🍂 Summer’s winding down, but the sky is still shining bright. Pack your scope, a light jacket, and soak up these September sights: Keep your summer stargazing streak alive—long nights are just around the corner! ✨

🌌Team Celestron member Thierry Legault captured the Lunar Occultation of Saturn on Jan 4th from Tarragona, Spain, using his C8 Edge HD. ✨ Bonus Detail: The star beside Saturn? That’s 85 Aquarius (magnitude 6.7) #LunarOccultation #Saturn #CelestronEdgeHD #Astrophotography #TeamCelestron #85Aquarius

✨ Under Bortle-6 skies in Sydney, James captured the beauty of NGC 3576, the Flame Nebula. This starless image truly brings the emission nebula to life. 🔥 🔭 Equipment: Celestron C8 #Astrophotography #FlameNebula #NGC3576 #CelestronC8 #Stargazing #CosmicWonders

🎨✨ Celestial Masterpieces Over Milan🌃⁠ ⁠ From Milan, Italy, the #CelestronOrigin reveals the #OrionNebula, #TriangulumGalaxy, and the #AndromedaGalaxy —all captured in under 35 minutes!⁠ ⁠ Bringing the stars closer, one snapshot at a time. 🌙🔭⁠ ⁠ 📷️: @celestronitalia⁠

🎉 Celebrating 65 Years of Stargazing 🌌⁠ ⁠ Since 1960, we've been on a mission to make the universe more accessible, from the legendary C8 to today's cutting-edge telescopes and astrographs. And we’ve pushed the limits of amateur astronomy at every step along the way.⁠ ⁠ 👉 celestron.com/history⁠

Think you’ve captured something incredible? 🌌 Whether you’ve imaged deep-sky objects or the planets in our Solar System, it’s time to show off your results. The Astrophotography Prize 2025 is officially open! 👉 Enter now at astrophotographyprize.com

Thanks to the RASA 8's wide field of view, Celestron employee Chris H. (@hendrenimaging) captured the Ghost of Cassiopeia Nebula—which spans 10 light-years!—all in the same field. The Ghost of Cassiopeia contains both emission and reflection nebulae, IC 59 and IC 63.

✨ The #PillarsofCreation (#M16) captured by Team Celestron member ‪@dylanodonnell.bsky.social‬ from #ByronBay, #Australia. Using his #Celestron 11” #EdgeHD Telescope with an F7 Reducer, Dylan revealed the detail of this iconic nebula through 8.25 hours of integration.⁠ ⁠ #Astrophotography #Starstuff

🌘✨ Using a #C14, Andrew McCarthy journeyed to the top of #MaunaKea in #Hawaii to cross an item off his bucket list: capturing a #LunarOccultation of #Saturn. 🪐🌑 ⁠ ⁠ What's on your astronomy #bucketlist?💫 ⁠ ⁠ #Astrophotography #CelestronC14 #BucketListMoment #SolarSystemViews #AndrewMcCarthy

🐘✨ Behold #vdB142, famously known as the #Elephant’sTrunkNebula! Nestled within #Cepheus, it’s part of the larger #IC1396 #emissionnebula, which spans 100 light-years and lies 2,400 light-years away. 📸: Ron Brecher with the Celestron 14″ #EdgeHD from a mix of filters in the #RGB set. 🌌💫⁠

Wes captured the stunning #spiralgalaxy #M106, located 22-25 million light-years away. 🌌✨ Similar in size and luminosity to Andromeda, M106 is a beauty of the cosmos! This impressive image took 18 hours of exposure using the #Celestron #EdgeHD 8 with a focal reducer. 🚀🔭

✨ What’s Up in the July #NightSky? ✨ July brings some of the best stargazing of the year — ☀️ July: #SolarMaximum 🌕 7/10: #FullMoon ✨ 7/16: #Saturn, #Pluto, & #Moon Conjunction ✨ 7/20: #M45 & Moon Conjunction 🌑 7/24: #NewMoon ☄️ 7/28: #DeltaAquarids #MeteorShower ✨ 7/28: #Mars & Moon Conjunction

🚀🐘 Take a trip to #IC1396 – the #Elephant'sTrunkNebula, a breathtaking concentration of interstellar gas & dust 2.4K LY away in the constellation Cepheus. Andreas captured all the details w/ his #C8HD & Starizona #Hyperstar. 🌟

☀️🔭 #Summer Is Here—And There's Lots to See! 🔭☀️ The days are long and the night skies are rich! From #globularclusters to glowing #nebulae, #summerskies are full of jaw-dropping sights. 📸 Slide through this carousel to explore what you can capture and observe this season.

"Loving the Celestron Origin!" - Nancy 🌌✨ Check out this stunning capture of the #PelicanNebula by Nancy using the #CelestronOrigin Intelligent Home #Observatory. 🔭 With smart imaging at her fingertips, she's bringing the universe right to her backyard!

