This is only 40 minutes worth of photon capture of this distant small object. NGC 2359, Thor’s Helmet Nebula, is a 12,000 light year distant emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. It is about 30 light-years in size. The central star is an extremely hot star thought to be in a brief pre-supernova stage of evolution. Interactions with a nearby large molecular cloud are thought to have contributed to its complex shape and curved bow-shock structure. I want to shoot this again, soon. #celestronavx #celestrontelescopes #asi294mcpro #asiairpro #astrophotographer #astrophotography #clayhausphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Cavw65bLa_e/?utm_medium=tumblr

IC 1848: the Soul Nebula. Last night I photographed two nebulae in the constellation Cassiopeia, the so-called Heart and Soul Nebulae. These two vividly red emission nebulae sit about 7000 light years away and are active star formation regions. The brilliant red color comes from ionized hydrogen gas. This image is a result of 3 3/4 hour exposure time. The structure is much larger than what you see in this image but I was relatively zoomed in on it with the telescope that I used. #Astronomy #AstroPhotography #CelestronTelescopes #zwo #zwocamera #clayhausphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/CH6Dw6dBm0z/?igshid=1f9qqc08oquen

HUGE thanks to @celestronuniverse for their donation of EclipSmart 2x Power Viewers for this year's Maker Faire in New York! __________ We are 11 days away now! Join Kuiper Kat's Astronomy for solar observing at Maker Faire New York 2017, hosted by @makerfaire and @nysci! Head over to Maker Faire's IG for more info! __________ #MakerFaire2017 #MFNY17 #CelestronTelescopes #EclipSmart #KuiperKatsAstronomy #AmateurAstronomy #CitizenScience #ScienceEducation #Astronomy #SolarObserving #SunGazing #WomenInSTEM #STEMStrong #WomenWhoScience #AstronomyInNYC #NYCAstronomy #AstroOutreach #FamilyFriendly #NewYorkHallofScience #Corona #Flushing #Queens #NYC (at New York Hall of Science)

Let this be a lesson to all of you: DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITHOUT PROTECTION. As I was setting up for solar observing, before I had the chance to put on my solar filter, the sun burned a hole through the dust cap of my eyepiece. Imagine what it can do to your eyes 👀 __________ #DaystarFilters #solarfilter #solarobserving #CelestronTelescopes #NexStar90SLT #solareclipse2017 #greatamericaneclipse #protectyourpeepers #solardamage #PoppenhusenLibrary (at Queens Library-Poppenhusen)

#Repost @nycpopscope with @repostapp ・・・ #popscope @bklynlibrary w/ @kuiperkat 3.5.17 . . . #KuiperKatsAstronomy #nycpopscope #bklynlibrary #AmateurAstronomy #CitizenScience #ScienceEducation #Astronomy #SolarSystem #Venus #Moon #Moongazing #WomenInSTEM #AstronomyInNYC #NYCAstronomy #AstroOutreach #CelestronTelescopes #GrandArmyPlaza #ParkSlope #ProspectPark #CrownHeights #Brooklyn #NYC #Astrogram (at Brooklyn Public Library)

Pockmarked beauty. #moon #astrophotography #lunarcraters #space #telescope #celestrontelescopes #mooncloseup