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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

@fcain.universetoday.com Saw your Leo Triplet with the S50 at the end of one of your vids so thought I'd share this one to give you an idea of the S30s capabilities as well.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Shot data. 3025 x 10s 8hrs 24mins total integration Internal UV/IR cut filter Processed in PixInsight

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Leo Triplet Some more Seestar S30 action from the dark skies of Nusa Lembongan in beautiful Indonesia 🇮🇩. The tiny aperture of the S30 isn't really suited to galaxy work but I thought I'd give it a go. 🔭 Clear skies all! #astronomy #seestarS30 #astrophotography #zwo #seestar

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

And I did exactly that with the Askar C2 and @altairastro.bsky.social 4nm Dual Narrowband Ha Oiii in my "Hubble-a-like" Bubble Nebula image 😀

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

In the top left of the first image you can see the Elephant's Trunk Nebula and there is some lovely dark nebulas in amongst this widefield. Shot from my backyard with the Samyang 135mm f/2 lens and the Touptek ATR2600C, Altair 4nm Dual Narrowband Ha Oiii 2" filter and the IDAS NBZ-II 2" Ha Oiii

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Sh2-129 - Flying Bat and Squid Nebula This was one of the most difficult targets I shot last year. The faint Oiii signal in the Squid Nebula is really more suited to a mono setup and required over 20 hours of integration to really pull the details out using an OSC.🔭 #astrophotography #spacepics

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Yes, well kind of, and requires a bit of scripting to do. @naztrono.my has an excellent video on how to do it. Thankfully this wasn't a mosaic just the full native FOV

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

8inch Newtonian, Sky-Watcher 200P-DS 😊

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

A rock and roll 1hr 36mins!! Had to ditch around a 3rd of the subs due to star trails (didn't take a wedge with me so it was alt/az mode only). Manually integrated and processed in PixInsight.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Lagoon and Trifid nebulae. Been away on the beautiful island of Nusa Lembongan in Indonesia. Dark skies gave me an opportunity to let the Seestar S30 do it's thing. 🔭 Clear skies all! #astronomy #astrophotography

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

2 Panel Mosaic Sky-Watcher 200P-DS 1000mm at f/5 from Touptek ATR585C Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro Altair Astro 4nm Dual Narrowband Ha Oiii Panel 1: 254 x 180s at Gain 100 Panel 2: 283 x 180s at Gain 100 30 x flats per panel Total integration 26 hrs 51 mins Processed in PixInsight with RC Astro tools.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

NGC 7380 - Wizard Nebula With the recent weather in Jakarta not allowing any astrophotography, I thought I'd reprocess some data I shot from back in September/October of last year. Shot from the backyard in Somerset. 🔭 Clear skies all! #astronomy #astrophotography #space #spacepics

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Shot data: Sky-Watcher 200P-DS 1000mm at f/5 Touptek ATR585C Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro ZWO 2" UV/IR Cut filter (for the RGB) Altair Astro 4nm Ha Oiii Dual Narrowband filter (for the Ha) 100 x 180s RGB 96 X 300s Ha Oiii 13hrs total integration Processed in PixInsight

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Messier 82 - Cigar Galaxy Shot this again over christmas using the Touptek ATR585C this time. This starburst galaxy is very active and the hydrogen jets give an interesting spectacle. Shot from my backyard in Somerset UK. Clear skies all! #astrophotography #astronomy

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

It's a fun and interesting little scope eh? I have brought bot the S30 and S50 with me to Indonesia while I'm out here for a few months....sods law it's been cloudy and rainy for the 2 weeks since I got here! Clear skies!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Very much looking forward to reading it! Clear skies!!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

What's the name of your book Sam? Would love to read this. I've only be doing astronomy/astrophotography since Feb 2023 and have so much to learn.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Nuanced and incredibly well written as ever Hardeep

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Hey everyone let's all welcome Antonio to BlueSky! Looking forward to seeing some amazing work. #astronomy #astrophotography

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AntonioAstro 🪐🔭 @antonioastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Hello bluesky! I am a lecturer of Electronics and Physics, and an amateur astronomer. I share all of my astrophotography, astronomy tips, and other photography to my socials. I have recently switched away from X, Facebook, Instagram, and am now only on Bluesky.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Very kind words Mark! Very much still learning my craft as I only started in Feb 2023. What an amazing and deep rabbit hole astrophotography is. Clear skies!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Absolutely, it should be. Williamina Fleming did all the hard work with this one and discovered it photographically. She was such a pioneer and incredibly talented. Here's to all the amazing women who have advanced science and especially those who went uncredited. #astrophotography #astronomy

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Shot data: 2 panel mosaic Rother Valley Optics Horizon 72ED 432mm at f/6 RisingCam ATR3CMOS26000KPA Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro @altairastro.bsky.social 4nm Ha Oiii Dual Narrowband 2" filter 60 x 300s at gain 100 per panel Processed in PixInsight

