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I Enjoy Taking Long Exposure Photographs Of Deep Space Objects, Here Are 22 Of My Latest Images
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
Wow, this is terrific !! Pillars of creation in the middle is almost like Hubble image. Can you share information about integration time per filter (SHO) and your telescope? Thanks.
Ngc2359 - Thor's Helmet Nebula
Ngc4565 - The Needle Galaxy
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!
M51 - The Whirlpool Galaxy
M45 - The Pleiades
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
Sh2-132 - The Lion Nebula
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy
I’m correcting my previous comment, this just looks like A Galaxy
Ic 405 - The Flaming Star Nebula
M27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
How do we know for sure these aren't portals to some entirely different universe or dimension, we just cant access it yet?
Ngc2903
Ic410 And Ic417 - The Tadpoles Nebula And The Spider Nebula
Ngc4725 And Ngc4712
Albireo - A Double Star
Ngc6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy
I used to enjoy the night sky until our local government introduced ultra bright white LED lights and installed MORE light units to replace the old sodium ones, the night sky has almost vanished in to a sea of light pollution......I hope that their own lights in their homes forever blow bulbs. David you work is amazing and is brilliant to see.
Ugh, I’m so sorry - unfortunately, light pollution isn’t a priority it seems. I’m in Bortle 6/7 skies so I understand. Have you checked into EAA before, its essentially live stacking images with the scope - nice alternative to visual astronomy while still getting out under the stars. Thanks for the kind words!
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Thanks! For most of these, I used a Celestron 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope on a CGEM II mount with a ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera. For narrowband data, I use Antlia 3nm filters. For a few of these images, I used my little Astro-Tech AT72EDII refractor on an AVX mount.
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Amazing images, thanks for sharing. Do you have the original, high resolution versions? They would make for excellent desktop wallpapers.
Yes, most of these can be found on astrobin and the full resolution images can be downloaded there. https://www.astrobin.com/users/astro_davido/
Load More Replies... I used to enjoy the night sky until our local government introduced ultra bright white LED lights and installed MORE light units to replace the old sodium ones, the night sky has almost vanished in to a sea of light pollution......I hope that their own lights in their homes forever blow bulbs. David you work is amazing and is brilliant to see.
Ugh, I’m so sorry - unfortunately, light pollution isn’t a priority it seems. I’m in Bortle 6/7 skies so I understand. Have you checked into EAA before, its essentially live stacking images with the scope - nice alternative to visual astronomy while still getting out under the stars. Thanks for the kind words!
Load More Replies... Thanks! For most of these, I used a Celestron 8" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope on a CGEM II mount with a ZWO ASI1600MM Pro camera. For narrowband data, I use Antlia 3nm filters. For a few of these images, I used my little Astro-Tech AT72EDII refractor on an AVX mount.
Load More Replies... Amazing images, thanks for sharing. Do you have the original, high resolution versions? They would make for excellent desktop wallpapers.
Yes, most of these can be found on astrobin and the full resolution images can be downloaded there. https://www.astrobin.com/users/astro_davido/
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