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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 8h

😊 Ja, das sind schon sehr schöne Tiere. Die Bienenfresser waren aber echt scheu, da gingen nur ein paar schnelle Schnappschüsse...

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 9h

We spotted these two beauties on the Meseta Plateau south of Léon, Spain, while we were preparing for the total solar eclipse: a male Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator) and one of quite a few European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster). #NaturePhotography #birdwatching #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds 🪶

Männlicher Rotkopfwürger sitzt auf einem abgebrochenen Ast

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Danke Dir, das war auch ein wirklich grandioser Anblick am Himmel!

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 13/09/2026

We organised a stargazing party in Sankt Andreasberg. I’m delighted that so many wonderful guests came along to enjoy the dark night sky up there. Alongside interesting talks and good conversations, I captured ionized oxygen and hydrogen in this part of the Eastern Veil Nebula. 🔭🤩🧪 #Astrophotography

Astrophotography of ionized oxygen and hydrogen in section of the Eastern Veil Nebula.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Very nice result, Bernd! Great details 🤩

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Some birds from our region together with a very rare guest for #BirdsSeenIn2026 (Germany): Gray Partridges, a Long-legged Buzzard (so cool!), a curious Western Yellow Wagtail and a male Montagu's Harrier. #Birds #birdwatching #NaturePhotography 🪶

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

IC 5076 captured from my patio on four nights in August 😊🔭 This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 24 hours in mono using a QHY294M cam and combining LRGB and Ha narrowband data to enhance the background. #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

IC 5076 is a beautiful blueish reflection nebula which is illuminated by the hot blue supergiant star V2140 Cygni. It’s located in the constellation of Cygnus at an estimated distance of about 5,700 light years away from Earth.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The open star cluster NGC 6823 in the constellation Vulpecula is surrounded by the beautiful emission nebula NGC 6820. The object just fits on my camera’s sensor, so I photographed it in early summer and accumulated a good 8 h of exposure time. 🔭 #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Foto des rötlichen Emissionsnebels NGC 6820 mit dem eingebetteten offenen Sternhaufen NGC 6823 im Zentrum. Der Nebel zeigt eine lange dunkle Staubsäule, die von Nordosten ins Zentrum ragt. Das Foto entstand mit gut 8 h Belichtungszeit mit einer gekühlten Astrokamera durch ein Teleskop C8.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Comet #220P/McNaught is still easy to photograph following its outburst in early August. This is my shot taken from our terrace on 21 August, when it passed the galaxy IC 1873. Looking forward to seeing how the #comet develops over the coming months... #astrophotography 🔭

Foto des Kometen 220P/McNaught mit grünlicher Koma und deutlichem Schweif, nördlich ist auch die Galaxie IC1873 zu erkennen. Das Bild ist ein Stack aus 21 Einzelaufnahmen zu je 2 Minuten Belichtung, aufgenommen am 21. August 2026 mit einer gekühlten Astrokamera (ASI294mc Pro) durch ein Teleskop (Celestron C8)

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Thank you! Yes, an absolutely stunning event. Really looking forward to 2027

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Can imadine that, but the work was definitely worth it!😍

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wow, what a cool object! Congrats on this excellent photo👏🏻

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

MWP 1 - The Methuselah Nebula captured from my patio on eleven short summer nights in July and August 😊🔭 This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 40 hours in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and combined with RGB stars. #Astrophotography

The Methuselah Nebula is an exceptionally large ancient bipolar planetary nebula and therefore it’s very faint. Despite the long integration time the signal was very weak and noisy so processing this object was quite challenging!

MWP1 is located in the constellation of Cygnus at an estimated distance of about 4,500 light years away from Earth.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Cannot dm you (it is blocked), but you should be able to dm me...

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Already in bed... Just send your questions, will have a look tomorrow

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thank you, Phillip! We have been really lucky with our spot ☺️

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thank you! The 2027 trip is already booked... 😁

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thank you, Martin! Saw the post about your Mum - all the best for her!🤞🏻

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We’re back from Spain and I’ve finally had a chance to look through my photos of the total solar #eclipse. We were able to watch the eclipse perfectly from south-east of León – at the edge of a sunflower field. What an experience! #Sonnenfinsternis #astrophotography 🔭

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Klingt super! Hattest auch einen echt tollen Spot. Wir saßen am Sonnenblumenfeld...

