After a month of clouds there were 2 nights back to back that were clear. I had 2 targets that rose at different times. So instead of pausing the session I just targeted the Sombrero Galaxy. I was using my WO CAT91 for the night so here’s the Sombrero Galaxy in Wide Field. #astrophotography

Actual clear skies tonight!

I recently bought a couple lenses that I'm planning on doing some wide field astro photo's with. But since the weather has been crappy I haven't been able to use them. Decided to test them on these test subjects.

Latest capture of The Seagull Nebula (IC 2177). The Seagull Nebula is an emission nebula in the region between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. Roughly 3,800 light years away. Total integration time is 8 hours. #astrophotography #photography

The Sun from this mornings imaging session. This was my first time using my Lunt 40mm solar scope. Looking forward for the next session. #astrophotography

First time solar imaging. Using my Lunt 40mm and my ZWO ASI533MC. Will post my final results after processing later. #astrophotography

I've wanted a solar scope for a while. Picked this up from someone on cloudynights. Can't wait to use it. #astronomy

First sessions of 2026. It's been cloudy here but was able to get a couple nights out with my CAT 91. Here's The Tadpole, The Spider and The Fly nebulas in SHO. Total integration time 9 hours. #astrophotography #photography

The Crab Nebula, a supernova remanent in the constellation Tauris that's 6,500 light years away from earth. This is a combination of RGB stars and data gathered using my LeXtreme for the nebula. I used my Apertura CarbonStar Ritchey-Chretien 8. Total integration time is 5h 20m. #astrophotography

Holy diffraction spikes Batman! I was just testing my gear getting ready for an imaging session. There were some high clouds around but the Orion region was clear so I decided to point my CarbonStar RC8 to it and image for a little. #astrophotography

I hope those clouds disappear later because I'm ready. It's been a couple weeks since I've been able to image and I'd like to take the CarbonStar RC out tonight. I've also piggybacked my Canon T8i. #astrophotography

Ever since I bought my first dedicated astro cam I haven't used my dslr. I just found this dovetail adapter on Amazon. Can't wait to try this piggyback setup.

Can't wait to mount the AM5 to this. I plan on keeping this outside permanently.

This is my first attempt at capturing 3I/Atlas with my William Optics CAT91. It was suppose to be clear all night but some clouds rolled in early morning and my asiair was only able to capture 10 usable frames. Hopefully I can get another session to capture more data in soon. #astrophotography

NGC 1333 also known as the Embryo Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Perseus. It's roughly 967 light years away. This is 4h 35m of integration time. Seeing conditions weren't perfect so I'd like to come back during a new moon. #astrophotography #photography

I really wanted to use my CAT91 and decided to point it to The Witch Head Nebula. At 448mm focal length the CAT 91 really gets you up close. Total integration time is 6h 40m. I really like how it turned out. Next time I think I’ll go for a mosaic. #astrophotography #photography

My latest Andromeda Galaxy. Processing galaxies is particularly difficult for me. So that means I need to spend more time on them. Total integration time is 8h 45m. #astrophotography #photography

California Nebula (NGC1499) an emission nebula in the constellation Perseus. Total integration time is 6h 20m. I split this up between 2 sessions with my lextreme and lsynergy filters. I didn't get as much time with the lsynergy as I would of liked but there's always next time. #astrophotography

Hopefully the wind doesn't ruin tonights session. Love that I can start so early. #astrophotography

The Sculptor Galaxy in HaRGB. I was able to do a dedicated Ha session the other night. I was able to finally process it and combine it with my original RGB data. Here's a cropped version and a more wide field version. #astrophotography #astronomy

The Rosette Nebula aka Caldwell 49 in SHO. At 5,000 light-years away from us it's over 100 light-years across. Total integration time, split between 2 filters is just over 8 hours. It took me two separate sessions to capture since I don't have a filter wheel. #astrophotography #photography

An updated version of The Pleiades (M45). Another one that I look forward to every year. Made up of over 1000 stars, depending on seeing conditions, you can see anywhere between 7 to 14 stars with the naked eye. #astrophotography #photography

We've had some nice weather lately so I'm taking advantage of the long clear nights. Here's the Sculptor Galaxy. At 11 million light years away it's one of the closest galaxies to us. Hopefully I can come back to it soon with the lextreme to add some Ha to it. #astrophotography #photography

The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) in SHO. Just like the Horsehead from yesterday I used my LeXtreme and LSynergy filters on 2 separate nights. If you look close enough you can also see the Soap Bubble nebula. #astrophotography #photography

The Horsehead Nebula. This is the first time I’ve tried doing SHO with a OSC using a combination of my Optolong LeXtreme and LSynergy. Due to clouds I spent 2 separate nights imaging. I was able to use 55 × 300s frames from the LeXtreme but only 29 with the Synergy. #astrophotography #photography

Can't wait to do some wide field with this little apo.

