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

Nice capture, Bernd! 🔭🤩

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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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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 04/09/2026

Fantastic Jupiter, Kelsi 👍🔭🧪

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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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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 20/08/2026

Are you sure it‘s not a romulan warbird 👽🛸🔭🧪🤣 Definitely a very nice image, Bernd 👌

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 18/08/2026

Amazing images, Andreas. I feel so happy for you two to have experienced this event in such a nice place, without nasty clouds and to take such fantastic pictures as memories with you. Looking forward to the long story at the STATT in Sankt Andreasberg 🔭🧪

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 17/06/2026

Fantastic Picture 👏🔭🧪

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 30/05/2026

@deutschebahn.com Vielen Dank, dass der ICE 947 gerade auf den ICE 514 gewartet hat. Ihr seid richtig super!!

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 22/05/2026

Beautiful, Nico 🤩👏 The southern skies have such amazing sights. 🔭🧪

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 11/05/2026

Bending for money instead of striving for the advancement of science for the good of mankind. 🧪

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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Long exposures reveal the Orion Nebula, Flame Nebula, and Barnard's Loop in this stunning view of Orion over a rare, snow-capped Mount Teide. Seen from the Canary Islands. Credit: Marcin Rosadziński

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Siril @siril.org · 23/04/2026

The English version of the Siril book is now available. If you want to learn how to process astronomical images with Siril, from the basics to more advanced techniques, this book is made for you. You can find it here: Siril.us

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 21/04/2026

🔭 Three Sky Arches over Snowy Alps Image Credit & Copyright: Angel Fux ap260421

A starry sky is seen above snowy mountains. In the
sky three arches are visible, with the Milky Way on either side
and zodiacal light in the center.
Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

TLI! Translunar injection complete, Artemis II apogee now over 400,000 km; they're heading to the Moon.

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 28/03/2026

That‘s a nice one, Bernd! The long integration time really pays off with all those nice details 👋🔭🧪🤩

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 17/03/2026

Contrast, Nico 🥳✨🧪🔭

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 15/03/2026

Nice catch, Bernd! I like the rough texture of the galaxy with all the detailed substructures 👍🧪🔭

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 25/02/2026

It looks as if it was made of three independently rotating discs like the time turner in Harry Potter novels. Thank your for the beautiful image of this celestial wonder 🧪🔭🚀

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Space Telescope Science Institute @stsci.edu · 25/02/2026

Astronomers are losing their minds over #NASAWebb’s latest images of the very brainy-looking nebula PMR 1. Its distinctive form is the result of a dying star expelling its outer layers: news.stsci.edu/4tVQccE 🔭 🧪

A nebula appears like a transparent bubble with a white edge, inside which are two hemispheres of orange clouds being blown out from the center, split by a dark vertical lane, giving the overall appearance of a see-through skull with a brain inside, as seen from above. A few stars appear with eight points, and small background galaxies can be seen around and through the outer bubble.

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SETI Institute @setiinstitute.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

#PPOD: This stunning image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope reveals a dramatic interplay of light and shadow in the Egg Nebula, sculpted by freshly ejected stardust. Located approximately 1000 light-years away in the constellation Cygnus, the Egg Nebula features a central star... 🧪 🔭

In the centre an opaque cloud of grey gas hides a star. Two strong beams of light from the star emerge from large holes in both sides of the cloud. The central cloud is surrounded by concentric, wispy shells of gas, illuminated by the star’s light. The shells reflect extra light where they’re hit by the twin beams. A crowd of smaller stars with cross-shaped spikes over them surround the nebula on a black background.

