I pointed my telescope at Saturn, shot over 200,000 images, and processed the result … all to produce my finest look at the Jewel of our Solar System!
A culmination of years of planetary photography work, this photo is from Aug 18, 2022, just days after our closest approach.
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This heavily software-processed image of the solar chromosphere reveals the complex nature of the magnetic field within our star.
Walking the thin line between science and art ... perhaps blurring it a bit. 😉
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #power
I took this photograph of the 2017 total solar eclipse. I’ve been revisiting it ever since and pushing it to the absolute extreme … revealing crazy details within the solar corona.
It looks freaking amazing. But, let’s be honest, I am a bit biased in my opinion of this one 😂
Yep, original photographer here, not NASA. Thanks for tagging my account
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Thanks for the share. I am the original content creator.
This is a processed image using photos collected through my backyard solar telescope!
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This heavily software-processed image of the solar chromosphere reveals the complex nature of the magnetic field within our star.
Walking the thin line between science and art ... perhaps blurring it a bit. 
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #power
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #powerBy popular demand...a look at my solar telescope in action and a final picture.
Warning: Never point a #telescope at the #Sun without proper filtration and an understanding of how to manage the energy collected!
Happy #Sunday, and #MothersDay
#space #Astrophotography #solar
I shot an extreme close-up of our local star.
How awesome is this? Amateur astrophotography never fails to amaze me.
#space #star #opteam #sun #Astrophotography
Last Friday, my astrophotographer friend asked if I wanted to collaborate on a monstrous mosaic image of the Sun. Yep!
We both went to work, pulling out all the crazy details we could within the solar chromosphere.
Enjoy a teaser … results so far are amazing!
Two years (and one day) ago, I was frantically setting up my telescope and cameras to capture a once in a lifetime event.
This is a throwback look at the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 2020.
I shot the #Moon the other night using my #telescope. I don’t often do #lunar composites like this, but #wow, they look great and give the moods.
I want to print it big, so I went big. Full image is 400 mp 😳
Enjoy a couple “internet sized” views!
#space #Astrophotography
Sit back and enjoy the unique collaborative effort of two solar astrophotographers, and .
The result is truly one-of-kind … a beautiful fusion of art and science!
Zoom in 👀
Another picture of mine gone viral without me!
Can we talk about why my photos do this?
#tagtheartist #space twitter.com/Sciencenature1
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Thanks for the share, I am the original photographer of this image. NASA has no connection to this picture besides inspiring me as a young lad. Check out my page for more if you are interested.
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This heavily software-processed image of the solar chromosphere reveals the complex nature of the magnetic field within our star.
Walking the thin line between science and art ... perhaps blurring it a bit.
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #power
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #powerHere is a look at the telescope back in winter time ! It’s a 6” refractor telescope specifically adapted for solar imaging.
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… and here is my solar telescope in action. Waiting for the pesky clouds to clear.
I shot an image of some galaxies that are hundreds of millions of light years away with my backyard telescope.
Exploring the mind-boggling, distant cosmos is everything I love about amateur astrophotography.
This cluster is known as ARP297.
Happy Holidays all!
This is the #jupitersaturnconjunction shot a few days ago.
Check out the closeups...
#Astrophotography #Jupiter #Saturn #ChristmasTree #HappyHolidays
Perhaps my finest shot of Saturn from the backyard!
So many things to go well to have a good session. It’s a small miracle when everything aligns.
Shot on the day of #Saturn’s opposition last week, Aug 3rd. Also pictured: the scope used.
#Astrophotography #space #opteam
Here is a view of the “Eagle Nebula” shot with my backyard telescope system.
The Pillars of Creation (made famous by the now-classic Hubble image), rise almost 5 light years into the interior pocket of the nebula … sculpted by gravity and the radiation of newborn stars.
Venusian Dawn
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The planet Venus, as photographed in morning sky last week … and then subjected to my creative urges.
#space #Astrophotography #venus #telescope
M74 through the kaleidoscope of filters on the JWST
Our eyes see a slice of the spectrum about 300nm wide (visible light). This image spans 19,000nm …63x the range of human vision! Is this what space looks like? Well, we just handed ourselves some superpower vision with JWST.
