Here’s a comparison of the 4 filters I’m currently using on the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). Each shot is a single 5 minute exposure so I haven’t tried stacking them yet. Hope this one turns out! #m51 #galaxy #monochrome #astrophotography #space

Lower’s Nebula is named after Harold and Charles Lower who discovered this nebula in 1939. In the constellation Orion, it’s about 3K light years away. Some even call it the “Eye of Ra” because of its similarity to an Egyptian hieroglyph. #lowersnebula #sh2261 #nebula #space #astrophotography

I captured over 32 hours of data on the Leo Triplet. I discovered that there is a cloud of dust trailing from the Hamburger galaxy I also included some closeups if you scroll through my photos. #leotriplet #astrophotography #space #galaxy #galaxycluster

This took about a month to complete due to spotty weather conditions. Along with M78, I picked up the Ha signal of Barnard’s Loop using a dual bandwidth filter. Scroll to see a closeup on the reflection nebula. #m78 #nebula #astrophotography #space #casperthefriendlyghost

Decided to capture some last minute ancient photons of the Rosette Nebula before it disappears for the spring/summer months.

I just dug though some old computer files and realized that I forgot to process my Heart Nebula data from 2023. I’m so glad that I uncovered this long-forgotten data since the details are pretty darn sharp! #ic1805 #heartnebula #astrophotography #space #nebula

M35 (aka the Shoe Buckle Cluster) sits in the constellation Gemini at around 2.7K-2.9K light years away. It probably isn’t the most interesting object in the Messier catalog but I really love the array of star color in my image overall. #m35 #ngc2158 #astrophotography #opencluster #gemini

I shot about 25 hours on the Pinwheel Galaxy (M101). I first captured about 22 hours RGB color data and then a few additional hours of Hydrogen alpha data. I also included a closeup since the details really came out nicely in the core. #galaxy #space #m101 #pinwheelgalaxy #astrophotography

Technology is so cool. We encounter a plane in one of our subs and can immediately identify the airline, departure/destination, speed, altitude, & flight number. 🤣 #photobomb #astrophotography #plane #galaxy #m104 #space #photofail

Here’s my latest attempt at our closest galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy. I waited too long to even begin so I was getting light pollution. 🤷‍♂️ I’ll just try it again later in the summer! #galaxy #astrophotography #space #m31 #andromedagalaxy

Here’s 22 hours of RGB data on the Flame & Horsehead Nebulae. The signal was so good that I barely had to apply any noise reduction to the final image! #ic434 #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #astrophotography #space

I finally completed my recent capture of galaxies M81 & M82 more commonly known as Bode’s Galaxy & the Cigar Galaxy. I captured two versions showing just full color (RGB) as well as the Hydrogen alpha signal combined with full color (HaRGB). #astrophotography #space #galaxy #m81 #m82

I was deeply disappointed in my first processing attempt of this beautiful star cluster so I collected even more data and gave it another go. Here’s my new Pleiades (M45) image after stacking in 3 additional hours of data. #pleiades #starcluster #m45 #astrophotography #space

Here’s a reprocess of my data from last year showcasing the Tadpole Nebula (IC410). I’m also shocked that PixInsight rejected so many bad frames but the details still pop. I guess it’s a classic case of quality over quantity! #ic410 #astrophotography #nebula #space #tadpolenebula

This isn’t the most colorful galaxy cluster but there’s one on the left of my photo called NGC1365 that I absolutely love. It’s got such an interesting shape and is perfectly symmetrical. Too bad it rises only 15 degrees above my horizon. #ngc1365 #astrophotography #galaxy #astronomy #space

Here’s the last image taken with my ASI2600MM Pro camera right before the power port broke. I just got it back from repair yesterday. The Cone Nebula still looks great considering that I didn’t get more subs due to 📷 failure. #conenebula #christmastreecluster #ngc2264 #astrophotography #nebula

Capturing the Witch Head Nebula has been quite a journey. I’ve been shooting it for the past 2 months. I think I’ve actually trashed more exposures than I’ve saved but I still ended up with 200+ exposures at 5 minutes each. #witchheadnebula #astrophotography #nebula #space #ic2118 #witchhead

I just tried combining my Triangulum Galaxy (M33) data from last year with brand new data acquired this year. I took color photos (RGB including the galaxy and the stars) & Hydrogen alpha data using my dual band filter. #galaxy #m33 #triangulum #astrophography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mc