The L-Synergy is here and I can't wait to use it. Unfortunately it's going to be a rainy weekend.

When I can't decide which I like more, star or starless I just post both. Here's the Pelican Nebula (IC5070). Taken from my backyard with my William Optics CAT 91 using my LeXtreme filter. I'll be coming back to it once the LSynergy gets here for some hubble pallet. #astrophotography

Well this is exciting news

Decided to let the kittens out tonight 😂. I have my Redcat 51 on one mount and the Cat 91 on the other. The moon will be bright tonight but at least it's clear. Can't let it go to waist. #astrophotography

The Triangulum Galaxy, a spiral galaxy that's 2.73 million light-years away and one of the largest in our local galaxy group. This is using data from 2 different sessions. Captured the RGB data in Sept and did a dedicated session with my LeXtreme last night for Ha data #astrophotography #photography

Another Orion Nebula but this time in more natural color. I'm trying to improve my workflow in Pixinsight and decided to try a HDR composition. I didn't want to overdo it with making too many adjustments to the core. I'll likely play around with the data some more. #astrophotography #photography

The Orion Nebula is my favorite target. It's one of the easiest to shoot but when I see the Orion Constellation in the sky it reminds me that winter nights are coming. This was taken last night from my backyard. #astrophotography #photography

First light with my Apertura CarbonStar 8" Ritchey-Chretien. Went smoother than I thought. Here is M16 from last night. Total integration time is 3 hours 20m. Used my LeXtreme filter since the moon was close by. #astrophotography #photography

It's new telescope day! My new Apertura CarbonStar 8" Ritchey-Chretien telescope has arrived! #astrophotography

I ended up having issues with collimation on the NS 8se last night. I didn't want to waste the clear skies so I ended up bringing my CAT91 out last minute. Here is The North America Nebula, NGC 7000. First time imaging it and I think next time I'm going to frame it a little better. #astrophotography

Four years ago today my first telescope arrived, a Celestron NexStar 8se. I had never looked thru one but always wanted to. But once I did I was hooked. Not really an imaging scope but I'm going to give it a try tonight. #astrophotography

I've been planning on getting a Apertura CarbonStar 200 Newt since I saw it came out. I put up my CS 150 for sale as well as a couple others to fund the purchase. Well, just as I was about to order one I changed my mind and actually decided to get an Apertura 8" CarbonStar RC instead.

NGC 6960 aka the Western Veil Nebula is a supernova remnant in Cygnus. This was the second target from my session from Monday night. #astrophotography #photography

It's been way too long but last night we finally got some clear skies so I dedicated half the night to the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas. While processing I really liked the way the starless came out so here are two versions. I used my William Optics CAT 91. #astrophotography #photography

My view of the Buck Moon. It's been a cloudy month here 😩 #astrophotography

I hear it's supposed to be clear tonight...... So I'm going with this setup. I'm already collimated and it's not even noon 😂 #astrophotography

Some more wide field. This was taken over this past weekend. We actually had a single night of "clear" skies in weeks. This is M16 (Eagle Nebula) and M17 (Omega Nebula). This was from a 2 hour session using my Rokinon 135mm lens. #astrophotography #photography

I've been holding onto this once since March. Widefield of the Christmas Tree and Rosette nebulae. It's a 2 panel mosaic that I've been working on. Used my Rokinon 135mm. I couldn't get as much data as I wanted this past winter so I'll have to try again next winter. #astrophotography #photography

Picked up an Astrodymium ring system for my Rokinon 135mm. Now I need to convince myself that I don't need to buy another focuser and just install one I already own 😂.

The 'Eagle Nebula' captured through my telescope 🔭

Last night was suppose to be clear but it was partly cloudy. I captured roughly 3 hours of data but unfortunately only an hour was good. Here's the Lobster (NGC6357), Cat Paw (NGC6334) and Bug (NGC6302) Nebulae. #astrophotography #photography

Finally after a month of clouds or windy nights I had a chance to image. Here is the Rho Ophiuchi region. This region is made up of bright and dark nebulae. I used my Redcat 51 with a total integration time of 3 hours. #astrophotography #photography

Since I've gotten the Zwo Camera Angle Adjuster I've had one annoyance and that's that I have to either mount my asi air to the handle or the mount. I really like using the handle as just a handle so I found the mounting plate. The color almost matches. IRL it doesn't look as orange.

The Leo Triplet (M65, M66, and NGC 3628) is a group of galaxies that is about 35 million light-years away in well the constellation Leo. You can also see NGC3593 in full scale. This is from my session last night from my backyard of course. #astrophotography #photography