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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Even though Saturn is 1.26 billion kms from Earth, this beautiful planet was as close to Earth as it gets this year making it appear big and bright. This is called opposition, which happened last night (October 4th). I used my 16 inch telescope. #astrophotography #astronomy #saturn

Planet Saturn at opposition on October 4, 2026. Rings are brighter than usual because they are reflecting the Sun's light while at opposition. Taken with a 16 inch telescope.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In case, you are wondering, this is an HDR image. I took 2 photos one right after the other. One showing the Moon's surface details and very dark background, the other longer exposure with the clouds and the Moon was saturated/white. Then blended them together.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Harvest Moon captured early morning on September 26, 2026. The bright Moon shines through the clouds giving the illusion of being in front of the clouds. 🙃 #astrophotography #astronomy #moon #full-moon

Bright full Harvest Moon shines through clouds.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yes, the lights were changing quite fast.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Feeling very lucky to have clear skies and northern lights while in Iceland. Taken on September 8, 2026 near Vestrahorn Mountain. I love how the shadows and streaks in the sky resemble a mountain. #astrophotography #astronomy #northernlights

Brilliant green northern lights streak through the sky and reflect off a river near Vestrahorn mountain in Iceland on September 8th, 2026

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The southern Milky Way as seen from Namibia, Africa. I used a 35mm lens to show the part of the Milky Way that we never see in the northern hemisphere because, well, the Earth is in the way. Incredible detail of star birth regions, (pink) and dark dust lanes. #astrophotography #astronomy #milkyway

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The core is usually close to the horizon in the north. We can't see most of the right side of the Milky Way here in BC, Canada.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When in the southern hemisphere at certain times of the year, we can see the whole shape of the Milky Way galaxy across the entire sky. The bright central core where the stars are most concentrated is right overhead. From Namibia, Africa using an 8mm fish eye lens. #astrophotography #astronomy

The bright core of the Milky Way galaxy is right overhead from horizon to horizon. Taken in Namibia Africa using a Canon camera and 8mm fish eye lens. A single 20 second exposure.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Sunspots through smoke. Wildfire smoke from the Pacific Northwest has created a dense smokey atmosphere here in British Columbia. The smoke acts like a solar filter. I used a 1000mm Nikkor mirror lens with no filter to catch the surface of the Sun. #astrophotography #astronomy

The Sun as seen through wildfire smoke. No filter was used. You can see sunspots on the surface of the Sun. Some clouds around.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thank you, Beatrice. My husband Peter designed and built the telescope 🙂

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The great Andromeda Galaxy, M31. This is a 2 panel mosaic at high resolution using a Ceravolo 300mm astrograph f/4.9, (1480mm focal length) and SBIG Aluma 455 mono camera with luminance, red, green and blue filters. Total 6.5 hours of data for each panel. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxies

The Andromeda Galaxy, M31, has a trillion stars , is twice the size of the Milky Way and 2.5 million light years away. Many hot blue stars are in the spiral arms that surround a massive core.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Venus emerging from behind the Moon after being occulted for an hour by the Moon on June 17, 2026. Clouds made it difficult to photograph but in the end, they added to the scene. #astrophotography #astronomy #venusmoon

Crescent Moon and planet Venus emerging after being occulted by the Moon for an hour. Clouds all around.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

yes, except for the colour, we can't see colour very well in the dark.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The skies in Namibia without the Moon are some of the best in the world! The Milky Way is amazing there.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The southern Milky Way stretches high above the horizon in the early morning hours in northern Namibia, taken on my recent trip. I shot the Milky Way when it was very dark, then waited for the sky to brighten to get the rocks clearly. I blended the two shots together. #astrophotography #astronomy

The southern Milky Way stretches high above the landscape in Northern Namibia, Africa

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I recently travelled to a very remote part of Namibia, Africa and encountered these desert elephants. Such a privilege to observe these beautiful, intelligent and resilient beings we share this Earth with.

A family of desert elephants in northern Namibia

A remote desert elephant reaches for food in a tree

A family of remote desert elephants in northern Namibia walking on a dry riverbed.

Beautiful desert elephant family walking on a dry river bed in northern Namibia, Africa

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Just back from an amazing 15 day adventure in Namibia, Africa. There are no words to describe the vast beauty of this place on the other side of the world. Here is one photo taken early morning of our last day camping. It was tough to say goodbye. #milkyway #astrophotography #astronomy

The southern Milky Way stretches high above a foreground of rocks and a tree in Namibia, Africa. Early morning after the Moon set.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Despite all the clouds, there was a moment when the Blood Moon shone through. Taken mid-eclipse from southern interior, BC. Using a 4 inch refracting telescope on March 3, 3:45am PST. #astrophotography #astronomy #bloodmoon

Total lunar eclipse, the Blood Moon taken with a 4 inch telescope at 3:45am PST on March 3, 2026. Moon is a beautil coppery color.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Wow! I can't wait to see this in person!!

