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Astrophysicist (Extragalacitc Astronomy) and award winning astrophotographer. Never stop exploring and capturing the beauty of space. https://www.distant-luminosity.com/gallery.html https://www.astrobin.com/users/jbastronomy/
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The Small Magellanic Cloud - one of our brightest satellite galaxies deep in the southern skies. A 3 Panel 110MP Mosaic photographed from Namibia. See the full resolution image here: www.distant-luminosity.com/smc.html #astrophotography #astronomy #cosmos #telescope #galaxies #astrophoto #deepsky

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

A jewel in the Sky - NGC 7331 and Companion Galaxies in the constallation Pegasus. A detailed view of the galaxy, taken with a 8" Newtionian Telescope from Spain. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky #longexposure #cosmos #amateurphotography #telescope #galaxies #nasa #photography #space #universe

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Shrouded in Gas and Dust - NGC 7331 and Stéphans Quintet in the constallation Pegasus. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky #longexposure #cosmos #amateurphotography #telescope #galaxies #nasa #photography #space #universe

submitted 48 days ago • 2 comments

Messier 63 - The Sunflower Galaxy A large spiral galaxy with tidal streams of stars around it, they are a remnant of older smaller galaxies that merged into it. Photographed from Germany with a Newtonian telescope. #astrophotography #astrophoto #photography #space #cosmos #telescope #nasa #galaxy

submitted 81 days ago • 1 comment

Messier 33 - The Triangulum Galaxy The second clostest major galaxy in the sky and a great example for a star forming spiral galaxy. Photographed with the Asiago Schmidt Telescope during my research stay in Italy in 2019. #astrophotography #galaxy #nebula #space #science #nasa #photography #deepsky

submitted 84 days ago • 0 comments

Mesier 51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy One of the most remarkable and recognizable Galaxies in the northern hemisphere. Photographed with my newtonian telescope from my backyard in Germany. #astrophotography #astrophoto #photography #space #cosmos #telescope #nasa

submitted 85 days ago • 1 comment

Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula A moderately bright emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Taken with my telescope from my backyard in Germany together with Julian Zoller. #astrophotography #nebula #space #astronomy #science #nasa #photography

submitted 88 days ago • 3 comments

The Bright Rim Nebula - Sh2-140 A lesser known emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Taken with my newtonian telescope in Trevinca, Spain. It includes a bright star cluster ionizing hydrogen gas which glows red. #astrophotography #astrophoto #photography #space #cosmos #telescope #nasa

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

Messier 81 - The Bode Galaxy (Big Dipper) Taken from my backyard in Germany. One of the brightest and most beautiful galaxies in our neighbourhood. You can also see some interstellar dust in the foreground. #astrophotography #galaxy #space #astronomy #science #nasa #photography

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

I just captured over 17 hours on the North American Nebula. It turned out far better than I ever imagined! This is just the Cygnus Wall portion. #cygnus #cygnuswall #ngc7000 #celestron #asi2600mm #nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #deepspaceobject #asiair #edgehd #edgehd8

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Sh2-126 - A glowing jewel in the sky This is a bright emission nebula in the constellation Lacerta that also features blue and brown reflection nebulae from young bright stars. Taken with my telescope in Trevinca, Spain. #astrophotography #nebula #space #astronomy #science #nasa #photography

submitted 91 days ago • 2 comments

Omega Centauri - Milky Way's largest Globular Cluster Image taken during my astro trip to Namibia in July 2024 with my Takahashi Epsilon 130 telescope. #astrophotography #astronomy #cosmos #nasa #space #deepsky #telescope #longexposure #astrophysics

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment

Messier 94 - The Crocodile Eye Galaxy This is a large spiral galaxy I captured earlier this year from my home in southern Germany. The core of the galaxy has very dense population of young stars and a supermassive black hole. #astrophotography #galaxy #messier #astronomy #science #nasa #photography

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Photographed in Trevinca, Northern Spain on October 23rd with my 8 inch Newtonian Telescope. You can see the strong dust tail, a blueish glowing coma and the anti-tail which is a trail the comet leaves behind. #astrophotography #astronomy #comet #atlas #space

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

NGC 1097 - A cosmic wonder in the constellation Fornax Observed at Hakos Astrofarm, Namibia. NGC 1097 is a striking barred spiral galaxy located approximately 45 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax. #astrophotography #astronomy #astrophoto #galaxy

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment