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Bernd Flachsbart

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 5d

LBN 437 The Gecko Nebula captured from my dark site in southern France last month 🇫🇷 😊🔭

It was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of 8 hours in OSC and Mono. The red nebulosity was enhanced with Ha data.

#Astrophotography

@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

The Gecko Nebula LBN 437 is a dark nebula embedded in the red emission nebula SH2-126. It lies at a distance of about 1.200 light years from Earth in the constellation of Lacerta. Its shape resembles a Gecko hence the name 🦎

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 2d

I was able to get another three hours of NGC 7293, the Helix Nebula, and I think I'm ready to call it done. Especially in light of the coming rain. #Astronomy #astrophotography

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 19m

Wow that’s fantastic! Really nice colours 👏

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Jordan Maples @maples-astro.bsky.social · 2d

Here's M33. This one is about 52 hours spread across LRGB and HA. I shot a bit of Oiii accidentally but didn't end up incorporating it into the image.

It was definitely a bit of a challenge to work on, I think the sub times were too long for such a bright object.

#astrophotography #photography

A spiral galaxy with dark dust lanes in the core and bright pinkish nebulosity in the arms.

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 20m

Great job! Nicely processed and amazing details 🤩

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 2d

I captured Comet Lemmon early October 7, 2025. Using my 300mm Ceravolo telescope and CCD camera. About 30 minutes of total exposures using LRGB filters. The tail is much longer than shown in this 1 degree field of view.

#astrophotography #astronomy #comet #cometlemmon

A beautiful new comet graces the northern sky. Comet Lemmon has a bright green comma and long ion tail

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 21m

Fantastic shot! 👏

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Lt Nono @ltno2.bsky.social · 2d

The North America, Pelican and gulf of Mexico (yep, not the "gulf of America" 😇) nebulae to which I added SII subs last night from my backyard. SHO is an unusual #Astrophotography 🔭📷 palette but I do like it.
I'm pretty sure @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social will solve this one in a breeze.

$The North America, Pelican and gulf of Mexico nebulae shot in SHO palette and stars in RGB using a 130mm AstroPhysics refractor and a PlayerOne Poseidon-M monochrome camera.$

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 2d

Very nice work 🤩

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Lt Nono @ltno2.bsky.social · 3d

From my backyard : Summer is going away gracefully, and with it the North America Nebula NGC7000 in the Milky Way plane. I count around 69 000 stars in this #Astrophotography 🔭📷picture!
Can you guess where this is @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?

$From a backyard somewhere in France, the North America nebula (NGC7000) shot with RGB and narrow band H-alpha and OIII filters using a TeleskopService 76mm refractor and a Player One Poseidon-M Monochrome astronomy camera.$

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 3d

Very nice! I like the subtle colours 🤩

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · 4d

This is NGC7293, the Helix Nebula. I got a couple of hours of it last month, but that didn't feel like enough. I got another couple last night. I'd like to double the exposure time, but the seeing is supposed to be awful tonight, and there's rain coming. I'll try. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 4d

Looks great 🤩

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Manuel Huss @manuelhuss.bsky.social · 4d

The central area of the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) in the Cassiopeia constellation, about 7,500 light years away from Earth. Less than 2 hours of h-alpha data (combined with older color data). Targeting 20+ hours of exposure. Gear: 130/910mm apo, Antlia 2.5nm ha-filter & ASI 2600mm pro. #astrophotography

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 4d

Fantastic image! 👏

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 4d

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) in the early hours of 3 October, captured through the C8 with an ASI294mc and additionally with a Nikon D5600 and a Tamron 70-200 at a focal length of 130 mm. The #comet was also nice to observe visually and will hopefully brighten significantly. #astrophotography

Komet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) mit heller grüner Koma und schwächerem Gasschweif, aufgenommen am 3. Oktober durch ein Teleskop Celestron C8. Summenbild aus 90 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 30 Sekunden Belichtung

Komet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) mit grüner Koma und Schweif, aufgenommen am 3. Oktober mit einer Spiegelreflexkamera bei 130 mm Brennweite. Summenbild aus 160 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 10 Sekunden Belichtung

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 4d

Fantastic! 🤩

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 4d

Beautiful image, Thomas! I like the tight crop and the processing 👏

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks a lot, Thomas! 🙂

Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 4d

Merci beaucoup, Martial! C’est très gentil ☺️

Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 4d

Vielen Dank, Andreas! 🙂 Es ist auch ein außergewöhnliches Objekt mit dieser Mischung aus Dunkelnebel und Emissionsnebel im Hintergrund. Lohnt sich auf jeden Fall!

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Habu @flyinghabu.bsky.social · 6d

Two nights of 3:45am alarms, blazing full moon lighting the sky like daytime and washing out the light of everything else, comet included. Then two days of post-processing battles, as comet processing is maddeningly tricky.

But I finally pulled it off: here is C/2025 A6 Lemmon. 🔭

#Astrophotography

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon taken from my backyard

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 5d

Fantastic work! 🤩

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Thomas Hanrath @astrocamp.bsky.social · 5d

Caldwell 33, the Eastern Veil Nebula, in Cygnus, about 2,500 ly away. Best observed early August.

Detailed Information: astrocamp.eu/en/ngc-6992-...

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | Canon EOS R(a) '24

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

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks a lot, Clément 🙂 Yes shooting with Hyperstar at f/2 is really amazing! You’ll notice there are certain problems with bright stars causing internal reflections in the Hyperstar optics but that doesn’t diminish the fun for me. Other scopes have spikes around the stars and I have rings so what 😅

Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks a lot! That was my thought too: The Gecko comfortably resting on a Ha blanket 🙂