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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

An LRGB rendition of the NGC 5907 (Knife Edge Galaxy) and the Type II supernova SN 2026kid newly discovered by Yasuo Sano on Apr. 22. #Astrophotography

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Supernova SN 2026kid in the Knife Edge Galaxy (NGC 5907) tonight through a Green filter. Current mag. is ~15.6 by a quick aperture photometry on the stack in Siril. Stay tuned for an LRGB image later. 8" F4 Newt + 585 Mono 47 x 60s G, 2026-04-26 21:37-22:29 EDT (UTC-4) #Astrophotography #SN2026kid

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Just a little less than 4 hours of Ha on vdB 142, with a sensitive IMX585 mono camera, an 8-inch Newtonian and a decently fast focal ratio of F4. #Astrophotography

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) is always a majestic sight to behold - a bright patch of H II emission in Monoceros, next to the distinctive Orion stars. A collaboration of two ToupTek HOPE D60 + ATR2600C setups resulted in the following shot over just a few hours of clear skies. #Astrophotography

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Simeis 147 (SNR G180.0-01.7), also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, is an expansive supernova remnant that spans the width of 6 Moons side by side on the border of Auriga and Taurus. I gave it spaghetti colours with a slight shift in the Ha hue. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Simeis 147 - The Spaghetti Nebula in modified HOO palette

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Live stacking enables us to quickly get an idea of what major structures will show on the final image. I use the "Folder Monitor Camera" in SharpCap, in which I can open the folder with NINA data and stack exposures up as they accumulate. It's only a matter of increasing SNR atp. #Astrophotography

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

A break in the clouds magically appeared above some parts of southern #Ontario around midnight, so I was able to catch a quick glimpse of the #Aurora in time! 😍

Aurora resulting from a major solar storm in Nov. 2025, seen above Keswick in southern Ontario.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

The California Nebula (NGC 1499) is a large, rich patch of emission in Perseus, its trapezoidal shape resembling the State of California. The Ha, SII and OIII components reveal beautifully in narrowband filters, and an OSC camera was used to compose the SHO image below. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The California Nebula revealing its beautiful details in the SHO palette.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The Coathanger (Collinder 399) is an interestingly shaped asterism in Vulpecula. A binocular can be used to observe it visually. Here is my broadband photo of the asterism and its surroundings at ~1.2h of integration from last night. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Collinder 399 is a coathanger-shaped asterism in the constellation Vulpecula.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

DeepSNR in action: Top is original data (24x180s UVIR, bottom-left is NXT applied at 0.7, bottom-right is DeepSNR applied at 0.7. #Astrophotography

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Hello #CometLemmon, all the best on your journey! I captured the comet in this composite with a 40-year old vintage Minolta lens (MD 50mm f2). The foreground was shot at 17mm f1.8, all on a small MFT pocket camera. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

A composite photo of comet Lemmon and myself

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Th weather is looking really promising (a bit chilly here though) for southern Ontario and other areas around the Great Lakes starting Sunday! Find a place with good visibility of the western horizon and go meet #CometLemmon due west after sunset!😃 #Astronomy

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

You can easily snap quick shots of #CometLemmon with the landscape now, through regular cameras or phones, as long as the weather cooperates. This was a 10s exposure last night at ISO400, taken with a M43 camera and 17 mm f/1.8 lens (FF equivalent of ~35 mm) near Lake Simcoe. #Astronomy

Comet Lemmon seen above the clouds at Lake Simcoe

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

NGC7822 and Sh 2-170 are two emission regions in Cepheus, that form a shape similar to a question mark. Using two dual band filters (6 nm Ha-OIII and 7 nm SII-OIII) with an OSC camera, I was able to produce a colourful composite of the area in true SHO palette🙂 #Astronomy #Astrophotography

NGC7822 and Sh 2-170 forming a question mark shape in the constellation Cepheus

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

My attempt at #CometLemmon in the early hours of Oct. 14th. The comet is brightening and rushing towards closest approach to Earth (Oct. 21st). It's getting low in the morning sky, though it will pass into evening sky for convenient viewing soon. #Comet #C2025A6 #レモン彗星 #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Stacked and processed image of Comet Lemmon, showing its gas and dust tails.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