This is one of the most beautiful galaxy shots I’ve ever done.
Though … I am entitled to my own opinions, 😜
This is IC342, a striking face-on spiral galaxy looming behind a veil of Milky Way stars and dust. Our view out into the cosmos rarely gets better!
Been struggling with my solar filter, but I think if got it dialed in again.
Fixed by using an old sock 😂 and a heater to protect it from cold weather!
This was shot yesterday Jan 31, 2022 and shows a new active region rotating into view.
#space #sun #solar #Astrophotography
Here’s a picture of our new #astrophotography gear.
… the James Webb Space Telescope, photographed from 1 million kilometers away!
You may need to zoom in on this one (see the lower right).
#space #jameswebbspacetelescope #NASAWebb #ESA #NASA
Here is a video of the Asteroid Dimorphos shot from my backyard, two weeks after the impact of NASA’s DART spacecraft.
The visible ejecta plume (dust that was kicked up and blown back by the solar wind) stretches well over 10,000 km … roughly Earth’s diameter!
A nice view of Saturn through my backyard telescope. I shot this at dawn on June 10, 2022.
This week I started shooting planets again. This will be a great season as we approach the gas giants and we also get a Mars fly-by!
#space #planet #saturn #telescope
Tucked deep within the cavernous stellar nursery, Messier 16, this 10-light-year-long column of space dust rises into view.
The “Dark Spire” is a small crop of a new image I’m working on featuring this entire star-forming region in high detail.
Stay tuned!
No, couldn’t figure out how to ride there so I set up a solar telescope in my backyard. 😂
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Here’s my humble backyard attempt from last year in true colors. Seems almost comical to see them next to each other but … considering the budget 😂
Details on my version:
Celestron EdgeHD 8”
ZWO ASI1600MM
Orion AtlasPro
HaLRGB
24.1 hours total exposure
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Thanks for the share. Original content creator here.
This image was processed using photos collected on my backyard telescope. See my tweet here
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This heavily software-processed image of the solar chromosphere reveals the complex nature of the magnetic field within our star.
Walking the thin line between science and art ... perhaps blurring it a bit.
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #power
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #powerIm honored to see my Soul Nebula portrait is running as NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day today.
apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.
Great response on this one.
Thanks all!
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#space #Astrophotography #opteam #universe
This is the Crescent Nebula, formed as an old star shed its outer atmosphere of lighter elements.
This was shot with my backyard telescope using almost 27 hours of exposure time!
#space #universe #Astrophotography #astronomy
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I reworked one of my personal favorite shots. This is the ARP273 interacting galaxy pair, about 300 million light years away.
Looks like a rose to me! 🌹
#Astrophotography #space #galaxy #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2022
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Yes! Twitter seems to obliterate the videos with compression so I don’t share them much here. But check this out if you can ....
instagram.com/reel/CHTDih4Js
Some very raw footage from about an hour ago (morning of 17-May-2023) when the Moon passed in front of Jupiter.
This occultation was captured in broad daylight through my telescope. I captured color info separately and will give this a proper process later.
Enjoy a quick look!
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This photo is one of those available in my newly-released Space Lover’s print collection…discounted through Dec 2, 2022 (promo code CYBERWEEK). Sign up to my email list for more info and other offers direct to your inbox. More at the link…thx & enjoy!
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Here’s my original tweet !
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I shot an extreme close-up of our local star.
How awesome is this? Amateur astrophotography never fails to amaze me.
#space #star #opteam #sun #Astrophotography
The Siamese Twins … a pair of galaxies just beginning to merge.
In a handful of billion years the colliding Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy could look a lot like this !
#space #galaxy #Astrophotography #Alien
My first image of Saturn in 2021
I hauled out my planetary telescope a couple days ago to start tuning it up for the summer. Saturn came through nicely and as we approach for our August fly-by, it’ll keep getting better!
#planet #Saturn #Astrophotography #space
Active regions on the Sun are an amazing display of extreme physics. Knots of hydrogen plasma get twisted up by the magnetic field and the chance of a massive flare increases.
See that big sunspot? Our Earth could comfortably fit in there.
#space #Astrophotography #sun #solar
A close-up look at the Sun yesterday!
I finally got a break in the non-stop clouds and set up to shoot our #star.
