GOFlaherty
@goflaherty.bsky.social
Amateur astrophotographer capturing my own telescope data and using AI to reveal the hidden beauty of deep space. I share enhanced, science-grounded views of the cosmos to inspire curiosity, spark wonder, and bring the universe a little closer to home.
It looks like I might get to capture some photons tonight. #astrophotography
August 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It looks like I might get to capture some photons tonight. #astrophotography
The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), captured over 6 hours of 30s subs with the SeeStar S30 in EQ mode.
This image was enhanced using AI post-processing to apply a pseudo-Hubble palette—bringing out star-forming regions while preserving the natural stellar background.
This image was enhanced using AI post-processing to apply a pseudo-Hubble palette—bringing out star-forming regions while preserving the natural stellar background.
August 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101), captured over 6 hours of 30s subs with the SeeStar S30 in EQ mode.
This image was enhanced using AI post-processing to apply a pseudo-Hubble palette—bringing out star-forming regions while preserving the natural stellar background.
This image was enhanced using AI post-processing to apply a pseudo-Hubble palette—bringing out star-forming regions while preserving the natural stellar background.
Bode’s Galaxy (M81), reprocessed with a cooler palette to bring out the dusty spiral arms and core structure. From gold blob to galactic gem—astroimaging therapy while the clouds refuse to budge. #astrophoto #M81 #BlueskySpace
April 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Bode’s Galaxy (M81), reprocessed with a cooler palette to bring out the dusty spiral arms and core structure. From gold blob to galactic gem—astroimaging therapy while the clouds refuse to budge. #astrophoto #M81 #BlueskySpace
Behold M81—12 million light-years away in Ursa Major. Captured with 164 minutes of telescope exposures, then enhanced using a custom pseudo-Hubble palette to reveal teal spiral arms, a glowing golden core, and natural star fields. Real data, real detail. This is deep space. #astrophotography #space
April 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Behold M81—12 million light-years away in Ursa Major. Captured with 164 minutes of telescope exposures, then enhanced using a custom pseudo-Hubble palette to reveal teal spiral arms, a glowing golden core, and natural star fields. Real data, real detail. This is deep space. #astrophotography #space
Every image starts with my own data—real photons, real sky time. Final versions are a mix of that data and AI simulation + enhancement. It’s a fusion of signal and imagination. #Astrophotography #AIEnhanced #DataDriven #DeepSky #TelescopeTime #SignalToArt #AmateurAstronomy
April 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Every image starts with my own data—real photons, real sky time. Final versions are a mix of that data and AI simulation + enhancement. It’s a fusion of signal and imagination. #Astrophotography #AIEnhanced #DataDriven #DeepSky #TelescopeTime #SignalToArt #AmateurAstronomy
Simulated HOO composite of M82, derived from my original RGB capture data.
Hydrogen-alpha (red) and OIII (teal) structures mimic starburst-driven outflows observed in real narrowband data.
Captured with Seestar S30 (EQ Mode)
164 mins total | 30s subs
#Astrophotography #M82 #HOO #SeestarS30
Hydrogen-alpha (red) and OIII (teal) structures mimic starburst-driven outflows observed in real narrowband data.
Captured with Seestar S30 (EQ Mode)
164 mins total | 30s subs
#Astrophotography #M82 #HOO #SeestarS30
April 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Simulated HOO composite of M82, derived from my original RGB capture data.
Hydrogen-alpha (red) and OIII (teal) structures mimic starburst-driven outflows observed in real narrowband data.
Captured with Seestar S30 (EQ Mode)
164 mins total | 30s subs
#Astrophotography #M82 #HOO #SeestarS30
Hydrogen-alpha (red) and OIII (teal) structures mimic starburst-driven outflows observed in real narrowband data.
Captured with Seestar S30 (EQ Mode)
164 mins total | 30s subs
#Astrophotography #M82 #HOO #SeestarS30
Cropped details of Galaxy M81, as imaged from my suburban backyard with my #Seestar S30. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy
April 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cropped details of Galaxy M81, as imaged from my suburban backyard with my #Seestar S30. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy
Might as well jump on the bandwagon 🙂 This is me as an action figure!
April 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Might as well jump on the bandwagon 🙂 This is me as an action figure!
