Beyond the Veil 🔭📷

Hackers shut down 2 of the world's most advanced telescopes It's unclear exactly what the nature of the cyberattacks were or from where they originated.

It's always a little surreal when divergent hobbies collide. 🔭

Space is so cool

A swirl of gasses in space, represented with sapphire and gold colors. A black void between two nebulae resembles a cross whose limbs are lobed. The image is peppered with stars.

A swirl of gasses in space, represented with sapphire and gold colors. A black void between two nebulae resembles a cross whose limbs are lobed. Stars removed, the image resembles an oil painting.

The North American and Pelican Nebulas, as they existed between 500BC and 220AD, respectively.

This was my first multi-night shoot, for a total exposure time of 7 hours.

The Monkey Head Nebula - NGC2174 as it appeared ~4300BC. Shown with separate colors for the nebula's Hydrogen-Alpha, Oxygen-3, and Sulfur-2

R - Sii
G - Ha
B - Oiii