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Ein paar Impressionen der #Sonnenfinsternis
Some impressions of the #SolarEclipse

https://www.astropage.eu/bildergalerie/sonnensystem-bilder/sonne-bildergalerie/
#Sun #Moon #Sonne #Mond #Halpha #Astronomie #Astronomy #Astrofoto #AstroImaging #Astrofotografie #Astrophotography

Five clear nights during an unusually long stretch of good weather yielded my deepest and highest-quality image of Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, to date. Three sessions used the UHC filter on the RGB sensor, with two more marking the first light of my new ultra-narrowband H-alpha filter.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC, SkyEye62AM

https://astrocamp.eu/en/pinwheel-galaxy-apr26/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #nightsky #astroimaging #telescope #clearsky #space #photography

Messier 66 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo, located
approximately 36 million light-years away. It reaches its annual
culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early March.

Part of the famous Leo Triplet, M66 features distorted spiral arms shaped
by gravitational interaction with neighboring galaxies.
https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-66/
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #nightsky #astroimaging #telescope #space

M101 – the Pinwheel Galaxy in widefield. Captured on April 16 from Koblenz, Germany, using 15 frames at 300s each. This session doubled as a backfocus calibration run for a new camera – and still delivered a result worth sharing. The annotated version reveals the rich cosmic neighborhood surrounding this grand spiral.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | ToupTek SkyEye24AC

https://astrocamp.eu/en/m101-widefield-apr26/

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Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 46 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around early-March.

Here in a starless monochrome version, captured in 2024.
I invite you to check out more information about the object itself and my capturing sessions.
https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-108-surfboard-galaxy/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Fresh Astrophoto: Needle Galaxy 2026
StellaVita and SkyEye24AC First Light/Night Love-Storie Part 2.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC '26

https://astrocamp.eu/en/needle-galaxy-mar26/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Headphone Nebula - The first of two objects of the night. In fact, the first attempt at a run using new equipment. StellaVita and SkyEye24AC.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC '26

https://astrocamp.eu/en/pk-16431-1-mar26/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Galaxy Messier 96 - First light for my Touptek SkyEye24AC and initial functionality test of the Touptek StellaVita.
Check the blog for more details.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC

https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-96-mar26/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

A new object in my collection - the galaxy Caldwell 7 – shot in March. Here in a starless mono version. Check the blog for more details.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a)

https://astrocamp.eu/en/caldwell-7-2/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

More contrast under suburban skies — my real-world experience with the Baader UHC-L Booster Filter (50.4 mm).
Three projects, challenging conditions, and an honest technical conclusion from my backyard in Koblenz.

https://astrocamp.eu/en/more-contrast-under-suburban-skies-my-experience-with-the-baader-uhc-l-booster-filter/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Messier 81 - I photographed this beautiful galaxy last year, in March 2025. This picture is a mono version of the of my original LRGB image.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

https://astrocamp.eu/en/bodes-galaxy-messier-81/

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Messier 82 – an unbelievably beautiful galaxy.

I took this photo together with 3 other galaxies in March 2025. Here this is a starless mono version of the LRGB picture.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

https://astrocamp.eu/en/cigar-galaxy-messier-82/

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NGC 2976 - the first galaxy of the year.

I photographed this galaxy together with M81 and M82 in March 2025. That photo was one of my first successful LRGB pictures. Here in a starless mono version.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

https://astrocamp.eu/en/ngc-2976/

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I photographed the Rosette Nebula again after five years. Several attempts, incorrect framing, discarded color channels, and unfavorable lighting conditions turned the project into an adventure

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM ’26

https://astrocamp.eu/en/rosette-nebula-feb26/

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LBN 728 - another very faint nebula in Ursa Major.

I collected these photons in January 2025 at Observatory Hoher List with my mobile Apo setup.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

https://astrocamp.eu/en/lbn-728/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

LBN 729 is a beautiful but very faint nebula.
January and February are nice months to photograph this object in Ursa Major.

This picture is a mono, starless version of the data i collected one year ago in 2025.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂

https://astrocamp.eu/lbn-729-2/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

3 years ago, in January 2023, I captured this beauty, the comet C/2022 E3.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) follows a highly elliptical orbit with a period of approximately 50,000 years. It reached its perihelion on January 12, 2023, at a distance of 1.1 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun.

▼ Vixen VC200L

https://astrocamp.eu/en/c-2022-e3-ztf/

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A single mono and starless snippet of my latest photon-collection-session this week.
A part of the Rosette Nebula, Sharpless 175.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

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Just finished my final #Pleiades, #M45 image of 2025! Mixed RGB from my Canon R(a) with mono luminance to push detail + color. Winter skies never disappoint.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM, Canon EOS R(a) ’25

Full version: https://astrocamp.eu/en/pleiades-dec25/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

NGC 2419, also known as the “Intergalactic Wanderer,” is a globular cluster located in the constellation Lynx, approximately 270,000 light-years away from Earth.

I captured this picture in February 2023.
▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS M100(a)

The picture in full quality in RGB, the object and the capturing session can be found here: https://astrocamp.eu/en/intergalactic-wanderer-ngc-2419/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

NGC 2281 is an open star cluster in the constellation Auriga, located about 1,720 light-years from Earth.

I captured this picture in March 2025.
▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a)

The picture in full quality in RGB, the object and the capturing session can be found here:
https://astrocamp.eu/en/ngc-2281-2/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Messier 45 - The Pleiades

My last project of 2025 — over 10 hours of exposure across three evenings.

Here is my „release candidate“ ;)

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky

#Andromeda Galaxy:
Finally, the full-frame Andromeda photo I set out to capture this year.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM, Canon EOS R(a) ’25
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

https://astrocamp.eu/en/andromeda-galaxy-dec25/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

The Dragonfly Cluster (NGC 457) is a bright open star cluster in the constellation Cassiopeia at a distance of roughly 5,200 lightyears, and it reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid October.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '25
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

https://astrocamp.eu/en/dragonfly-cluster-caldwell-13/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

A next-level photo of Earth’s Moon! I tested several new techniques, and I’m really happy with the result.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '25
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

https://astrocamp.eu/en/earths-moon-dec25/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #moon #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

I released a new Astrophoto: A Planetary Nebula - Sharpless 188, Nov’25

Made optimal use of two nights. Quickly refreshed the collimation of the Cassegrain and completed the imaging session without any notable problems.

Result and Making Of: https://astrocamp.eu/en/sharpless-188-nov25-2/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

The Crab Nebula (Messier 1) is a supernova remnant in the constellation Taurus at a distance of roughly 6,000–6,500 lightyears, and for mid‑northern observers it reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in December.

▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS M100(a) '24
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-1-crab-nebula/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Sharpless 236, also known as IC 410 or the Tadpole Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Auriga, approximately 2185 light-years away from Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight mid. December.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM ’25
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

https://astrocamp.eu/en/sharpless-236-tadpole-nebula/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Caldwell 31, also known as the Flaming Star Nebula, is a combination of reflection and emission nebula located in the constellation Auriga, approximately 1,500 light-years away from Earth. This nebula reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around mid-December.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM ’25
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

https://astrocamp.eu/en/flaming-star-nebula-sharpless-229-c31/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus, approximately 410 light-years from Earth, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight at the end of November.

▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100(a) '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space