This image is shot through a filter that isolates the tendrils of hydrogen plasma in the outer layer of the #Sun’s chromosphere.
#space #solar #astronomy
The #Sun from Feb 27, 2021
AR2804 shows off its tangled magnetic field and sunspot that could swallow the Earth whole!
Shot with a hydrogen filter that reveals the plasma in the #chromosphere. Photo was progressively enhanced to accentuate the contrasting structures.
#space
A look at our #star from a few days ago!
Shot in hydrogen alpha filtered light, this image reveals the complex, twisted nature of the #solar #chromosphere.
Stack of 2500 images. Don’t point a magnifying glass at the #Sun without proper precautions!
#Astrophotography #space
Jupiter and Io
#Io is the innermost of the Galilean Moons. It is only slightly larger than our own #moon and gives a sense of #Jupiter’s scale
One of the most pristine nights I’ve had for shooting #planetary and the clarity didn’t disappoint!
#space #Astrophotography #opteam
Stephan’s Quintet will be included in JWST’s first public image release. I’m excited to see how this compares to my observation of this galaxy cluster from 2016…as I was just starting to point my telescope at these distant objects. #JWST #nasa #Space #galaxy #astronomy
Deep inside the Soul …
IC1848, the Soul Nebula, is a nearby star forming region toward the constellation Cassiopeia. The young, hot stars carve out pockets and ionize the nearby gas clouds, causing them to glow in sculptured forms.
A low-res copy of this image is still getting passed around the internet credited as “NASA’s clearest image of the Sun”.
Weird world we live in.
If you enjoy my work, just share it with proper attribution, preferably a retweet. Feel free to ask questions and engage!
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This heavily software-processed image of the solar chromosphere reveals the complex nature of the magnetic field within our star.
Walking the thin line between science and art ... perhaps blurring it a bit.
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #power
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #powerLocated some 56 million light years away, M100 is a great example of a “Grand Design” spiral galaxy.
This type is known for its long, structured arms which wrap around a bright inner core. A smaller companion can be seen edge-on at the top of this photo.
On April 8, 2024, exactly 2 years from the time of this tweet, there will be a total solar #eclipse racing across the continental United States.
Thinking back to my 2017 experience inspired me to revisit my images and make this thing!
#Astrophotography #space #SolarEclipse2024
The Crab #Pulsar is surrounded by a wild network of gasses …remnants of a star that exploded.
This #supernova was recorded by Chinese astronomers on July 4, 1054 as being visible in the daytime sky!
Shot in visible and infrared with a backyard #telescope.
#space #astronomy
Mars #Opposition today! It’s big and beautiful in the sky all night RN.
Didn’t take me long to one-up my personal best #Mars image. Enjoy this view from a few nights ago.
How long until humans take the ride during a close approach like this? 😉
#SpaceX #opteam
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… and here is my solar telescope in action. Waiting for the pesky clouds to clear.
I shot one of my personal best images of Saturn the other day. Then, I ran it through some software to transform the view to look down from above.
What do you think of this wizardry?
Honestly, loving the perspective shift!
#saturn #planet #astrophotography #space #opteam
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Check out this wild tornado-like prominence reaching out into space. It’s longer than 14 Earths placed side to side! 🌍🌎🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍🌎🌏🌍🌎
We are set to officially release the full image tomorrow. Worth a look, I’d say.
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This was hands-down my favorite celestial experience ever. It was nothing short of amazing.
The streamers coming out from behind the Moon are parts of the solar corona blasting millions of miles out into space.
This was shot on a standard DSLR, through a telephoto lens.
This is the Spaghetti Nebula… a tangled web of old star stuff.
This supernova exploded just as modern humans were making their first pieces of art 40,000 years ago.
It would have been visible in the sky, perhaps even in broad daylight.
#space #opteam #astrophotography
Some people say that space is empty, but my astrophotography rig would like to argue that.
Fatty is back! Somehow in the dawn last week I pulled off one of my better shots of our friendly gas giant, Jupiter.
I really love shooting this planet, the name calling is all out of affection 😂
#Astrophotography #space #Jupiter #telescope #planet
I was able to shoot one of my personal best images of Mars yesterday.