🌿 Step into the #microscopic world! Here's a fascinating close-up of #PterisTremula fern spore sacs (Leptosporangia) at 200x magnification using #dark-field #microscopy and a #Celestron Labs CB1000CF Compound #Microscope. 🔬✨

Fresh 📷️ from our #CelestronOrigin! This all-in-one #homeobservatory autonomously aligns itself, captures images for you w/ its 6" #RASA optics + onboard camera, stacks & processes every exposure using AI, & delivers a final stacked image to your mobile device in SECONDS.

🌙🌕Straight from the #CelestronOrigin #telescope, here’s a shot of last year’s stunning #partiallunareclipse, taken from Lakewood, CA at exactly 7:55 PM. 🌌✨ No filters, no editing—just raw, celestial beauty, shared directly through the Celestron Origin app.

🌊🐋 #SportOptics Product Manager John R. takes the #Celestron #Hummingbird Mini #SpottingScope to the stunning #PNW Coast! From spotting coastal 🐦️to catching a glimpse of majestic migrating 🐳, this compact scope delivers unbeatable clarity & portability for every adventure. 🌊

✨ On the shores of South #LakeTahoe, Tony Berendsen of #TahoeStarTours sets up the #CelestronOrigin for his guests to explore the night sky. With #Bortle Class 4 skies, South Lake Tahoe offers a perfect balance of dark skies and cosmic beauty, making it an unforgettable stargazing experience. 🔭🌌

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

Wesley spent approx. 20H w/ his #Celestron #EdgeHD 8" & #focalreducer capturing the stunning #IC1848, aka the #SoulNebula. This #emissionnebula is located about 6,500 LY away in the constellation #Cassiopeia & is a #stellarnursery teeming with young stars.

✨ 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.

✨Captured by Drew Evans using his #Celestron 11" #EdgeHD with a #focalreducer, these images of the #KnifeEdgeGalaxy (NGC 5907) & the #LostGalaxy (NGC 4535) reveal the beauty & complexity of our universe. 🌌 📷️: #Bortle class 2 skies of #Flagstaff, #Arizona 🌠

📸 #Hotoffthesensor! 🔥 Under the #darkskies of Kennedy Meadows, CA, Chris H. captured not one, not two, but three breathtaking images with his #Celestron #AdvancedVX 8" #RASA + #StarSenseAutoguider! And can you believe it? No filters were used. 😲 Slide through his images.

✨🦉 #Guesswho? It's the #OwlNebula (M97)! 🦉✨ #Astrophotographer Ron Brecher, armed with his #Celestron 14″ #EdgeHD telescope, captured this image in just under 9 hours of data—truly bringing out detail on this #planetarynebula 😍🌌

Captured in 8 hours using a HaGB palette & his Celestron 11" EdgeHD telescope, Team Celestron member @dylanodonnell.bsky.social was able to see details in Centaurus A that he had never seen before. Hop over to Dylan's YouTube channel for his breakdown of Centaurus A: bit.ly/3UPSOrL

🌟 From beginner to expert! Dylan O'Donnell (@dylanodonnell.bsky.social) started his astrophotography journey in 2014 with a NexStar 4SE and has mastered his craft over 10+ years. 🎥 Watch his full journey and tips here 🔗 l8r.it/HqP9

Wesley Klehm spent approx. 20H w/ his Celestron EdgeHD 8" & focal reducer capturing the stunning IC 1848, aka the Soul Nebula. This emission nebula is located about 6,500 LY away in the constellation Cassiopeia & is a stellar nursery teeming with young stars.

✨ The Flower & the Eye—a celestial masterpiece, skillfully captured by Ryan (@rgenier_astro). 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

✨Captured by Drew Evans using his #Celestron 11" #EdgeHD with a focal reducer, these images of the #KnifeEdgeGalaxy (NGC 5907) & the #LostGalaxy (NGC 4535) reveal the beauty & complexity of our universe. 🌌 📷️: Bortle class 2 skies of Flagstaff, Arizona 🌠

I was able to capture the #TotalLunarEclipse early this morning with my @celestronuniverse.bsky.social telescope and #Canon camera. Learn more about the #BloodMoon in my article at: mynews13.com/fl/orlando/s... #LunarEclipse #lunareclipse2025 #moon #astronomy #Astrophotography

🌕✨ IT'S GO TIME! Don’t Miss Tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse! ✅⏰ Step outside and witness the Total Lunar Eclipse TONIGHT! 🌑🔴 The eclipse begins at 10:09 pm and ends at 1:47 pm (Pacific time). Look for the Moon to turn rusty red, with totality peaking at 11:26 pm.

