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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nine hours on SH2-132, the Lion Nebula 🦁🌌 This is an SHO image, combining Ha, SII and OIII, with RGB stars added to bring the star field back to natural colour. Captured from my backyard in Essex. #astronomy #Astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Solar eclipse photos from the North Essex Astronomical Society event. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

M31 Andromeda Galaxy. Probably my best so far. ASI294MC Pro. William Optics ZS61. UV/IR cut filter. 60X120s #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

SH2-157 The Lobster Claw Nebula and NGC 7635 -The Bubble Nebula. SHO with RGB stars. 4 hours integration time. Captured on 5-8th August 2026. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Eastern Veil Nebula - NGC 6992. Part of the larger supernova remnant located in Cygnus about 2,400 light years from Earth. ZS61 scope, ASI294 MC Pro Camera, Optolong L-Ultimate dual band filter. Processed using AstroWizard software from astrowizard.lukomatico.com #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

NGC 6888 - First imaging session in ages. Lots of gremlins but managed to get 40m of Ha. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

First imaging session in forever. Lots of gremlins but it feels good. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Rosette Nebula in SHO from March 2026 Animated using the tool 3D Starfield Generator from ZedAstro. #astrophotography #astronomy

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Lukomatico - YouTube just released AstroWizard. A step by step simple processing suite. It's free, in Beta and only for windows. From stacked fits file to - finished image in minutes. It uses Graxpert and can use BlurX and NoiseX if you have them. #astrophotography www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8rD...

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AstroWizard (OPEN beta) - Free, Fast, Friendly! Process in a snap!

YouTube video by lukomatico

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Cygnus Wall in HOO - Data from 2022. Esprit 100 ED, ASI294 MC Pro, L-eXtreme filter #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

NASA has released 12000 photos from the Artemis II Mission. Here is a stack of just five of the Milky Way images. You can see the capsule rotation causing the star trailing on the outside of the field of View. Processed in Pixinisght

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Galaxy Season - NGC 4565 The Needle Galaxy about 40 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. C6, ASI294 MC pro #astronomy #astrophotgraphy

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Galaxy season continues...M90 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It is approximately 59 million light years distant. C6 ASI294MC Pro #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

When the moon won't let you image what you want to image - image the Moon. C6 - ASI294MCpro #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Galaxy Season - M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy is a spiral galaxy interacting with a galactic nucleus. It is in the constellation Canes Venatici, about 31 million light-years away. Celestron C6- ZWO ASI 585MC #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

M3 Globular cluster containing over 500,000 stars. Approximately 34,000 light years distant C6 ASI585MC #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

As it is galaxy season, here is M 99 - St. Catherine's Wheel, it's a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices. Approximately 49 million light-years away. C6 ASI294MC Pro, UV-IR cut filter #astronomy #astrophotography #galaxy

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Markarians Chain. A line of galaxies part of the Virgo super cluster. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

A wider field view containing The Pinwheel Galaxy - M101. I find it truly amazing that each of the objects annotated in blue are in fact distant galaxies and not stars in our own milky way. ZS61, ASI2924 MC Pro, UV-IR cut filter #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

M81 Bodes Galaxy and M82 Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major. 113x60s L-Pro filter ZS61, ASI 294 MC Pro #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A question mark in space? NGC 7822 a star forming region in the constellation of Cephus Processed in SHO. #astronomy #astrophotography

This is large nebula in Cepuhus which looks like a question mark with dot at the bottom. It consist of a gaseous star forming region

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

M101- Pinwheel Galaxy It is mind boggling to think the magenta patches you can see dotted around the arms of the galaxy are actually nebula rich in Hydrogen alpha gas in an another galaxy 21 million light years away. Celestron C6, ASDI 585 MC, LPro filter #astrophotography #astronomy

