Exploration spatiale, astrophysique et merveilles de l'univers.
Credit: Éder Iván
My first astrofotography setup is finally ready! Just waiting for the guidescope and camera to make it complete but I’m already gonna try it out on the first clear night I get because I’m so hyped. I’m also saving up for a better telescope like an APO,ED doublet/triplet/petzval or whatever to upgrade the lens. Also considering on buying an CLS/UHC filter because I live in a bortle 6 region.
Equipment:
- Canon 500D EOS (unmodded)
- Sigma DC 18-200mm (f/3.5-6.3) lens
- some cheap bahtinov mask, dew heater and dovetail from amazon
- ACK-E5 Battery dummy for Canon EOS
- Svbony 905C Guiding cam
- Svbony SV165 Guidescope
- 3D printed hot shoe for adapting my guidescope
DIY V4X17 strainwave GoTo mount with harmonic gears.
Equipment for mount:
- 48mm Nema17 (DEC)
- 64mm Nema17 (RA)
- 2x ZXS17 harmonic drive gezr
- Belt reduction with GT2 Pulleys
- Fysect E4 controller with OnStepX firmware
Extra info:
NINA for controlling the mount
Stellarium for finding objects
ASTAP for plate solving with H18 star catalog
PHD2 for guiding
This is my first attempt at photographing a galaxy. I have a lot to learn and there is huge room for improvement but I had a lot of fun with this and can’t wait for the next clear night.
About 15 hours of data captured over 4 sessions.
900x60s light subs + flats, darks, and bias
Processed in Astro Pixel Processor where I followed the steps and left most of the defaults
Equipment:
Celestron 9.25 Edge HD with .7x reducer
ASI533mm Pro
LRGB filters
EAF
2” 7 space filter wheel
Wave 150i mount on a carbon fiber tripod
200mm guide scope with ASI676mm
ASIAir Plus
Engulfed in dark molecular clouds of interstellar dust and surrounded by other deep space objects such as the Ghost Nebula (Sh 2-136), the Iris Nebula makes a stunning statement with its beautiful blue hues. A bright flower in a garden of irradiated soil.
1,600 years ago, as the Roman Empire was collapsing and the Mayan Dynasty was born, the light in this photo began its journey to my telescope. This is the second time I’ve captured it — the first time being when I was just dipping my toes into astrophotography. After 8 months in the hobby, I’ve learned so much and expanded my understanding in ways I never anticipated.
Check out the full frame photo on Astrobin: https://app.astrobin.com/i/bnxk6c
Total integration time: 160 subs x 180s = 8h (2 nights)
Equipment:
Processing:
Opportunity holds record for most sols(Martian days)spent on Mars. It completed staggering 5,111 sols before massive dust storm permanently cut off its power 2018.
.
Operational statistics for top Mars rovers demonstrate their longevity:
Opportunity:5,111 sols(2004–18)
Curiosity:~4,900+sols(Active since 2012,& still exploring)
Perseverance:~1,850+sols(Active since 2021)
Spirit:2,208 sols(Active 2004–10)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_rover
.
Raw data
Top photo
https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1594036/?site=msl
Second photo
https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1594038/?site=msl
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/IRAP/IAS/LPG
.
More Raw data
This is an RGB color-composite made from images taken by NASA's Opportunity rover on May 6, 2004
Camera: Sony A6400 (no mod),
Lens: Samyang 135mm f/2,
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5,
Sky: Bortle 5, no moon.
Around 400 of 30 s subs pre-processed, stacked and post-processed in Siril with a pretty standard procedure. However due to moderate light pollution quadratic background extraction was applied already at sub level. Shot at f/2.8, ISO 400.
Visible near the upper right corner is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). The halo around Sadr is a result of lens optics and I did not attempt to remove it. A reflection nebula near the lower left corner around 44 Cygni is also visible.
This glowing ring is RCW 86, the remnant of an 2000 year old supernova explosion observed by multiple NASA telescopes.
NASA’s IXPE telescope recently studied a section of the remnant where scientists believe the expanding shockwave slammed into the edge of a low-density “cavity” in space, creating the reflected shock effect visible in purple.
The image combines data from:
NASA’s IXPE
Chandra X-ray Observatory
ESA’s XMM-Newton telescope
NOIRLab starfield data
Yellow shows lower-energy X-rays, while blue represents higher-energy X-rays. The result looks almost like a cosmic painting across space.
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasa-x-ray-mission-gets-fresh-look-at-2000-year-old-supernova/
2 minutes exp 60 second exp some stacked in helicon
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completed 72 historic flights since first taking to the skies above the Red Planet.
On April 19, 2021, NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter made history when it completed the first powered, controlled flight on the Red Planet. It flew for the last time on Jan. 18, 2024.
Designed to be a technology demonstration that would make no more than five test flights in 30 days, the helicopter eventually completed 72 flights across nearly three years, soaring higher and faster than previously imagined. Ingenuity embarked on a new mission as an operations demonstration, serving as an aerial scout for scientists and rover planners, and for engineers ready to learn more about Perseverance’s landing-gear debris.
In its final phase, the helicopter entered a new engineering demonstration phase where it executed experimental flight tests that further expanded the team’s knowledge of the vehicle’s aerodynamic limits.
Enter your birthdate and learn about how the solar system has changed since you've been on the stage.
Original music by me.
Uses NASA JPL data & LLMs to provide a unique experience for everyone.
Enjoy your trip!
✨ The M66 Group (Leo Triplet)
📷 ASI 294 MC Pro Color
🔭 Star Adventurer 2i
🔎 Askar FMA180 apo (180mm f/4.5)
🕶️ Broadband Filter IDAS NGS1 (2")
🌌 Gain 120 (-10°C), 32x120s (1h 4min)
🧪 40 dark, 40 flat, 40 dark-flat
💻 Siril, RawTherapee, GIMP, Snapseed
📍 Turin (Piedmont, Italy) - Bortle 8
📅 May 20, 2026
Just finished this project depicting the James Webb Space Telescope. Design based off of a NASA coloring page :)
I’m intending to give as a gift it to my sister who was just accepted into the Space Force.
This is my first picture in almost six months, as there have been too many clouds recently. I took this from a Bortle 4 sky and the transparency wasn't the best. Also, I didn't have much time, so I could only take four hours of this beautiful galaxy. In my opinion, this is one of the easiest galaxies to photograph and achieve good results with, due to its relatively high surface brightness. However, it is also difficult to capture the details of its structures. I would have liked to spend more time or another night to improve the results, but I decided to leave it as it is to show how much information you can get from this galaxy in a relatively short period of time.
I would appreciate your thoughts and recommendations, especially regarding my processing, as this is an area where I have more room for improvement — I am still a beginner.
Telescope: Omegon Ritchey-Chretien Pro RC 203/1624
Camera: ZWO ASI585MC Pro
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters: SVbony UV IR Cut (1.25")
Location: Pezuela de las Torres, Madrid, Spain
Sky Quality: Bortle 4
Elevation: 855m
Total Integration: 4:30 hours
Processing: PixInsight and Siril
