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Jason M

@unsolicitedspacepix

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Utah based Astrophotographer since Nov 2024

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Andromeda (M31)

This was my processed image for the Hellas-Sky Summer contest which I'm proud to say I took second place! For this image I carefully reveal the inner details of the galaxy while keeping in my view a realistic color. This was taken using a RASA 36 and you can view full contest details on their website! Thanks @hellas.sky and their talented panel of judges for putting this on and sharing high quality data 🙌

#m31 #andromedagalaxy #hellassky #andromeda #pixinsight by @unsolicitedspacepix

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2 days ago

From Seestar to a full astrophotography rig

"After starting this hobby nearly two years ago with a Seestar S50 I fell in love with the night sky and sharing it with others. The Seestar was so much fun and easy to use. I eventually stumbled upon the Seestar Facebook page and was blown away with what people were doing with editing their images. I got really into it with first learning Siril then PixInsight. One day a good friend introduced me into processing space telescope data like from the James Webb. Then I started editing data from remote telescopes of different kinds. After seeing the kind of quality you could get with amateur equipment I knew I had to build my own rig one day. At last that time has come! I will still continue to use my Seestars as they are so easy to grab and go. Finally sorry for all the clouds this will bring 😆"

Take a look at what Jason has already captured with his ZWO setup.
📸 Credit: Jason Marriott @unsolicitedspacepix

#ZWO #Seestar by @unsolicitedspacepix

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The Butterfly Nebula (IC 1318)

A large dust lanes splits the bright wings of the Butterfly a large emission nebula in Cygnus 2,100 light-years away. Comprised mainly of ionized hydrogen energized from nearby stars. The bright star Gamma Cygni located a bit closer at 1,800 light years away is about 150 times the Sun's radius. An incredibly bright and large yellow-white supergiant star.

I'm excited to present my first completed image from my new setup! Hope y'all enjoy it as much as I do. For full res my astrobin link is in the bio.

🔭 Ultracat-108
📸 ZWO ASI2600MM air
ZWO AM5N
🌈 Scorpio 3nm SHO filters
💻 PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop

Ha - 34x300s
SII - 50x300s
Oiii - 57x300s
11.75hrs - Bortle class 7.8

#ic1318 #sadr #butterflynebula #williamoptics #zwoastro by @unsolicitedspacepix

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7 days ago

The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 63) the

Dust and gas bathed in starlight ✨ finally this project is complete 😌. This was quite the challenge of gathering low bortle data and then combining that with data collected from home. In all 30hrs duoband with the ha continuum subtracted and added to 26hrs of broadband. Hope you like it!

Seestar S50Pro
Pixinsight and Adobe Photoshop
30hrs duoband (HA) bortle 7
26hrs UV/IRCUT bortle 2 & 4

#ic63 #ghostofcassiopeiav#seestars50pro
#emissionnebula #reflectionnebula

Continuum subtracted HA (pure emission line of hydrogen alpha) by @unsolicitedspacepix

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10 days ago

First light with my new scope!

Here is the Butterfly Nebula in H-Alpha using the Ultracat 108 from my Bortle 7.8 backyard 🤯. I'm excited to add more data to this hopefully soon! Full res on Astrobin link in my bio.

My other gear 👇
AM5N
Asi2600MM Air
Scorpio Ha 3nm - 34x300s

Pixinsight, Adobe Photoshop by @unsolicitedspacepix

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14 days ago

Waning Gibbous mineral Moon from last night. I love how the details pop on these mineral moon photos. You can really see how the meteor impacts spread across the surface. Have you checked out the moon lately?

Seestar S50 Pro
Best 25% of 2,450 frames
PiPP-Autostakkert-PixInsight-Photoshop

#gibbousmoon #lunarphotography #seestars50pro
#observethemoon by @unsolicitedspacepix

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18 days ago

Sneak peek 👀 at my Hellas-Sky submission for their late summer contest.

Cropped view of Andromeda's spiral arms through a RASA 36 telescope(f2.2 🤯).

#hellassky #m31 #andromeda #celestron #deepsky by @unsolicitedspacepix

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20 days ago

The Lion Nebula (SH2-132)

Energized gas from two giant Wolf Rayet stars combined with dark dust lanes makes for a dramatic scene in the constellation Cepheus.

Seestar S50Pro
1102x60 duoband Ha/Oiii (18.3hrs)
Bortle 7 mainly with a couple hrs from 4
PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop

#sh2-132 #lionnebula #seestars50pro #nebula by @unsolicitedspacepix

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a month ago

The Polarissima Cluster (NGC 188)

Normally open clusters like this drift apart but this is a rare survivor. Clocking in at approx 6.8 billion years old it survives due to its location high above the galactic plane of the Milky Way away from most gravitational interactions that might pull it apart.

Seestar S30Pro 1237x60 (20.6hrs)
Bortle 4
PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop

#caldwell1 #polarissimacluster #ngc188 #opencluster #seestars30pro by @unsolicitedspacepix

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The Pleiades Cluster (M45)

445 light-years away in Taurus the Pleiades shines brightly. An open cluster full of young hot blue luminous stars that will be short lived(relatively speaking). The dust surrounding the cluster is lit up by the scattering of nearby star light.

Full res on the astrobin, link in bio

Seestar S30Pro
772x60 B4 + 294x30 B5/7 mix
PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop

#messier45 #pleiades #starcluster #m45 #seestars30pro by @unsolicitedspacepix

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a month ago

Astrophotography made fun and portable! Check the link for my full review!

#seestars50pro #m33 #astrophotography #deepsky by @unsolicitedspacepix

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The Galactic Rose aka ARP 273

View from the Hubble Space Telescope. These interacting galaxies are 300 million light-years away. I processed this image using data from the Hubble Legacy Archive. For more info you can visit my Astrobin, link in bio! by @unsolicitedspacepix

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