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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A bright new supernova in NGC 7331! I processed club-captured data of SN2026aaiv from BMO and shared the results, including marked and annotated views. astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/09/quic... #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Space #SN2026aaiv #Supernova

A high‑resolution astrophotograph of the spiral galaxy NGC 7331 in Pegasus, showing its bright, golden core surrounded by sweeping bluish spiral arms rich with dust lanes and star‑forming regions. The supernova SN2026aaiv appears as a small, sharp point of light along one of the inner spiral arms, near the galaxy’s nucleus. The field is densely filled with foreground stars and several faint background galaxies of varying shapes and colors, giving a deep, three‑dimensional sense of cosmic scale against the dark sky.

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Three nights, 10h47m of data, and one faint Wolf–Rayet bubble finally revealed. WR 134 in Cygnus was a tough but rewarding target from Eden, NY. Read the full post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/09/wr-1... #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Space

HOO narrowband astrophoto of WR134 and surrounding nebulosity: a bright central star set in a rich starfield against dark space, with deep red and pink hydrogen-emission filaments threaded and bordered by vivid blue-green OIII arcs forming a crescent and shock-like structures; faint purple tones and numerous stars fill the field.

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

My best shot from the August 28/28 Lunar Eclipse near Max Eclipse. Single frame. Canon T6i (Ha Mod) and Explore Scientific ED80 mm Triplet APO. #astrophotography #astronomy #lunareclipse

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

New blog post: Barnard’s E Nebula, a pair of dark nebulae in Aquila that form a striking “E” against the Milky Way. 🌌 astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/08/barn... #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #BarnardsE #DarkNebula #MilkyWay

Wide-field astrophotograph of the Milky Way star field in Aquila showing Barnard’s dark nebulae. On the left, Barnard 142 and Barnard 143 form the distinctive “E” shape known as Barnard’s E, appearing as branching, opaque dust clouds silhouetted against a dense background of golden and bluish stars. On the right side of the frame, smaller dark nebulae Barnard 334, 336, and 337 appear as faint, irregular patches of obscuration amid the rich stellar backdrop. The image reveals the contrast between the luminous star field and the intricate dark lanes of interstellar dust.

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

✨ First light magic! The Witch’s Broom Nebula dances in teal and crimson — my FRA400’s debut capture reveals the delicate shockwaves of a long‑gone supernova. Dive into the full story on the blog: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/07/firs... #Astronomy #Astrophotography #VeilNebula #FirstLight #Space

A wide‑field astrophotograph of the Western Veil Nebula (NGC 6960), showing long, delicate filaments of glowing gas stretching diagonally across the frame. Bright, sharp strands of blue‑green oxygen emission weave through red hydrogen structures, forming the Witch’s Broom appearance. To the left, Fleming’s Triangular Wisp appears as a faint, angular patch of filamentary nebulosity with a distinct triangular shape. Numerous stars of varying brightness fill the background, creating a dense starfield behind the colorful supernova remnant.

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🌌 Reprocessed Iris Nebula! Took another pass at my 2023 Iris data using newer PixInsight tools, and the improvement is dramatic. Amazing what fresh techniques can unlock in old data. 🔭 Full breakdown + before/after: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/06/upda... #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Space

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What a perfect evening. They are really getting close. Venus is the brighter of the Pair. It will overtake Jupiter tomorrow evening. #venusjupiterconjunction

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Jupiter, Venus, Pollux, Castor, and Mercury (barely visible above the trees). #astronomy #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Keep on eye brilliant Venus as it rises to meet with a waning Jupiter. They will be closest on June 8th and 9th. Look west about a 1/2 hour past sunset. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I spent a rare clear March night capturing the Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) from my backyard. Check out the image, the annotated guide, and the full story behind the session: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/03/unde... #astrophotography #SeagullNebula #astronomy #space #backyardastronomy

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I think the ISS passed through my frame while imaging. What are the odds? #ISS #astrophotography #Astronomy

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A wide-field image of Orion in RGB + Ha. Includes The Horsehead, Flame, Running Man, and Orion Nebula and more. 2 of Orion’s 3 belt stars are in the field. More info in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/03/wide... #astrophotography #astronomy #space #orion

Wide‑field astrophotograph of the Orion constellation showing the bright Orion Nebula (M42) and Running Man Nebula near the bottom of the frame, glowing in pink and purple emission. Higher in the field, the Horsehead Nebula appears as a dark silhouette against the red glow of IC 434, next to the fiery structure of the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024). The bright blue stars Alnitak and Alnilam, two of Orion’s Belt stars, stand out prominently among a dense background of stars, dust, and faint reflection nebulae.

