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Cosmic Whirlpool 🌌 The Whirlpool Galaxy is one of the most popular galaxies in the night sky, and it’s easy to see why. Its massive spiral arms and close companion galaxy make for a beautiful image and a stunning view at the eyepiece. Astrophotographer Brian Sams did an excellent job revealing the glowing hydrogen and star-forming regions, pulling out some incredible detail in the galaxy’s arms! Swipe to see Brian's setup for this shot, and follow @bsastro85 for more gorgeous views! 🔭 ✨ Ready to explore the skies for yourself? Visit AgenaAstro.com for the gear you’ll need to start your own deep-sky adventure. _________ 🔭 @stellarvue_telescopes SVX102T 📷 @zwoastro 2600MC Pro ⚙️ @celestronuniverse AVX Mount 🎨 Antlia ALP-T Filter
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One dataset, 5 completely different visions. SP_0227 - 68 hours under Chilean skies is this month's exclusive drop for @picastroapp Titan members. Look what the community did with the exact same masters! Featured: @bsastro85 @tryggvedyrvik @astro_fritz @lowell_astrophotography Two ways to get your hands on data like this: → @picastroapp Titan : a new exclusive dataset every month, first. → spacetimepictures.com Pass : a new master, every single day. However you process, the data's waiting. Tag us in your edits and we'll reshare! Cheers :)
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The Sun in Hydrogen Alpha 🌞 During the Dutch National Solar Observation Day on July 5, fellow astrophotographer and chairman of Stichting Sterrenwacht Saturnus, Paul Volman, suggested that we take advantage of the next sunny day to photograph the sun with the observatory's Coronado SolarMax 60mm telescope. Astrophotographer Mark Bossen and I immediately loved the idea. All we had to do was wait for a sunny Saturday afternoon, and as luck would have it, the focast was great for next weekend! On Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM, the time had come. Mark, Paul, Hans, and I were ready with the Coronado telescope and two cameras. The observatory's Player One cooled mono camera and my own ZWO ASI224MC. Our solar expert, Paul, who has been photographing the Sun since 2011, explained how to use the telescope and shared the techniques needed to capture detailed solar images. Thanks to Paul's guidance, we managed to capture this image, showing not only the Sun's surface with a lot detail but also the prominences extending beyond the solar limb. A huge thank you to Paul for an enjoyable and educational day. This is definitely something we'll be doing again! Acquisition details: 2-panel mosaic - Panel 1: 45% of 1,000 frames stacked - Panel 2: 72% of 1,000 frames stacked The solar rig: 🔭 Coronado SolarMax 60mm ⚙️ EQ DX mount 📸 ZWO ASI224MC #astro #astrophotography #space #astronomy #youresa
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+++++Picastro images of the week+++++ Some absolutely brilliant winners this week here on the Picastro app! 1st place win going to Ken for his expertly crafted propeller nebula. 2nd place win going to Brian for his stunning process of @spacetime.pictures dataset of SNR G321.3 Hidden SNR. Very well processed, Brian. 3rd place win going to Azhar for his brilliant version of the running chicken nebula processed in HSS and taken using his own equipment as Kagga Kamma at around 30.5 hours over a two panel mosaic. Insanely good image. I’m sure you’ll agree some very worthy winners again this week. Remember to check out the FREE version of the Picastro app. See you there
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It's time for part 7 of NASA vs My Telescope!✨ Follow for more! Featuring the following objects: IC 434 - The Horsehead Nebula Neptune & Triton Messier 110 - Satellite Galaxy of Andromeda Messier 66 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Leo #Astronomy #nasa #astrophotography #youresa #space
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One dataset, 5 completely different visions. SP_0166 — 43 hours under Chilean skies was this month's exclusive drop for @picastroapp Titan members. Look what the community did with the exact same masters! Featured: @tryggvedyrvik · @astromiri1980 · @jans_nightsky_astrophotography · @bsastro85 Two ways to get your hands on data like this: → @picastroapp Titan — a new exclusive dataset every month, first. → spacetimepictures.com Pass — a new master, every single day. However you process, the data's waiting. Tag us in your edits and we'll reshare! Cheers :)
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+++++PICASTRO IMAGES OF THE WEEK+++++ OK, these are going to blow your mind and are truly worthy winners this week. We’re sure you’ll agree!! 1st place going to this incredible image from Nick F. A stunningly detailed of 36Cam, and yeah we hadn’t heard of this one before either. A K-type star in Camelopardalis. Check out the fine details in this one. Incredible work Nick. 2nd place going to another absolutely stunning image from Azhar R and an image taken from Martin Pugh Astrophotography’s remote setup. It’s SH2-63, sometimes called the Galactic Surfer! 3rd place going to Brian for his processing of the monthly free dataset that Picastro Titan users get for FREE from @spacetime.pictures Beautifully crafted and executed image of the Wolf nebula. Check out the details in this one. Incredibly well done on these images, chaps. Remember if you sign up for a Picastro Titan plan you’ll get a FREE monthly dataset from @spacetime.pictures See you there.
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Globular Clusters of the Messier Catalog✨ I’ve been working on photographing the entire Messier Catalog for about a year now as a major project. Before finishing it, I wanted to create a couple of collages showcasing the different types of objects it contains. This is my second collage, featuring every globular cluster in the catalog. Some of them may look tiny, but that’s because I’m capturing them from the Netherlands. A few of these clusters never rise very high above the horizon here, and some were so low that I was simply happy to capture them at all! In a few of the subs, I could even see houses 😂.bI've also included an image showing what it was like to capture some of these. My telescope was literally pointing almost straight at the horizon! One day I’d like to revisit the lowest targets from a location farther south in Europe! Bortle 5 The setup I used for this collage 🔭Askar 103APO ⚙️Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro 📸ZWO ASI2600MC Air 🔮Optolong L-Pro & UV/IR Cut #astro #astrohotography #youresa #astronomy #cosmos
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On a bank holiday here’s some dust and gas around the Iris nebula. What an incredible image. Superb work, Brian. Of course this dark dust isn’t actually just ‘dust’. Around the Iris Nebula, it’s mostly cold interstellar dust mixed with gas, sitting in a larger molecular cloud. The dust is made from tiny solid grains, far smaller than household dust and often carbon-rich or silicate-like material, sometimes with complex carbon molecules mixed in. ESA/Hubble describes NGC 7023 as a “dust laboratory” and says that cosmic dust can block visible light, while also being part of the raw material from which stars eventually form. Of course it’s dark because it’s blocking out the light behind it.
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NASA vs My Telescope (part 6)✨ Follow for more! Featuring the following objects: IC 410 - The Tadpole Nebula Messier 1 - The Crab Nebula Messier 32 - The Dwarf Compact Elliptical Galaxy of Andromeda Messier 11 - The Wild Duck Cluster Poll: Would you like to see more parts of NASA vs My Telescope? #Astronomy #nasa #astrophotography #youresa #space
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NASA vs My Telescope (part 5)✨ Follow for more! Featuring the following objects: Messier 82 - The Cigar Galaxy Messier 44- The Beehive Cluster Mars! Jupiter and the Great Red Spot! Poll: Would you like to see more parts of NASA vs My Telescope? #Astronomy #nasa #astrophotography #youresa #space
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NASA vs My Telescope (part 4)✨ Follow for more!! Featuring the following objects: Messier 84 - Elliptical Galacy in Virgo Messier 64 - The Black eye Galaxy Messier 13 - The Great Hercules Cluster Messier 33 - The Triangulum Galaxy #Astronomy #nasa #astrophotography #youresa #space
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