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Rosette /Skull Nebula. 11/03/2026 45x180s in SHO. Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MM, 3nm filter in Ha, Sii and Oiii. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Jupiter with three moons visible. Europa on the left and Io and Ganymede on the right. Celestron C6. ASI585 MC #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The Horsehead and Flame Nebula. 55 years ago I saw an image of the Horsehead in a book on Astronomy, that image sparked a lifetime love of the subject. This is 1 hour of data from last night in SHO. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

What do you image when the clouds clear for only half an hour? M42 of course. Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MM Pro. 2x300s Red, Green and Blue and 50x5s Red, Green and Blue #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

M78 in Orion. Data from 2024 Esprit 100ED, ASI294MC Pro, UV/IR cut filter 6 Hours of data. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

M1 The Crab Nebula. Re-processing older data starting with the Messier Catalogue. Data from March 2025 C6, ASI585MC #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Tadpole Nebula NGC 1893, Data from 2021. Close crop. Processed in HOO Esprit 100ED ASI294 MC Pro, L-eXtreme Filter #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

NGC 2264-The Christmas Tree Cluster. Data from 2024 reprocessed in HOO Esprit 100ED, ASI294 MC Pro, Optolong L-Ultimate dual narrowband filter. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

IC1848 - The Soul Nebula. I am officially blown away by the detail in my first real SHO image. This is just 30 mins on each filter. I can't wait to see the results when I get several hours on it. ASI2600 MM, Esprit 100ED, Altair 3nm Ha, Sii and Oiii filters. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The Soul Nebula in Ha. This is 30 mins in Ha from the only clear spell since my mono set up arrived. The signal is so much stronger than with my one shot colour camera. I guess 30 mins in mono is equivalent 120 mins with OSC Can't wait to get the Sii and Oiii. #astronomy #astrophotgraphy

An image of the soul nebula which resembles an unborn child.
Skywatcher Esprit 100 ED, ASI2600 MM, Altair 3nm Ha filter.

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

PK 164+31.1 - The Headphones Nebula. Close Crop. Imaged in 2025, re-processed because the clouds won't let me image. :-( Esprit 100ED, ASI 294 MC Pro #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

vdB152 Wolf's Cave Nebula in HaLRGB with RGB stars. 15 hours of usable subs from about 25 hours of imaging. The target is too low/ blocked for me now to get any more time on it at the moment, perhaps I will revisit it in 2026. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Jupiter 1 hour 30m time-lapse from 2nd January 2026. Io and Ganymede out to the right with Europa and the GRS making an appearance. 8X speed. C6. ASI585MC. 2xBarlow #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I never thought I would utter the words. “I’m just charging my socks”, but I can’t think of a better birthday present for an astronomer in winter. Thanks to my wonderful wife❤️ #astronomy

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Jupiter - Two hour time lapse showing 3 moons and the Great Red Spot. This was the 2nd of the night. C6- ASI585 -IR720 Pass filter #astronomy #astrophotgraphy

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Orion rising over Great Notley Country Park. A lovely clear night stargazing event with @northessexastro.bsky.social Nothing beats showing young ones Jupiter with cloud belts and Galilean moons in full view for the first time. #astronomy

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

The Wolf's Cave Nebula (VdB152) is around 1,400 light years away in the constellation of Cepheus. This is 6.25 hours of data from 2023 re-processed in HaRGB. Esprit 100ED, ASI2924 MC Pro, L-ultimate and UV/IR cut filters. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

IC-1805 -The Soul Nebula. HOO process 40 mins from 10th November 2025. ZS61, ASI 585MC, L-eXtreme filter. #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

CTB-1. Medulla Nebula. A supernova remnant in Cassiopeia. Data from September 2024. 65X300s #astronomy #astrophotography

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Martin Bracken - FRAS -CitySpaceAstro @cityspaceastro.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

IC 1805 Heart Nebula 244 minutes integration HOO with 60m RGB stars 2-11-2025 ASI 585 MC and ASI 294 MC Pro #astronomy #astrophotography

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