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@crazed_conceptions

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🇩🇪 German Astrophotographer
Exploring the Night Sky with a Dual-Lens Telescope at the speed of light! 🫡
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Just a few hours before taking this photo, Julian and I were photographing the partial solar eclipse from high in the Swiss Alps. But once the Sun had disappeared behind the mountains, the second part of our trip began. The Perseid meteor shower was reaching its peak that night, so we set up the camera again and waited beneath a completely moonless sky. After carrying all our equipment up the mountain and spending the entire evening outside, this was one of the images that made it all worth it. Two astronomical events, one location and a night I won’t forget anytime soon.
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Partial solar eclipse over the Swiss Alps 🇨🇭 Yesterday, Europe witnessed one of the most spectacular astronomical events in decades — the 2026 solar eclipse. 🌒 While totality crossed parts of Spain, large areas of Europe experienced a deep partial eclipse. From my location in Switzerland, the Sun reached around 91% coverage. This is probably one of my favorite images from that evening: the solar crescent slowly touching the Swiss mountains, with a few clouds drifting across the scene just before sunset. Captured with the @sonyalphaeu 200–600mm + @viltrox.official 2× Teleconverter at 1200mm. Unfortunately, I couldn’t make it to Spain for totality because of work, but I’m incredibly happy that I still managed to spend the night in Switzerland photographing both the eclipse and the Perseid Meteor hower. About the Perseids… absolutely insane. This was probably my best Perseid night ever. So many bright meteors, countless big ones and even two fireballs. There is definitely a lot more coming from this trip. #astrophotography
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A short adventure to the swiss alps This trip was very spontaneously planned and executed! Me and @crazed_conceptions planned to go to the alps but at different days and also locations. The weather made it impossible for me to go out the day I wanted so I had to figure out how to go earlier. Leaving work early made it possible and just as @crazed_conceptions started to drive to his planned spot I convinced him to join me at the sustenpass since the weather forecast was better and not as demanding get to. We met up there and had a short but still enjoyable night - just after midnight the first clouds rolled in as the forecast predicted... Incredible how accurate these models can be when you don't need and want this accuracy! I captured this image with the @ttartisanofficial 11mm f2.8 fisheye lens on my astromodified @nikondach z7 - all exposures were untracked. #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #milkywaychasers #witns #astrofotografie
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Looking Deep into Space For the past two nights, I dedicated my energy entirely to deep-sky imaging with my good friend @crazed_conceptions. This image captures the dusty region around the California Nebula, extending all the way up to NGC 1333. I used my twin Samyang 135mm f/2 lenses to simultaneously gather RGB and narrowband data. The total integration time is roughly 10 hours! Hope you enjoy it!
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The Horsehead Nebula (IC434) After over a year, I'm back to astrophotography! The Horsehead Nebula is a large cloud of ionized gas located within the larger Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. The nebula's bright hydrogen alpha gives it its recognizable pink-red color. The nebula was first discovered by Williamina Flemming in 1888 and is about 1500 light years away from Earth. At the center is a smaller thick cloud about 4 light-years tall, with the shape of a horse's head. This cloud, located in front of the rest of the nebula, blocks the light from behind it, giving the image an interesting contrast. Near the top and center of the image is the star Sigma Orionis, which has a fascinating magnetic effect on the gas below it, creating streaks toward the star in the photograph. To the left of the horsehead is the Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and the small reflection nebula below the horsehead is NGC2023. This is my last