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@jonathans.bsky.social
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Amateur astrophotographer Michigan State alumn in astrophysics and business analytics he/him linktr.ee/op_astro

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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M33 HaLRGB - AstroBin
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
M33 in HaLRGB Starting working on this one back in September of last year, finally got around to editing it. 65hrs total exposure time with a mix of narrowband (Ha) and broadband (LRGB) exposures. Captured from Starfront Remote Observatories #astrophotography
A spiral galaxy with several prominent red nebulae
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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IC 2177 - The Seagull Revisited - LRGBHOO - AstroBin
I shot this target almost as an afterthought last year and had time only for an HOO image, but noticed a lot of features that would be more interesting in broadband. Decided to revisit it this year an...
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
IC 2177 - The Seagull in LRGBHOO One of the first targets I captured with the Cat91 telescope, decided to revisit it and get some broadband data to mix in with the HOO data I already had from last year. Captured from Starfront Remote Observatories #astrophotography
a pinkish-red nebula resembling a bird
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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To California, From Kansas - NGC 1499 in SHO - AstroBin
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
To California, from Kansas NGC 1499, aka the California Nebula, in SHO. Just under 80hrs total exposure time, all from my backyard in Kansas. #astrophotography
a yellow (false-color) nebula resembling the state of California
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AstroBin @astrobin.com · 08/02/2026
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "OED1 - The Winged Sandals of Mercury (with starless rollover)" by Andy 01 www.astrobin.com/wrh36r/ #astrophotography
OED1 - The Winged Sandals of Mercury (with starless rollover)
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
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Testing the Limits of Bortle 8 - ~100hrs of the Veil Nebula - AstroBin
First light with the Pleiades 68, so of course had to go after old reliable in the Veil Nebula. But, to really test my patience, I decided to push the limits of what’s possible from bortle 8 skies and...
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Another of my recent images and a rare backyard capture, this is ~100hrs on the Veil Nebula complex, a large supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus Captured from my backyard with my Pleiades68 telescope #astrophotography
a large supernova remnant consisting mostly of wispy red (hydrogen alpha) and blue (oxygen-III) filaments, with background red nebulosity
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AstroBin @astrobin.com · 05/01/2026
AstroBin's Image of the Day: "The Sapphire Diadem of Cassiopeia (SNR G126.2+01.6) and a new discovery" by Julien De Winter, Jonathan Hill, Nick Ambrose, Max Kuster, Joydeep Biswas and Jamie Moon www.astrobin.com/ndfht4/ #astrophotography
The Sapphire Diadem of Cassiopeia (SNR G126.2+01.6) and a new discovery
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Sh2 119 - The Clamshell Nebula - Two-Panel Mosaic - AstroBin
Started acquisition back in March as the Milky Way started to reappear and finally wrapped up data collection in late August.Each panel is about 43hrs with 130 frames each of Ha/Oiii at 600s.
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Been a bit lazy about posting here (and on editing images too tbh), so going to post some of my recent astrophotos that bluesky has missed. First up, this is a two-panel mosaic of Sh2 119, aka the Clamshell Nebula, captured in HOO with RGB stars with my Cat91 telescope #astrophotography
a region of red nebulosity surrounding an area of light blue nebulosity, lending it the name "Clamshell Nebula"
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
All this just to fall for the same shit they did last time this happened. Same old Dem party I guess
"Deal" to reopen the government that doesn't guarantee ACA subsidiesFell for it again award
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
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a man wearing a blonde wig and a mustache is standing in front of a green forest .
ALT: a man wearing a blonde wig and a mustache is standing in front of a green forest .