The Sunflower Galaxy imaged for 5.15 hours of 10 second sub exposures with my #Seestar S30 in equatorial mode. Image post processed to bring out the galaxy detail. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy
April 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Sunflower Galaxy imaged for 5.15 hours of 10 second sub exposures with my #Seestar S30 in equatorial mode. Image post processed to bring out the galaxy detail. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy
Tonight's waxing gibbous Moon 🌔 imaged with my #Seestar S30. #astrophotography #lunar #moon #lunarphotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy
April 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Tonight's waxing gibbous Moon 🌔 imaged with my #Seestar S30. #astrophotography #lunar #moon #lunarphotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403 as imaged with my #Seestar S30 from my backgarden. It blows my mind that I can image something that is 8 million light years away! The negative image shows spiral arms in better detail. #astrophotography #backyardastronomy #amateurastronomy
April 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403 as imaged with my #Seestar S30 from my backgarden. It blows my mind that I can image something that is 8 million light years away! The negative image shows spiral arms in better detail. #astrophotography #backyardastronomy #amateurastronomy
The image on the left was a stacked jpeg edited in the #Seestar app. The image on the right is a stacked fits file processed in Graxpert and Siril. There's a noticeable difference. #astrophotography
April 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The image on the left was a stacked jpeg edited in the #Seestar app. The image on the right is a stacked fits file processed in Graxpert and Siril. There's a noticeable difference. #astrophotography
M101 imaged for 6 hours of 30 second subs in EQ mode from my Bortle 5 backgarden with my #Seestar S30. I processed the stacked fits file from the app in Graxpert and Siril, with x2 upscaling. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #astronomy
April 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
M101 imaged for 6 hours of 30 second subs in EQ mode from my Bortle 5 backgarden with my #Seestar S30. I processed the stacked fits file from the app in Graxpert and Siril, with x2 upscaling. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #astronomy
M81 and M82 imaged for 164 minutes of 30 second sub-exposures in EQ mode from my suburban backgarden. Stacked in app and post processed by me. #astrophotography #astro #backyardastronomy #astronomy #amateurastronomy
April 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
M81 and M82 imaged for 164 minutes of 30 second sub-exposures in EQ mode from my suburban backgarden. Stacked in app and post processed by me. #astrophotography #astro #backyardastronomy #astronomy #amateurastronomy
Today's #Sun, imaged with my #Seestar S30. Some large sunspots visible. #solar #solarimaging #astronomy #backyardastronomy
April 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today's #Sun, imaged with my #Seestar S30. Some large sunspots visible. #solar #solarimaging #astronomy #backyardastronomy
Stacked jpeg of 395 minutes of 30 second exposures of M101 with my #SeestarS30 in equatorial mode. #astrophotography #astronomy #amateurastronomy #astro #backyardastronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Stacked jpeg of 395 minutes of 30 second exposures of M101 with my #SeestarS30 in equatorial mode. #astrophotography #astronomy #amateurastronomy #astro #backyardastronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Tonight's astronomy forecast. Let's go!!!!!!
April 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Tonight's astronomy forecast. Let's go!!!!!!
Very impressed with EQ Mode for #Seestar. Image below of M101 is a stacked jpeg of 115 minutes of 30 second exposures. Will process FITS files later and see what other details are lurking in the data. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #astronomy #backyardastronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Very impressed with EQ Mode for #Seestar. Image below of M101 is a stacked jpeg of 115 minutes of 30 second exposures. Will process FITS files later and see what other details are lurking in the data. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #astronomy #backyardastronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
I experiment with the #Seestar equatorial mode last night. Image below of M82 after 121 minutes of 30 second exposures. Very few dropped subs and zero field rotation. I'm looking forward to longer sub exposures of up to 60 seconds being made available in the app. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy
April 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I experiment with the #Seestar equatorial mode last night. Image below of M82 after 121 minutes of 30 second exposures. Very few dropped subs and zero field rotation. I'm looking forward to longer sub exposures of up to 60 seconds being made available in the app. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy
My image of the Pleiades has just been published in the April 2025 edition of Astronomy Ireland! I'm a happy little amateur astronomer today 😀 #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #astronomy #ireland #astronomyireland
April 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
My image of the Pleiades has just been published in the April 2025 edition of Astronomy Ireland! I'm a happy little amateur astronomer today 😀 #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #astronomy #ireland #astronomyireland
Tonight's 9.4% waxing crescent Moon 🌙. #Lunar #Moon #astrophotography #lunarphotography #astronomy #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #seestar
March 31, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tonight's 9.4% waxing crescent Moon 🌙. #Lunar #Moon #astrophotography #lunarphotography #astronomy #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #seestar
Galaxy M82, imaged from my suburban backyard with an image of the same target from the James Webb Space Telescope for comparison 😁🔭. #space #astroimage #galaxy #astro #astronomy #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #seestar #seestars30 #smarttelescope
March 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Galaxy M82, imaged from my suburban backyard with an image of the same target from the James Webb Space Telescope for comparison 😁🔭. #space #astroimage #galaxy #astro #astronomy #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #seestar #seestars30 #smarttelescope
M82, the Cigar Galaxy, imaged with my #Seestar S30. Approximately 12 million light years away from my backyard. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #galaxy #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
March 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
M82, the Cigar Galaxy, imaged with my #Seestar S30. Approximately 12 million light years away from my backyard. #astrophotography #amateurastronomy #backyardastronomy #galaxy #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Today's Sun imaged with my #Seestar S30 on the left and numbered sunspots on the right from NASA SDO. #solarphotography #solar #sun #backyardastronomy #astronomy #amateurastronomy
March 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today's Sun imaged with my #Seestar S30 on the left and numbered sunspots on the right from NASA SDO. #solarphotography #solar #sun #backyardastronomy #astronomy #amateurastronomy