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

M1 - The Crab Nebula. This is a composite of RGB data from 2026 plus Ha and Oiii data from 2024. To my surprise, the Crab Pulsar is visible in the image. Details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/03/m1-c... #space #astrophotography #astronomy

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

So how did you spend Super Bowl Sunday with temperatures below freezing? We spent at the BAA’s observatory. Glad we did because, we got this image of The Horsehead and Flame Nebula. More details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-... #space #astrophotography #astronomy

Astrophotograph of Orion showing the Horsehead Nebula as a dark horsehead silhouette against red emission (IC 434), the bright Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) with dark dust lanes to its left, the blue star Alnitak, and several faint reflection nebulae and field stars.

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Some celestial objects for Valentine’s Day. The Heart and Soul Nebula (9/8/2025), The Rosette Nebula (2/20/2024), and The Galactic Rose - ARP 273 (12/13/2022). #Astronomy #Astrophotography #space

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from the farm across the street. iPhone. #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

My latest image captured with my wife-field imaging rig from my backyard on 10/3/2025. NGC 1499, The California Nebula in Perseus. More details in this Blog Post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... #space #astronomy #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

M31, The Andromeda Galaxy captured with my wide-field imaging rig from my backyard on 9/19/2025. More details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #astrophotography #space #astronomy

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

The Heart & Stampeding Buffalo … er hmm … Soul Nebulae captured from my backyard on 9/8/2025. For more details, check out this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... #astrophotography #space #astronomy

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Jim Maroney @thegreatbigsky.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

M31 Andromeda Galaxy. ZWO Seestar. 1 hour of 10 second exposures. Post processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop. #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

A couple of iPhone shots from an impromptu imaging session at our club’s observatory. Clear skies broke out on a holiday weekend. #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Beautiful night tonight (of course it is clear on Sunday night) and I tried out my iPhone 16 pro from my drive way. Wow! Single 30 sec exposure on a tripod. I’m sure the phone is doing some AI processing. I did save the file in Raw format. #iphonemilkyway #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

A wide-field look into the Sadr region of Cygnus. Lots of Milky Way goodness in this frame. Swipe to view the image without stars. More details in this Blog post: Exploring the Sadr Region: Backyard Astrophotography of Cygnus’ Celestial Wonders #Space #Astrophotography #nebulae #Cygnus

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

8,000 years ago a star 20x’s more massive than our Sun went Kaboom. This left behind this beautiful supernova remnant known as The Cygnus Loop or Veil Nebula. Swipe to view the image without stars. More details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/07/wide... #Space #Astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This time with the photo. Here’s a wide field photo of The North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula, and surrounding nebulosity. Can you find Deadpool’s Head? More details in this Blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/07/nort... #Space #Astrophotography #nebulae

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Here’s a wide field photo of The North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula, and surrounding nebulosity. Can you find Deadpool’s Head? More details in this Blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/07/nort... #Space #Astrophotography #nebulae

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North America Nebula, Pelican Nebula, and Friends in HOO

a wide field image of NGC 7000, IC 5070 and surrounding nebulae captured from ny backyard on 6/28/2025 & 6/29/2025. Astro716

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Cr 399 - The Coathanger Asterism. This wide field photo was captured from my backyard on 6/23/2025. This object is a great to observe with binoculars (no fancy equipment required). More details in this Blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/07/cr-3... #space #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Some Celestial Fireworks just in time for the Independence Day holiday in the US. NGC 6946, The Fireworks Galaxy captured at our club’s observatory on 6/22/25 with the 14” Edge HD. Details in this blog: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/07/ngc-... #astrophotography #space #celestron #fireworksgalaxy

An image of NGC 6946, the Fireworks Galaxy, taken on June 22, 2025, at Beaver Meadow Observatory. The spiral galaxy appears face-on, with a bright central core and multiple curved arms showing hints of dust and star-forming regions. A dense star field surrounds the galaxy, providing contrast. The image was processed to highlight fine structure and clarity.

