My name is David and I spend every clear night out under the stars with my telescope taking long exposure photographs of deep space objects.

These are my latest images that I've captured. I think it is amazing what we can see from our own backyards even in highly polluted areas! Whenever the conditions are right, I take my gear outside to create new stills and then share them with others on my Instagram profile. You can also find more of my photographs in my previous post on Bored Panda.

More info: astrodavido.com | Instagram

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M16 - The Eagle Nebula

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Ditto
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2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! That is amazing imagine floating endlessly through this

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Ngc2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula

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2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone else see some creature wearing the helmet, looks like a boar or a wolf in a way 🤔

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Ngc4565 - The Needle Galaxy

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ForThePeople
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1 week ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Think for a moment. Galaxies have billions of stars. Those stars have Goldilocks zones, and some have planets in said zone. Those planets may host intelligent life. Anyone who thinks Earth is unique in the fact that it has life is selfish. We have proof that small bacteria used to live on Mars even!

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Ngc 7380 - The Wizard Nebula

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Ditto
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2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow I actually see the wizard! He's on the far left and has got his hands out and it looks like he's ready to clap his hands! Cool 😀

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M45 - The Pleiades

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Happy crow dragon (they/any)
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2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love the Pleiades! Outer space and Ancient Greece are my two biggest special interests and I love how much Greek mythology ties into astronomy

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Ngc281 - The Pac-Man Nebula

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M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy

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Happy crow dragon (they/any)
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2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m correcting my previous comment, this just looks like A Galaxy

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M109 - The Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy

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M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula

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Headless Horseman
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2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do we know for sure these aren't portals to some entirely different universe or dimension, we just cant access it yet?

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#14

M13 - The Hercules Cluster

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Ic410 And Ic417 - The Tadpoles Nebula And The Spider Nebula

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Jones-Emberson 1 (Pk 164+31.1) - The Headphone Nebula

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Alecto76
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2 weeks ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unlike most of them, I see where the name came from.

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Ic5146 - The Cocoon Nebula

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Ngc6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy

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