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 04/02/2026

Beautiful, Andreas. You propelled M1 a few places up on my wanted list. Did not expect it to be this detailed with a C8 🔭🤩🧪

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 31/01/2026

Fantastic, Andreas. Ist’s a nice target well captured 🧪🔭🤩

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Currently, several weaker comets are at least bright enough to be photographed. I captured 24P/Schaumasse on 17 January and the fragmented #comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) back on 26 December 2025. Their very different appearances are definitely worth further observation #astrophotography 🔭

Foto des Kometen 24P/Schaumasse vom 17. Januar 2026, aufgenommen mit einer Astrokamera durch ein Teleskop. Der Komet zeigt eine große grüne Koma, ein Schweif ist nicht zu erkennen.

Foto des Kometen C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) vom 26. Dezember 2025, aufgenommen mit einer Astrokamera durch ein Teleskop. Der grünliche Komet zeigt einen langen Schweif und zwei Kernfragmente

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 20/01/2026

What a wonderful night 🤩 The strongest solar storm in over 20 years produced an amazing show for hours. 🧪🔭

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Finally, here is my composite image of the #Geminids peak on 13/14 December 2025. It was by far my most successful observation of a #MeteorShower, with over 260 meteors within 5 hours - what a night! The image is a composite of 61 individual shots of 15s and contains 65 Geminids. #Astrophotography 🔭

Komposit aus 61 Aufnahmen des Sternenhimmels mit 65 Meteoren, aufgenommen in der Nacht vom 13. zum 14. Dezember 2025 während des Maximums der Geminiden. Im Vordergrund sind Bäume und eine Wiese zu sehen.

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 26/12/2025

A beautiful way to eine the year! Wishing you all the best for 2026 🤩🔭

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This is #comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) from 11 December with two distinct nucleus fragments. It has changed significantly compared to my image from 22 November - and it has clearly reduced its relative speed, as I was able to expose for a little longer this time... #astrophotography 🔭

Foto des fragmentierten Kometen C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) mit zwei erkennbaren Kernfragmenten, aufgenommen am 11. Dezember 2025 mit einer Astrokamera ASI294mc Pro durch ein Teleskop Celestron C8. Zum Vergleich daneben ein Ausschnitt aus meinem Foto desselben Kometen vom 22. November 2025, auf dem drei Kernfragmente zu sehen sind.

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Sh2-200 The Bearclaw Nebula captured from my patio on six nights last month 😊🔭 This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 55 hours in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and combined with RGB stars. #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

Sh2-200 is an old and large planetary nebula and therefore it’s very faint. Its shape and streak like structures resemble a bear claw hence the name Bearclaw Nebula is quite fitting. Sh2-200 is located in the constellation of Cassiopeia at an estimated distance of about 3,600 light years away from Earth.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

A little late to the party, but here's last weekend's sun with massive sunspots, captured with a Nikon D5600 + Tamron 150-600 at 600 mm (f/8; ISO100; stack of 10 x 1/100 s) through thin clouds #astrophotography #sunphotography 🔭

Foto der Sonne vom 5. Dezember 2025 durch dünne Schleierwolken. Auf der Oberfläche sind große Sonnenflecken zu sehen. Die Aufnahme ist ein Summenbild aus 10 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 1/100 s Belichtungszeit bei 600 mm Brennweite (f/8; ISO100)

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 28/11/2025

Very interesting! Well done, Andreas 🔭🤩

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

VdB 14 and VdB 15 captured from my dark site in southern France end of September 🇫🇷 😊🔭 This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 5.5 hours using an OSC cam with just the UV/IR-Cut filter. #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

VdB 14 and VdB 15 are a pair of beautiful reflection nebulae in the constellation Camelopardalis. They are about 2600 light years away from Earth.

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 23/11/2025

Beautiful image, Andreas. Nice details and some mystical dust 🧪🔭

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Wolf’s Cave Nebula (LDN 1217 / vdB 152) captured on two nights a couple of weeks ago 😊🔭 This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 8.5 hours. I combined OSC and mono Ha data for this image. #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

Wolf’s Cave Nebula is a peculiar target:
A reflection nebula at the tip of dark nebula. And this strange combo is even accompanied by an ancient planetary nebula and some supernova remnant filaments. All in one frame!