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Veil Nebula and Pickering's Triangle When a star dies, its outer material gets thrown off and can leave behind beautiful structures in the night sky. These gases can go on to produce new stars. The beauty of rebirth. Shot from my backyard in Somerset UK Clear skies all! #astrophotography

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Hi Kevin, very amateur astrophotographer here. What was the resolution of the sensor on Voyager 2? Love seeing this data being reprocessed. Clear skies!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Well, the weather here in Jakarta hasn't allowed the Seestars to produce anything yet, so here is a throwback to when I used an APS-C astronomy camera to image the moon through my 8 inch Newtonian 🔭. 126GB of data were used to make this. Clear skies all! #astrophotography #moon #space #spacepics

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Shot Data: Samyang 135mm at f/2.8 RisingCam ATR3CMOS26000KPA (APS-C IMX571 based OSC) Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro Optolong L-Pro 2"filter 48 x 300s Gain 100 HGC on. 4 hours total integration.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

A wider look at Messier 31. Really enjoying using the Samyang 135mm lens. Really gives a different perspective to so many familiar objects in the night sky. As ever, shot from my backyard in Somerset UK Clear skies all. 🔭 #astrophotography #space #spacepics #astronomy

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Awesome! I'm currently back in Jakarta at the moment, with just a pair of Seestars for company for the next few months. Hoping to explore the incredible southern sky.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Thank you to all the incredible engineers and scientists @esa.int 🫡 for what has been a truly epic mission. All that amazing astrometry and spectral data helps me to colour correct and process my astro images. Clear skies and heres to the next amazing mission.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Such an incredible mission, and without Gaia getting accurate spectral data to colour correct my images would be much harder a big salute 🫡 to all the engineers and scientists that made this happen @esa.int

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Hi Chris, Thank you! Can you tell me what generates those tube like structures at the edge of the main cloud? Very honoured you followed me back! Considering a degree in Astronomy at the moment with the OU to learn more about what I'm shooting. Clear skies!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Thanks Mike, would have liked to have got more data on this but it sits pretty low and have to shoot it in a gap between the houses.

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Shot Data: Sky-Watcher 200P-DS 1000mm at f/5 Touptek ATR585C Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro @altairastro.bsky.social 4nm Ha Oiii 2" Dual Narrowband filter(available here altairastro.com/altair-ha-oi...) 87 x 120s at Gain 100 24 x 300s at Gain 100 4hrs 54mins total integration Processed in PixInsight

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Messier 27 - Dumbbell Nebula Another of my favourites. Sitting in the constellation of Vulpecula around 1300 ly away, this was the first 'planetary' nebula discovered by Charles Messier. 🔭 Shot from my backyard in Somerset UK in Sept 2024. Clear skies all! #astrophotography #space #spacepics

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

For those not willing to click the link (it's not a Rick Roll honest!) here's the listing. The last few lines are good! 🤣

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Thank you! See my reply below the image post for the list of equipment and software used. Clear skies!!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Absolutely stunning!! 🔥👏👌

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Or use them as an interferometer? 🤔🤣

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Indeed! I can't wait, the colour IMX585 has been bloody brilliant even on the 8 inch Newt, so a mono version should be epic! My only worry is it leading to wanting a mono APS-C camera, the rabbit hole deepens.....

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I mean, crap, I'm on this list and I don't even drink, unless it's a Tuesday....or a Friday.....or a Sunday (when my name is Rochelle) or any other day that ends in 'y'. This may increase as I head back to the southern hemisphere with only a pair of Seestars for imaging......

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Great video on this one, and, well, I've just ordered one. Been toying with the idea of going mono for a while, but the price of entry was just too high. Is this going to be another gateway drug? Has Dylan caused my family more pain, as I spiral further down the astro rabbit hole? Clear skies!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Hi 👋 Thank you so much! Incredibly kind of you. Clear skies!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Shot data Rother Valley Optics Horizon 72ED with 0.8x reducer. 345.6mm at f/4.8 RisingCam ATR3CMOS26000KPA Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro ZWO UV/IR cut 2" filter 120 x 120s exposures at Gain 100 HGC on. 4 hrs total integration Processed in PixInsight

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Messier 45 - Pleiades Cluster A winter favourite here in the northern hemisphere. This beautiful open cluster reveals it's nebulosity when imaged using standard DSO long exposure astrophotography, through a modest telescope 🔭 Clear skies all! #astrophotography #space #spacepics

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Mmmmm aperture!!! Would love an SCT one day but I don't want to upset Bertha (my 8" newt) 🤣

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Exactly, that triplet is just a joy and the sensor really shines at lunar. Love the analogy!

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Nelz Astro @nelzastro.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

More Seestar testing. This time the S50 is trying it's hand at lunar. Hitting the RAW button allows the scope to capture .avi video files that can be stacked and processed just like with any other planetary setup. Clear skies all! #astrophotography #moon #space #spacepics

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