image with the Celestron C8 & Hyperstar. It's been my main telescope for about 3 years, but I've upgraded to a larger 10" scope and I'm super excited to share the images I've been taking with it. Gear: C8 SCT at F2 Starizona Hyperstar L-eNhance ASI2600MC Pro Orion Atlas Pro Software: Sharpcap for polar aligning N.I.N.A. for image acquisition DeepSkyStacker for stacking Photoshop for processing Pixinsight for processing Acquisition Details: Ha/Oiii: 105 x 120s (3.5hr) F2 All exposures guided and dithered Total Integration: 3.5hr #astro #astrophoto #astrophotography #astrophotographer #astronomy #astrocamera #asi294mcpro #optcorp #highpointscientific #celestron #celestronrocks #celestrontelescope #science #space #deepsky #deepskyphotography #deepskyobject #galaxy #nebula #celestronc8 #nebulaimages #asi2600mc #orion #lenhance #horsehead #horseheadnebula #ic434 #agenaastro #optolong #youresa
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Sword of The Hunter - M42 in HaRGB • •Quite the improvement over my first rendition of M42 this year, this reprocess is much more accurate color and detail wise. M42 is one of if not the most popular targets to shoot for astrophotographers, and one of the brightest targets in the night sky. With this process, the underlying Hydrogen Alpha and dust background is better blended together, along with an improved HDR of the core. • • Slide 2 is just the 7.5Hr RGB by itself. • • Technical Details- •7.5Hr RGB •7.2Hr Ha (IDAS NBZ UHS) •14.7Hr Total Exposure Time •180s Sub-Exposures •Drizzle Stacked and Processed in Pixinsight • • Gear 🔭- •Celestron C6 SE •Starizona Hyperstar V4 •ASI 533Mc-Pro •Atlas EQ-G (Belt Mod) •Idas NBZ UHS •ZWO Eaf • •Tags- #Astrophotography #astrophoto #stars #nightsky #nebula #telescope #astronomy #cosmos #nasa #hubble #astro #yourastro #nightimages #longexposure #nightphotography ⁠ #milkyway #deepsky #deepspace #outerspace #space #universe #photographingspace #apod #amateurastrophotography #highpointscientific  #ig_astrophotography #nasahubble #esahubble #hubbleheritage #esa
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Faintly Visible~ • • M8 is located in the heart of the summer milky way band. A target I’ve wanted to image for a long time, M8 is visible with just a pair of binoculars if your skies are dark enough. My processing skills have come a long way in the past year, and this image is proof of that Imo. I really hope you enjoy, this is one of my all time favorite images so far. (Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I’ve been in the middle of a change in main scope system. A hyperstar for the C6 is on its way and should bring even better images asap!) • • Technical Details- •3 Hours Total exposure time •300s Sub exposures •Stacked and Processed in Pixinsight • • Gear 🔭- •Sigma 150-600c •ZWO ASÍ 533MC-Pro •Orion Atlas EQ-G (Belt mod and Hypertune) • • Tags- #Astrophotography #astrophoto #star s#nightsky #nebula #telescope #astronomy #cosmos #nasa #hubble #astro #yourastro #nightimages #longexposure #nightphotography ⁠ #milkyway #deepsky #deepspace #outerspace #space #universe #photographingspace #apod #amateurastrophotography #highpointscientific #learningastrophotography #ig_astrophotography #nasahubble #esahubble #esa
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Ngc 7023. Another reedit of my old data. (But soon I have the opportunity to set up my scope in front of the window of my livingroom and finally shoot new data again!🥴) But now to the picture The Irisnebula (Ngc 7023) is a reflection nebula located in the big dark nebula complex of the constellation Cepheus. The reflectionnebula itself is a relatively bright object with a magnitude of 7.19mag. But to reveal all the dark dust around NGC 7023 a lot of integration time is needed. Even my image, after 13h of luminance, is still very noisy. Exposuretime: Total: 28h R: 5h G: 5h B: 5h L: 13h Teleskope: 80mm (448mm) F5.6 TS-Optics ED Refractor. Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro Camera: QSI 583 Mono CCD Bortle-Class: 3-4 #highpointscientific #NGC7023 #Irisnebula #Reflectionnebula #Darknebulae #faint #Astrophotography #highpointscientific #Teleskope  #ClearSky #TSoptics #Stars #Spacepics #Space #Universe #Astronomy #passioneastrofotografia
