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Cat9 @cat9.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

1) #Cat9Mixes #EDM #MusicBlueSky My latest, Cat9 EDM Mix #60, just posted with cover photo from bluesky astrophotographer and nightscaper, Lewis Bray. Thanks, Lewis! Music from HotLap, Matt Fax, PARAFRAME, Marcel Vautier, Nora en Pure & more. Tracklist below: www.mixcloud.com/Cat9OuterSpa...

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Cat9 EDM Mix #60

Photo by Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social Lewis's bio reads: "Astrophotographer & Nightscaper based in South Wales. Usually found cursing at the moon and clouds." He describes this photo ...

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Cat9 @cat9.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Here you go, Lewis! I dedicated the first song to you in my notes, "Waitin" by HotLap. A mix for you and the Milky Way, my man! bsky.app/profile/cat9...

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I took this opportunistic #sunrise photo on the way home from a milky way shoot. 2 mins before taking this I slipped and fell off those rocks, choosing to save my camera instead of breaking my fall. Like, full on, arse over tit, legs in the air fell. A month on and my knee still remembers. Worth it

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Another image from my shoot at #glanusk last weekend. A little noisier than I would like but the foreground was extremely dark before editing. 2 hours of #startrails doubled by setting my #msm to track in reverse, giving me the effect of a 4 hour exposure! #astrophotography #nightscape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A very early morning spent at the beautiful #glanusk estate, watching the milkyway rising over their iconic bridge tower #milkyway #astrophotography #nightscape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Enjoying the dark skies and ruins of Llanthony Priory in South Wales. There's a real sense of amazement wonder in a place like this - perfect for #astrophotography

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I've neglected my blue sky account again! Making up for it with a #milkyway shot from my hotel balcony last month in #madeira This took some processing work to cut through the Funchal light pollution!

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Some more from last night's vivid #noctilucentcloud display. This is a 12-panel pano, so be sure to open the image up for the whole thing. Also featuring #mars and the #moon

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

According to my bio I'm usually found cursing at the clouds. Last night was a bit different though... #noctilucentclouds #wales #nightscape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Interested to see from other #astrophotography peeps what the best dark sky you've ever been to looks like in an unprocessed, straight out of the camera image? I took a photo from the south coast of Madeira last year and the #milkyway was so bright that I thought it was cloud at first!

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

70 minutes well spent on a crystal clear night this week. Whipped out the 85mm f/1.8 lens and got tracking a widefield of Pleiades. Shocked at how much dust showed up in the final image! 🤩 #astrophotography #pleiades #m45

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

10-panel panorama of the milkyway arching over the #bannaubrycheiniog All 30-second untracked single shots, stitched and processed in lightroom only. That airglow was wild! Such a dark sky lets the camera pick up some much faint colour #nightscape #astrophotography #milkyway

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

When you have clear skies but forgot to charge your star tracker - STAR TRAILS TIME! #startrails #nightphotography #nightscape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

"you can't get Barnard's loop with a stock camera" It's not easy - but you absolutely can pick up hydrogen alpha with an unmodified DSLR! This image damn near gave me a breakdown in the processing but I'm SO happy with the result after 2 years of trying! #astrophotography #orion #nightscape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

A huge #cloudinversion over the #SouthWales valleys created an ethereal scene with light pollution blocked out allowing #cygnus and the #northamericanebula to be visible much closer to the horizon than usual. And check out that green #airglow ! #astrophotography #nightscape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

SO nice to have some time under clear skies! It was very windy last night so I kept my exposures short (just 15 seconds) but spent 45 mins tracking Orion's sword and belt for a colourful little stack this morning. #astrophotography #orion

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

It's too windy tonight for any serious #astrophotography but after the endless gloom I'm not passing up a night under a clear sky

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Hey Bluesky - I've been AWOL for a few days so have a nice, simple bit of smartphone #astrophotography to ease me back into the groove. It's amazing how far smartphone cameras have come in the last few years, but I always end up taking some while my DSLR is doing some heavy lifting #nightscape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I've never been quite satisfied with this photo. The glow from the town behind me cast a harsh orange over everything and made getting a decent wb a nightmare. But this is the brightest I ever saw the #milkyway and will never forget it. #astrophotography #madeira #nightscape #seascape

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Amazingly, the sky here is just a single 30-second tracked exposure with an astromodified Canon 6D. Check out that Hydrogen-alpha! #astrophotography #darkskies #llanthonypriory #wales #nightscape

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Brad Perry @bradjperry.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I’ll admit I’ve been in a bit of photography rut lately. November was grey and when clear nights returned, I found myself more inspired to climb into my warm bed than to head outside. It was very refreshing to get back out there last night and enjoy the return of the winter sky. #astrophotography

Footprints lead from the lower left of the frame across to man standing alone at night in a snowy field lined with distant trees. He is wearing a winter jacket, hat, gloves, and backpack. His headlamp is shining up into a sky filled with stars where the Orion, the Pleiades, and Jupiter stand out among the rest.