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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Two Wolf-Rayets for the Price of One - WR134 and NGC6888 - AstroBin
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Catching up on editing some images. This is a cool region in the constellation Cygnus with two Wolf-Rayet stars, the ever-popular Crescent Nebula, aka NGC6888, in the top left and WR134 in the bottom right. Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope #astrophotography
a nebulous region of space in the constellation Cygnus, with red and blue wispy nebulosity throughout, and two main features:
the crescent nebula, a nebula that looks like a brain with a blue shell in the upper left hand corner, and WR134, a blue, circular nebula in the bottom right hand corner
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
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Float Like a Butterfly - IC1318 HOO w/ RGB Stars - AstroBin
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Been a bit lazy about editing photos lately, but finally decided to finish one up. IC1318 - Sadr Region and the Butterfly in Cygnus Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope #astrophotography
a bright pinkish red region of space vaguely resembling a butterfly, fading to a more blue and pink region in the bottom of the photo
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - AstroBin
Bright objects + dark skies are almost a cheat code, making objects like this an easy LRGB target
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Another quick project now that the weather is finally getting better. M8 and M20, the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in LRGB. Dark skies and bright objects are basically a cheat code, making targets like this almost easy. Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope #astrophotography
a nebulous region of the Milky Way, with a blue nebula with a pink core in the bottom left (the Trifid Nebula), a pink region in the top middle (the Lagoon Nebula), which fades into a more yellow/brown region of the Milky Way core in the upper right
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Another from Starfront Observatories, part of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. 15hrs total exposure time, shot with Cat91 telescope and Player One Poseidon-M Pro camera. #astrophotography
a dusty region near the Milky Way band, with a bright blue reflection nebula on the left and bright yellow on the right, with a dark nebula splitting the two
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
It's finally reached the "oh god why does anyone live here" time of year in Kansas
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
A quick two-panel mosaic on the Blue Horsehead nebula, shot from Starfront Observatories About 10.5 total hours, shot with Cat91 telescope, Player One Poseidon-M camera, and Antlia LRGB filters #astrophotography
a large, dusty nebula resembling a horsehead, with a distinctive blue reflection nebula region around where the horse's eye would be
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Been a slow spring for astro but I finally got around to finishing an image. 75hrs on Messier 83, a very tough target from the northern hemisphere as it is pretty low in the sky. #astrophotography
a spiral galaxy in a sea of stars and smaller galaxiesa closer crop of the galaxy
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
But why
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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Sh2-284 - An Interesting Region in Monoceros - AstroBin
An interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region.
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
My latest from Starfront Remote Observatories, Sh2-284 The main object in this image, Sh2-284, is interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region #astrophotography 🔭
A red and blue nebula in the constellation Monoceros, with a distinctive blue region and a lot of  surrounding red nebulosity
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midnightsnacks @midnightsnackss.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Double Sunrise: Like headlights through the fog, a rare sight through the morning's murk and mire. The crescent tips of an eclipsed sun break the horizon simultaneously, giving the illusion of two rising. #solareclipse #doublesunrise #astrophotgrapghy #partialeclipse
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
just for the record, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards transphobia and if I see it in my mentions it's an instant block.
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Last night's full moon, before the eclipse and during totality, plus a view of my telescope pointing at the blood moon #astrophotography (reposting because I can't spell)
the full (worm) moonfull worm moon during the lunar eclipse, casting a red hue over the moontelescope pointed at the blood moon
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Tonight's moon, getting ready for the eclipse tomorrow night #astrophotography
a nearly full moon
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Oh it definitely won't get here before then, but I've got a planetary camera that will probably work better for that anyway
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Thanks! This was a stack of the best 50% of 3000 frames. Helps a lot for sharpening it up
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that I won a William Optics GT71 by getting 4th place in the William Optics astrophotography competition? Cuz I did that #astrophotography williamoptics.com/blogs/news/w...
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William Optics Astrophotography Contest – Winners Announced!
We are excited to officially announce the winners of the William Optics Astrophotography Contest! With over 300 participants from around the world, this competition brought together an incredible comm...
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Getting the GT71 ready for imaging but still waiting on the camera I ordered to ship, so hey, why not have a Moon pic #astrophotography 🔭
a nearly full moonA red and white telescope with a redcat sticker on the side
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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IC 2177 - A Seagull in Space
An astrophotograph by Jonathan on AstroBin
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Keeping with the theme of "nebula that vaguely resemble animals", next up is the Seagull Nebula. This large emission nebula is in the constellation Monoceros and has several interesting features throughout, including a couple small planetary nebulae. #astrophotography 🔭
a large emission nebula roughly resembling a seagull, with the wings and head a reddish color, while the "feathers" of the wings blend into more of a light blue
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onion person @junlper.beer · 28/02/2025
this encapsulates what all of this administration is about. they aren’t “accidentally” destroying departments. they are intentionally destroying the government so they can become the government. the only issue they have with the system is they don’t profit from it or control it
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
original SHO version and acquisition details here: www.astrobin.com/5qevv4/
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IC 1396 Elephant's Trunk Nebula - SHO with RGB Stars
An astrophotograph by Jonathan on AstroBin
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Been a slow February for #astrophotography, so I went back and reprocessed my Elephant Trunk data, this time in an HOO palette instead of the SHO palette I previously did 🔭
a large red nebula with a feature resembling an Elephant Trunk
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
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Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Wolf-Rayets are so neat
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
So far so good
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
It's the blue star right in the middle. It's a little strange, in RGB the star shows up blue, but in HOO it's more of an orange-red
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Thank you!
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
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Sh2 308 - Dolphin Head Nebula
An astrophotograph by Jonathan on AstroBin
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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
First image with the Cat91 from Starfront Observatories, and a target I've wanted to go after for a while now, this is Sh2 308, aka the Dolphin Head nebula. It is a bubble-like nebula surrounding a Wolf-Rayet star. #astrophotography 🔭
a blue, bubble-like nebula resembling a dolphin head, surrounded by blue and red wispy nebulosity
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