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 26/10/2025

Beautiful Image, Bernd! Nice stars and a beautiful color palette make it rich in discoveries from edge to edge 🤩

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) taken on 19 October from the roof of our garage at 135 mm focal length (stack of 192 10s-subs). Despite thin clouds and streetlights between the comet and me, the gas & dust tails are clearly visible in different colors. Brings back memories of Hale-Bopp #astrophotography

Foto des Kometen C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) mit bläulichem Gasschweif und gelblichem, gekrümmtem Staubschweif. Aufgenommen am 19. Oktober 2025 mit einer Spiegelreflexkamera bei 135 mm Brennweite, Summenbild aus 192 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 10 s Belichtung.

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Andreas Fischer @afischer.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) in the early hours of 3 October, captured through the C8 with an ASI294mc and additionally with a Nikon D5600 and a Tamron 70-200 at a focal length of 130 mm. The #comet was also nice to observe visually and will hopefully brighten significantly. #astrophotography

Komet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) mit heller grüner Koma und schwächerem Gasschweif, aufgenommen am 3. Oktober durch ein Teleskop Celestron C8. Summenbild aus 90 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 30 Sekunden Belichtung

Komet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) mit grüner Koma und Schweif, aufgenommen am 3. Oktober mit einer Spiegelreflexkamera bei 130 mm Brennweite. Summenbild aus 160 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 10 Sekunden Belichtung

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

LBN 437 The Gecko Nebula captured from my dark site in southern France last month 🇫🇷 😊🔭 It was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of 8 hours in OSC and Mono. The red nebulosity was enhanced with Ha data. #Astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

The Gecko Nebula LBN 437 is a dark nebula embedded in the red emission nebula SH2-126. It lies at a distance of about 1.200 light years from Earth in the constellation of Lacerta. Its shape resembles a Gecko hence the name 🦎

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 28/09/2025

Amazing! The name ist quite apt. One can see all the delicious bits an pieces 🫠 Glad you had clear night in France to capture this.

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 12/09/2025

Weil done! Your new camera seems to keep you up an out. Looking forward to your next projects as the nights keep getting longer 🔭

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 01/09/2025

That is an amazing image, Bernd! Congratulations 👏 58h is well beyond my longest integration time and really pays off in [OIII]. Definitely an inspiration to go deeper the next time I get the chance, too.

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/02/2025

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

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Kevin Earp @astrokev.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Really great seeing last night for about an hour, and then the cloud appeared. Jupiter through my 8" SCT #astrophotography 🔭

Jupiter captured from my back garden with an 8" Edge HD, x2 Barlow and Uranus C camera

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 21/04/2024

😃👍 It’s an interesting color palette and I like the way it blends together. Thanks for sharing ✨🔭🌠🧪

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Stefan B. @rufus-cdr.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

M 45 - Pleiades, open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. Photographed on January 27 and 28, 2024. Telescope: TS-Photoline 102/714 + Reducer/Flattener x0.79 Camera: Omegon veTEC 571C, Gain 100, Offset 130. Filter: Optolong L-Pro, Total exposure time: 8h #Astrophotography

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Phillip Hahn @astrophil.de · 21/01/2024

After two months of clouds, I finally got to spend a few nights under the stars again 😀🧪🔭✨ Messier 81 or Bode’s Nebula would be a little smaller than the moon and about half as tall, if it was bright enough. Right above is our youngest companion galaxy, the dwarf galaxy Holmberg IX.

HaRGB image of Bode’s Nebula and Holmberg IX.
Integration time: 22h RGB + 6h Ha
Celestron EdgeHD 8” @ f/7
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
Optolong L-Pro & Optolong L-Extreme

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · 14/01/2024

M33 The Triangulum Galaxy captured from my dark site in southern France on New Years’s Day 🇫🇷😊🔭 It was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar at f/2 for a total integration time of about 3 hours, combining data from a L-Pro and a Baader Ha Highspeed filter. #Astrophotography

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