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This is my tribute to those that can fly and to those that dream of some type of flight in their lives. #fly #airship #skywatcher #thomas #black #heart #instrumental #music #musicsky #airman #clouds https://thomasblackheart.bandcamp.com/track/skywatch
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This is my tribute to those that can fly and to those that dream of some type of flight in their lives. #fly #airship #skywatcher #thomas #black #heart #instrumental #music #musicsky #airman #clouds https://thomasblackheart.bandcamp.com/track/skywatch
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This is my tribute to those that can fly and to those that dream of some type of flight in their lives. #fly #airship #skywatcher #thomas #black #heart #instrumental #music #musicsky #airman #clouds https://thomasblackheart.bandcamp.com/track/skywatch
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This is my tribute to those that can fly and to those that dream of some type of flight in their lives. #fly #airship #skywatcher #thomas #black #heart #instrumental #music #musicsky #airman #clouds https://thomasblackheart.bandcamp.com/track/skywatch
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This is my tribute to those that can fly and to those that dream of some type of flight in their lives. #fly #airship #skywatcher #thomas #black #heart #instrumental #music #musicsky #airman #clouds https://thomasblackheart.bandcamp.com/track/skywatch
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A little scare, a quick fix
Our Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha Solar telescope mounted on the observatory’s permanent mount. The focuser, for those new to these things, is operated via the silver knob seen at the lower end of the telescope. Photo by James Guilford.A couple of days ago, during a rather ambitious solar imaging session, the focuser on our Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha telescope failed. And by failure, we mean the specialize diagonal that holds an eyepiece or camera would not stay put! The focuser would barely move the assembly and, once released, the diagonal plus camera would … zzzzzzip! … slide outward as far as it could. As one might expect, that sort of thing makes the telescope worthless. Disappointment? Disaster?
Contacting Agena Astro, the telescope’s seller, their rep. reminded us that the unit was still under warranty and supplied contact information for Sky-Watcher USA’s Support. Sending off an email describing the issue we waited a reply. “Sounds like the focuser might need to be adjusted,” came the reply a short time later. “Don’t worry we have a lot of adjustment with this focuser.” Adjusting three screws on the focuser, as instructed, and within five minutes the system was working good as new!
The Sun as it appeared via hydrogen-alpha light on April 24, 2026; as imaged using the Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha Solar telescope, and a ZWO ASI monochrome camera. False color applied. Image by James Guilford.So there was a little scare. Excellent support provided by the retailer and the manufacturer. A quick fix. And we were able to take advantage of excellent conditions today, making images of our local star!
#AgenaAstro #astronomy #heliostar #SkyWatcher #solar #solarAstronomy #sun #telescope -
A little scare, a quick fix
Our Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha Solar telescope mounted on the observatory’s permanent mount. The focuser, for those new to these things, is operated via the silver knob seen at the lower end of the telescope. Photo by James Guilford.A couple of days ago, during a rather ambitious solar imaging session, the focuser on our Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha telescope failed. And by failure, we mean the specialized diagonal that holds an eyepiece or camera would not stay put! The focuser would barely move the assembly and, once released, the diagonal plus camera would … zzzzzzip! … slide outward as far as it could. As one might expect, that sort of thing makes the telescope worthless. Disappointment? Disaster?
Contacting Agena Astro, the telescope’s seller, their rep. reminded us that the unit was still under warranty and supplied contact information for Sky-Watcher USA’s Support. Sending off an email describing the issue we waited a reply. “Sounds like the focuser might need to be adjusted,” came the reply a short time later. “Don’t worry we have a lot of adjustment with this focuser.” Adjusting three screws on the telescope, as instructed, and within five minutes the system was working good as new!
The Sun as it appeared via hydrogen-alpha light on April 24, 2026; as imaged using the Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha Solar telescope, and a ZWO ASI monochrome camera. False color applied. Image by James Guilford.So there was a little scare. Excellent support provided by the retailer and the manufacturer. A quick fix. And we were able to take advantage of excellent conditions today, making images of our local star! Thanks go out to Agena Astro and Sky-Watcher USA!
