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Astrophotographer from Belgium. Other interests: astronomy, nature, macro photography, microscopy,... well, I have a broad interest field :-D. Website: https://beatriceheinze.com/ Newsletter: https://beatriceheinze.com/about/ #astrophotography

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · Nov 28

Hi all! My first post here.

And very appropriate for this platform...
IC 1318 The Butterfly Nebula in RGB 😉.

Astrophoto taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer BD N200/1000 (Newtonian Telescope) and ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (OSC Camera). No filter. Bortle Class 6 Skies.

#IC1318 #astrophotography #astronomy

IC 1318 The Butterfly Nebula in RGB by Beatrice Heinze.
Astrophoto taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer BD N200/1000 (Newtonian Telescope) and ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (OSC Camera).
No filter. Bortle Class 6 Skies.

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · Sep 23

That's true!

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · Sep 23

Thank you very much ☺️

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hhhmmm lekker! 😋 Proost! Mijn blender draait ook bijna iedere dag op volle toeren 😄.

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 23

You're welcome, David! 👍😊

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 23

Note! Please always give credit to whoever the data belongs to when you post the astrophoto on social media or other platforms.

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 23

If you run out of data or want to further develop your editing skills with nice data from various objects, click on this link from “The Astro Imaging Channel” : www.theastroimagingchannel.org/taic-worksho...

TAIC Workshop

A TAIC Workshop is where TAIC provides a full data set, and our viewers process it according to their abilities and techniques. The volunteers submit their images to TAIC, and may be invited to...

www.theastroimagingchannel.org

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 23

M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or also called the Hercules Globular Cluster.

Data: Alex McConahay (The Astro Imaging Channel)
Processing: Beatrice Heinze

(See below for more information)

#astrophotography #photography #bluesky #art #space #science #PhotographersOfBluesky #astronomy

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 23

Congratulations, David!
I wish you many clear skies! ✨📸🔭😀

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 23

It is my pleasure. Yes, it looks very inviting. Quiet and beautiful there.

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 22

Hahaha, hoe schattig!

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 22

Waw! What a beautiful environment! Great with mountains and water.

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 22

Thank you very much, Dani! 😊

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 22

I wish you a speedy recovery! Beautiful photo!

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 22

I used the following software:
1) PIPP (Planetary Imaging PreProcessor)
2) AS!3 (AutoStakkert!3)
3) Astra Image => Deconvolution & sharpening
4) Affinity Photo 2 => Post-Processing & Final Touch.

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 22

First Quarter Moon

I experimented again with some older data from 2018, as with an earlier post of mine from this year.

This is a stack of 50 images.

I hope you like this version 😊.

(See below info about the software used for this image)

#astrophotography #photography #art #bluesky #space

First Quarter Moon (data from 20-06-2018), astrophoto reprocessed by Beatrice Heinze.

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 21

You're welcome, Miranda 😀

Reposted by Beatrice Heinze Photography

Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · May 20

M94 The Croc’s Eye Galaxy captured from my dark site in southern France on two nights in early May 😊🔭🇫🇷

This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar at f/2 for a total integration time of 5 hours using a QHY183C cam without any filter.

@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

#Astrophotography

M94 is a spiral galaxy with two unique ring structures. It is about 16 million light years away from Earth and located in the constellation of Canes Venatici

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Reposted by Beatrice Heinze Photography

David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · May 20

The Sun and sunspots. 1456UT 20 May 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The yellow Sun with spots on a dark background.

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you! Yes it is! I started first with Fast Track Training before the Fundamentals Path training. Later on, I want to follow the Horizons course.

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 20

Thank you very much!

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 20

You're welcome, Michael 😊.

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 20

Other objects near this planetary nebula include:
M 16 Eagle Nebula, M 17 Omega Nebula, NGC 6818 Little Gem (another planetary nebula), IC 4756 Graff's Cluster (Open Cluster), NGC 6751 Dandelion Puffball Nebula (planetary nebula), M 11 Wild Duck Cluster and M 25 Open Cluster.

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 20

IC 1295 is a teal/green planetary nebula that is located about 4,700 light years away from Earth. It was discovered in 1867 by Truman Safford. IC 1295 has an apparent magnitude of 12.7.

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Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 20

I'm following Adam Block Studios' “Fundamentals Path Training,” and IC 1295 is one of the “Fundamental Workflow Examples.” It's the first time I've processed this planetary nebula that is also an emission nebula.

Beatrice Heinze Photography @beatriceheinze.bsky.social · May 20

IC 1295 The Planetary Nebula (RGB) in the Scutum constellation.

Data: Adam Block
Processing: Beatrice Heinze

Total integration time: 27 hrs 40 min.

(See below for more info => Thread)

#astrophotography #photography #Bluesky #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #deepsky #space #astronomy #science

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