ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Software: Tracked and guided with N.I.N.A. and PHD2, stacked and processed with Siril, Photoshop for touch-ups. #astrophotography #PlayerOneAstronomy #williamopticsgt71 #skywatcherusa #siril 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. Camera: Player One Uranus-C Pro. Exposure: 21 x 360 second light frames, Gain 100. 20 dark frames, 50 flat frames, 50 bias frames. Total integration time 2 hours 6 minutes. 110
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Accessories: William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Field Flattener, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera, William Optics 50mm UniGuide Scope with Slide-base, Optolong L-Pro filter. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. 100
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Subject: SN 2026aaiv (supernova in NGC 7331). Time and Date: 8:44 pm, 9/5/2026. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. Camera: Player One Uranus-C Pro. 100
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 17/09/2026So there's a newly discovered supernova happening right now in galaxy NGC 7331. I captured just over two hours of data on it. Included is a labeled closeup showing the supernova. #astrophotography 180
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Software: Tracked and guided with N.I.N.A. and PHD2, stacked and processed with Siril, Topaz DeNoise applied. #astrophotography #PlayerOneAstronomy #williamoptics #skywatcher #siril 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Accessories: William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Field Flattener, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera, William Optics 50mm UniGuide Scope with Slide-base, Optolong L-Pro filter. Exposure: 24 x 240 sec light frames, Gain 150. 30 dark frames, 50 flat frames, 50 bias frames. Total integration time 1 hours 36 minutes. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Subject: NGC 6914. Time and Date: 10:28 pm, 7/19/2026. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. Camera: Player One Uranus-C Pro. #astronomy 240
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Software: Tracked and guided with N.I.N.A. and PHD2, stacked and processed with Siril, AstroWizard for touch-ups. #astrophotography #PlayerOneAstronomy #williamoptics #skywatcher #astrowizard #siril 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Accessories: William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Field Flattener, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera, William Optics 50mm UniGuide Scope with Slide-base, Optolong L-Pro filter. Exposure: 24 x 300 second light frames, Gain 150. 24 dark frames, 50 flat frames, 50 bias frames. Total integration time 2 hours. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Subject: IC 1805 (Heart Nebula). Time and Date: 9:48 pm, 7/23/2026. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. Camera: Player One Uranus-C Pro. #astronomy 230
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Software: Tracked and guided with N.I.N.A. and PHD2, stacked and processed with Siril, AstroWizard for touch-ups. #astrophotography #PlayerOneAstronomy #williamoptics #skywatcherusa #siril #astrowizard 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Accessories: William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Field Flattener, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera, William Optics 50mm UniGuide Scope with Slide-base, Optolong L-Pro filter. Exposure: 30 x 360 second light frames, Gain 150. 30 dark frames, 50 flat frames, 50 bias frames. Total integration time 3 hours. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Subject: NGC 7635 (The Bubble Nebula). Time and Date: 9:23 pm, 8/28/2026. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. Camera: Player One Uranus-C Pro. #astronomy 221
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Software: Tracked and guided with N.I.N.A. and PHD2, stacked and processed with Siril, Photoshop for touch-ups. #astrophotography #PlayerOneAstronomy #williamoptics #skywatcherusa #siril 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Accessories: William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Field Flattener, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera, William Optics 50mm UniGuide Scope with Slide-base, Optolong L-Pro filter. Exposure: 16 x 360 sec light frames, Gain 150. 20 dark frames, 50 flat frames, 50 bias frames. Total integration time 1 hour 36 minutes. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Subject: M33 (Triangulum Galaxy). Time and Date: 10:35 pm, 8/25/2026. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. Camera: Player One Uranus-C Pro. #astronomy 240
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Exposure: 30 x 360 second light frames, Gain 150. 20 dark frames, 40 flat frames, 30 bias frames. Total integration time 3 hours. Software: Tracked and guided with N.I.N.A. and PHD2, stacked and processed with Siril, AstroWizard for touch-ups. #astrophotography #PlayerOneAstronomy #williamoptics 020
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Accessories: William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Field Flattener, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera, William Optics 50mm UniGuide Scope with Slide-base, Optolong L-Pro filter. Exposure: 30 x 360 second light frames, Gain 150. 20 dark frames, 40 flat frames, 30 bias frames. Total integration time 3 hours. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Subject: IC 1848 (Soul Nebula). Time and Date: 9:51 pm, 8/18/2026. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. Camera: Player One Uranus-C Pro. #astronomy 250