🌕 Check out this stunning moonshot of Posidonius Crater by Jorge with his #Celestron #C11 #telescope. #Astronauts landed here during humanity's final mission to the Moon, #Apollo17 in December 1972. #MoonPhotography #PosidoniusCrater #Astrophotography

🚨 LUNAR ECLIPSE ALERT: Moon lovers, mark your calendars! 🌕📆 A total lunar eclipse is happening on March 13-14. Grab your binocular or telescope to get an incredible up-close view. Don’t miss this moment! 🔭✨ #Celestron #TotalEclipse #EclipseSeason #LunarEclipse

🌌 Andreas has captured the stunning #DumbbellNebula (M27) and #RingNebula (M57) with the #Celestron 8" #EdgeHD and 0.7X focal reducer. Swipe to toggle between these two beautiful images! #Astrophotography #M27 #NGC6853 #M57 #NGC6720 #GalaxyPhotography #SpaceMagic

🌌 The #CPCGPSXLT is primed and ready for a stargazing adventure under #LakeTahoe's dark skies! 🌠 📷: Tahoe Star Tours #Celestron #Stargazing #Astronomy #ExploreTheUniverse

✨ #March is packed with observing fun, including a #TotalLunarEclipse, your chance to conquer the #MessierMarathon, and more. 🌕💫 #Markyourcalendars, set up your gear, and let's make this month a success. 📅 #Savethiscalendar to refer back all month long! 🌠✨ #Astronomy #Stargazing #Celestron

Straight from the heart of Pittsburgh in just under 22min, Dr. Dale Seepersad captured the breathtaking #LagoonNebula w/ his #CelestronOrigin. "It was the first photo I took with it, and it blew me away! The Celestron Origin exceeded all my expectations," he shares. #Astronomy #astrophotography

This is one of Andrew McCarthy's most detailed images of #Jupiter, taken with the #Celestron #C11 scope from his backyard during opposition. Check out #Ganymede’sshadow creating the illusion that the moon is much closer to the planet than it actually is.

Two employees teamed up to create this image of the #EagleNebula with #CelestronOrigin. Roderick used Origin to capture the data & exported the FITS files via the USB port. Next, Chris manually stacked 140 30-sec frames using #PixInsight & #Photoshop.

✨ Matt Johnson captured this incredible image of the #WizardNebula using his #Celestron #NexStar #8SE and an off-axis guider. The final shot is a blend of around 4 hours of integration, with 46 exposures of 300 seconds each. 🌌

🔭 The Dumbbell Nebula! 🌌 Captured by Luca Bartek using the #Celestron #C14 #EdgeHD, the #DumbbellNebula (M27) is a stunning example of a #planetarynebula.

🌌 #M82: From Smudge to Splendor 🌌 M82, the famous #irregulargalaxy in Ursa Major, might just look like a grey smudge in Ron Brecher's 10" reflector, but thanks to the power of the #Celestron 14" #EdgeHD #telescope✨🔭, Ron can finally see its true beauty in 15+ hrs of integration #astrophotography

🪐📸 At just 30 degrees above the horizon, Jorge (@j.segura__) captured this crisp image of the ringed giant and its moons Rhea, Titan, Tethys, and Dione. 🔭 Telescope: #Celestron #C11 Schmidt-Cassegrain #Saturn #planetary #photography

#Celestron employee Ben H. took the new #CelestronOrigin out near San Jose, CA, & the results were nothing short of spectacular! The near real-time imaging abilities of the Celestron Origin, thanks to its ultra-fast 6" #RASA design, are revolutionizing how we observe the sky.

#Feastyoureyes 🤩 on this narrow-band image of the Sh2-115 nebula, captured by Jeff Ball using his #Celestron #RASA 8. 🌠🔭 #Astrophotography #Sh2115 #CelestronRASA8 #Nebula #Astronomy #SpacePhotography

📸 Hot off the sensor! 🔥 Under the #darkskies of Kennedy Meadows, CA, Chris H. captured not one, not two, but three breathtaking images with his #Celestron #AdvancedVX 8" #RASA + #StarSense Autoguider! And can you believe it? No filters were used. 😲 Slide through his images.

✨🦉 #Guesswho? It's the #OwlNebula (M97)! 🦉✨ #Astrophotographer Ron Brecher, armed with his #Celestron 14″ #EdgeHD #telescope, captured this image in just under 9 hours of data—truly bringing out detail on this #planetarynebula 😍🌌

Captured in 8 hours using a HaGB palette & his #Celestron 11" #EdgeHD #telescope, Team Celestron member @dylanodonnell.bsky.social was able to see details in Centaurus A that he had never seen before. Hop over to Dylan's #YouTube channel for his breakdown of Centaurus A: bit.ly/3UPSOrL