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Messier 8: The Lagoon Nebula

The Lagoon Nebula is one of those deep sky objects that is just above the horizon from where I live.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/06/2023-06-24_m8_lagoon_nebula.html

#astrophotography #messier8 #m8 #lagoonnebula #ngc6530 #ngc6526 #heq5pro #130pds #asi294mcpro

Horsehead and Flame Nebula

I have found that I am no longer able to complete a project in a single night, or even in several consecutive nights. As the end of the season is approaching, I have stopped working on my Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula project after only two hours of data and saved it to continue next year.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/03/2023-03-10_setting_up_projects_horsehead_and_flame_nebula.html

#astrophotography #horseheadnebula #ic434 #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ngc2023 #heq5pro #130pds #asi294mcpro

For me, this part of the nebula always looks a bit like an alien face in the profile.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2022/09/2022-09-21_eastern_veil.html

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New month, new first light. This time for my new, used bought, L-Extreme duo narrowband filter.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2022/07/2022-07-15_elephants_trunk.html

#astrophotography #elephantstrunk #elephantstrunknebula #pixinsight #130pds #heq5pro #zwo #asi294mc #asi294mcpro #lextreme