#AgenaAstro #astronomy #heliostar #SkyWatcher #solar #solarAstronomy #sun #telescope -
A little scare, a quick fix
Our Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha Solar telescope mounted on the observatory’s permanent mount. The focuser, for those new to these things, is operated via the silver knob seen at the lower end of the telescope. Photo by James Guilford.A couple of days ago, during a rather ambitious solar imaging session, the focuser on our Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha telescope failed. And by failure, we mean the specialized diagonal that holds an eyepiece or camera would not stay put! The focuser would barely move the assembly and, once released, the diagonal plus camera would … zzzzzzip! … slide outward as far as it could. As one might expect, that sort of thing makes the telescope worthless. Disappointment? Disaster?
Contacting Agena Astro, the telescope’s seller, their rep. reminded us that the unit was still under warranty and supplied contact information for Sky-Watcher USA’s Support. Sending off an email describing the issue we waited a reply. “Sounds like the focuser might need to be adjusted,” came the reply a short time later. “Don’t worry we have a lot of adjustment with this focuser.” Adjusting three screws on the telescope, as instructed, and within five minutes the system was working good as new!
The Sun as it appeared via hydrogen-alpha light on April 24, 2026; as imaged using the Sky-Watcher HelioStar 76Ha Solar telescope, and a ZWO ASI monochrome camera. False color applied. Image by James Guilford.So there was a little scare. Excellent support provided by the retailer and the manufacturer. A quick fix. And we were able to take advantage of excellent conditions today, making images of our local star! Thanks go out to Agena Astro and Sky-Watcher USA!
#AgenaAstro #astronomy #heliostar #SkyWatcher #solar #solarAstronomy #sun #telescope -
Hey #skywatcher fedi, just saw this when leaving work today #Perth #WesternAustralia
Is there some space thing going on or is this a conventional aircraft effect?
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Hey #skywatcher fedi, just saw this when leaving work today #Perth #WesternAustralia
Is there some space thing going on or is this a conventional aircraft effect?
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Hey #skywatcher fedi, just saw this when leaving work today #Perth #WesternAustralia
Is there some space thing going on or is this a conventional aircraft effect?
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Hey #skywatcher fedi, just saw this when leaving work today #Perth #WesternAustralia
Is there some space thing going on or is this a conventional aircraft effect?
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Hey #skywatcher fedi, just saw this when leaving work today #Perth #WesternAustralia
Is there some space thing going on or is this a conventional aircraft effect?
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Another Gorgeous Sunrise on Fifth Street. #nature #natureswonders #sunrise #sunset #sunrises #fifthstreet #lewistown #sky #skywatching #skywatcher #skywatchers #pink #inthepink #jettrail #jettrails #colorful #autumnsky #wintersolstice #solstice #wintertime #cold #frigid #freeze
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Another Gorgeous Sunrise on Fifth Street. #nature #natureswonders #sunrise #sunset #sunrises #fifthstreet #lewistown #sky #skywatching #skywatcher #skywatchers #pink #inthepink #jettrail #jettrails #colorful #autumnsky #wintersolstice #solstice #wintertime #cold #frigid #freeze
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Another Gorgeous Sunrise on Fifth Street. #nature #natureswonders #sunrise #sunset #sunrises #fifthstreet #lewistown #sky #skywatching #skywatcher #skywatchers #pink #inthepink #jettrail #jettrails #colorful #autumnsky #wintersolstice #solstice #wintertime #cold #frigid #freeze
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Another Gorgeous Sunrise on Fifth Street. #nature #natureswonders #sunrise #sunset #sunrises #fifthstreet #lewistown #sky #skywatching #skywatcher #skywatchers #pink #inthepink #jettrail #jettrails #colorful #autumnsky #wintersolstice #solstice #wintertime #cold #frigid #freeze
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Another Gorgeous Sunrise on Fifth Street. #nature #natureswonders #sunrise #sunset #sunrises #fifthstreet #lewistown #sky #skywatching #skywatcher #skywatchers #pink #inthepink #jettrail #jettrails #colorful #autumnsky #wintersolstice #solstice #wintertime #cold #frigid #freeze
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1/2 Notes on #UAP Discussions : There is no data. Why is there no data ?
