#Repost @solophoto1 ・・・ Star Charge . Sometimes, after a long night of shooting, I do a long exposure like this to relax and recharge under the stars.✨ . ISO 100 16mm f/6.3 6,235sec Touched up in lightroomV5 . . . #startrails #longexposure #astrophotography #longexposureshots #nightsky #nightphotography #astrophoto #stargazing #nature #landscapephotohub #landscapephotography #nightscaper #exposure #photographer #intothenight #startrailchasers #milkyway #ig_astrophotography #theimaged #weekly_feature #rsa_night #eclectic_shotz #star_shootz #nightshooters #sony #astro_photography_ #night_captures #pocket_nights https://www.instagram.com/p/B3vYzgYhM2G/?igshid=14goide8d0wwg
Cat’s Paw Nebula - At 5,500 light years distance in the constellation of Scorpius, the Cat’s Paw Nebula is an emission nebula containing a star forming region with many massive, young stars within.
As usual, winter has been challenging to try and take night sky photos! Not only has it been very cloudy, but there have been a lot of windy nights, as was the case on this night. As such, the stars aren’t quite as tight and round as I’d like, but I’m still satisfied with how this photo came out. For now! I’ll hopefully try it again in the future after I’ve further improved my skills and equipment.
Stargazing at MBO - It was a cold night with a bright moon, but that didn’t stop members at Mount Burnett Observatory getting outside and enjoying the winter night sky. This tiny planet panorama shows the observatory’s two domes and a close up of one of the smaller dobsonian telescopes.
Trifid Nebula - After a three month break due to bad weather, illness and injury, it was great to get under the stars again last night! This time I tried one of the most popular winter winter targets: Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula. This emission/reflection nebula pair sits in Sagittarius towards the Milky Way core at a distance of 5200 light years.Telescope: 8“ f4 Newtonian Camera: ZWO ASI1600-MCC Mount: NEQ6
40x5min - 3:20hrs total exposure Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Centaurus A - One of the brightest galaxies in the sky, Cen A is also the brightest radio source in the night sky. A huge and unusual galaxy it is extremely active in all wavelengths from radio to gamma rays. The distinctive dark dust lane is visible even in a powerful pair of binoculars. At a distance of 10-16 million light years, it is believed to be the result of the merger of two galaxies and now contains a supermassive black hole 55 million times the mass of the sun at its core.This is my second attempt at this object, the first being two years ago. In that time I have improved every aspect of my astrophotography and an very pleased with the sharp detail I captured in the dust lane as well as some of the subtle structure in the outer shells of stars far away from the centre.Telescope: 8“ f4 Newtonian Camera: ZWO ASI1600-MCC Mount: NEQ6
43x5min - 3:35hrs total exposure Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Milky Way at MBO - The Milky Way rises behind two telescope domes and a trig point at Mount Burnett Observatory while members observe and photograph the stars.