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Portrait of Gugurmin

Last post by helicon « Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:40 pm
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by OzEclipse » Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:28 am

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Gugurmin, the Wiradjiri country name of the dark constellation more commonly known as the emu or celestial emu. Taken from my property in Wiradjiri...

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Just a great image Joe. Congrats on winning today's APOD.

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Last post by helicon
Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:40 pm
Nightscape In The Mountains

Last post by Ylem « Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:14 pm
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by metastable » Tue Jan 05, 2021 1:48 pm

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That's beautiful 😍

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Last post by Ylem
Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:14 pm
My Comet Neowise chasing journey

Last post by jon.s « Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:50 am
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by jon.s » Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:38 pm

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For over three weeks in July, my life was completely taken over by planning and photographing Neowise, learning about it, and sharing my images and...

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Thank you helicon and TheButcher !

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Last post by jon.s
Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:50 am
Oscillation of R Draconis

Last post by Pikaia « Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:52 pm
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by Pikaia » Tue Dec 22, 2020 10:57 am

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R Dra 20 loops ezgif.gif

Click to play.

The long-period variable R Draconis, photographed August 20, 2020 at maximum brightness of mag 6.5, and...

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Nice animation! a gif?

Yes, it is a gif.

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Last post by Pikaia
Wed Dec 23, 2020 11:52 pm
Jupiter and Saturn on Dec 15

Last post by StargazerQ « Sun Dec 20, 2020 2:20 am
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by StargazerQ » Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:55 pm

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Forecast doesn't look good for the whole week so looks like this is as close as I'm going to capture.

Blend of a 30 s exposure for the sky and 80 s...

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That's a nicely composed image Stargazer.

Thanks! That place is a bit of a drive but very much worth the trip.

Hi Francois. You did a great...

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Last post by StargazerQ
Sun Dec 20, 2020 2:20 am
Jupiter and Saturn Dec 5th

Last post by Baurice « Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:16 pm
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by Baurice » Sun Dec 06, 2020 12:17 am

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They are now closing in rapidly. DSLR at 300mm focal length, ISO 6400 and 2 seconds exposure, as I usually use for Jupiter's moons.

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Now added Dec 12th and 15thL

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Last post by Baurice
Fri Dec 18, 2020 2:16 pm
Milky Way Project Update

Last post by bobharmony « Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:10 pm
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by sdbodin » Sat Dec 12, 2020 4:05 pm

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Started this in summer, image the spine on the Milky Way with my ancient 28mm f2.8 lens of '60s vintage in both Ha and RGB with the ASI1600MC-cool...

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Coming along nicely, Steve! The North American Nebula certainly stands out, maybe because it is so close to the center?

Bob

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Last post by bobharmony
Mon Dec 14, 2020 11:10 pm
Leonids - 2020

Last post by Ed217 « Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:27 am
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by Ed217 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:08 am

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Three images from this weeks (11/17/20) Leonids meteor shower. These are from about 1000 pictures taken with a Nikon D5600. Exposure for each was 8...

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Nice captures! Where in Virginia?

Dave

Roanoke area

If you ever get up my way (Culpeper), let me know. We have a great privately owned...

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Last post by Ed217
Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:27 am
Starry Night: Star Trails Above the Pod

Last post by Ruud « Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:49 pm
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by jrkirkham » Sat Nov 21, 2020 2:53 pm

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I took a star trail shot over the barn earlier this year. This shot includes my POD and warm room. It's off the grid. I use rechargeable batteries...

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Amazing bright star trails. Perfect!
Congrats on the APOD.

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Last post by Ruud
Mon Nov 23, 2020 8:49 pm
The Pleiades (M45)

Last post by messier 111 « Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:05 pm
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by gcisko » Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:44 pm

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The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, are an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of...

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nice capture .

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Last post by messier 111
Thu Nov 19, 2020 7:05 pm
Christmas tree

Last post by BABOafrica « Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:20 am
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by StargazerQ » Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:37 pm

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While shooting DSO with my tracking mount I noticed how perfectly positioned Vega was relative to that tree.
Blend of three shots: 1 X 60 s iso 400...

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That is a wonderful shot if only because the outline of the tree is just as beautiful as the night sky.

Congrats on the APOD award.

BABO

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Last post by BABOafrica
Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:20 am
Moonlight influences aurora (green Vader)

Last post by Ruud « Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:10 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:56 pm

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Back at it!

Hunting down aurora as the sun's activity in ejection of material also increases.

This image was done in a rush as the moon had not...

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Love it! Thanks.

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Last post by Ruud
Sat Nov 14, 2020 6:10 pm
Orion and Taurus

Last post by Ylem « Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:36 am
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by I Am Marsha » Sat Aug 29, 2020 3:13 pm

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Took this shot of the Orion and Taurus constellations just before sunrise. Nice to see stars with a blue sky. Screen shot of app to show what's...