#Skywatcher and others have coined and touted jargon like #CE5 and #Psionics to refer essentially to the idea that #NHI are primarily #Telepaths that do not rely on spoken language…
As an #evolutionary vector for advanced intelligence this of itself is not farfetched but…
One can see some immediate problems wrt this as a first contact mode…” oh yes he definitely said that they are from “Alpha Centauri “…or maybe he said… -
1/2 Notes on #UAP Discussions : There is no data. Why is there no data ?
#Skywatcher and others have coined and touted jargon like #CE5 and #Psionics to refer essentially to the idea that #NHI are primarily #Telepaths that do not rely on spoken language…
As an #evolutionary vector for advanced intelligence this of itself is not farfetched but…
One can see some immediate problems wrt this as a first contact mode…” oh yes he definitely said that they are from “Alpha Centauri “…or maybe he said… -
1/2 Notes on #UAP Discussions : There is no data. Why is there no data ?
#Skywatcher and others have coined and touted jargon like #CE5 and #Psionics to refer essentially to the idea that #NHI are primarily #Telepaths that do not rely on spoken language…
As an #evolutionary vector for advanced intelligence this of itself is not farfetched but…
One can see some immediate problems wrt this as a first contact mode…” oh yes he definitely said that they are from “Alpha Centauri “…or maybe he said… -
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Regiones interesante en la #Luna.
Usando la cámara #ZWO ASI 224MC y el menor de los #Maksutov de #Skywatcher... El 90x1250.Grandes impactos sobre la superficie lunar... Y otros no tanto.
¿Cuántos cráteres tiene nuestro satélite natural?
Según Wikipedia, la #IAU reconoce 9.137 actualmente...
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cráteres_lunares🤔😅
¿Tendremos oportunidad de captar en algún momento un impacto en directo? -
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Regiones interesante en la #Luna.
Usando la cámara #ZWO ASI 224MC y el menor de los #Maksutov de #Skywatcher... El 90x1250.Grandes impactos sobre la superficie lunar... Y otros no tanto.
¿Cuántos cráteres tiene nuestro satélite natural?
Según Wikipedia, la #IAU reconoce 9.137 actualmente...
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cráteres_lunares🤔😅
¿Tendremos oportunidad de captar en algún momento un impacto en directo? -
🌕 🔭 🥰
2️⃣ ➡️ 3️⃣
Regiones interesante en la #Luna.
Usando la cámara #ZWO ASI 224MC y el menor de los #Maksutov de #Skywatcher... El 90x1250.Grandes impactos sobre la superficie lunar... Y otros no tanto.
¿Cuántos cráteres tiene nuestro satélite natural?
Según Wikipedia, la #IAU reconoce 9.137 actualmente...
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cráteres_lunares🤔😅
¿Tendremos oportunidad de captar en algún momento un impacto en directo? -
🌕 🔭 🥰
2️⃣ ➡️ 3️⃣
Regiones interesante en la #Luna.
Usando la cámara #ZWO ASI 224MC y el menor de los #Maksutov de #Skywatcher... El 90x1250.Grandes impactos sobre la superficie lunar... Y otros no tanto.
¿Cuántos cráteres tiene nuestro satélite natural?
Según Wikipedia, la #IAU reconoce 9.137 actualmente...
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cráteres_lunares🤔😅
¿Tendremos oportunidad de captar en algún momento un impacto en directo? -
🌕 🔭 🥰
2️⃣ ➡️ 3️⃣
Regiones interesante en la #Luna.
