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  1. So last night was our usual Friday night RPG session, this time with @leece GMing. In honour of #Mermay we are playing a bunch of #mermaid police constables in a magical Victorian London.

    While we were gaming, though, our #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope s were beavering away at the comet #C2025r3panstarrs , which has just invaded the foot of #Orion .

    Here is the result of one of the shots. Post processing in Stellar Studio and #Snapseed .

    #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstronomy

  2. So last night was our usual Friday night RPG session, this time with @leece GMing. In honour of #Mermay we are playing a bunch of #mermaid police constables in a magical Victorian London.

    While we were gaming, though, our #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope s were beavering away at the comet #C2025r3panstarrs , which has just invaded the foot of #Orion .

    Here is the result of one of the shots. Post processing in Stellar Studio and #Snapseed .

    #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstronomy

  3. So last night was our usual Friday night RPG session, this time with @leece GMing. In honour of #Mermay we are playing a bunch of #mermaid police constables in a magical Victorian London.

    While we were gaming, though, our #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope s were beavering away at the comet #C2025r3panstarrs , which has just invaded the foot of #Orion .

    Here is the result of one of the shots. Post processing in Stellar Studio and #Snapseed .

    #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstronomy

  4. So last night was our usual Friday night RPG session, this time with @leece GMing. In honour of #Mermay we are playing a bunch of #mermaid police constables in a magical Victorian London.

    While we were gaming, though, our #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope s were beavering away at the comet #C2025r3panstarrs , which has just invaded the foot of #Orion .

    Here is the result of one of the shots. Post processing in Stellar Studio and #Snapseed .

    #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstronomy

  5. So last night was our usual Friday night RPG session, this time with @leece GMing. In honour of #Mermay we are playing a bunch of #mermaid police constables in a magical Victorian London.

    While we were gaming, though, our #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope s were beavering away at the comet #C2025r3panstarrs , which has just invaded the foot of #Orion .

    Here is the result of one of the shots. Post processing in Stellar Studio and #Snapseed .

    #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstronomy

  6. It has been a while since I've posted a #Sun #Photo .

    So here is one from today. A nice spread of sunspots, but no monsters ... Yet.

    #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #Snapseed

  7. I've had the telescope out for the last few days before the cloud has come in. This month's target from #AstronomyGroupOfWesternAustralia is The Statue of Liberty #nebula

    I went a different path with the editing because I was struck with the sheer volume of stars in the area and didn't want dampen them down. So I left most of them in and upped the colour because I thought it looked cool.

    #Astrodon #Astronomy #Astrophotography #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstrophotography #SmartTelescope #DwarfLabs #Dwarf3

  8. So as I mentioned earlier, the quest for my astronomy gathering this month is to get a photo of the Rosette Nebula, which is pretty good for us to shoot at home at the moment.

    You saw my in progress shot with my Dwarf 3, but I haven't forgotten about my Dwarf 2, so Rob lent me his SVBONY CLS filter and I've had a bunch of sessions with it.

    So here's the result, and I'm loving the rosiness of the Rosette 🙂

    Of course I should call it my preferred moniker - the Unicorn Nostril. Well, look at it, it's right there at Monoceros's snout in the right place!

    #Astrodon
    #Astronomy
    #Astrophotography
    #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy
    #DrivewayAstrophotograpy
    #BackyardAstronomy
    #SmartTelescope
    #Dwarflabs
    #Dwarf2
    #Nebula

  9. So as I mentioned earlier, the quest for my astronomy gathering this month is to get a photo of the Rosette Nebula, which is pretty good for us to shoot at home at the moment.

    You saw my in progress shot with my Dwarf 3, but I haven't forgotten about my Dwarf 2, so Rob lent me his SVBONY CLS filter and I've had a bunch of sessions with it.

    So here's the result, and I'm loving the rosiness of the Rosette 🙂

    Of course I should call it my preferred moniker - the Unicorn Nostril. Well, look at it, it's right there at Monoceros's snout in the right place!

