Had some nice activity on Sunday. Really loved working with the Player One Mars 662M #solarimaging #astrophotography #playerone #w #daystar

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

M27 — The Dumbbell Nebula First planetary nebula, discovered by Charles Messier 1764. 1,360 LY 49 h 35 min LRGBSHO @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 ​⁠Player One Artemis-M Pro Optolong Svbony Astroasis @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro #astrophotography #DSO @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Colorado B3 LDN 700 dark nebula in Vulpecula, 600 LY. Travel VLOG: youtu.be/PGld3dmBVFA @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 f/1.9 388mm 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 @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 Player One Mars 662M Optolong LRGB Filters ZWO Filter Drawer Astroasis Oasis Focuser @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro #astrophotography

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 @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 Player One Astronomy Artemis-M Pro Optolong LRGBHa Astroasis Oasis @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro 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

My 2025 Blood Moon Eclipse all nighter. Info: 60,916 frames of 210,000 total. SharpCap @siril.org @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 at f1.9 (390mm) ZWO ASI533MC Pro Optolong UV/IR Astroasis Focuser @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro #astrophotography #eclipse #lunareclipse2025 #bloodmoon

IC 434 - Horsehead Nebula The Horsehead Nebula, a small dark nebula in the constellation Orion 1,375 LY 297x5min 24.75 hours Optolong Duo @siril.org Svbony SV503 70 ASI533MC Pro Astroasis Oasis @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 PRO #astrophotography #horsehead #DSO #nebula @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

M45 The Pleiades B3 AZ Open cluster in Taurus Dominated by hot blue luminous stars Formed in last 100M Yrs 444 LY 49x5 min Ttl: 4 Hrs @siril.org Svbony SV503 70 ASI533MC Pro Astroasis Oasis Optolong Duo @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 PRO #astrophotography #pleiades #dso @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) 5200 LY 33 5min Oiii 218 3min Ha Total: 13.7 Hours @siril.org NINA SVBony SV503 70 ZWO ASI533MC Pro Astroasis Oasis Optolong Duo @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 PRO #astrophotography #rosettenebula #nebula #nebulae #telescope @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Thanks to everyone who has purchased one of my 2025 calendars so far! I think I'll keep the listings up until the end of February: naztronomy.com/shop/ #astronomy

My astronomy club’s 65th annual meeting, great club, rich history of outreach and education. I was surprised and honored to receive the G. Weldon Schuette award and membership into the Society of Outstanding Amateur Astronomers Cheers! Doug #astronomyclub #astrophotography #astronomy #honored

M 42 - Great Orion Nebula/Running Man Nebula 1,344 LY 20 5-Minute Ha/Oiii 373 30-Second Ha/Oiii 379 10-Second Ha/Oiii 5.75 Hours Optolong Duo @siril.org NINA SVBony SV503 70 ASI533MC Pro Astroasis @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 PRO #astrophotography #greatorionnebula #DSO @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

New Video! Get PRECISE telescope control!Master Green Swamp Server Tutorial Part II I walk through the most important configurations for any mount, Parking and Mount Limits. Then we setup for meridian flips. youtu.be/VoFovsN7thA #astrophotography #greenswampserver #gss #telescope

7500’ (2286m) el. Bortle 1 New Mexico LDN 1158 1147 1148 1155 5h 15m @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 ​⁠Player One A-M Pro ​⁠Optolong 2" LRGB ​⁠Astroasis @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro Processed in @siril.org Cheers! Doug #astrophotography #darknebula #DSO @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

9 Panel Mosaic Cygnus Loop 1470 LY Cheers! Doug @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 @ f/1.9 ZWO ASI533MC Pro Unguided 28 x 120 sec/Panel 08:38 Hours Optolong Ha/Oiii Duo Astroasis @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro NINA Pixinsight #astrophotography #cygnusloop @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

