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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

If you can support my wife and I during a difficult phase my wife has been diagnosed with breast cancer a 2nd time. We're going to both be out of work for a while whilst she undergoes treatment again. Her care will require my assistance as a full-time caretaker. www.gofundme.com/f/support-si...

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Donate to Support Matthew & Louise During Treatment and Recovery, organized by Aigner Family

Right now, Matthew (AstroSidivis) and his wife Louisse are facing… Aigner Family needs your support for Support Matthew & Louise During Treatment and Recovery

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Since I have insane comet envy, here's reposting of my shot of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) from last year. Hopefully I will get to image one of these current comets at the EOM. #comet #astrophotography #astronomy #spacethings #fyp

This striking astrophotograph captures Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) in exquisite detail as it sweeps through a star-filled sky. The comet’s brilliant nucleus glows an icy blue-white, surrounded by a faint greenish coma produced by sublimating gases like cyanogen and diatomic carbon.

Its dust tail stretches diagonally across the frame, a luminous gray plume that gradually fades into the darkness. Subtle striations reveal the intricate flow of dust and gas sculpted by solar radiation and the solar wind, while variations in brightness hint at the comet’s rotation and outgassing jets.

Behind it, a dense field of stars — from warm orange giants to cool blue dwarfs — forms a glittering backdrop that emphasizes the comet’s sheer scale and motion. The image likely captures C/2023 A3 near its brightest phase, when it developed its long, fan-shaped tail and became one of the most anticipated comets of its generation.

It’s a portrait of motion, impermanence, and cosmic grace — an icy traveler from the outer solar system burning brilliantly for a fleeting moment before continuing its journey into the void.

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Been working for quite some time to get a shot like this one. Loads to luck and planning after an utter failure the previous night. Can finally check this off the list. Captured Cygnus over our holiday rental last night. #astrophotography #space #milkyway

A wide-field night photograph of the Milky Way arching across the sky, with the Cygnus star cloud and its dark dust lanes clearly visible. A small dark-roofed cottage sits in the foreground on a grassy hillside, while the bright star Deneb shines above the galactic band. The image reveals dense star fields, reddish nebula patches, and intricate dark structures cutting through the glowing galactic plane.

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Jasmine 🌌🔭 @astrojaz.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

propaganda i WILL be spreading

A graphic showing four different types of street lights ranging from very bad (completely spherical and shining in the sky) to best (covered at the top and only shining on the ground), causing less light pollution.

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The Learning Curve Photography @learningcurvephoto.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Summertime Funtime No 8. Running full speed through the fountains at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto Ontario. 📷 #toronto #streetsoftoronto #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited #blueskyartshow #blackandwhitephotography #originalphotography #streetphotography

Summertime Funtime No 8 Photograph by Brian Carson of The Learning Curve Photography

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

'Planet Pirouette' 1,500 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & retimed to create this video footage of the Optimal Propellant Maneuver by ISS on 7th April 2025, music by Stellardrone. Cropped and edited from 8m34s 4k original. Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I'm looking for help from the astrophotography community with help developing an accessibility script (in pixinsight) for users with color blindness/CVD. The script is designed to assist in visualizing gradients easier to help in processing. If you know anyone. I need testers. @me #astrophotography

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Christopher Doll @blackbirdcd.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Got a great start on this painting today, loved seeing so many people show up for a Friday of Space Art. Thank you so much. I’ll continue this one and get into the details, correct some shapes, and get this looking like it’s racing off the screen. Definitely needs some pew-pew bits too

Artist Christopher Doll and his painting of a scene from the beginning of Star Wars. The painting looks better from a distance and needs more work

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

🧵 Here is Earth's rotation realized in an unusual way: using a camera scanning the landscape of Tivoli, Namibia, Bartosz Wojczyński focused on the sky. He created a timelapse spanning 24 h that has a focal point in the sky rather than on the ground. ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20070... 🔭 🧪 #galactic

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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Someone learned a lesson

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Astropotamus 🔭🦛 @astropotamus.com · 14/04/2025

#Astrophotography isn't just about gear. Patience and practice are your best tools. And don't forget to ask questions. Others have probably had the same problem you're having. You can learn more at astropotamus.com/learn

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Tattoodjay @singingwithlight.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Good Morning another week begins have a good one as I tend to do on Mondays sharing a few Mono shots, well mostly mono one with some color splash from a visit to Haskell Gardens All taken in New Bedford MA, Taken with Sony A7IV and Tamron 17-28mm Lens #photography #eastcoastkin #newElngland

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

New image! Desperately tried to get to 100 hours broadband but I'm quickly running out of actual night skies here in the UK and the moon isn't helping. Think this is finished for this year! 85 hours BB and 45 hours NB. Description in the alt text. #astronomy #astrophotography #space #fyp #askar #zwo

Highly detailed astrophotograph of the M81 Group captured in RGB and H-alpha (RGBHA), showcasing over 130 hours of total exposure time — 85 hours in broadband and 45 hours using a duo narrowband filter.