Usando la cámara #ZWO ASI 224MC y el menor de los #Maksutov de #Skywatcher... El 90x1250.Grandes impactos sobre la superficie lunar... Y otros no tanto.
¿Cuántos cráteres tiene nuestro satélite natural?
Según Wikipedia, la #IAU reconoce 9.137 actualmente...
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cráteres_lunares🤔😅
¿Tendremos oportunidad de captar en algún momento un impacto en directo? -
keadamander (@[email protected])
https://pixelfed.social/p/keadamander/815663440756155040
> Celestial Portrait Canon RF 100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM #photography #canon #moonphotography #fullmoon #astrophotography #nightsky #moonshot #spaceporn #lunarphotography #moonmagic #skywatcher #moonlovers
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#Astrophotography / #astroscape of the #comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS captured in October 2024 from Villard de lans, #Vercors.
257 x 2 to 20s Exp time, 800 iso, #canon 1200D df, #skywatcher Star adventurer 2i, #samyang 135 f/2 @f/4.
Full: https://flic.kr/p/2qTbb3a -
Djafar a sortit son tube #skywatcher 250/1000 monté d'une #barlow x5 pour capturer la planète #Mars
Résultat d'une compilation des 470 meilleurs images sur les 5479 prises en tout
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrophotographie #astrodon #planet -
Djafar a sortit son tube #skywatcher 250/1000 monté d'une #barlow x5 pour capturer la planète #Mars
Résultat d'une compilation des 470 meilleurs images sur les 5479 prises en tout
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrophotographie #astrodon #planet -
Djafar a sortit son tube #skywatcher 250/1000 monté d'une #barlow x5 pour capturer la planète #Mars
Résultat d'une compilation des 470 meilleurs images sur les 5479 prises en tout
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrophotographie #astrodon #planet -
Djafar a sortit son tube #skywatcher 250/1000 monté d'une #barlow x5 pour capturer la planète #Mars
Résultat d'une compilation des 470 meilleurs images sur les 5479 prises en tout
#astronomy #astronomie #astrophotography #astrophotographie #astrodon #planet -
Sky full of stars through the trees, Gauteng, South Africa. Bats whirling and scything through the night and the call of Hadida Ibises in the trees.
(If anyone can help me identify the constellation, I’d be really grateful. It’s just next to Orion.)
#gauteng #johannesburg #southafrica #stars #skyporn #sky #nightsky #nightskylovers #southernhemisphere #starrynight #starrysky #skywatcher #hadidaibis #nightbirds #nofilter #constellation #astronomy
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I remember seeing the Horsehead nebula in my parents’ encyclopedia as a kid. I was amazed at how such a thing could exist. And now technologyy has evolved so far, that I can take the same picture from my own backyard!
Here it is accompanied by the Flame nebula in the lower left together with the star Allnitak, which is the left most star in Orion’s belt. #horsehead #B33 #NGC2023 #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #backyardastronomy #astroshots #astrophoto #Space #universe #galaxy #universetoday #nightsky #stars #galaxy #nightphotography #skywatcher #touptek #backyardastrophotography -
I remember seeing the Horsehead nebula in my parents’ encyclopedia as a kid. I was amazed at how such a thing could exist. And now technologyy has evolved so far, that I can take the same picture from my own backyard!
Here it is accompanied by the Flame nebula in the lower left together with the star Allnitak, which is the left most star in Orion’s belt. #horsehead #B33 #NGC2023 #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #backyardastronomy #astroshots #astrophoto #Space #universe #galaxy #universetoday #nightsky #stars #galaxy #nightphotography #skywatcher #touptek #backyardastrophotography -
I remember seeing the Horsehead nebula in my parents’ encyclopedia as a kid. I was amazed at how such a thing could exist. And now technologyy has evolved so far, that I can take the same picture from my own backyard!
