Since The Weather Has Been Cloudy And Rainy For About A Month Now (not A Single Night Where I Could Take

Since The Weather Has Been Cloudy And Rainy For About A Month Now (not A Single Night Where I Could Take

Since the weather has been cloudy and rainy for about a month now (not a single night where I could take decent photos), here is a photo of the sun from last summer.

Despite the sun just looking like a bright ball of light at first glance, there are actually quite a lot of things to see on it.

This photo was taken using a specific light filter that enhances the details of the sun's surface. All of those black spots are sunspots, regions of the sun that are colder due to local magnetic fields preventing some of the heat from reaching the surface. The slightly brighter regions visible on the side of the sun are solar plage, zones that are slightly hotter, also due to the local magnetic fields.

Finally, the surface of the sun in the picture looks a bit granular/wrought, that is due to solar granulation, smaller (around 1000 km in width) convection currents (basically bubble of plasma) at the surface. (The resolution isn't great so the granulation is not super clearly visible, unfortunately).

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11 months ago
This Is M51, Also Known As The Whirlpool Galaxy It Is A Pair A Galaxy Currently Interacting Together.

This is M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy it is a pair a galaxy currently interacting together. If you look at the two arms of the spiral, you will see that the one on the left is somewhat deformed (near the other galaxy) this is due to the gravitational interaction between the two galaxies. Those interaction are also the reason why the left galaxy (NGC 5195) is this irregular. Some of the models have proposed that both galaxies have passed through each other at some point in the past. In the future both galaxie will slowly fuse together, but this will take at least a few hundred million years. Multiple other interacting galaxies also exist, such as the butterfly galaxies or the antenna galaxies.

This photo was supposed to be a test of my new equatorial mount but the result was WAY BETTER than expected so here you go (the post-treatment of the photos is not the best ever but I had to work with a limited amount a data). I will probably post more photos this summer since I now have access to better skys and a better mount than in Munich (If the weather complies).


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10 months ago
Photos Of The Two Major Components Of The Veil Nebula, The First One Is The Eastern Veil Aka C33 And
Photos Of The Two Major Components Of The Veil Nebula, The First One Is The Eastern Veil Aka C33 And

Photos of the two major components of the veil nebula, the first one is the eastern veil aka C33 and the second one (the one with the star in the middle) the western veil aka C34. Those are part of a supernova remnant (left over gas and dust from a supernova), their colour are due mainly to two gases present inside. The blue/green colour comes mostly from oxygen (as OIII emission around 500nm by doubly ionised oxygen) and a little bit from hydrogen (as H beta emission at 486nm) where as the red comes nearly completely from hydrogen (as H alpha emission at 656nm).

The first photo is about 2.5 hours of exposure (30x3 min for RGB + 10x5 min for H alpha) and the second one about 3 hours (36x3 min for RGB + 16x5 min for H alpha).

The additional photos taken in hydrogen alpha are added to the normal RGB photos to intensify the colour and visibility of the hydrogen gas (it doesn't show well enough with standard RGB in part due to the lower amount of light it emits an in part due to the sensor's response itself) Here is a version of C33 (eastern veil) with the stars removed as my friends were very impressed by it, hope you like it too.

Photos Of The Two Major Components Of The Veil Nebula, The First One Is The Eastern Veil Aka C33 And

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5 months ago

“the arts and sciences are completely separate fields that should be pitted against each other” the overlap of the arts and sciences make up our entire perceivable reality they r fucking on the couch


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1 year ago

can I read posts on the internet lightning speed ? yes.

can I read a scientific publication quickly ? also yes !!!

now, can I read a normal book at a somewhat regular speed ? no, I have to re-read the previous page, hell the previous chapter because I forgot what the conversation between the character was about !


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4 months ago
Photo Of The NGC 2237, The Rosette Nebula And The Star Cluster Inside It, NGC 2244.

Photo of the NGC 2237, the Rosette nebula and the star cluster inside it, NGC 2244.

The star cluster, which is estimated to be about 5 million years old, is responsible for the ionisation of the surrounding gas. The mass of the nebula is estimated to be about 10 000 times the mass of our sun, which is relatively massive for a diffuse nebula.

This image uses a SHO palette, I quite like the colours I manage to get, both as the normal and starless images.

Photo Of The NGC 2237, The Rosette Nebula And The Star Cluster Inside It, NGC 2244.

I also tried using the Foraxx palette, I think it's a bit less interesting visually, but the dark dust structures seam a bit more visible.

Photo Of The NGC 2237, The Rosette Nebula And The Star Cluster Inside It, NGC 2244.

(Image taken using a CarbonStar 150/600 newtonian telescope with a 0.95 coma corrector, ZWO ASI294 monochrome camera ZWO LRGB filters and Baader 6.5nm SHO filter. 5x120s image for each colour filter (RGB), 15x300s for the Ha filter 20x300s for the SII filter and 18x300s for the OIII filter, total imaging time 4h 25min, stacking and processing done in PixInsight.)