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John Pickering @kiwiskinz.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

#AdventCalendar #Astrophotography 4. Stars that never set are called circumpolar. The Southern Cross with its two bright pointers are famous ones in #NZ & #Australia. Next to one of them is this cluster of new born stars, the Jewel Box. I love showing people this through the telescopes

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Jan Beckmann @distantluminosity.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

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

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zwestfall 🇨🇦 @zwestfall.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I look forward to being able to do stuff like this again (we are now into week 6 of nothing but clouds!) Sagittarius and the Dark Horse Nebula, summer 2024 #astrophotography #milkyway

Looking towards the center of our galaxy.

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

California Dreamin' This was a bit of a bucket list shot for me: The classic view of the Pleiades and the California Nebula from Oct 2023 📸 Canon EOS1300D Sigma 50mm MSM rotator F/6.3 54 x 30 second exposures #astrophotography #pleiades #californianebula #nebula #nightsky

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Last year I moved house from a bortle 6 area to the edge of the #bannaubrycheiniog national park, looking into Bortle 3 skies. I set up my camera in the back garden and shot the #Cygnus region of the #milkyway for just 40 mins. The #darkskies make a HUGE difference in the detail #astrophotography

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Over 400 likes on my last post!? Wow! Thank you to everybody who shared and and/or followed! Here's another untracked single shot from last night's session #astrophotography #nightscape #llanthonypriory #wales #orion

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NateintheWild @nateinthewild.com · 28/11/2024

Ok I will admit that I was VERY hesitant to get on a new social media platform. I already have like 6 and honestly the internet isn't that fun these days, but I have to admit I'm really enjoying Bluesky! Please consider sharing this post to help me grow my Bluesky audience to match the rest!

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Great image - and Kartik said he had a terrible night! Paid off in the end

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Dani Dark Skies ✨ @danidarkskies.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

If I could have one wish for Christmas, it would be that we all wake up to the chaos being launched into the skies above our heads by Musk et al. This article explains just one of the many risks that we just aren’t doing enough about 🛰️ www.thetimes.com/article/b234...

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Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites ‘obscure our view of the universe’

Scientists have warned that the billionaire’s space-based internet service may stop astronomers detecting signals from distant civilisations

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Great to have a night under the stars at long last! I had chance to play with a friend's astromodified Canon 6D last night too. Even in short, 30 second single shots like this, the hydrogen alpha is popping through. Need! #llanthonypriory #astrophotography #nightscape #wales

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moonshine @moonshinegnomie.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

NGC 2264 the christmas tree cluster a total of 6 hours of exposure time from my backyard just outside austin. the cluster itself is about 2500 light years from earth. #astrophotography

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Blake Smith Photography @handle.invalid · 26/11/2024

Thinking about Zion NP #astrophotography

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

My first #deepscape attempt, taken back in June. #rhoophiucicloudcomplex setting over Llangorse Lake 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. Composite image all taken at the same time, focal length and location. #astrophotography #milkyway #nebula

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Good morning bluesky! Exciting outlook for any UK #astrophotography bods this wednesday! The clouds have FINALLY lifted!

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Jeanine Holowatuik @northernescape.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

👋 Hi I’m Jeanine & new to Bluesky! I’m an avid aurora chaser, astrophotographer, dark sky advocate & adventurer based in Saskatchewan, Canada! With a love for the northern lights & the night sky 💫🌟 #northernlights #nightsky #astrophotography

Jeanine Holowatuik is an aurora chaser, aurora photographer and dark sky advocate in Saskatchewan Canada. Pictured with camera and northern lights.

Northern lights over a small lake in Saskatchewan Canada

Northern Lights over a frozen Mcbride lake, Saskatchewan Canada

Looking straight up at the aurora that looks like a green and purple dragon in the dark sky

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Michael Shainblum @shainblum.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The Comet and the Milky Way, captured on a crystal clear night in the Bay Area. #astrophotography #milkyway #nature

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Practising my #astrophotography processing ready for this cloudy weather to finally lift. I downloaded the unprocessed data for this M42 image from astropix.com - great resource for practising! Processed in Siril with no star removal - if I had run starnet I could have pulled even more out!

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Lewis Bray @adastranightscapes.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and a moon bow! With the full moon rising behind me the whole scene lit up like daytime and caused a beautiful moon bow to arch through the low clouds #astrophotography #nightscape #comet #moonbow

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Bill @teocali.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I started out with a DSLR, lens, and inexpensive tracker. This Milky Way image is a 4 panel mosaic that spans from the Ptolemy Cluster (Messier 7) at the bottom, up to the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) towards the top. #astrophotography Shot from Almont, CO.

This astrophotography image of the Milky Way as seen from Almont, Colorado. The vertical dark dusty bands are against a golden background of a multitude of dense stars. The image spans from the tiny white star cluster Messier 7 in the bottom up to red patches of emission nebula Messier 8, Messier 20, Messier 17, and Messier 16 towards the top.

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Blake Smith Photography @handle.invalid · 22/11/2024

I took a lot of Milky Way photos this summer but this was my favorite #astrophotography

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James Palmer @jpcreative.uk · 22/11/2024

Throwback to October 2021 today with this shot of the Milky Way over Kynance Cove in Cornwall, UK. #Astrophotography

The Milky Way looms above the grass topped cliffs of Kynance Cove in Cornwall, UK. The tide is in and the sea is a smooth and milky from long exposure.

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