At the center is the majestic spiral galaxy Messier 81 (Bode’s Galaxy), glowing with a bright yellowish core and sharply defined, bluish spiral arms. The dust lanes are speckled with magenta regions (HA) indicating star formation. To the lower left lies Messier 82 (the Cigar Galaxy), appearing elongated with a vibrant magenta-red core due to intense hydrogen-alpha emission. Below and to the right of M81 is NGC 3077, a distorted dwarf galaxy with a pinkish hue.

The entire field is richly filled with faint galactic cirrus — wispy, smoke-like structures of dust and gas known as Integrated Flux Nebula (IFN), subtly illuminated by the collective light of the Milky Way. These ghostly veils drift across the frame, enhanced by the long integration time and narrowband sensitivity, giving the image a sense of depth and ethereal motion. Background stars vary in size and color, scattered across a black canvas peppered with additional distant galaxies and soft glow from hydrogen emission regions, all captured in extraordinary clarity.

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Keyhole Nebula with Eta Carinae [PUBLIC DOMAIN] 7 APR 2025 BTS : www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3p... Keyhole Nebula / Eta Car Celestron 14” Edge HD SCT QHY268M Camera SkyWatcher EQ8-Rh Pro Mount HOO Bicolour 32 x 3m Ha 38 x 3m O[III] Total : 3.5 hours

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Marwella Zhang @marwellaspaceart.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

It's sold! Thank you to my friends who tried to help my dad's medical bills and other expenses by buying my paintings and sending some financial help. 🙏

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Laurence Datrier @asleepywanderer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

I haven't posted much lately for a variety of reasons, some easily guessable. If you'd like to take a break from the seriousness of it all, a reminder that I have a starter pack of wonderful space artists that I try to regularly update:) 🔭🐡 go.bsky.app/T9Xcq1M

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

@bsky.app please add translation as an option for reading others posts that may be made in something other than your native language. There are so many amazing posts made by the community I'm unable to read because I'm ignorant and only speak English. 😂

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Look. I just need 50 hours of clear skies and no moon. Is that alot to ask for...? #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Very quick process of the Spaghetti Nebula mosaic. 4 panels so far....well 3 1/2. Think I am going to have push it from 6 panel to maybe12 and get a lot more data for each panel. Click to see the full image so far. #astrophotography #astronomy

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

SH2-114 Flying Dragon

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

With #LPSC2025 about to start, it's time to share what I've been working on during the last months and will be presenting at the conference. This is a new high resolution 3D model of the Mont Mercou outcrop in Gale crater, that I made during my recent internship at LPG Nantes. #planetsci 🧵

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Alain Rouen 🇪🇺 @alrouen.eurosky.social · 08/03/2025

A seasonal classic—the Orion Nebula (M42)! ✨ Though often photographed, its extreme dynamic range makes it a real challenge to capture in detail and process properly. Thanks to great advice from the #astrophotography community, I managed to bring out this version ! @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

M42 - Orion Nebula, 4 hours of exposure in total

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Astropotamus 🔭🦛 @astropotamus.com · 08/03/2025

Don't laugh. Light pollution is a big deal. It's not just #Astrophotography that sucks because of it. Imagine kids not being able to see the stars as they're growing up. How many of them will want to explore space as opposed to become programmers? www.bbc.com/news/science...

A graphic showing what the night sky looks like as one moves from little light pollution in the wilderness to almost complete skyglow in a city.

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Here's 124 hours on the Dark Shark Nebula. 3 panel mosaic with 40 hours of duo NB data included for some HA in the Wolf's Cave. Finally done for now. This one took over a year. 😅 #astronomy #astrophotography #dso #space #spacethings #fyp #askar #zwo

Drifting through the vastness of interstellar space, a trio of enigmatic nebulae emerges from the darkness, sculpted by cosmic winds and the faint glow of distant stars. This deep-space image, captured over 100+ hours of broadband and narrowband exposure, unveils the haunting beauty of LDN 1235 (The Dark Shark Nebula), the Angler Fish Nebula, and the Wolf’s Cave Nebula—each a unique sentinel of the galactic sea.