Here’s an image I just completed of Markarian’s Chain. Not a whole lot of color variation in this galaxy cluster but the sheer abundance of galaxies in such a compact region is still quite impressive! #markarianschain #galaxy #galaxycluster #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mc #zwo

I decided to try something a bit different so here’s a 2 hour timelapse of comet 24P/Schaumasse. It is currently in the constellation Virgo. Each video frame is 2 minutes long so it’s actually moving quite slowly. #comet #space #timelapse #astrophotography #comet24P #24Pschaumasse

Here’s my annual obligatory photo of the Orion Nebula (M42). I want to keep shooting it annually to see if I’m getting any better at shooting and/or processing it. The trapezium isn’t quite visible so I still have room for improvement. #m42 #space #astrophotography #nebula #orion #orionnebula

Roughly 3,000 light years away is the Spaghetti Nebula (SH2-240). It occupies 3 degrees of the night sky (6 full moons). I shot this as a 2-panel mosaic due to its impressive size. This includes 50 hours of exposure time to bring out more details. #shaghettinebula #sh2240 #nebula #astrophotography

I just finished processing the Heart & Soul Nebulae that I took last week. I included a starless version and two individual photos so you can see the neat little structures in both nebulae. #space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #ic1805 #heartnebula #ic1848 #soulnebula #askar #zwo

Here’s my latest shot of the Flying Bat & Squid Nebula (SH2-129). I tried this target a couple years ago but this time I devoted 24 hours solely to the Oiii channel so the squid can easily be seen. #space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2129 #flyingbatandsquidnebula

The Clamshell Nebula (SH2-119) is quite large but it often gets overlooked due to its next door neighbor, the North American Nebula. There are some beautiful structures in this nebula so I included a closer view of its core. #space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2119 #clamshellnebula

The Japanese word for Pleiades is “Subaru” which means unite. It’s also why the car logo is a group of stars. I took this using my color camera last week. Hope you like it! #pleiades #stars #space #astrophotography #starcluster #m45 #subaru #astronomy #opencluster

I decided to shoot the Horsehead & Flame Nebulae since I already had my color camera attached for the comet. This uses no filter so it’s displaying true RGB color. #nebula #horsehead #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ic434 #astronomy #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mcpro

C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from last night. I was able to stack 52 subs at 60 seconds each. I noticed that the comet’s nucleus can actually be seen by turning down the brightest areas just a touch. Check out the 2nd image for a closer look. #comet #c2025a6lemmon #c2025a6 #astronomy #astrophotography #space

Here’s a wide shot of the Pelican & North American Nebulae. I used my trusty refractor telescope along with a 0.7x reducer. It was also my first time shooting monochrome on this scope #ngc7000 #northamericannebula #ic5070 #pelicannebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #askar #fra400 #nebula

I just captured 27.5 hours of exposure time on the Pac-Man Nebula in SHO along with RGB stars. I included some closeup shots as well since social media tends to wash out the sharper details. #ngc281 #nebula #space #emissionnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband #cassiopeia

I just finished captured emission nebula SH2-112 in the SHO palette. This is located in the constellation Cygnus near the Pelican Nebula. I rarely see this one featured so I wanted to give it the attention it so rightly deserves. 🤩 #sh2112 #nebula #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cygnus

This time I put in over 34 hours into the Crescent Nebula. I was quite disappointed in my previous attempt which was seriously lacking Oiii data. I and devoted more than twice the time and even had enough clear skies to capture RGB stars! ⭐️ #crescentnebula #c27 #ngc6888 #astrophotography #space

I processed this as a 2-panel mosaic of the Western Veil Nebula in the HOO palette. It includes over 26.5 hours of total exposure time across several weeks. Scroll for a closer look. #mosaic #space #astrophotography #edgehd8 #nebula #veilnebula #witchsbroom #astronomy #c34 #ngc6960

Here’s a star-forming region located next to the Lagoon Nebula. I just got over 7 hours of total exposures but it still turned out great. I processed it using two color palettes: SHO & HSO. #IC1275 #IC4685 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #celestron #asiair #asi2600mmpro