#CometLemmon #C2025A6 #Astronomy It's really bright now in the pre-dawn sky and moving FAST! I'm tracking at a custom rate using NINA's Orbitals, and it's hurrying past background stars, leaving trails at everything above half a minute😄 The stacking will definitely involve comet alignment.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The Cave Nebula (Sh 2-155) is a diffuse nebula in Cepheus within a larger cloud complex of various nebula types. Two nights of broadband followed by HaOIII data revealed dusty, reflective and emissive features surrounding the nebula in strong contrast with each other. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

I love how easy it is to spot Polaris B even through small-ish refractors. In this 5-sec snapshot during polar alignment you can visually count the pixels to gauge separation from its bigger brother. ~10 pixels, which is exactly ~18-19" given a pixel scale of 1.85"/px😄 #Astronomy

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The Crescent Nebula is a popular DSO in Cygnus, known for its distinctive appearance embedded within the Swan's rich nebulosity. The 103APO combined with small pixels on the MiniCAM8 revealed nice details in the gas shells. Modified HOO + a little SII, ~4.5 h exposure #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Just a single 5-min Ha sub on the Crescent from the IMX585-equipped MiniCAM8M😍

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Getting some shots of IC 59. Looks like I finally met Navi the reflection maker😆

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

The Veil Nebula, Pickering's Triangle and nearby nebulosity formed the western part of the Cygus Loop (Sh2-103) - an expansive supernova remnant ~2500 ly away that remembers the distant death of a massive star. 10 hours of Ha/OIII data captured on the Askar 103APO #Astronomy #Astrophotography

HOO image of part of the Western Veil in the Cygnus Loop, showing details in its wispy structure.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

As part of learning PixInsight, I decided to revisit M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, and experiment with continuum subtraction on some OSC Ha data from a new setup around the Askar 103APO scope. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The Triangulum Galaxy with added Hydrogen-alpha signal from its numerous star-forming regions.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

The Sadr Region - a nebulous region at the heart of Cygnus the Swan. The Crescent Nebula swims over sprawling hydrogen-alpha clouds of the Sadr Region like a cosmic jellyfish. #Astrophotography

The Sadr Region in the constellation Cygnus. It is filled with stellar clouds and contains some interesting standalone objects.

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Since the #IM2 lander uses very wide angle fisheye lenses, I was able to make a partial 360° panorama from the image. This gives a slightly better sense of scale and direction. www.360cities.net/image/im-2-s...

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IM-2 Athena sideways on the Moon 360 Panorama | 360Cities

360° panorama photo from by Simeon Schmauß. This is Intuitive Machines' IM-2 lander that once again toppled over after trying to land on Mons...

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Got 5 hours of Ha data last night and here is the updated image! #Astronomy #Astrophotography

ZWO ASI533MC + WO Z61II
Cook's Bay, ON, Canada
RGB: 242 x 80", 2024-11-03
Ha: 101 x 180", 2024-11-07

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

The Local Group's third-largest member after Andromeda and our home - the Triangulum Galaxy through my little scope. #Astronomy #Astrophotography Around 5.5 hours of broadband data from last night, thinking about adding some additional Ha data when the sky clears up again.

ZWO ASI533MC + WO Z61II
Cook's Bay, ON, Canada
242 x 80", 2024-11-03

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Astronomy Picture of the Day 🪐 @apod.shinyakato.dev · 28/10/2024

STEVE: A Glowing River over France - © Louis LEROUX-GÉRÉ - Pic - HD Pic - About Astronomy Picture Of the Day #astrophotos Maintained by @shinyakato.dev 🔭 READ MORE 🔭

Sometimes a river of hot gas flows over your head. In this case the river created a Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE) that glowed bright red, white, and pink. Details of how STEVEs work remain a topic of research, but recent evidence holds that their glow results from a fast-moving river of hot ions flowing over a hundred kilometers up in the Earth's atmosphere: the ionosphere. The more expansive dull red glow might be related to the flowing STEVE, but alternatively might be a Stable Auroral Red (SAR) arc, a more general heat-related glow. The featured picture, taken earlier this month in Côte d'Opale, France, is a wide-angle digital composite made as the STEVE arc formed nearly overhead. Although the apparition lasted only a few minutes, this was long enough for the quick-thinking astrophotographer to get in the picture -- can you find him?