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NGC 6888, The Crescent Nebula. • • Imaged through my 6” SCT, I think this nebula resembles a Jellyfish. Some see a brain, and some a crescent. The data I got for this image was somewhat disappointing, resulting in a noisier than usual final result. I still think it turned out decent though. NGC 6888 is an emission Nebula, formed by the solar wind of Wolf Rayet Star WR 136. • • Technical Details- •Integration Time: 6 Hours •300s Sub exposures •Stacked in DSS •Processed in Pixinsight (HOO) • • Gear 🔭- •Celestron C6 @ f6.3 •Orion Atlas EQ-G, Belt mod and hyper tune •ZWO ASI 533MC-Pro •Optolong L-Extreme 1.25” • • Tags- #Astrophotography #astrophoto #stars #nightsky #nebula #telescope #astronomy #cosmos #nasa #hubble #astro #yourastro #nightimages #longexposure #nightphotography ⁠ #milkyway #deepsky #deepspace #outerspace #space #universe #photographingspace #apod #amateurastrophotography #highpointscientific #learningastrophotography #ig_astrophotography #nasahubble #hubbleheritage #esa
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VdB 14 and 15. It is another reedit of old data I collected some time ago. I really want to shot new targets but my time and the weather don’t want me to do. But I have some big things planned for when I have clear skies again. But now to this target. The objects are in the constellation Carmelopardalis and are fairly unknown even though they are right below the heart and Soul nebulae. VdB 14+15 are reflection nebulea illuminated by the stars HIP16228 (illumimates VdB 14) on the right and CE Cam (illuminates VdB 15) on the left. Sh2-202 is a really faint Ha region between the Soulnebula and VdB 14 and 15. It is so faint, that ist isn‘t even visible in my Luminance Layer. I had to shoot 8h trough a 6nm Ha Filter to get this red, noisy patch on the bottom of my picture and next to VdB 15. Exposuretime: Total: 20h R: 2h G: 2h B: 2h L: 6h Ha: 8h Telescope: 80mm (448mm) F5.6 TS-Optics ED Refractor. Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro Camera: QSI 583 Mono CCD Bortle-Class: 3-4 #highpointscientific #VdB14 #VdB15 #Sh2202 #Ha #Reflectionnebula #Darknebulae #faint #Astrophotography #highpointscientific #Teleskope  #ClearSky #TSoptics #Stars #Spacepics #Space #Universe #Astronomy #astronomiepicturesdaily #amateurastronomy #passioneastrofotografia #aapod2
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Sh2-142 „The Wizzard Nebula“ and LDN 1200 I took this shot in the last summer but the edit was looking so bad that I thought there must be a way to do it better. And the result is amazing, at least in my eyes.🙈 Sh2-142 is a emission nebula 7000 lightyears away in the constellation cepheus. In the middle of this big cloud of hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and dust is the open starcluster NGC 7380. The dark cloud LDN 1200 is a extreme thick cloud of dust. It is very hard to get it in a great contrast with the background and that is reason why you almost no picture that is addicted to this nebula. Maybe it is the wizzards wand?🤔 Exposuretime: Total: 8h R: 30min G: 30min B: 30min Ha: 1,5h L: 5h Teleskope: 80mm (448mm) F5.6 TS-Optics ED Refractor. Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro Camera: QSI 583 Mono CCD Bortle-Class: 3-4 #highpointscientific #Sh2-142 #NGC7380 #LDN1200 #Wizzardnebula #Ha #Halpha #Darknebulae #faint #Astrophotography #highpointscientific #Teleskope  #ClearSky #TSoptics #Stars #Spacepics #Space #Universe #Astronomy #teleskopservice #passioneastrofotografia
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Bodes Galaxy or M81 It is a spiral galaxy 11,7 million Lightyears away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Major. With a diameter of 45.000 lightyears it is a little bit smaler than our milkyway galaxy, but due to its symetric shape it is one of the most beautiful gems in the night sky. This blob wich is under M81 is the dwarf galaxy Holmberg IX. In the background of the image you can also find many interesting things like the IFN and many many small galaxies wich require hours of exposure time to reveal them. Exposuretime: ~63h (23h Ha) (30h L) (10h RGB) Teleskope: 80mm (560mm) TS-Optics ED Refractor. (Reduced to 460mm (F5.6) Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-Pro Camera: ZWO Asi 294MM Pro Bortle-Class: 3-4 #M81 #M82 #IFN #IntegratedFluxNebula #faint #Astrophotography #highpointscientific #Teleskope #Galaxy  #ClearSky #TSoptics #Stars #Spacepics #Space #Universe #Astronomy #ZWO #passioneastrofotografia
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