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nicki xaphania mouse 馃悂
@xaphania@meemu.org  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

My backyard is extremely light polluted, there's a bright street light literally right over it, and there's tall buildings all around which means there's only a very limited area of sky that's visible. Even on a clear night it's difficult to make out anything but the brightest stars and planets with the naked eye.

I never thought photos like this would be possible here, and yet I can set up my telescope and let it do its thing while I sit inside, warm and comfortable.

All images are done with 10 second exposures, stacked and processed entirely in the Seestar app.

1: M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (45 minutes total integration time)
2: NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula (20 mins integration)
3: NGC 1545 (5 mins integration)
4: NGC 1499 - California Nebula (40 mins integration)

#seestar #S30 #astronomy #astrophotography

A streaky red tinted nebula draws down the length of the image, tapering towards the bottom, with the shape resembling the outline of California on a map. A dense starfield forms the background
A streaky red tinted nebula draws down the length of the image, tapering towards the bottom, with the shape resembling the outline of California on a map. A dense starfield forms the background
A streaky red tinted nebula draws down the length of the image, tapering towards the bottom, with the shape resembling the outline of California on a map. A dense starfield forms the background
A dense star cluster at the top left of the image with several bright colourful stars prominent below it. There is some apparent nebulosity in the top left (though this may be an imaging artifact?)
A dense star cluster at the top left of the image with several bright colourful stars prominent below it. There is some apparent nebulosity in the top left (though this may be an imaging artifact?)
A dense star cluster at the top left of the image with several bright colourful stars prominent below it. There is some apparent nebulosity in the top left (though this may be an imaging artifact?)
A small cresent shaped nebula that bears a passing resemblance to pacman, though in this image the pacman face is pointing down
A small cresent shaped nebula that bears a passing resemblance to pacman, though in this image the pacman face is pointing down
A small cresent shaped nebula that bears a passing resemblance to pacman, though in this image the pacman face is pointing down
A bright galactic core with whispy clouds spiralling out. The background is speckled with stars and a smaller spiral galaxy is visible above
A bright galactic core with whispy clouds spiralling out. The background is speckled with stars and a smaller spiral galaxy is visible above
A bright galactic core with whispy clouds spiralling out. The background is speckled with stars and a smaller spiral galaxy is visible above
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nicki xaphania mouse 馃悂
@xaphania@meemu.org  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

My backyard is extremely light polluted, there's a bright street light literally right over it, and there's tall buildings all around which means there's only a very limited area of sky that's visible. Even on a clear night it's difficult to make out anything but the brightest stars and planets with the naked eye.

I never thought photos like this would be possible here, and yet I can set up my telescope and let it do its thing while I sit inside, warm and comfortable.

All images are done with 10 second exposures, stacked and processed entirely in the Seestar app.

1: M31 - Andromeda Galaxy (45 minutes total integration time)
2: NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula (20 mins integration)
3: NGC 1545 (5 mins integration)
4: NGC 1499 - California Nebula (40 mins integration)

#seestar #S30 #astronomy #astrophotography

A streaky red tinted nebula draws down the length of the image, tapering towards the bottom, with the shape resembling the outline of California on a map. A dense starfield forms the background
A streaky red tinted nebula draws down the length of the image, tapering towards the bottom, with the shape resembling the outline of California on a map. A dense starfield forms the background
A streaky red tinted nebula draws down the length of the image, tapering towards the bottom, with the shape resembling the outline of California on a map. A dense starfield forms the background
A dense star cluster at the top left of the image with several bright colourful stars prominent below it. There is some apparent nebulosity in the top left (though this may be an imaging artifact?)
A dense star cluster at the top left of the image with several bright colourful stars prominent below it. There is some apparent nebulosity in the top left (though this may be an imaging artifact?)
A dense star cluster at the top left of the image with several bright colourful stars prominent below it. There is some apparent nebulosity in the top left (though this may be an imaging artifact?)
A small cresent shaped nebula that bears a passing resemblance to pacman, though in this image the pacman face is pointing down
A small cresent shaped nebula that bears a passing resemblance to pacman, though in this image the pacman face is pointing down
A small cresent shaped nebula that bears a passing resemblance to pacman, though in this image the pacman face is pointing down
A bright galactic core with whispy clouds spiralling out. The background is speckled with stars and a smaller spiral galaxy is visible above
A bright galactic core with whispy clouds spiralling out. The background is speckled with stars and a smaller spiral galaxy is visible above
A bright galactic core with whispy clouds spiralling out. The background is speckled with stars and a smaller spiral galaxy is visible above
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