At the heart of the composition, LDN 1235, the Dark Shark Nebula, stretches its dusty tendrils across the void, its shadowy form eerily resembling a deep-sea predator lurking in the cosmic abyss. This vast molecular cloud, a delicate interplay of starlight and dust, remains a silent witness to the slow dance of stellar evolution.

Nearby, the Angler Fish Nebula glows faintly, its subtle ionized gases hinting at the hidden forces sculpting its ethereal shape. Like its namesake from Earth’s deepest oceans, this nebula appears as a predator of the dark, its gaseous filaments illuminated by the faint glow of embedded stars.

Completing the celestial trio, the Wolf’s Cave Nebula resides in a hushed corner of the universe, its soft reflection and emission layers whispering of hidden stellar nurseries. Its delicate glow emerges through veils of interstellar dust, a reminder of the quiet but relentless forces that shape the cosmos.

This image is a testament to the perseverance of both the universe and the observer—over 100 hours of captured light reveal a rarely seen world, where cosmic creatures drift between shadow and starlight, forever suspended in the silent ocean of the Milky Way.

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It's The Pleiades @itsthepleiades.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

The Pleiades, a brilliant blue star cluster, sits 400 light-years away, wrapped in a dusty reflection nebula. Nearby, the California Nebula glows red, a vast hydrogen cloud stretching across space 1,500 light-years from Earth. Credit: Todd Anderson, #NASA 🔭 #Astronomy #Space

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Roland Gooday @misplacedphotons.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I collected a few more hours on M51 last night, so here's a reprocessed version. 340 x 180s Esprit 120 | Altair 26C | CEM70 #astronomy #astrophotography #pixinsight #science

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Habu @flyinghabu.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

And here it is—finally, my first result using a narrowband filter: Thor’s Helmet (NGC 2359), a target I’ve dreamed of capturing ever since I started astrophotography! Despite the Bortle 8 sky and the late season, I managed to get a great result with just 8 hours of integration! 🔭 #astrophotography

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Was hoping to add more to this but I've just got too many broadband projects in the works at the moment to dedicate anymore time to it. 7 hours so far. Looking forward to circling back next year and adding more. #astronomy #astrophotography #m45 #dso #space #spacethings #askar #zwo #fyp

This is a deep-space astrophotograph of the Pleiades star cluster (Messier 45), a prominent open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus. The image showcases a collection of bright blue stars surrounded by wispy, blue-hued reflection nebulae. These nebulae are composed of interstellar dust that scatters the light from the hot, young stars within the cluster.

The surrounding space is filled with faint, intricate filaments of interstellar dust, forming a delicate, diffuse structure that extends across the image. The background is populated by countless stars, varying in brightness and color, adding depth to the scene. The contrast between the bright blue stars and the dark cosmic dust clouds enhances the sense of scale and motion, capturing the ethereal beauty of this well-known astronomical target.

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I remember growing up my parents looked at neighborhoods/districts that had good schools for me and my brothers. Weird to think that you're going to have to look at states with good schools soon. Strange things in real estate coming....

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Paul Hammond, but better @paulghammond.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

This live bald eagle nest cam is proving to be a load-bearing anxiety salve for me at this moment of societal collapse.

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Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Reminisce. A large panorama. Taken in 2014. This photo has personal meaning as the subject is my father and his alma mater. #photography #sports #huskiesfootball #seattle #panorama #udub #washingtonhuskies #universityofwashington

This image showcases a panoramic view of Husky Stadium, the home of the University of Washington's football team. The stadium is empty, with its expansive seating sections visible on both sides. The field is adorned with the university's purple and gold colors, featuring the word "HUSKIES" in bold lettering in the end zone. A vibrant rainbow arches across the sky above the stadium, adding a dramatic visual element. The large digital scoreboard displays the words "WELCOME to TOMORROW today." In the foreground, on the right side of the image, an elderly man wearing a purple shirt stands reflecting at the field, adding a human element to the otherwise still stadium. The overcast sky contrasts with the bright colors of the rainbow and the field.

