When the #skiesarecalling, you pack the car, chase the dark, and let the stars guide your way.
Chris spent the weekend in the #EasternSierra, where the #RASA8 captured the:
🔹 #ClamshellNebula
🔹 #M5
🔹 #B142-143
This is what happens when clear skies meet fast optics—and you answer the call.

When the skies are calling, you pack the car, chase the dark, and let the stars guide your way.⁠
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Chris spent the weekend in the #EasternSierra, where the #RASA8 captured the:⁠
🔹 #ClamshellNebula⁠
🔹 #M5⁠
🔹 B142-143⁠
⁠
This is what happens when clear skies meet fast optics—and you answer the call.⁠

Sh2-119 - Clamshell Nebula in Cygnus. @celestronuniverse.bsky.social RASA 8, @skywatcherusa.bsky.social Wave 100i, ZWO ASI071MC, IDAS LPS-P2 Filter. ~5 hours exposure time from dark Bortle 2 skies.

#astronomy #astrophotography #cygnus #rasa8

Chris H. scored a 2-for-1 w/ his latest 📷️, featuring #NGC6888 & the elusive #Ju1 just below it. Combining fresh Ha narrowband data from '21 & the bluish-green OIII fringe surrounding the Crescent, adding incredible depth to the image.

#Celestron #CGX #RASA8
354m total exposure

✨ The Flower & the Eye—a celestial masterpiece, skillfully captured by Ryan. In the bottom left corner of this image, we encounter SH2-101, the Tulip Nebula, in full bloom. #Celestron #RASA8, all from a Bortle-7 backyard in Kitchener.

About 12 million light years away, #M81 (#Bode'sGalaxy) & #M82 (the #CigarGalaxy) lie in the constellation #UrsaMajor. This stunning spiral & irregular galaxy duo was captured in about 12 hours of exposure w/ the #Celestron #RASA8 & Light Pollution Reduction filter by Mike Shapiro.

The Sword of Orion. M42, M43, and NGC 1977. 584 minutes HaRGB with a Celestron RASA 8, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro, and ZWO ASIAir. Color data was taken with a ZWO ASI071MC camera and IDAS GNB filter (Ha, Hb, OIII + NIR). Hydrogen Alpha Luminance was taken with a ZWO ASI2600MM camera and Baader 6.5nm f/2 high speed Ha filter. Processed in DSS, GraXpert, PixInsight, and Photoshop. Taken over 3 nights from light polluted Long Beach, CA.

Every winter, I look forward to Orion rising, and with it the Orion Nebula. This is one of my deepest images yet. Almost 10 hours of imaged at f/2 from light-polluted Long Beach.

#celestron #rasa8 #orion #hargb #backyardastronomy #skywatcherusa #zwo

Getting setup to do some astrophotography with a #RASA8 and an 8" Newtonian in South East Queensland. Had to wait until midnight for the 1/2 moon to set.. hence the shadows. Don't look to close at the cable management..