    #Astrodon
    #Astronomy
    #Astrophotography
    #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy
    #DrivewayAstrophotograpy
    #BackyardAstronomy
    #SmartTelescope
    #Dwarflabs
    #Dwarf2
    #Nebula

  10. So as I mentioned earlier, the quest for my astronomy gathering this month is to get a photo of the Rosette Nebula, which is pretty good for us to shoot at home at the moment.

    You saw my in progress shot with my Dwarf 3, but I haven't forgotten about my Dwarf 2, so Rob lent me his SVBONY CLS filter and I've had a bunch of sessions with it.

    So here's the result, and I'm loving the rosiness of the Rosette 🙂

    Of course I should call it my preferred moniker - the Unicorn Nostril. Well, look at it, it's right there at Monoceros's snout in the right place!

    #Astrodon
    #Astronomy
    #Astrophotography
    #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy
    #DrivewayAstrophotograpy
    #BackyardAstronomy
    #SmartTelescope
    #Dwarflabs
    #Dwarf2
    #Nebula

  11. So as I mentioned earlier, the quest for my astronomy gathering this month is to get a photo of the Rosette Nebula, which is pretty good for us to shoot at home at the moment.

    You saw my in progress shot with my Dwarf 3, but I haven't forgotten about my Dwarf 2, so Rob lent me his SVBONY CLS filter and I've had a bunch of sessions with it.

    So here's the result, and I'm loving the rosiness of the Rosette 🙂

    Of course I should call it my preferred moniker - the Unicorn Nostril. Well, look at it, it's right there at Monoceros's snout in the right place!

    #Astrodon
    #Astronomy
    #Astrophotography
    #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy
    #DrivewayAstrophotograpy
    #BackyardAstronomy
    #SmartTelescope
    #Dwarflabs
    #Dwarf2
    #Nebula

  12. So as I mentioned earlier, the quest for my astronomy gathering this month is to get a photo of the Rosette Nebula, which is pretty good for us to shoot at home at the moment.

    You saw my in progress shot with my Dwarf 3, but I haven't forgotten about my Dwarf 2, so Rob lent me his SVBONY CLS filter and I've had a bunch of sessions with it.

    So here's the result, and I'm loving the rosiness of the Rosette 🙂

    Of course I should call it my preferred moniker - the Unicorn Nostril. Well, look at it, it's right there at Monoceros's snout in the right place!

    #Astrodon
    #Astronomy
    #Astrophotography
    #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy
    #DrivewayAstrophotograpy
    #BackyardAstronomy
    #SmartTelescope
    #Dwarflabs
    #Dwarf2
    #Nebula

  13. So the challenge from my Astronomy club for us this month is The Rosette Nebula, Caldwell 49 or NGC 2237.

    This is a bit of a rough cut - I've not seen it done with an OIII SII filter before, and I'd like to add some more frames. Thanks to @rdm for lending me the filter!

    #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #southernhemisphereAstronomy #drivewayAstrophotograpy #backyardastronomy #smarttelescope #dwarflabs #dwarf3 #nebula

  14. Well, I put the telescope out last night and targeted the Keyhole Nebula. Now, I don't know about you but this looks like Great A'Tuin, Sir Terry's marvelous astrochelonian, is checking on a star cluster nest of eggs.

    May Sir Terry rest in peace and know that he's loved. I met him a few times, a wonderful soul he lit up a room like a gentle nebula himself!

    #Astrodon #Astronomy #Astrophotography #SouthernHemisphereAstronomy #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstrophotography #SmartTelescope #Dwarf3 #DwarfLabs
    #TheTurtleMoves #TerryPratchett #Discworld

  15. I rode this image into dangerous territory last night, because I ran out of space in the telescope, oops, but still it turned out pretty well. Remind me to clear off the scope this arvo!

    The first time I processed the image it was pretty bright, it didn't look very natural, so I did this version. I might post the lurid one later.

    So who's ready to see the Carina Nebula I did a couple of nights ago after this? Only an hour or so but you'll get to see us Southern Hemisphere types' consolation prize for not having a pole star.
    #Astrodon
    #astronomy #astrophotography #SouthernhemisphereAstronomy #SmartTelescope #BackyardAstronomy #DrivewayAstrophotography #Dwarf3

  16. Had a 20 minute session with this pretty open cluster last night.

    This is Caldwell 96, and it looks more to me like The Sprinter than the Southern Beehive. Its two big red giants are pretty clear.