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Wir hatten uns hinter ein Gebüsch in den Schatten gestellt. Die trockene Hitze war gut auszuhalten, hab nebenbei gleich noch Vögel beobachtet, um den Nachmittag rumzukriegen.😅 Mal schauen, wie es nächstes Jahr wird... Dir auch noch eind schöne Reise

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Drücke dir für nächstes Jahr ganz fest die Daumen!🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 Wir haben auch schon gebucht...

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oh nein, so ein Pech! Aber ein schönes Foto... In der Ebene südlich von León hatten wir Glück. Nächstes Jahr neuer Anlauf...

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

NGC 2626 Reflection Nebula in Vela (LRGB) NGC 2626 is a reflection nebula, emission nebula, and absorption/dark nebula in the constellation Vela (meaning "the sails" in Latin, the sails of a ship). #astrophotography #astronomy #photography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social (See more => click ALT 👇)

NGC 2626 Reflection Nebula in Vela (LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) and Telescope Live (Data).

It's a gorgeous nebula in the southern sky, located about 3,300 light-years away from Earth, and has no nickname.

This was my first time processing this nebula, and I'm pleasantly surprised about how the nebula turned out. The beautiful star colors, the blue in the reflection nebula, surrounded by the ruby red nebulosities (glowing hydrogen gas) and dark nebulae is just amazing.

I used the following software: Astro Pixel Processor for stacking, and PixInsight for processing.

Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (24 Inch/61cm)

Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado valley, Chile (Southern Hemisphere) => Bortle Class 1

Total exposure time: 10 hours.

Clear Skies everyone!

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

This short time-lapse shows the movement of #comet 10P/Temple against the stars in the background on 24 July (23 x 2 mins) #astrophotography 🔭 2/2

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Currently, #comet 10P/Temple is at its brightest, though it can only be seen just above the horizon. I took this shot on 24 July through my C8 (23 x 2 mins) using an UV/IR cut filter. With the display set to full brightness, you can just make out the dust tail. #astrophotography 🔭 1/2

Komet 10P/Temple mit diffuser grüner Koma und einem ganz schwachen, schmalen Staubschweif. Das Bild ist ein Summenbild aus 23 Einzelaufnahmen (je 2 min Belichtung), die auf den Kometen zentriert wurden. Durch die Bewegung des Kometen sind die Sterne zu Strichen verzogen.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thank you! There have been quite a few nights with difficult conditions, that's why it took so many nights (I wanted to get close to 10 h minimum...)

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thank you, Bernd! Yes, that was one of my problems, Siril could not separate stars and galaxies. The other difficulty is the large area, because my C8 produces very blurry stars in the outer third... But, anyway, I like the object😁

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thank you, Phillip! Hope we will have a clear sky at STATT...

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Coma Cluster (Abell 1656) consists of over 1,000 #galaxies and is about 300 million light-years away. I captured it over the course of 8 nights from April to June (about 9.5 h exposure), but processing turned out to be challenging. How many galaxies can you spot @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social? 🔭

Foto des Coma-Galaxienhaufens Abell 1656, aufgenommen mit rund 9,5 Stunden Belichtungszeit durch ein Teleskop Celestron C8. zu sehen sind einige größere Galaxien, die von zahlreichen kleinen Galaxien umgeben sind. Die meisten Punkte im Bild sind Galaxien, die Sterne davor sind als scharf begrenzte Punkte zu erkennen.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

That was my first thought.🤣 It wouldn't make any sense with my f6.3 setup...

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

What a cool object, never heard of it. Great image, Bernd!😍👏🏻

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Thank you, Bernd! I am semi happy with the final result, since the merge was a bit tricky this time, but it is a great object

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

These are the stacks of the L-Pro (left) and NB12 data of the #galaxy NGC 2403, respectively. 🔭

Die Spiralgalaxie NGC 2403 im Sternbild Giraffe, aufgenommen mit einer gekühlten Astrokamera durch ein Teleskop C8 mit dem Filter L-Pro von Optolong. Zu erkennen sind die Spiralstruktur und dichte Sternansammlungen in der Galaxie.

Die Spiralgalaxie NGC 2403 im Sternbild Giraffe, aufgenommen mit einer gekühlten Astrokamera durch ein Teleskop C8 mit dem Filter IDAS NB12, der die vielen rötlichen Gaswolken der Galaxie besonders deutlich zeigt. Zudem ist die Spiralstruktur zu erkennen, allerdings nicht sehr ausgeprägt.

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