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Very nice 👍

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Last post by Ylem
Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:36 am
here is my humble photo of venus and the moon .

Last post by messier 111 « Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:05 am

by messier 111 » Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:05 am

photo taken in mexico, puerto vallarta 2020.
cell shot, photo of my avatar, iphone capture.

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Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:05 am
The Constellation Cassiopeia

Last post by Greenman « Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:21 pm
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by gcisko » Sun Nov 08, 2020 6:55 pm

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Cassiopeia was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations...

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Hi Greg, nice shot of one of our great location finders...

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Last post by Greenman
Mon Nov 09, 2020 1:21 pm
Harvest Startrails in Illinois

Last post by jrkirkham « Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:29 am
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by jrkirkham » Wed Oct 28, 2020 2:23 am

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An October nightscape facing southwest in west central Illinois. Here are the specs:

Camera: Canon 6D, tripod: Manfroto; lens: Tamron 28-75 @ 50mm;...

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Haha, you are absolutely correct. I was thinking one thing and typed another without noticing it. I was actually shooting for Orionids. Orion was...

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Last post by jrkirkham
Wed Oct 28, 2020 6:29 am
Starnet nightscape

Last post by OzEclipse « Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:27 am
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by StargazerQ » Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:57 pm

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Discovering Starnet++ and trying to use it in nightscapes.

Two frame pano, top frame is 2 min exposure iso 400 with Pentax K-70 and Samyang 16mm...

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Beautiful Shot StargazerQ and congratulations on the APOD.

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Last post by OzEclipse
Tue Oct 27, 2020 6:27 am
Milky Way 10/15/20

Last post by Makuser « Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:27 pm
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by Ed217 » Fri Oct 16, 2020 7:53 am

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Images of the Milky Way galaxy taken 10/15/20. Taken with a Nikon D5600, 10mm lens, ISO 6400-25000, 30 second exposure on a basic tripod mount. Post...

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Hi Ed. Very nice images of the Milky Way. Excellent framing and some good foreground too. Thanks for sharing these captures with us Ed, and...

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Last post by Makuser
Sun Oct 18, 2020 5:27 pm
My first milky way effort

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:59 pm
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by maceemiller » Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:27 am

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Hi all.

Heres my first effort at the milky way with my new (second hand) Canon 100d with the 18mm stock lens.
As an added bonus Andromeda is there...

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Very nice! Really cool with M31 floating off the south-eastern edge of the spiral arm.

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:59 pm
Gandalf the Green

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:56 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:04 am

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September 26, 2020 - 1:45 am. The Aurora continue to be very active, reflecting some heightened ejecta from the Sun. The aurora ebb and gain strength...

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I wish we got the northern lights on a regular basis here at 40 degrees latitude. I've only seen the AB twice in the last 36 years we've lived here....

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:56 pm
Cassiopeia and the Andromeda Galaxy?

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:07 am
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by helicon » Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:18 pm

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The $10,000 question is whether I captured the faint smudge of the AG in this phone photo, 10/9/20 at 9:58 PM. I keep thinking that I can perhaps...

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The mottled sky seems to show mottle where the galaxy is, but it's the same all over, so I'm erring on the side of no!

Nice Cassiopeia though!...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:07 am
Black Spruce and Aurora at Wanipigow

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:00 pm
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by Kanadalainen » Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:26 pm
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I took this Sept 23, 2020

FIrst time in a year, that I have seen good aurora. I took this while visiting the astro cabin, north of my city. I framed...

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How beautiful!

Thank you Ian, for sharing, and congrats on the APOD.

Thanks Ruud!
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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:00 pm
Milky Way over south basin of Lake Winnipeg

Last post by Kanadalainen « Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:16 am

by Kanadalainen » Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:16 am

Milky Way near Black Island

September 23, 2020
Calm
Very good seeing
Moon set at 11 pm

I was out hunting for aurora on this night, and the moon had...

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Last post by Kanadalainen
Sat Sep 26, 2020 3:16 am
Circumpolar

Last post by OzEclipse « Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:25 pm
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by OzEclipse » Sat Sep 19, 2020 11:33 am

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In recent posts, I posted two 30s exposure frames that were part of a star trail sequence.

Here is the stitched final star trail.

Ninety four 30s...

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Lack of a bright pole star is very obvious. Also, the Magellanic Clouds are far closer to the pole than perceived by us northerners. No wonder I...

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Last post by OzEclipse
Sat Sep 19, 2020 3:25 pm
Cassiopeia

Last post by Baurice « Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:08 pm

by Baurice » Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:08 pm

This was a by-product of a meteor hunt. It was 20 frames stacked, each 18mm focal length, ISO 6400 and 6 seconds exposure. What I liked was that I...

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Last post by Baurice
Fri Sep 18, 2020 4:08 pm

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