Waxing Gibbous Moon shot on 9th March. Only just got round to processing! #astronomy #astrophotography

M3 Globular Cluster. 33.9k light years away in Canes Venatici. A ball of about 500k ancient stars. 8hrs exposure time from Leeds shot over various nights in May and June. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Another version of M57. This time shot with my 728mm focal length refractor. Spot the difference 🤣 #astronomy #astrophotography

M57 The Ring Nebula! A planetary nebula in the constellation of Lyra. 2570 light years away from Leeds UK where I shot it from. 19 and a half hours of data used, shot over shot over numerous short summer nights. #astrophotography #astronomy

Abell 39 captured from my patio on seven nights in June 😊🔭 This bubble like planetary nebula was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of 27 hours in mono using Ha and OIII narrowband filters and RGB filters for the stars. #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

NGC 6543 The Cat’s Eye Nebula captured from my patio on seven nights 😊🔭 This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 27 hours in mono. It’s a combination of Ha and OIII narrowband data with LRGB data for the core and the stars. #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬

Close in on the Bubble Nebula x3 drizzle. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The "Pillars of Creation" as seen from Ermita Neuva in Spain, taken last September. I have reprocessed the data using a x3 drizzle. This has brought out more detail. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The Orion Nebula. Just over ten hours of data taken over two years. A winter target - only just got round to processing #Astrophotography #Astronomy

A "solar can" image i.e. a pin hole camera made from a beer can. 14 MONTHS! Exposure tracking the course of the sun from the roof of the Gledhow wing looking south to the Bexley wing at StJames hospital Leeds #astrophotography #astronomy

M92 the other major globular cluster in Hercules. 26,700 light years away, 108 ly across. Mass of 330k suns! Very ancient stars. Due to the earth's wobble in 14000 yrs this cluster will be within 1 degree of the north celestial pole. Shot from Leeds. 11 hrs data used. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

M13 The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules. Shot from Leeds over the last week. A gaint ball of ancient "population II" stars approx 145 light years across and about 22.2k light years away. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Jones-Emberson 1 known as the Headphones nebula. A planetary nebula in Lynx approx 1,600 light years away. It was discovered in 1939! Shot from Leeds UK over four nights in April and early May. 10 hours data used. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy. A side on view of a grand spiral galaxy estimated to be 30 to 50 million light years away in Coma Berenices. 14 Hrs exposure time shot from here in Leeds. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

M64 "Bĺack Eye" Galaxy. 17million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. Shot from Leeds UK through early April just less than 12hrs data used. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Galaxy NGC 2403 "Mini Triangulum". 8 million light years away ! Shot from light polluted skies of east Leeds over the last two weeks of March. 16hrs 47mins of data used. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

The Garlic Nebula! A supernova remnant in Cassiopeia. Originally discovered in the mid 1950s. Shot from here in Leeds UK. 18 hours exposure time, grabbing a couple of hours on each clear night since Jan 25th. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Owl Nebula (remnants of dying star) approx 2300 ly away and Surfboard Galaxy 46m ly away. Situated just below the Plough (ursa major). Shot from Leeds during winter months. 20 hours exposure time used #Astronomy ##Astrophotography

M1 Crab Nebula. This is the remnant of a supernova explosion that was seen from earth in 1054. It was so bright it was visible in the day for three weeks! It is 6.5k light years away in Taurus. 8 hours of data shot from here in Leeds. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Quick snap shot of the first quarter moon taken at 19:25 on 5th February from here in Leeds #Astrophotography ##astronomy

The California nebula in Perseus. Just over ten hours of narrow band data shot from Spain in Sept 23, using the Redcat51. The hydrogen gas in the nebula is glowing due to the energy from the nearby star Menkib. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The Heart Nebula (Also the Running Dog) is an emission nebula 7.5k light years away, in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way, in constellation Cassiopeia. 13hrs of data shot from Spain whilst on hols. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space

Seasons greetings #Astronomy #Astrophotography

NGC 6992 The Eastern Veil nebula. Part of the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant. Shot whilst on hols in Spain a couple of years ago. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

NGC 6960 the Western Veil nebula or "Witch's Broom". Part of the larger Cygnus Loop supernova remnant. Shot whilst on hols in Spain last year. About 8 hours of data #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Space

Dusty. Might as well post this here for now. I ran out of time this year to finish collecting light on my Cygnus Loop project. Capping out at just short of 20 hours. Next year I'll double it and add some broadband data. #astrophotography #astronomy #dso #askar #optolong #zwo

The Soul Nebula! An emission nebupa /star forming region in Cassiopeia. 7.5k light years away. A two panel mosaic first half shot in Spain, other half from here in Leeds. 22.5 hours integration time. If you look closely you might see a small object know as the "Alpinist" #Astronomy #Astrophotograpy

The Wizard Nebula in Cepheus. Approx 8.5k light years away in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. 13.5 hours of data captured through clouds rain and wind over two years,from here in Leeds UK. #Astrophotography #Astronomy

The Orion Nebula and the Running Man shot from the back garden here in Leeds. Can only get about 2 hours of data a night on this because of trees and houses blocking yhe view. #Astrophotography #Astronomy # Space

M82 The "Cigar Galaxy". A starburst galaxy approx 12m light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. The red plumes are ionised hydrogen gas, a sign of the huge amount of star formation going on. Shot from Leeds UK at 728mm focal length. 13 hrs of data. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space

The Lion Nebula in Cepheus! Roughly 10,000 light years away in the Perseus arm of the Milky Way. Very strong Oiii signal (blue) as well as Hii. Shot the Ha in Leeds and the Oiii from Spain whilst on hols. 24 Hours of data. #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space

North American and Pelican Nebula in Cygnus. Shot from the light polluted skies of Leeds at 250mm focal length using the Redcat51 #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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M17 sometimes called the Swan nebula. Shot on hols in Spain. Just over 10hrs of integration time. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Space

The centre of the Cygnus constellation. A 12 panel mosaic includes data from four telescopes, taken over four years from thee locations. Main scope was the Redcat 51. Zoom in to see the many much captured objects of Cygnus #astrophotography #astronomy #space

M82 the "Cigar Galaxy" was pleased to capture the huge streams of hydrogen alpha coming out of the galaxy. Lots of star formation going on! #astrophotography #astronomy #space

Fantastic propeller using the edge HD 8 by Bernd!

Close in on the Pelican Nebula in Cygnus. I called this one "Dune" because it looked a bit like a sand dune in some sort of crazy sand storm. I've never actually been in a sand storm but I imagine it might look like this 🤔 #astrophotography #astronomy #space

Hmmm probably have to click on the image to see properly. The pillars of creation shot at 728mm focal length. Presented in two different "Palettes" #Astrophotography #astronomy #space

Elephant Trunk Nebula shot whilst on hols in Spain back in September #astrophotography #astronomy

The Bubble Nebula. Shot at 728mm focal length. This is an extreme crop to see what details I could bring out. #astrophotography