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Prob because the brownish water adds colour and the lens distorts star reflections.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Castle Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. Pure beauty. I found a small puddle to capture the reflection of a frosty Castle Mountain in early morning twilight. #astrophotography #astronomy #banffnationalpark

Castle Mountain, Alberta, in twilight with reflections in a small puddle with frost on the n=mountain. Stars above the mountain.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The full Moon and bright stars of Orion light up the dark of winter. From my home in British Columbia. #astrophotography #orion #astronomy #winterstars

bright stars of winter above trees and snowy road

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Thank you!, just standing there and staring at a red sky was hard to put in words.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I know! It's so beautiful there and then this. Unforgettable.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I was at a photo workshop in the Texas Bayou on November 11, 2025 and this happened. The last thing I thought I would be photographing in Texas would be the northern lights! Red flooded the sky and reflected off the Bayou. I couldn't believe it! #astrophotography #astronomy #northernlights

Red aurora flooding the sky and reflecting in the Texas Bayou waters. Taken on the night of November 11, 2025

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Comet A6 Lemmon's closest approach to the Sun is on November 8th, 2025. I took this image on October 29th showing a huge increase in activity around the core. A very zoomed in shot using a 16 inch telescope f/18, 7400mm focal length with Canon R6. #astrophotography #astronomy #comets #cometlemmon

Comet Lemmon showing bow shocks at the green core and streamers of dust and gasses flowing behind it as it approaches the Sun.Taken with a 16 inch telescope.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween Bluesky! Here is a ghostly phantom of the night, Comet A6 Lemmon. Taken with a 300mm telescope and luminance filter, 60 X 1 minutes exposures stacked. Dust and gas flow from the head blown by the solar wind. #comets #astrophotography #astronomy #cometlemmon

Comet A6 Lemmon is a ghostly apparition just in time for Halloween. Streamers of gas and dust flowing away from the head of the comet.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Comet A6 Lemmon is very dynamic. Moving closer to the sun, the dust tail (yellow) is increasing and the bluish ion tail is being slammed by the solar wind. Captured it the morning of Oct. 14 with my 12 in telescope and filters. 1 hour total exposure time #astronomy #astrophotography #cometlemmon

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I captured Comet Lemmon early October 7, 2025. Using my 300mm Ceravolo telescope and CCD camera. About 30 minutes of total exposures using LRGB filters. The tail is much longer than shown in this 1 degree field of view. #astrophotography #astronomy #comet #cometlemmon

A beautiful new comet graces the northern sky. Comet Lemmon has a bright green comma and long ion tail

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

During my two week visit to Ireland, I got one clear night for astrophotography. A single 20 second shot using a Canon R6 and Sigma 14mm, f/1.8 lens. This is the Screeb fishing hut in Connemara, Ireland. #astrophotography #astronomy #milkyway

The Milky Way stretches high above a small fishing hut with canoe on still reflecting water, Connemara, Ireland.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

A beautiful spiral galaxy with many star birth regions in pink nebulosity. M33, the Triangulum Galaxy. 17 hours of total exposure times including hydrogen-alpha. Taken with my Ceravolo 300mm telescope at f/9 with an SBIG STX 16803 ccd camera. #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxies

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Bright planet Venus and Jupiter rise early August 12, 2025. Overlooking the town of Osoyoos, BC. A single 5 second exposure. #astrophotography #astronomy #planets #jupiter #venus

Two bright planets, Venus and Jupiter rise over a mountain and town at night

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Thanks for posting my photo, however, the added colour saturation does not do it justice.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

I am an astrophotographer and amateur astronomer who likes to do public outreach

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

This beautiful galaxy, ngc 7331, has a new supernova at its centre. Taken on July 28th, 2 weeks after it was discovered. For a short time, this star that violently exploded will outshine its own galaxy and then fade from view. Capture with my Ceravolo 300mm telescope. #galaxies #astrophotography

A beautiful blue spiral galaxy, ngc 7331, has a new supernova at its centre. Many other galaxies can be seen in this image. 1.5 hours total exposure time using a 300mm Ceravolo telescope and SBIG camera and filters

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Thank you! With a 14mm lens, if I stay around 20 seconds, the stars will not trail. In very dark skies, I can pick up a lot of detail in 20 seconds and with a lens that is fast, f/1.8.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

yes, dark skies makes all the difference, including the moon being out of the way. This place was in Bortle 2, almost as good as it gets. There were a few clouds around. I used a 14mm lens wide open at f/1.8 and 20 second exposures for each pano frame.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Wow, thank you so much! It was beautiful solitude except for a little muskrat occasionally making ripples 😍.

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Debra's Astrophotography @debraceravolo.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

No, that would saturate the whole image. I took 30 second shots consecutively for four hours. Then stacked them in a software called Starstax

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