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Exposure: 52 x 150 second light frames, ISO 1600. 29 dark frames, 25 flat frames, 25 bias frames. Total integration time 2 hours 10 minutes. Software: Tracked and guided with N.I.N.A. and PHD2, stacked and processed with Siril, minor touch-ups in Photoshop. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Accessories: William Optics 0.8x Reducer / Field Flattener, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera, William Optics 50mm UniGuide Scope with Slide-base, Optolong L-Pro filter. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 384mm, f/4.72. Camera: Nikon D5100. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Subject: IC 1396A (The Elephant's Trunk Nebula). Time and Date: 10:12 pm, 6/19/2026. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. #astrophotography #williamoptics #nikon #skywatcher 281
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I am an astrophotographer looking to post photos of my night sky captures. 100
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Modified Focal Length and Focal Ratio: 1200mm, f/14.75. Camera: Nikon D5100. Exposure: 5 x 240 second light frames, 10 dark frames, ISO 1600. Total integration time: 20 minutes. Software: GS Server, N.I.N.A., PHD2 guiding. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker. Post-processed in Photoshop. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Subject: T Coronae Borealis (T CrB). Time and Date: 11:25 pm, 3/26/2025. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro.Accessories: Celestron Luminos 2.5x Barlow, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 30/03/2025T Coronae Borealis, a binary star about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Corona Borealis, is expected to go nova any time now. Photo details in comments. #astrophotography #williamoptics #tcoronaeborealis #skywatcher #westminsterastronomicalsociety #nightskyphotography 221
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Modified Focal Length and Focal Ratio: 1200mm, f/14.75. Camera: Nikon D5100. Exposure: 31 x 240 second light frames, 37 dark frames, ISO 1600. Total integration time: 2 hours, 4 minutes. Software: Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker. Post-processed in Photoshop and Topaz Denoise. 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Subject: M94 (Croc's Eye Galaxy). Time and Date: 9:26 pm, 3/26/2025. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro. Accessories: Celestron Luminos 2.5x Barlow, ZWO ASI120MM guide camera. 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 29/03/2025Not an easy target to say the least. M94 is a very small target in a mid-sized refractor. This was just over two hours of data. Photo details in comments. #astrophotography #galaxy #nightskyphotography #williamoptics #nikon #skywatcher #westminsterastronomicalsociety 232
Reposted by ThatVikingGuyThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Very quiet Sun today. Not much surface activity. On the right-hand side can clearly be seen sunspot group 4036 (above center right) and sunspot 4030 (below center right). Sunspot group 4028 can be faintly seen below-right of 4030. Details in comments. 111
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Accessories: Celestron Luminos 2.5x Barlow, 3D printed solar filter holder, Thousand Oaks Solar Filter Sheet. Adjusted Focal Length and Aperture: 1200mm, f/14.75. Camera: Nikon D5100. Exposure: 1/160 second, ISO 800 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Subject: The Sun. Time and Date: 5:51 pm, 3/24/2025. Location: Westminster, MD. Telescope: William Optics Gran Turismo 81 IV (480mm focal length, f/5.9). Mount: Bogen/Manfrotto 3021 Pro, Bogen/Manfrotto 3055 ball head. 110
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Very quiet Sun today. Not much surface activity. On the right-hand side can clearly be seen sunspot group 4036 (above center right) and sunspot 4030 (below center right). Sunspot group 4028 can be faintly seen below-right of 4030. Details in comments. 111
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 15/03/2025I'm still interested in learning to make this kind of music too, more for just personal use, not to market it. I just need to find the time to learn. Do you have a gear list that you use regularly that would help people interested in researching and exploring this kind of music? 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 15/02/2025Hera's Nightmare "Love Bites" Valentine's Haunt tonight and tomorrow night. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Saw them on their first tour with Metallica. It was supposed to be Alice In Chains, but Layne Staley went into rehab and AIC dropped from the tour. Candlebox picked up the spot. 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 17/11/2024William Optics GT81 IV, Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro, William Optics Adjustable 0.8x Focal Reducer & Field Flattener, William Optics UniGuide 50mm Slide-Base Guide Scope, ZWO ASI120MM Mini, Nikon D5100. 020
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) taken October 15, 2024. #astrophotography #nightsky #comet #nikon 030
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 14/11/2024The Sun in white light, taken September 2, 2024. #astrophotography #thesun #williamoptics #skywatcher #nikon 010
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Single 5 minute sub of NGC 6992 and NGC 6960 (East and West Veil Nebula) taken September 8, 2024. #astrophotography #nightsky #veilnebula #williamoptics #skywatcher #nikon 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Single 5 minute sub of M31 (Andromeda Galaxy), taken September 8, 2024. #astrophotography #nightsky #andromeda #williamoptics #skywatcher #nikon 000
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 12/11/2024My ice bath is located in my backyard, and I do them throughout the Winter as well. Coldest I've done was last January. Outside temp was 23°F, water was at 31°F. Now THAT was cold. 110
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Single image of our most recent deep space visitor. It was still very soon after sunset, hence the dominant blue sky. Subject: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). Time and Date: 7:51 pm, 10/24/2024. Location: Westminster, MD. 040
ThatVikingGuy @kharvilak.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Built mine in September 2023 and started plunging in October 2023. Planning on a fully insulated surround for it that will also house my 1.5hp EcoPlus chiller, ozone, filter, pump, and plumbing. 000