Here it is accompanied by the Flame nebula in the lower left together with the star Allnitak, which is the left most star in Orion’s belt. #horsehead #B33 #NGC2023 #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #backyardastronomy #astroshots #astrophoto #Space #universe #galaxy #universetoday #nightsky #stars #galaxy #nightphotography #skywatcher #touptek #backyardastrophotography -
I remember seeing the Horsehead nebula in my parents’ encyclopedia as a kid. I was amazed at how such a thing could exist. And now technologyy has evolved so far, that I can take the same picture from my own backyard!
Here it is accompanied by the Flame nebula in the lower left together with the star Allnitak, which is the left most star in Orion’s belt. #horsehead #B33 #NGC2023 #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #backyardastronomy #astroshots #astrophoto #Space #universe #galaxy #universetoday #nightsky #stars #galaxy #nightphotography #skywatcher #touptek #backyardastrophotography -
I remember seeing the Horsehead nebula in my parents’ encyclopedia as a kid. I was amazed at how such a thing could exist. And now technologyy has evolved so far, that I can take the same picture from my own backyard!
Here it is accompanied by the Flame nebula in the lower left together with the star Allnitak, which is the left most star in Orion’s belt. #horsehead #B33 #NGC2023 #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #backyardastronomy #astroshots #astrophoto #Space #universe #galaxy #universetoday #nightsky #stars #galaxy #nightphotography #skywatcher #touptek #backyardastrophotography -
M104 is my favourite galaxy!
So very photogenic with its distinct dust lane around the central bulge of stars, hanging in space like a small pendant - or a Sombrero apparently. In fact it’s composed of several hundred billion individual stars and is estimated at a diameter of 50.000 lightyears so the only reason for it appearing small is its mind-melting distance of 28 million lightyears #M104 #sombrerogalaxy #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #backyardastronomy #astroshots #astrophoto #Space #universe #galaxy #universetoday #nightsky #stars #galaxy #nightphotography #skywatcher #touptek #backyardastrophotography -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. [slightly enhanced]
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, #canon 1200D defiltered, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
https://flic.kr/p/2qKmBx6
#photo #photography. #space #deepskyphotography #deepsky #telescope -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. [slightly enhanced]
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, #canon 1200D defiltered, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
https://flic.kr/p/2qKmBx6
#photo #photography. #space #deepskyphotography #deepsky #telescope -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. [slightly enhanced]
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, #canon 1200D defiltered, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
https://flic.kr/p/2qKmBx6
#photo #photography. #space #deepskyphotography #deepsky #telescope -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. [slightly enhanced]
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, #canon 1200D defiltered, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
https://flic.kr/p/2qKmBx6
#photo #photography. #space #deepskyphotography #deepsky #telescope -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. [slightly enhanced]
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, #canon 1200D defiltered, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
https://flic.kr/p/2qKmBx6
#photo #photography. #space #deepskyphotography #deepsky #telescope -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. Work in progress in #siril ...
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
#Siril is so powerful ! ❤️ -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. Work in progress in #siril ...
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
#Siril is so powerful ! ❤️ -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. Work in progress in #siril ...
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
#Siril is so powerful ! ❤️ -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. Work in progress in #siril ...
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
#Siril is so powerful ! ❤️ -
#Astrophotography of Orion captured 2 nights ago. Work in progress in #siril ...
56x180s exp time (with L-Enhance #optolongfilters) + 39x30s (without filter) + DOF, 800 iso, #Skywatcher Netwonian 150/750 and AZ-EQ5 mount, coma corrector, PHD2 Guiding with #kepler 50/162 lens + Asi #Zwo 120mm + #Astroberry on a #raspberrypi 3.
#Siril is so powerful ! ❤️ -
#astrophotography of the Milky way above the bay of Sanary sur Mer in the south if France.
Setup: #skywatcher SA2i, #Samyang 24 @f/2, #Canon 1200D, #siril, #gimp
Flickr link with all details (description of the photo, astrometry, material and methods) : https://flic.kr/p/2q94rp5
#astroscape #astro #astronomy #astronomyart #astrophoto #seescape