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by Darya Kawa Mirza

Sh2-142, the Wizard Nebula. This emission nebula is a large, diffuse HII region in the constellation Cepheus and is ionized by the binary star DH Cephei, which is the bright star just about centre in the image. This is almost 6 hour's worth of capture image was taken with my Celestron SCT 8" back in mid-October. #clayhausphotography #celestronuniverse #celestronrocks #celestrontelescope #astrophotography #pixinsight #blurxterminator #astropixelprocessor https://www.instagram.com/p/CmaRb7YPSE_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I end my near unheard of stretch of 6 cloudless nights with the beautiful and ever so tastefully slender Needle Galaxy, NGC 4565. Certainly one of the most elegant of galaxies to grace our celestial sphere. Located some 30-50 million light years distant in the Coma Berenices constellation, it has been identified as a giant barred spiral galaxy. There are at least two near-by galaxies, including NGC 4562, the slight smear below the Needle. The significant central bulge and prominent dust lane are apparent even with my wee scope and amidst the light-polluted skies of Salt Lake City. This is 4.5 hours worth of light gathering. I had set the scope to capture an even 5 hours worth of data but at 3:50 this morning a rattling sound awoke me: gust of winds that I had not anticipated. Rubbing sleep from me eyes, with wind chimes a-singing and trees a-swaying, I stepped outside greeted by a minor gale storm. The scope was frozen. powered down -- not sure how, but it was just as well as shooting in those winds would have only produced something that a Monet could appreciate. Unbolting the scope from the mount I stowed it on our porch, and went back to bed, hoping that I had at least few good captures. More than a few as it turned out! #astonomy #astrophotography #clayhausphotography @celestronuniverse #celestronrocks #zwo #zwoasi #zwo294mcpro https://www.instagram.com/p/CNoezHMB3h5/?igshid=kt0tl2hwryr2

#Repost @stars_over_bucks with @get_repost ・・・ Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE on July 11th 2020 at 4am. It’s getting closer at now 83 million miles from Earth and is remaining bright. I’m still not having much luck with the weather, I had clouds this morning. I managed to capture this through a break in the clouds and I think it looks kind of cool! Be sure to check this comet out. In the Northern hemisphere it’s visible above the North East horizon about 60-90 minutes before Sunrise. It’s just below and to the left of the bright star Capella in the constellation Auriga. I plan to continue to share the comets progress over the next couple of months and will use some of my other telescopes as well. Telescope: Celestron RASA 8” f/2 Camera: Zwo ASI071MC Pro Exposure: 60s, Gain 90 Mount: Celestron CGX Guiding: none Filter: None Software: ASI air, DSS, Pixinsight #celestronrocks #deepsky #celestronuniverse #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #woodlandhillscamera #comets #space #universe #universetoday #nightsky #stars #astrophotos #nebula #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #asi1600 #universetoday #cometneowise #cosmos #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #interstellar #comet #starstuff https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgVqItnesA/?igshid=161caesuu3x1j

#Repost @stars_over_bucks with @get_repost ・・・ Comet Neowise at 4:30am on July 6th. This was such a treat this morning! This is the first comet I’ve seen with my naked eye since Hale Bopp over 20 years ago. It was easily visible with the naked eye once it gained some elevation and looked great in binoculars. The comet is now 100 million miles from us and will make its closet approach to Earth on July 23rd. It is at its brightest now and you can catch it just at the start of dawn from the Northern Hemisphere. The comet will continue North and will be visible after sunset also in a couple of weeks, but it will start to get dimmer. I was finishing a night of imaging with my RASA 8 and switched to my color camera to take this image as it was coming over the trees. This is a single 10 second exposure with a Zwo ASI 071MC Pro. Make sure to check this comet out over the next 2 weeks! #celestronrocks #deepsky #celestronuniverse #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #woodlandhillscamera #comets #space #universe #universetoday #nightsky #stars #astrophotos #nebula #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #asi1600 #universetoday #cometneowise #cosmos #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #interstellar #comet #starstuff https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgVXbpHu1n/?igshid=ay55uf7ur4fi

#Repost @stars_over_bucks with @get_repost ・・・ The Elephants Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) is an emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. This is a star forming region about 2400 light years away that contains many young stars recently created. This is the 50th image I have shared since January when I started Astrophotography and also my most ambitious. This has 17 hours of 4 minute exposures taken over the course of 4 nights using Ha and Oiii filters. The first photo I posted in January was 12 minutes in total. I really like the colors the narrowband filters produce on this target. This is a significant crop of the original to show more details of the trunk itself. I will post a wider field in the future. Telescope: Celestron RASA 8” f/2 Camera: Zwo ASI1600 MM Pro Exposure: Ha 165 x 4min, Oiii 90 x 4min, Gain 139 Mount: Celestron CGX Guiding: ASI 120mini, 30mm scope Filter: Baader Ha and Oiii Software: ASI air, DSS, Pixinsight #celestronrocks #deepsky #celestronuniverse #astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #woodlandhillscamera #elephantstrunknebula #space #universe #stars #astrophotos #nebula #nightphotography #longexposure #highpointscientific #asi1600 #universetoday #cepheus #cosmos #astrobackyard #spacephotography #spacephoto #hubble #milkyway #optcorp #interstellar #IC1396 #starstuff https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGzBDVHRAo/?igshid=bcrlyc4pcy07

SATURN #celestron #canon_usa #celestronrocks #celestrontelescope #saturn #nighttimephotography #celestrialphotography #planets #canonnightphotography #canonusa #canonfavpic #canonphotography #astrophotography I'm new to this hobby, long time photographer #jerryfaughn #jerryfaughnphotography (at Security, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz4Y4xqH-Z4/?igshid=1dtbs9tdd2ztc

09/26/17 39.8% waxing crescent moon. Taken with Samsung S8 through Celestron NexStar 90SLT. Long Island City, __________ #WaxingCrescent #CelestronRocks #SamsungS8 #KuiperKatsAstronomy #Astronomy #WomenInSTEM #STEMStrong #NYCAstronomy #LIC #Queens #NYC #Astrocelltography #YourESA #AstronomyPicturesDaily #UniverseToday (at Gantry Plaza State Park)