    I don't think I have taken this one with the #Dwarf3 before.

    #SmartTelescope #Astronomy #Astrodon #BackyardAstronomy #Astrophotography #DrivewayAstrophotography #SouthernhemisphereAstronomy

  17. It is nearly #Christmas , so here is a very seasonally appropriate target.

    #NGC2264 is comprised of two parts - there is the #ConeNebula , which is a #DarkNebula , and the accompanying #ChristmasTreeCluster . For us here in #Australia this is a #Summer complex - appearing for us in the lead up to Christmas itself.

    This is a two and half hour exposure, or 150 frames, at 60s/frame, gain 80, using the inbuilt Ha/OIII filter, shot on a #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope .

    Post processing was using Stellar Studio in the app, and #Snapseed.

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #Astrophotography #BackyardAstronomy #SouthernHemisphere

  18. It is nearly #Christmas , so here is a very seasonally appropriate target.

    #NGC2264 is comprised of two parts - there is the #ConeNebula , which is a #DarkNebula , and the accompanying #ChristmasTreeCluster . For us here in #Australia this is a #Summer complex - appearing for us in the lead up to Christmas itself.

    This is a two and half hour exposure, or 150 frames, at 60s/frame, gain 80, using the inbuilt Ha/OIII filter, shot on a #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope .

    Post processing was using Stellar Studio in the app, and #Snapseed.

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #Astrophotography #BackyardAstronomy #SouthernHemisphere

  19. It is nearly #Christmas , so here is a very seasonally appropriate target.

    #NGC2264 is comprised of two parts - there is the #ConeNebula , which is a #DarkNebula , and the accompanying #ChristmasTreeCluster . For us here in #Australia this is a #Summer complex - appearing for us in the lead up to Christmas itself.

    This is a two and half hour exposure, or 150 frames, at 60s/frame, gain 80, using the inbuilt Ha/OIII filter, shot on a #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope .

    Post processing was using Stellar Studio in the app, and #Snapseed.

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #Astrophotography #BackyardAstronomy #SouthernHemisphere

  20. It is nearly #Christmas , so here is a very seasonally appropriate target.

    #NGC2264 is comprised of two parts - there is the #ConeNebula , which is a #DarkNebula , and the accompanying #ChristmasTreeCluster . For us here in #Australia this is a #Summer complex - appearing for us in the lead up to Christmas itself.

    This is a two and half hour exposure, or 150 frames, at 60s/frame, gain 80, using the inbuilt Ha/OIII filter, shot on a #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope .

    Post processing was using Stellar Studio in the app, and #Snapseed.

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #Astrophotography #BackyardAstronomy #SouthernHemisphere

  21. It is nearly #Christmas , so here is a very seasonally appropriate target.

    #NGC2264 is comprised of two parts - there is the #ConeNebula , which is a #DarkNebula , and the accompanying #ChristmasTreeCluster . For us here in #Australia this is a #Summer complex - appearing for us in the lead up to Christmas itself.

    This is a two and half hour exposure, or 150 frames, at 60s/frame, gain 80, using the inbuilt Ha/OIII filter, shot on a #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope .

    Post processing was using Stellar Studio in the app, and #Snapseed.

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #Astrophotography #BackyardAstronomy #SouthernHemisphere

  22. It is the end of #Kambarang and the start of #Birak here in #Noongar Country. With that the Emu is setting early in the evening. As compensation, we are now getting the #EtaCarinaNebula instead.

    So last night I did a mosaic shot of with with my #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope from my back yard.

    Only a couple of hours effective exposure, but I am really happy with the results.

    2hrs 13 minutes, 60s@60, Ha/OIII filter.

    Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab Stellar Studio and #snapseed.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #southernHemisphere #southernskies #backyardAstronomy

  23. It is the end of #Kambarang and the start of #Birak here in #Noongar Country. With that the Emu is setting early in the evening. As compensation, we are now getting the #EtaCarinaNebula instead.