This week we are at our closest point to #Mars and it appears largest, allowing even a modest backyard telescope to see some mighty fine details!
Enjoy
#Astrophotography #opteam #space #planet #marsopposition
A sharp view of Active Region 12822 on the #Sun from yesterday, May 12, 2021.
It’s now pointed toward us! Flares from these areas can lead to some lovely aurorae on Earth.
This is a fairly “natural” view, but still invisible to the human eye!
#space #Astrophotography #solar
NGC660 is known as a polar ring galaxy.
At some point in the past, it was likely created by a galactic merger. A ring of stars, gasses, and dust now orbits the core at an oblique angle.
Such a uniquely beautiful view we have 😉
#Astrophotography #opteam #space #galaxy
Thanks for the share, I am the original photographer of this image. NASA has no connection to it besides inspiring me as a kid. Check out my page for more if you are interested.
You can find the original tweet here
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This heavily software-processed image of the solar chromosphere reveals the complex nature of the magnetic field within our star.
Walking the thin line between science and art ... perhaps blurring it a bit.
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #power
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #powerThanks to the NASA APOD team for featuring my image of ARP273!
Glad you all like it, it’s definitely a favorite of mine 😍
#APOD #space #Astrophotography #Science
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Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220219.
When I’m working on #solar images, I find my brain gets hung up on recognizable patterns. This one struck me as soon as I saw it.
I know what I see, what do you see?
This is an actual picture of the #Sun, split down the middle and mirrored.
#space #Astrophotography
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Thanks for the share, I am the original photographer of this image. NASA has no connection to it besides inspiring me as a kid. Check out my page for more if you are interested.
You can find the original tweet here
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This heavily software-processed image of the solar chromosphere reveals the complex nature of the magnetic field within our star.
Walking the thin line between science and art ... perhaps blurring it a bit.
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #power
#Astrophotography #space #solar #star #powerYes indeed. The “fur” is actually hydrogen plasma. The strands can be longer than the Earth is wide!
The Great Conjunction Close-up
I was able to get a brief window and shoot details of #Jupiter and #Saturn together in the same frame!
Enjoy and look up if you have clear sky
#GreatConjunction2020 #GreatConjunction #planets #space #Astrophotography
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Of course I just like sharing these views, but if you like the picture and want to support the photographer …
You can do us both a favor and put it on your wall ! 😉
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Here is the telescope
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TPO 12” f/4 Imaging Newtonian
Televue 5x Powermate
ASI183MM Pro
RGB
Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
My image of the edge-on spiral galaxy, NGC891 was shortlisted into the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2022 competition, see below!
…selected from a pool of thousands of submissions, I am honored to be in the running for an award this year.
Wish me luck 😉
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We're very pleased and excited to announce that the shortlist for the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition 2022 has been selected! 
See just some of these incredible examples of the world's best space photography here: bit.ly/APY14SHORTLIST
#APY14
See just some of these incredible examples of the world's best space photography here: bit.ly/APY14SHORTLIST
#APY14
Mars Meets a Jellyfish
This image shows a shimmering #Mars on the left, drifting past the Jellyfish #nebula (15 million times more distant). The unique scene was shot in under an hour, April 30, 2021.
Shot in #narrowband with the Radian Triad Ultra
#space #Astrophotography
Meanwhile, today on the Sun...
Shot with a backyard solar telescope on the morning of April 22, 2021. This is Active Region 12817 on the limb, sending out flares into space.
#sun #solar #Astrophotography #space #telescope
The planet Saturn through my telescope.
It’s hard not to fall in love at first sight.
#Astrophotography #space #telescope #saturn
Always impressed with what a backyard telescope can reveal when you put in enough time and care into snapping pics of deep #space.
...the view floating right over our heads never ceases to amaze!
This is the Draco Trio
18h LRGB
#space #opteam #astrophotograpny
Close-up on some private bits of the #Sun?
I shot this yesterday. So much #solar activity recently that, with a long focal length #telescope, it’s almost hard to decide where to look!
#space
My first shot of Jupiter in 2021 with my backyard scope!
Did you know planets are visible during the day? This image was recorded at sunrise.
I included a pic of the telescope rig I used for this.