I shot the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex last year as a 4-panel mosaic but I totally forgot about it until just now.I love how the bright regions in the center create a 5-pointed star. Definitely need to try this one again sometime! #asi294mcpro #nebula #rhoophiuchi #space #astronomy #astrophotography

This one took me 3 months! Here’s the Omega Nebula (M17) in the constellation Sagittarius. It’s approximately 5,000-6,000 light years away. I captured the nebula in the Hubble (SHO) palette but the stars are true color (RGB). #M17 #NGC6618 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography

The rain stopped just long enough so that I could finish up this shot of emission nebulae NGC 6823 & 6820. It’s mostly made up of Hydrogen Alpha but there’s a tiny bit of Sulfur II and Oxygen III. #space #astronomy #astrophotography #sct #celestron #nebula #emissionnebula #ngc6823 #ngc6820

Finally completed this shot of the Whale & Hockey Stick Galaxies. It took a really long time since I only get like 2 clear nights a month lately. I still love how it turned out! 😍✨ #C32 #ngc4631 #ngc4656 #galaxy #stars #astrophotography #sct #celestron #hockeystickgalaxy #whalegalaxy

Here’s my most recent capture of galaxy M109 which is sometimes known as the “Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy.” I’ve been gathering data on it for 3 months which felt like an eternity! 😄 This includes 28 total hours of LRGB data. #galaxy #astrophotography #space #sct #celestron #m109 #vacuumcleanergalaxy

This is the Croc’s Eye Galaxy (M94) which I’ve been capturing for the past couple months. I would eventually like to retry with darker skies to get more of the outer ring details. #galaxy #telescope #astrophotography #space #m94 #ngc4736

This is the Lagoon Nebula (M8) which is gradually returning to the night sky for the summer months. I only got 6 clear nights over 2 entire months so I made the best of them. The final color photo turned out way better than I expected! #space #nebula #telescope #sct #m8 #lagoonnebula

This nebula doesn’t really have an official name so I’ve just been calling it the “3 Balls Nebula.” It’s located in the constellation Orion. I ran out of time gathering data since it now sets in the west just after sunset. #astrophotography #nebula #Orion #space #deepspaceobject

Here’s galaxy #M106 which has some Hydrogen alpha ions that you see can glowing in that reddish-pink color. I captured 19.5 hours of total data integration on this one. I really like how it turned out! 👍 #telescope #celestron #galaxy #astrophotography #space #zwo #am5 #asiair

I just processed this photo of the Owl Nebula #M97 that I took a few weeks back. It’s made up of 3 concentric shells, giving the illusion that it’s out of focus. I thought the faint blue halo was a mistake on my part but it really does exist! #owlnebula #telescope #astrophotography #nebula

I recently captured 18.5 hours of data on the Sunflower Galaxy #M63. By some miracle, I got two whole clear nights in a row after a month of clouds. This turned out much better than I expected! #astrophotography #telescope #space #galaxy #sunflowergalaxy #ngc5055

Barred spiral galaxy #NGC3718 is about 59 million light years away located just beneath the Big Dipper. There are also 5 tiny galaxies on the left called #Hickson56 which are about 400 million light years away. I’m so glad this shot turned out so well! #astrophotograhy #space #galaxy #telescope

Wow! 🤩 2024 was quite a productive year for my #astrophotography journey. Here are 27 of my favorites. I was able to capture each of these images from my KCMO Bortle 6 backyard. #space #nebula #galaxy #telescope #eclipse #narrowband #LRGB #SHO #bestof2024 #2024recap

Here’s the Fornax Propeller Galaxy #NGC1365 which is part of a galaxy cluster. It only rises 15 degrees above my horizon which isn’t ideal due to houses and streetlights. I downloaded the raw data from #TelescopeLive to create this awesome image. #telescope #astrophotography #space #galaxy #fornax

I just processed this photo of the Monkey Head Nebula #NGC2174. It took over a month to gather enough usable data due to clouds and a very bright moon. I think I deleted more subframes than actually got used! #celestron #telescope #nebula #monkeyhead #monkeyheadnebula #narrowband #astrophotography

This is the star-forming region surrounding the Tarantula Nebula known as #NGC2004. It isn’t visible from the northern hemisphere so I processed the raw data via #Telescope.Live into a great image. #space #astrophotography #nebula #astronomy #deepskyobject #deepskyphotography #tarantulanebula