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Comet #TsuchinshanATLAS revisited tonight in Keswick, ON, Canada. It's displaying some green head and contrasting details in the dust tail. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

ZWO ASI533MC + Rokinon 135mm F/2 @ f/2.4
Cook's Bay, ON, Canada
78 x 20", 19:34-20:17 UTC-4

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 25/10/2024

Comet #TsuchinshanATLAS is starting to display some noticeable structures towards the head

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

My longest project yet, a little over 100hrs total on Andromeda. 62.5h LRGB and another 39.5h on Ha. Shot from Starfront Remote Observatories with a RedCat51, ASI533MM Pro, and Antlia HaLRGB filters. #astrophotography 🔭

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James Davenport @jradavenport.com · 22/10/2024

I’m a university professor of astronomy and sometimes I see the Moon and think “man… that thing is fucking weird, just hanging in the sky like that” 🌖🔭

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

A celestial coast on the outskirts of Cassiopeia and Cepheus: the Cave Nebula, the Northern Lagoon Nebula, the Bubble Nebula, the Lobster Claw Nebula, the Scorpion Cluster and many other DSOs in a compact field of view... #Astronomy #Astrophotography

A lovely collection of DSOs on the boundary of Cassiopeia and Cepheus with nature-themed names that can belong to a beautiful coastline :-)

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Jonathan McDowell @planet4589.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Intelsat's IS-33e communications satellite has undergone a breakup event in geostationary orbit, with US Space Force reporting 20 tracked (but not yet cataloged) debris objects. The satellite was launched on 2016 Aug 24 and is over the Indian Ocean at 60.1E; breakup was 0430 UTC Oct 19.

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Dennis Wilkinson @djwtwo.bsky.social · 20/10/2024

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS over Ned's Point Light in Mattapoisett, MA, with a bit of bonus Milky Way in the shot. Composite of two frames. #photography #astrophotography #comet #nightsky #starryskiesabove #nedspoint #lighthouse #mattapoisett #massachusetts

A photograph of Ned's Point Light, with comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS visible in the sky above to the right and a bit of the Milky Way visible on the left.

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Kneel Downe @kneeldowne.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Meanwhile. Just passing through...

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

The bright HII region Sh2-117 at the tail of the Swan, where the famous North America Nebula and Pelican Nebula are located. This stack from last night is only 1.7 hours of exposure with an almost full Moon overhead. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The Sh2-117 complex - an HII region in Cygnus with strong Ha and OIII signals. The nebulosities in this region bear resemblance to the North American continent (centre-left) and a pelican bird (centre-right) and they were thus given corresponding names.

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

Spectacles on the border of Gemini and Orion - The Monkey Head Nebula, Jellyfish Nebula and Shoe-Buckle Cluster #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The Monkey Head Nebula, Jellyfish Nebula, and Shoe-Buckle Cluster across the Gemini-Orion constellation border

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Tried to push my little refractor to its limit and here is the coma of #TsuchinshanATLAS from last night! #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Comet

The original and inverted colour images of Tsuchinshan-ATLAS' coma on the night of 2024-10-17.

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HXD3D0138 @hxd3d0138.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

这边也发一张

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

#Supermoon It's almost like daylight at midnight

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凝冻深渊 @orbitalcat.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)☄️

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WLR2678 @wlr2678.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Comet #TsuchinshanATLAS last night from north of Toronto. The tail appearance is evolving quickly as Earth's perspective changes just after crossing its orbital plane. 50 x 20", 2024-10-16 19:47-20:10 UTC-4 ZWO ASI533MC Pro + Rokinon 135mm F/2 Cook's Bay, Ontario, Canada

A closeup view of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). The main dust tail extends to the image's upper left corner, and the fanning "anti-tail" stretches toward the bottom right corner. The bottom left side of the comet appears dustier than the top right side.

A slightly wider angle view of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS showing the elongated main dust tail. The ion tail is concealed in the dust tail and visibility is limited.

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