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6 months ago
Picture Of The Bubble Nebula And Surrounding Objects : Top Left (the Vague Group Of Stars): M52 An Open

Picture of the bubble nebula and surrounding objects : Top left (the vague group of stars): M52 an open cluster

Center right: NGC 7538 an emission nebula (also known as the northern lagoon nebula)

Bottom center: NGC 7635/the bubble nebula and the surrounding hydrogen cloud

The ''bubble'' part of this nebula is created by the stellar wind (flow of gas, plasma and particle) emitted by the central star at nearly 650 million km/h hitting and compressing the surrounding interstellar gas. The central star (BD +602522) is currently estimated to be about 45 times heavier than our sun and about 4 million years old. Being so massive and thus very hot (it's a type O star) its lifespan is very limited for a star and it should go supernova in about 10 to 20 million years.

BD +602522 is slightly off center from the bubble, this is due to the interstellar gas being a bit more dense on one side and thus slowing the stellar wind more efficiently.

Picture Of The Bubble Nebula And Surrounding Objects : Top Left (the Vague Group Of Stars): M52 An Open

Single exposure to make the central star more visible.

Image taken using a CarbonStar 150/600 newtonian telescope with a 0.95 coma corrector, ZWO ASI294 monochrome camera. 12x300s image for each colour filter (LRGB) and 12x300s for the Ha filter, total imaging time 5h, stacking and processing done in PixInsight.

Starless version of the same image:

Picture Of The Bubble Nebula And Surrounding Objects : Top Left (the Vague Group Of Stars): M52 An Open

Older image where the bubble is more distinct from the background hydrogen clouds :

Picture Of The Bubble Nebula And Surrounding Objects : Top Left (the Vague Group Of Stars): M52 An Open

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7 months ago
I Was Able To See And Take Pictures Of The Comet C2023/A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) ! This Comet Will Be Visible

I was able to see and take pictures of the comet C2023/A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) ! This comet will be visible in the night sky probably for the next week or two, it's currently visible both with a pair of binoculars and with the naked eye. Since it's visible very early after sunset, it's a bit difficult to spot for now, but in the coming days it's will gradually be visible later in the night and thus easier to observe.

I Was Able To See And Take Pictures Of The Comet C2023/A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) ! This Comet Will Be Visible

This comet is one of the brightest in the last few years so it should be quite easy to observe.

I hope you all get a chance to see it, it's magnificent


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3 months ago
Photo A Few Galaxies, M81 / Bode's Galaxy (centre), M82/the Cigar Galaxy (left) And NGC 3077 (right)

Photo a few galaxies, M81 / bode's galaxy (centre), M82/the cigar galaxy (left) and NGC 3077 (right)

In addition to those three galaxies, there are many other (much) smaller ones hidden among the stars (a few examples):

Photo A Few Galaxies, M81 / Bode's Galaxy (centre), M82/the Cigar Galaxy (left) And NGC 3077 (right)
Photo A Few Galaxies, M81 / Bode's Galaxy (centre), M82/the Cigar Galaxy (left) And NGC 3077 (right)
Photo A Few Galaxies, M81 / Bode's Galaxy (centre), M82/the Cigar Galaxy (left) And NGC 3077 (right)
Photo A Few Galaxies, M81 / Bode's Galaxy (centre), M82/the Cigar Galaxy (left) And NGC 3077 (right)

The red-ish filament visible around M82 are ionised hydrogen gas and dust pushed outwards by galactic-superwind

Photo A Few Galaxies, M81 / Bode's Galaxy (centre), M82/the Cigar Galaxy (left) And NGC 3077 (right)

Those are tough to be a combination of solar winds created by young stars and the shockwaves of frequent supernovas. They mostly occur in starburst galaxy a type of galaxies that experience heightened stars formation generally due to recent gravitational interaction with other galaxies, in the case of M82 the trigger is most likely its neighbour M81.

(Image taken using a CarbonStar 150/600 newtonian telescope with a 0.95 coma corrector, ZWO ASI294 monochrome camera ZWO LRGB filters and Baader 6.5nm Ha filter. 12x180s image for each colour filter (RGB), 6x300s for the Ha filter, total imaging time 2h 54min, stacking and processing done in PixInsight.)


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3 months ago

sometimes astronomy camera companies will post about their horrible attempts to fix hardware problems with software. normally these are unremarkable.

Sometimes Astronomy Camera Companies Will Post About Their Horrible Attempts To Fix Hardware Problems

and then sometimes they contain a beautiful single sentence that will live in your brain forever

Sometimes Astronomy Camera Companies Will Post About Their Horrible Attempts To Fix Hardware Problems

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7 months ago

For those not in the US wanting to search for dark skies near you, this website is quite useful.

The Black Areas Represent The Remaining Natural Dark Skies In The United States

The black areas represent the remaining natural dark skies in the United States


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