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IC2574: Coddington's (not-)Nebula

It's like galaxy season all in one

Discovered by Edwin Coddington in 1898, IC2574 not a nebula but a dwarf spiral galaxy, an outlying member of the M81 group nearly 4Mpc away in Ursa Major - and, unexpectedly, about 90% of its mass is in the form of dark matter.

Prints, cards and more are available via the website: https://shiny.photo/photo/IC2574--Coddington-s--not--Nebula-1214ff2b2281218edbcda0216406bcb5

#photography #astronomy #astrophotography #Galaxy #nightsky #nature #photography #deepskyobject

Perseus Molecular Cloud - Barnard 3 and LBN749

Reprocessed some old data to bring out the different colours in the dust and nebulae.

Prints, cards and more: https://shiny.photo/photo/Perseus-Molecular-Cloud-bf3ff9395048a87db84919c9b56253af

#astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography #pixinsight #nightsky #DeepSkyObject

Pointing my camera at the night sky and photographing 'nothing' in space.

#astrophotography #photography #ngc6992 #nebula #deepskyobject

Sh2-142: The Wizard

Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787, Sh2-142 is an open star cluster ~20ly across located ~8.5kly distant. A beautiful emission nebula and star-forming region.

Prints etc: https://shiny.photo/photo/Sh2-142--The-Wizard-679b4efdf1db2d8c36d1062f1b2d5559

#astrophotography #astronomy #photography #deepskyobject #nightsky #space

Keeping up with the latest #astronomy news in the stargazing app #StarWalk. #dso #deepskyobject #visiblegalaxies #skytonight #starwalk #februarysky starwalk.space/ay/en/feb-dso

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"An Oasis"

Properly known as vdB 48, I don't know if it has any pseudonyms but I loved the mixture of reflective, dust and Ha. vdB is one of my top-3 favourite catalogues.

Some day I'll try this again with a more intentional composition and maybe not forget to cover the light-leaks whilst shooting. Meanwhile, here goes something...

vdB48, Suzi 🔭 SW 8" Quattro, RisingCam, Neodymium filter, 83*180s = 4.15hr

#astrophotography #photography #astronomy #orion #nightsky #deepskyobject

First Attempt on M8 from the Bootleg Astronomy Spring 2025 Star Party. More details on Astrobin or Telescopius. Thanks for looking, Clear Skies!

TSOptics 90
SW EQ6R-Pro
ZWO 533MC Pro
OPT L-Enh
138 x 90s

#astrophotography #astrophotographer #astronomy #deepsky #deepskyobject #deepskyphotography #deepskyastrophotography #telescope #night #space #spacephotography #star #nightsky

Lobster Claw and Bubble Nebulae

Lots happening here - 3 obvious bright emission nebulae and my first Herbig-Harbo object (HH-170), a tiny grey fuzzy reflection nebula surrounding a newborn star just above the centre of the frame.

About 20hr data on these well-known objects in Cassiopeia and Cepheus. Nebulae processed in the HaHOO palette; stars overlayed in real colour.

Prints etc: https://shiny.photo/photo/Lobster-Claw-and-Bubble-Nebulae-020c14613f53c14fe65595fc59141ae3

#astrophotography #photography #space #deepskyobject #nebula #astronomy #beautiful

Keeping up with the latest #astronomy news in the stargazing app #StarWalk. #dso #deepskyobject #visiblegalaxies #galaxy #starcluster #skytonight #starwalk #aprilsky #deepspace starwalk.space/ay/en/dso-apr

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