10/2024 from New Mexico Bortle 1 at 7500’ (2286m) el. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) 18min 30sec 37 x 30sec @celestronuniverse.bsky.social ‬ EdgeHD 8 ​⁠Player One‬ A-M Pro ​⁠Optolong 2" LRGB ​⁠Astroasis‬ @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro Pixinsight Cheers! Doug #astrophotography #comet #c2023a3

Mineral Moon 08-20-24. Best 40% of 16,000 SharpCap AutoStakkert PixInsight Player One A-M Pro Optolong LRGB Astroasis Oasis @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro Cheers! Doug #astrophotography #mineralmoon #Moon

Barnard 13 Dark Nebula Location: Camelopardalis. Also LDN 1401, 1403, 1404 26:14 hrs 160x10 LRGB Pixinsight @celestronuniverse.bsky.social ‬ EdgeHD 8 Player One‬ A-M Pro Optolong 2” LRGB Astroasis‬ @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro #astrophotography #dso #darknebula @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

My Latest Image: SH2-290 (Abell 31) Ancient. 2,000 LY from Earth. Ha 63x600 Oiii 60x600 Sii 59x600 30 Hours 20 Min @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 Player One A-M Pro SVBony 2" SHO Astroasis Oasis @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography #dso #nebula

New video! Master Green Swamp Server! The GSS Guide You've Been Looking For! Part 1: I walk through the GSS UI and discuss initial configuration. I also look at configuration in #NINA and #PHD2. Cheers! Doug #astrophotography #greenswampserver #gss #skywatcher #eqmount youtu.be/Yt8TWSUrXLQ

Heya! Not astrophotography, indirectly, planning on printing Astro parts. Almost finished enclosure upgrades, lighting, filament handling, storage. An AstroAF name plate a couple case fans and HEPA filters remain This 3D printer is a lot of fun! Cheers! Doug #3Dprinter #flashforge #astrophotography

M33 I processed @deepskydetail.bsky.social "The Real Intelligence Challenge" data with no AI tools! Check out my video here: youtu.be/vre0p9PKWaU About this image: 22hrs L 3hrs RGB 5hrs Ha Processed in @siril.org Cheers! Doug #astrophotography #noai #imageprocessing @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

NGC 1333 “The Embryo Nebula” Approximate 1,140 LY 147 x 10min LRGB 24.5 Hrs Integration @celestronuniverse.bsky.social Edge HD 8 Player One Artemis-M Pro Optolong 2” LRGB Astroasis Focuser and Filter Wheel @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #DSO #nebula

Hey Friends!! New video published! I Ditched Intelligence and Still Got AMAZING Results with @siril.org ! youtu.be/vre0p9PKWaU @deepskydetail.bsky.social has a challenge processing M33 with NO AI tools! Find out how to join the challenge in the video! #astrophotography #processing #noai

My latest image of Thor's Helmet! NGC 2359 about 11,960 ly SHO 21h 10min Processed in PI @celestronuniverse.bsky.social EdgeHD 8 ‪Player One Artemis-M Pro SVBony 2" SHO Astroasis Oasis Focuser and Filter Wheel @skywatcherusa.bsky.social HEQ5 Pro #astrophotography #dso #thorshelmet #godofthunder

Just deactivated my X account. It felt good.

Single 10 min Oiii sub on Thor's helmet, it is going to be a good night! Finally have a full night of #clearskies ahead for an #astrophotography fix! I've been collecting SHO data when I can between clouds for 3 weeks now! I hope it is enough data after tonight! Cheers! Doug #NGC2359 #nebula

Hey Everyone! New video published! youtu.be/5e_xjN742CY In this video I present about beginning astrophotography to a group of great people from my astronomy club Thanks again to the TCAA for having me present!! Cheers! Doug #astrophotography #gettingstarted #gear #imagecapture #imageprocessing

This has been my nightly conditions, for the most part. I’ve been getting some breaks in the clouds and have been getting 2-3 hours of data in those sessions. I think I need about 8 more hours of exposures to capture enough to begin processing my current target.