    So last night I did a mosaic shot of with with my #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope from my back yard.

    Only a couple of hours effective exposure, but I am really happy with the results.

    2hrs 13 minutes, 60s@60, Ha/OIII filter.

    Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab Stellar Studio and #snapseed.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #southernHemisphere #southernskies #backyardAstronomy

  24. It is the end of #Kambarang and the start of #Birak here in #Noongar Country. With that the Emu is setting early in the evening. As compensation, we are now getting the #EtaCarinaNebula instead.

    So last night I did a mosaic shot of with with my #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope from my back yard.

    Only a couple of hours effective exposure, but I am really happy with the results.

    2hrs 13 minutes, 60s@60, Ha/OIII filter.

    Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab Stellar Studio and #snapseed.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #southernHemisphere #southernskies #backyardAstronomy

  25. It is the end of #Kambarang and the start of #Birak here in #Noongar Country. With that the Emu is setting early in the evening. As compensation, we are now getting the #EtaCarinaNebula instead.

    So last night I did a mosaic shot of with with my #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope from my back yard.

    Only a couple of hours effective exposure, but I am really happy with the results.

    2hrs 13 minutes, 60s@60, Ha/OIII filter.

    Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab Stellar Studio and #snapseed.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #southernHemisphere #southernskies #backyardAstronomy

  26. It is the end of #Kambarang and the start of #Birak here in #Noongar Country. With that the Emu is setting early in the evening. As compensation, we are now getting the #EtaCarinaNebula instead.

    So last night I did a mosaic shot of with with my #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope from my back yard.

    Only a couple of hours effective exposure, but I am really happy with the results.

    2hrs 13 minutes, 60s@60, Ha/OIII filter.

    Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab Stellar Studio and #snapseed.

    #astronomy #astrophotography #astrodon #southernHemisphere #southernskies #backyardAstronomy

  27. A couple of weeks ago I shot IC434 - the Flame Nebula along with Barnard 33 - the Horsehead Nebula.

    I added another 2.5 hours to that shot overnight, and the extra detail is amazing, even though the restacking rejected a lot of frames from both. In the end I got an extra hour of exposure.

    The image is centred on Alnitak - one end of Orion's Belt. Off in the corner we have the middle of the belt, Alnilam.

    To the right of Alnitak is NGC2024, and above and to the left is IC434 - The Flame Nebula, with the Horsehead Nebula on the right hand edge. In between the two nebulae, though, is a third one - NGC2023.

    Also scattered around are three other tiny and/or faint nebulae - IC431, IC432 (both below NGC2024) and IC435 (to the right of NGC2023).

    Lastly, in the top left quadrant we have Sigma Orionis.

    So we have a lot going on, and it makes for a pretty composition (in my opinion).

    Shot on a Dwarf3, 3hr 58 minutes, 60s@80, OIII/Ha filter. Post processed in Stellar Studio and Snapseed.

    #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope #BackYardAstronomy #Astronomy #astrophotography #Astrodon #Snapseed #Orion #IC434 #NCG2023 #NGC2024 #HorseheadNebula

  28. "End of the Belt"
    This is a fun shot, centred on Alnitak - one end of Orion's Belt. Off in the corner we have the middle of the belt, Alnilam.

    To the right of Alnitak is NGC2024, and above and to the left is IC434 - The Flame Nebula, with the Horsehead Nebula on the right hand edge. In between the two nebulae, though, is a third one - NGC2023.

    Also scattered around are three other tiny and/or faint nebulae - IC431, IC432 (both below NGC2024) and IC435 (to the right of NGC2023).

    Lastly, in the top left quadrant we have Sigma Orionis.

    So we have a lot going on, and it makes for a pretty composition (in my opinion).

    Shot on a Dwarf3, 2hr 51 minutes, 60s@80, OIII/Ha filter. Post processed in Stellar Studio and Snapseed.

