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In October of 2023 I was part of a group that drove from Minnesota to Texas to view and photograph an annular solar eclipse. This served as a precursor to the total solar eclipse we saw in April of 2024. I have very fond memories of the fun we had on this trip. #astrophotography #eclipse

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International Space Station I took this image from our backyard on May 30th, 2020. Fujifilm X-T20, 1/800s, ISO 6400, 12.3 inch aperture f/5.6 Dobsonian with Barlow. This was manually tracked with my fingers crossed and the camera clicking. :) #astrophotography

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IC 5068 This is sometimes referred to as the Forsaken Nebula. It gets little attention because of all the great stuff in Cygnus nearby. This is over 18 hours of exposure time using a small telescope. Captured with CCDciel and PHD2 Processed with Siril, Starnet++, and GraXpert #astrophotography

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Sunspots and Solar Granulation I used a white light solar filter on the front of the telescope. This blocks the majority of the sun's energy. I also used a narrowband filter in front of the sensor. This eliminates chromatic aberration and atmospheric dispersion. April 21, 2024 #astrophotography

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Star trail photos are a great way to start with astrophotography. You just need a camera and a tripod. Stacking can be done with free tools like StarStaX or Sequator. #astrophotography

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

The Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) is a combination of a hydrogen emission nebula (red) and a reflection nebula (blue). This nebula looks like a piece of popcorn to me when viewed through large telescopes. This is a relatively short stack from a dark location. #astrophotography

submitted 26 days ago • 4 comments

Here's my telescope making use of a short night last summer. #astrophotography

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Here are two stereogram pairs of the planet Jupiter. The top pair is cross-view (cross your eyes). The bottom pair is parallel-view (look beyond the image). I took these images on January 7th. The two images of Jupiter are about 10 minutes apart. #astrophotography

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This is of the center portion of a larger region of nebulosity commonly known as the Heart Nebula. This is about 7500 light years away. This image was made from over 30 hours of exposures taken from home in Minnesota last winter. This is one of my favorite images... fitting for a first post.

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