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Orion Nebula - M42

Unfortunately, I have pretty terrible visibility to the east, so my window of observation is pretty narrow on targets like M42. I can get maybe 3 hours a night between the time a target clears a building and then disappears behind some trees on its w...

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AndyMc by Contributor
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Lunar Eclipse

2025 Lunar Eclipse, cloudy conditions, so they're not the best, but it was a great experience. R5, RF100-500mm, F7.1-F9, SS varied

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JPS_ by Enthusiast
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FL 1200mm Meets the Moon (with some assistance)

I picked up an FL 1200 f-11 lens on eBay during the pandemic, modified (shortened) the focus unit and added an EF mount for cine and stills shooting.  The accompanying snap was with an EOS 5D MkII set to 1/90sec (slowest speed that surprisingly didn'...

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Star trails - Scottsdale, AZ

Captured this on a clear night in Scottsdale, AZ. My first attempt as capturing star trails as well!  EOS R5 Mark II RF 24-105mm F4 L IS USM 

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Sunny076 by Contributor
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Once in a life time Comet ☄️

I traveled to the dark sky regions of Texas to capture Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS). I  was at the Johnson Astronomical Society Star Party in Fort Mckavett, TX when I took this image. I used my EOS Canon Rebel T7i, and Rokinon 135mm F2:0 ED UM...

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NGC 7822 - Question Mark Nebula

NGC 7822 - Question Mark NebulaThis may be as much as I'm going to do for now. I have added a significant amount of broadband capture time to this, but it has only added to the blue channel, plus RGB stars. I still need to learn how to do a true HaRG...

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AndyMc by Contributor
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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)

Third time's the charm. After 2 previous attempts that didn't go as planned due to "learning experiences", I went back out Saturday night and gave it a final go. I found a better location, set up and went for it.Processing the image was definitely an...

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AndyMc by Contributor
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