#Astrophotography #jupiter #space #planet
This is look down deep into the Soul Nebula. This is a “nearby” star-forming region. The nebula is sculpted by the newborn stars in the area.
The image is a result of 38 hours of photographic exposure of the night sky.
#Astrophotography #opteam #nebula #space
A big thank you for all the love and support on the colossal collaboration with . We put our creative skills together on a unique image of the Sun that is still captivating to me after hours of staring!
Last call, it’ll only be available a couple more days …
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Which one is your favorite?
Some are technically composite, HDR, and/or focus stacked images (elements captured separately on-site, and reassembled to a master scene image).
Hope you enjoy the “Holiday Star” !
It’s totally doable but you really need specialized filtration or a literal fire can result. Here I am using a Daystar Quark filter with an auxiliary filter in front to reflect most sunlight back out the front of the scope.
The KING
Jupiter through my backyard telescope showing some nice detail in the cloud bands.
I had some decent, very humid conditions last week and somehow keep clawing my way to better images with this setup.
The most detailed look at a sunspot I’ve captured with my solar telescope.
Image was shot in late November 2020. See the size compared with Earth!
#sun #solar #astrophotography
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Check out this amazingly detailed picture of the big spot on our star right now.
I was able to get this shot with my backyard solar rig and an exceptional amount of patience.
The 2nd image shows the Earth as a scale reference!
#wow #amazing #Astrophotography #space #sun #star
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I developed my own techniques for enhancements and applied them to create this beautiful portrait. I was able to present it in a resolution far beyond any of my previous work. I hope you enjoy the look!
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This is a crop from an image available in my new print collection. Hit the product link for more. The whole collection is discounted 10% with the code CYBERWEEK at checkout through Dec 2, 2022!
This is Mars over the span of 6 hours at random intervals. Video is played forward then reverse.
A little birdy () once told me Twitter loves “work in progress” updates. So here we go....enjoy!!
#Astrophotography #mars #MarsOpposition #space
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I love the results and it was so fun to enjoy the process with a fellow astrophotographer.
Cheers 🍻
Hot ! 🥵
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The clouds were relentless, but I was gifted a few clear hours to do my best and preserve the moment. This was actually one day before they were closest together.
During this time I shot a close-up from home, shot a scene at a local park, and found a perfect tree topper.
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The telescope is the AR152, with a Quark Chromosphere, ASI174MM camera, on a AVX mount.... and lots of wires and stuff.
… one year ago
I shot this set of images to remember that time when #Jupiter and #Saturn joined forces.
Which one is your favorite?
#astronomy #Astrophotography
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From our point of view here on Earth, they passed within 6 arc-minutes of each other … 20% of the apparent width of the full moon in the sky! We will never see a closer alignment between these two gas giants.
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A melding of art, science, and the technique of two astrophotographers, we are excited to present to you …
“Fusion of Helios”
<< thundering echo >>
Inside the Heart Nebula
Shared on Valentine’s Day because of love
Shot as a 2 panel mosaic with 34 hours total exposure in narrowband, hydrogen and oxygen
#Astrophotography #space #heart #ValentinesDay #valentines
People always ask if I see things in my telescope I can’t explain. Watch this raw video feed …
It’s a trap!
#ufo #space #MayThe4thBeWithYou #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #StarWarsDay
Check out the Moon partially eclipsing the Sun this morning!
The Mackinac Bridge is silhouetted in the foreground.
#astronomy #Eclipse2021 #AnnularSolarEclipse #space #SolarEclipse #solareclipse2021
This is a look at the Great Conjunction of 2020 before it happens.
On December 21, 2020, #Jupiter and #Saturn will pass within 6 arc-minutes of each other. This only 20% of the distance spanned by the full moon!!
#Astrophotography #space #planets #greatconjunction #opteam
This is my best look at Mars this season…because it’s the only one.
Opposition happens tonight on a full Moon occultation. This means the Sun, Earth, Moon, and Mars align in a VERY rare celestial event.
Hoping for good skies even though the forecast is very bleak here! 🍻
This insanely detailed image of the Carina Nebula was shot with a remotely-controlled telescope under pristine Chilean skies and post-processed by me. Zoom in!
Raw master frames are available to anyone as part of an image processing contest we are hosting. Read below for more