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

First light with my Askar FMA180 rig. IC 1396 - The Elephant Trunk Nebula captured on 5/11/2025 from my backyard. More details in this blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/05/firs... #astronomy #astrophotography #nebulae #askarfma180pro

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Messier 109 (M109) captured on 4/23/2025 from our club’s observatory by our imaging group. This is my processing of the data. More details in this Blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/05/m109... #space #astronomy #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Imaged the Leo Triplet Tuesday 4/22. A very well known, large, and bright Main-belt asteroid, 8 Flora, was in my data. Processed image in comments. More details in my blog post: astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/04/a-tr... #astronomy #space #astrophotography #asteroid #8flora

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Super stoked! Asteroid 8 Flora photobombed my image of the Leo Triplet. Here’s a quick GIF of the 1st and last frames, cropped and annotated. #astrophotography

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Last time our Great Niece was here, she enjoyed playing with one of the dog’s toys (a squeezable mini soccer ball). My wife and mother-in-law come home from shopping with 3 more just for her to play with when she visits. Now, how do I get her into astrophotography? 😀#astrophotography

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The Space Koala @thespacekoala.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

At NEAIC 2025 I presented a talk on automating WBPP in PixInsight using the event script. You can now watch Part 1 on YouTube — how to trigger Telegram notifications, copy frames, and more. Code & docs included. Watch: youtu.be/Xd097a8Zlxg #PixInsight #Astrophotography

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Using SECRET WBPP Features: Notifications on Your Phone!

YouTube video by The Space Koala

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Loran Hughes @westwoodastro.net · 19/04/2025

642 - the number of galaxies in this image of the Markarian's Chain neighborhood! Imaged from the driveway last week with the William Optics GT-81 refractor. More image details on my Astrobin page at app.astrobin.com/i/1lkrwb. #astrophotography #astronomy

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Dan Burns @the-physics-well.net · 19/04/2025

Decided to image M106 while learning how to use my Meade 8" SCT. The 2000mm focal length makes focus and guiding much more challenging. It will take time to master but the final image shows the potential of the scope. 160, 1-min exposures in LRGB + 40 2-min in Ha. #astrophotography

a color image of a spiral galaxy. The center is yellow from older stars while the spiral arms show the blue of young hot stars. Pink spots show star forming regions

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Here’s my latest blog post, Building a “Super” Wide-Field Imaging Rig. Haven’t had many opportunities to image the last few months. This project has been keeping me busy. astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/04/buil... #astrophotography #telescopes

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Building a “Super” Wide-field Imaging Rig

Building a super wide-field astrophotography imaging rig. Astro716

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

My latest blog post on last week’s Lunar Eclipse. A short one. Hopefully weather improves and I get some imaging time. astronomy716.blogspot.com/2025/03/marc... #astrophotography #lunareclipse #astro716

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March 14, 2025 Lunar Eclipse

A photo of the March 14, 2025 Lunar Eclipse from Eden, NY Astro716

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

A most pleasant and unexpected surprise. Some mild Aurora at our club’s observatory tonight. #astrophotography #aurora

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Here’s a shot from the Lunar Eclipse earlier this week. No editing. Straight off the camera. Canon T6i, 80 mm Refractor (480 mm FL), on a fixed tripod. #astrophotography #March14LunarEclipse

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Ernie Jacobs @astro716.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

The weather has been so bad for so long, I’m playing with old data. Never was happy with where I got to with this one from September. Played with some new scripts in PixInsight after attending the most recent Masters of PixInsight class. Thoughts?

A deep-space image of the Propeller Nebula (DWB 111 and 119), featuring bright, fiery orange and red wisps of ionized gas against a dark backdrop of interstellar dust and scattered stars. The nebula’s shape resembles a propeller, with intricate structures illuminated by nearby stellar radiation.

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