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Jeffrey Baltus Astro
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Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. Data scientist. He/him/his.
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Orion (M42), Running Man (Sh 2-279), Horsehead (B33), and Flame (NGC 2024) Nebulae, 18.4 minutes untracked at 135mm

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Image of the Orion (M42), Running Man (Sh 2-279), Horsehead (B33), and Flame (NGC 2024) Nebulae taken untracked with a stock DSLR on a tripod and processed in PixInsight. Starless image of the Orion (M42), Running Man (Sh 2-279), Horsehead (B33), and Flame (NGC 2024) Nebulae taken untracked with a stock DSLR on a tripod and processed in PixInsight. Image of the Orion (M42), Running Man (Sh 2-279), Horsehead (B33), and Flame (NGC 2024) Nebulae taken untracked with a stock DSLR on a tripod and processed in DeepSkyStacker and Siril using only default settings in each tool/step.
January 17, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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Jupiter 2026-01-14*

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*This was my first light test with my new ASI676MC planetary camera. More information in the AstroBin link above.
Image of Jupiter taken on January 14, 2026. This was my first light test with my new ASI676MC planetary camera. More information in the provided AstroBin link.
January 17, 2026 at 1:39 AM
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Beehive Cluster (M44)

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Image of the Beehive Cluster (Messier 44)
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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Shoe-Buckle Cluster (M35)

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Image of the Shoe-Buckle Cluster (Messier 35)
January 17, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31), 25 minutes untracked at 130mm

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Full PixInsight processed image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Full PixInsight processed (starless version) image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Process using only freeware (DeepSkyStacker and Siril) and default settings in the workflow. This one was done to show how easy it could be for anyone with a stock camera to take images of deep sky objects.
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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‪Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula (NGC 2264)*

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(*Updated Workflow Reprocess)
December 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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3I/ATLAS

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December 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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Orion (M42) and Running Man (Sh 2-279) Nebulae

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December 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49)

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December 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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Horsehead (Barnard 33) and Flame (NGC 2024) Nebulae

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December 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Hyades Star Cluster (Caldwell 41)

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December 21, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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Pleiades Star Cluster (M45)

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December 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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C/2025 A6 Lemmon

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December 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Triangulum Galaxy (M33)

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December 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Heart (IC 1805) and Soul (Sh2-199) Nebulae

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December 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31)

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December 19, 2025 at 2:15 AM