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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · 2d

Ooh, please let me know what you think. I’ve had my eye on this and I’m curious if it’s any good.

GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s a wide shot of the Pelican & North American Nebulae. I used my trusty refractor telescope along with a 0.7x reducer. It was also my first time shooting monochrome on this scope #ngc7000 #northamericannebula #ic5070 #pelicannebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #askar #fra400 #nebula

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · 12d

I just captured 27.5 hours of exposure time on the Pac-Man Nebula in SHO along with RGB stars. I included some closeup shots as well since social media tends to wash out the sharper details.

#ngc281 #nebula #space #emissionnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband #cassiopeia

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · 15d

I just finished captured emission nebula SH2-112 in the SHO palette. This is located in the constellation Cygnus near the Pelican Nebula. I rarely see this one featured so I wanted to give it the attention it so rightly deserves. 🤩

#sh2112 #nebula #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cygnus

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Sep 9

This time I put in over 34 hours into the Crescent Nebula. I was quite disappointed in my previous attempt which was seriously lacking Oiii data. I and devoted more than twice the time and even had enough clear skies to capture RGB stars! ⭐️

#crescentnebula #c27 #ngc6888 #astrophotography #space

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Aug 9

I processed this as a 2-panel mosaic of the Western Veil Nebula in the HOO palette. It includes over 26.5 hours of total exposure time across several weeks. Scroll for a closer look.

#mosaic #space #astrophotography #edgehd8 #nebula #veilnebula #witchsbroom #astronomy #c34 #ngc6960

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Aug 2

Here’s a star-forming region located next to the Lagoon Nebula. I just got over 7 hours of total exposures but it still turned out great. I processed it using two color palettes: SHO & HSO.

#IC1275 #IC4685 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #celestron #asiair #asi2600mmpro

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jul 27

I shot the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex last year as a 4-panel mosaic but I totally forgot about it until just now.I love how the bright regions in the center create a 5-pointed star. Definitely need to try this one again sometime!

#asi294mcpro #nebula #rhoophiuchi #space #astronomy #astrophotography

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jul 2

This one took me 3 months! Here’s the Omega Nebula (M17) in the constellation Sagittarius. It’s approximately 5,000-6,000 light years away. I captured the nebula in the Hubble (SHO) palette but the stars are true color (RGB).

#M17 #NGC6618 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jun 30

Nice! Glad you could get out to film. I had only 3 clear nights over the past 2 months. Or it’s perfectly clear at day but cloudy at night. Maybe i should switch to solar. 😆

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jun 29

That’s beautiful!! I need to get myself a nice DSLR or mirrorless camera. Always wanted to try nighttime landscape photography.

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jun 15

Nice job! I finished capturing this galaxy a few weeks ago.

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jun 14

The rain stopped just long enough so that I could finish up this shot of emission nebulae NGC 6823 & 6820. It’s mostly made up of Hydrogen Alpha but there’s a tiny bit of Sulfur II and Oxygen III.

#space #astronomy #astrophotography #sct #celestron #nebula #emissionnebula #ngc6823 #ngc6820

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jun 9

Finally completed this shot of the Whale & Hockey Stick Galaxies. It took a really long time since I only get like 2 clear nights a month lately. I still love how it turned out! 😍✨

#C32 #ngc4631 #ngc4656 #galaxy #stars #astrophotography #sct #celestron #hockeystickgalaxy #whalegalaxy

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Jun 5

Nice! I hope to one day jump on the NINA train.

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · May 30

Here’s my most recent capture of galaxy M109 which is sometimes known as the “Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy.” I’ve been gathering data on it for 3 months which felt like an eternity! 😄 This includes 28 total hours of LRGB data.

#galaxy #astrophotography #space #sct #celestron #m109 #vacuumcleanergalaxy

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · May 16

This is the Croc’s Eye Galaxy (M94) which I’ve been capturing for the past couple months. I would eventually like to retry with darker skies to get more of the outer ring details.

#galaxy #telescope #astrophotography #space #m94 #ngc4736

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · May 10

This is the Lagoon Nebula (M8) which is gradually returning to the night sky for the summer months. I only got 6 clear nights over 2 entire months so I made the best of them. The final color photo turned out way better than I expected!

#space #nebula #telescope #sct #m8 #lagoonnebula

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · May 6

Aw, thank you! I was surprised at all I actually accomplished in a year.

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · May 5

This nebula doesn’t really have an official name so I’ve just been calling it the “3 Balls Nebula.” It’s located in the constellation Orion. I ran out of time gathering data since it now sets in the west just after sunset.
#astrophotography #nebula #Orion #space #deepspaceobject

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Apr 16

Here’s galaxy #M106 which has some Hydrogen alpha ions that you see can glowing in that reddish-pink color. I captured 19.5 hours of total data integration on this one. I really like how it turned out! 👍

#telescope #celestron #galaxy #astrophotography #space #zwo #am5 #asiair

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Apr 10

I just processed this photo of the Owl Nebula #M97 that I took a few weeks back. It’s made up of 3 concentric shells, giving the illusion that it’s out of focus. I thought the faint blue halo was a mistake on my part but it really does exist!
#owlnebula #telescope #astrophotography #nebula

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Apr 9

I recently captured 18.5 hours of data on the Sunflower Galaxy #M63. By some miracle, I got two whole clear nights in a row after a month of clouds. This turned out much better than I expected!
#astrophotography #telescope #space #galaxy #sunflowergalaxy #ngc5055

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Mar 27

Barred spiral galaxy #NGC3718 is about 59 million light years away located just beneath the Big Dipper. There are also 5 tiny galaxies on the left called #Hickson56 which are about 400 million light years away. I’m so glad this shot turned out so well! #astrophotograhy #space #galaxy #telescope

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GingerAstroNerd @gingerastro.bsky.social · Mar 24

Wow! 🤩 2024 was quite a productive year for my #astrophotography journey. Here are 27 of my favorites. I was able to capture each of these images from my KCMO Bortle 6 backyard.
#space #nebula #galaxy #telescope #eclipse #narrowband #LRGB #SHO #bestof2024 #2024recap

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