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Stuart Forman @s24man.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

NGC 2442 or the "Meathook Galaxy". This one was fun. About 24 hours LRGB data by the SWOS team of Parker, Mazlin, Forman, and Harper. Processing was by Stuart Forman (me) and Mark Hanson. 24" Planewave at Obstech, Chile with a Moravian C5 camera. Thanks for looking! 🔭

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Melissa D Jones @rouxroamer.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Sunday #stunday Winter in Oregon may be cloudy but it's just nature's soft box. Great for long exposure photography. #photography #art #digitalart #landscape #nature #waterfall #eastcoastkin #Oregon #pnw

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Jabi Sanz @jabisanzphotography.com · 02/03/2025

Blue hour in a temple on the Southern region of Thailand 🇹🇭 #bluesky #photography #landscape #art #nature #sunset #travel #thailand

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David Grinspoon @drfunkyspoon.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Scary, unsettling times on this world. Meanwhile, 5,000 light years away, this beautiful giant cloud, the Dolphin Nebula, glows, blown by hot winds from a massive star. About 60 light years across, it covers an area about the size of a full moon in our skies. 🧪 apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap20030...

Glowing blue cosmic cloud looking sort of like a dolphin.

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Daniel Viñé @danielvgphoto.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Painted by time, sculpted by the wind. 🌄 The alien landscapes of Utah glow under the last light of the day, revealing layers of Earth’s untamed history.

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Roland Gooday @misplacedphotons.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Ok, so I've had a few processing runs at this, but I can't seem to get it to come out quite as I might want, but anyway here's M51 216 x 180s Altair 26C | Esprit 120 | CEM 70 #astrophotography #astronomy #pixinsight #science #skywatcher

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NateintheWild @nateinthewild.com · 28/02/2025

This is perhaps the most outrageous thing I've ever captured. A moonbow (rainbow made from moonlight rather than sunlight), with snow (rather than rain) with the northern lights behind it. A Polar Lunar Snowbow?

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Getting coffee on the way into work. My poor Jeep was so out of place! 😂 Taken at Jamboree and E Chapman, Irvine CA. circa 2019. This whole picture called me poor! Description in alt text. #photography #sportscar #Ferrari #Porsche #Jeep

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

What feels like relentless weeks of cloudy skies have finally opened up enough to collect some light on an ongoing project (my white whale). Here's the Wolf's Cave nebula. Still alot more NB data needed but its coming along nicely. Details in the alt text. #astronomy #astrophotography #space

This astrophotograph captures the Wolf's Cave Nebula (van den Bergh 152, VdB 152) in a combination of broadband and hydrogen-alpha (Ha) data. The nebula appears as a faint, dusty region set against a rich backdrop of stars, with dark brown and gray interstellar dust clouds weaving through the frame.

The most striking feature is the elongated, ghostly shape of the Wolf's Cave Nebula itself, located on the right side of the image. This reflection nebula is partially illuminated by an embedded star, creating a faint glow against the dark molecular clouds. Wisps of interstellar dust extend outward, partially obscuring the star field behind it.

Incorporated hydrogen-alpha data reveals faint red emissions, particularly along the right edge of the image. This suggests the presence of ionized hydrogen gas, contrasting with the cool, dusty structures dominating the scene.

Scattered throughout the image, countless stars of varying colors—blue, yellow, and white—dot the field, emphasizing the vastness of space. The overall composition showcases the intricate interplay between dark nebulae, reflection nebulae, and faint ionized gas, making this a complex and dynamic deep-sky scene.

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AstroSidivis @astrosidivis.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

A small palate cleanser. The feel of the open road! Taken in 2020 outside of Boulder City on the way down to Lake Mead. #photography #sunset #landscape #landscapephotography #fyp

This photograph showcases a scenic highway overlooking Lake Mead during sunset. The winding road, with smooth asphalt and bright yellow lane markings, curves gently along the rugged desert terrain. A metal fence lines the edge of the road, ensuring safety along the steep incline.

To the right, a rocky hillside with a rough, textured surface slopes down toward the highway. In the background, Lake Mead stretches across the horizon, its calm waters reflecting the warm hues of the setting sun. Low-lying mountains and distant ridges add depth to the composition, partially shrouded in mist.

The sky is painted in a dramatic blend of colors, with deep purples and blues transitioning into fiery oranges and soft pinks, casting a warm glow over the landscape. Wisps of clouds add movement and texture to the sky, enhancing the breathtaking view. The overall scene captures the contrast between the human-made infrastructure and the vast natural beauty of the desert landscape.

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