    #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope #BackYardAstronomy #Astronomy #astrophotography #Astrodon #Snapseed #Orion #IC434 #NCG2023 #NGC2024 #HorseheadNebula

  29. Over the past few nights we've been shooting #C70 aka #NGC300. This spiral #Galaxy in #Sculptor used to be classed as part of the Sculptor Group, but recent research places is much closer to us, and independent of that group.

    It is a rather pretty galaxy, particularly as it is almost face-on to us, giving a lovely view of the arms.

    This was shot over two nights, 6:30hrs of usable data, at gain 60, with the basic 'astro' filter, using a #Dwarf3 .

    Post processing in #Snapseed after preprocessing in #StellarStudio

    #Astronomy #astrophotography #Astrodon #SmartTelescope

  30. This morning, as I emerge from a week of HMPV (a respiratory illness), I have an unusual (for me) treat.

    Last night, while I slept, I had my #Dwarf3 up on the patio roof just outside the door to the games room I am isolating in. The games room is elevated, so the patio roof is at eye level. This makes it perfect for putting the telescope on, and then crawling into bed. The downside is that the field of view is quite limited, as the games room roof overhangs the patio roof by a goodly amount.

    But the view to the North and East is not bad. And it turns out that, while Andromeda is blocked by the houses next door, #M33 is not.

    Now here in Perth, it does not get very far above the horizon at the best of times, but last night I managed to snag an hour and a half of it.

    (Edited to include what I've been sick with.)

    So here we are: The #TriangulumGalaxy , Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope . Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab #StellarStudio, #Snapseed, and #GooglePhotos

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography

  31. This morning, as I emerge from a week of HMPV (a respiratory illness), I have an unusual (for me) treat.

    Last night, while I slept, I had my #Dwarf3 up on the patio roof just outside the door to the games room I am isolating in. The games room is elevated, so the patio roof is at eye level. This makes it perfect for putting the telescope on, and then crawling into bed. The downside is that the field of view is quite limited, as the games room roof overhangs the patio roof by a goodly amount.

    But the view to the North and East is not bad. And it turns out that, while Andromeda is blocked by the houses next door, #M33 is not.

    Now here in Perth, it does not get very far above the horizon at the best of times, but last night I managed to snag an hour and a half of it.

    (Edited to include what I've been sick with.)

    So here we are: The #TriangulumGalaxy , Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope . Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab #StellarStudio, #Snapseed, and #GooglePhotos

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography

  32. This morning, as I emerge from a week of HMPV (a respiratory illness), I have an unusual (for me) treat.

    Last night, while I slept, I had my #Dwarf3 up on the patio roof just outside the door to the games room I am isolating in. The games room is elevated, so the patio roof is at eye level. This makes it perfect for putting the telescope on, and then crawling into bed. The downside is that the field of view is quite limited, as the games room roof overhangs the patio roof by a goodly amount.

    But the view to the North and East is not bad. And it turns out that, while Andromeda is blocked by the houses next door, #M33 is not.

    Now here in Perth, it does not get very far above the horizon at the best of times, but last night I managed to snag an hour and a half of it.

    (Edited to include what I've been sick with.)

    So here we are: The #TriangulumGalaxy , Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope . Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab #StellarStudio, #Snapseed, and #GooglePhotos

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography

  33. This morning, as I emerge from a week of HMPV (a respiratory illness), I have an unusual (for me) treat.

    Last night, while I slept, I had my #Dwarf3 up on the patio roof just outside the door to the games room I am isolating in. The games room is elevated, so the patio roof is at eye level. This makes it perfect for putting the telescope on, and then crawling into bed. The downside is that the field of view is quite limited, as the games room roof overhangs the patio roof by a goodly amount.

    But the view to the North and East is not bad. And it turns out that, while Andromeda is blocked by the houses next door, #M33 is not.

    Now here in Perth, it does not get very far above the horizon at the best of times, but last night I managed to snag an hour and a half of it.

    (Edited to include what I've been sick with.)

    So here we are: The #TriangulumGalaxy , Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope . Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab #StellarStudio, #Snapseed, and #GooglePhotos

    #Astronomy #Astrodon #astrophotography