaging #Astrophotography #Io #GreatRedSpot

3I/ATLAS
Tesseract?
Self-replicating probe?
Mothership?
Interstellar comet moving at ~130k mph?

@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8
@zwoastro.com.web.brid.gy ASI533MC Pro
Optolong
Astroasis

UV/IR: 131×60s
Total: 2h 11m
#astrophotography #comet #interstellar #3IATLAS @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Messier 31 — The Andromeda Galaxy

Recorded 964 AD Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi
Cataloged Charles Messier in 1764 Distance 2.5M LY

Integration
Hα/OIII: 605 × 30 s
UV/IR: 998 × 30 s
Total: 13 h 21 m 30 s

#andromeda #galaxy #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #deepskyphotography #dso

Hey thanks Mark!!

A series of X-class solar flares, some reaching X5 have ignited auroras across unexpected latitudes.
Captured at 40°N, where the sky lit up in shades of magenta and green from the charged particle storm.

#Aurora #Astrophotography #SpaceWeather #NorthernLights #XClassFlare #AstroAF #AuroraBorealis

This was a good challenge to get the satellite trails comped with my C/2025 A6 (Lemmon).
9 frames with passing satellites/meteorites blended into the final comet composite — a fun balance between satellites, atmospheric objects, and astrophotography!
#Astrophotography #CometLemmon #C2025A6 #AstroAF

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) Long-period comet discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey in January 2025. Once-in-a-lifetime comet, originating from the Oort Cloud. Returns in 40,000 years.

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
Long-period comet discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey in January 2025.
Once-in-a-lifetime comet, originating from the Oort Cloud. Returns in 40,000 years.

@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 @ 388 mm.
#astrophotography #cometlemmon #astroaf
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Cave Nebula 2400 LY
Total (51h 30m)
Cheers!
Doug

Player One Astronomy‬ • Optolong Filters • SVBONY Filters • @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 @ 1440 mm • NINA / Pixinsight

#astrophotography #cavenebula #astroaf #nina #pixinsight @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #dso #caldwell9

Had some nice activity on Sunday.
Really loved working with the Player One Mars 662M

#solarimaging #astrophotography #playerone #w #daystar

Sorry!! Was just having fun with you! 😊

Image of the Sun taken with DayStar DS60

Pretty calm solar weather conditions but i was working on First Light with the DayStar DS60.
Best 10% of 1000

#solar #astrophotography Lets see if we can break @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social 😂

Cheers!
Doug

This is my RGB stars from my M27 after StarX. I really think this image stands up by itself without the Nebula.

Cheers!
Doug

#astrophotography #stars @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Thanks so much Mark!!

M27 — The Dumbbell Nebula

First planetary nebula, discovered by Charles Messier 1764. 1,360 LY
49 h 35 min LRGBSHO
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​⁠Player One Artemis-M Pro
Optolong
Svbony
Astroasis
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#astrophotography #DSO @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Indeed!

Colorado B3
LDN 700 dark nebula in Vulpecula, 600 LY.

Travel VLOG:
youtu.be/PGld3dmBVFA

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7.2 Hrs 30 sec unguided
Astroasis Oasis
Optolong UV/IR
ZWO ASI533 MC Pro
@skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro
#astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Moon in Daylight
Player One Mars 662M
Moon cleared the trees at 5:30AM
4×8000, best 25%
SharpCap, AstroSurface, Photoshop
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Player One Mars 662M
Optolong LRGB Filters
ZWO Filter Drawer
Astroasis Oasis Focuser
@skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro
#astrophotography

Here you go!

RA (Right Ascension): 13h 29m 52s → 202.4667°
Dec (Declination): +47° 11′ 43″ → +47.1953°

Messier 51

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
31M LY
Also: NGC 5195
43h 10m
Pixinsight
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8
Player One Artemis-M Pro
Optolong LRGB
SVBonyFilter SHO
​⁠Astroasis Oasis Focuser and Filter Wheel
@skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro
#astrophotography #galaxy #m51 @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Here’s some cropped in shots from my last post of Hickson 68

#astrophotography #galaxy #hickson68

Hickson 68
NGC 5371 130 M LY
NGC 5350 110 M LY

Total Integration: 35:05
Pixinsight

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Player One Astronomy Artemis-M Pro
Optolong LRGBHa
Astroasis Oasis
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Cheers!
Doug

#astrophotography #galaxy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

UGC-6350-Hamburger Galaxy
35M LY in Leo, tail is apr 300k LY. Part of Leo Triplet
Ha/Oiii 64x600
RGB 206x300
Pixinsight
@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
Optolong UV/IR, Ha/Oiii
Astroasis
@skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro
#astrophotography #dso @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Blood Moon Eclipse, Isolated from the composite in my last post.

SharpCap
@siril.org

@celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 at f1.9 (390mm)
ZWO Astrophotography ASI533MC Pro
Optolong UV/IR
Astroasis Oasis Focuser
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro

#astrophotography #eclipse #lunareclipse2025 #bloodmoon