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Amateur astrophotographer Michigan State alumn in astrophysics and business analytics he/him https://linktr.ee/op_astro

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Oct 21

My longest project yet, a little over 100hrs total on Andromeda. 62.5h LRGB and another 39.5h on Ha.

Shot from Starfront Remote Observatories with a RedCat51, ASI533MM Pro, and Antlia HaLRGB filters.
#astrophotography 🔭

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Sep 26

a man wearing a blonde wig and a mustache is standing in front of a green forest .

ALT: a man wearing a blonde wig and a mustache is standing in front of a green forest .

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Two Wolf-Rayets for the Price of One - WR134 and NGC6888 - AstroBin

An image on AstroBin.

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Sep 5

Catching up on editing some images. This is a cool region in the constellation Cygnus with two Wolf-Rayet stars, the ever-popular Crescent Nebula, aka NGC6888, in the top left and WR134 in the bottom right.

Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography

a nebulous region of space in the constellation Cygnus, with red and blue wispy nebulosity throughout, and two main features:
the crescent nebula, a nebula that looks like a brain with a blue shell in the upper left hand corner, and WR134, a blue, circular nebula in the bottom right hand corner

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Aug 24

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Float Like a Butterfly - IC1318 HOO w/ RGB Stars - AstroBin

An image on AstroBin.

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Aug 24

Been a bit lazy about editing photos lately, but finally decided to finish one up.

IC1318 - Sadr Region and the Butterfly in Cygnus

Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography

a bright pinkish red region of space vaguely resembling a butterfly, fading to a more blue and pink region in the bottom of the photo

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Jun 30

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M8 and M20 - The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae - AstroBin

Bright objects + dark skies are almost a cheat code, making objects like this an easy LRGB target

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Jun 30

Another quick project now that the weather is finally getting better. M8 and M20, the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in LRGB. Dark skies and bright objects are basically a cheat code, making targets like this almost easy.
Captured from Starfront Remote with my Cat91 telescope
#astrophotography

a nebulous region of the Milky Way, with a blue nebula with a pink core in the bottom left (the Trifid Nebula), a pink region in the top middle (the Lagoon Nebula), which fades into a more yellow/brown region of the Milky Way core in the upper right

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Jun 23

Another from Starfront Observatories, part of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex.
15hrs total exposure time, shot with Cat91 telescope and Player One Poseidon-M Pro camera.
#astrophotography

a dusty region near the Milky Way band, with a bright blue reflection nebula on the left and bright yellow on the right, with a dark nebula splitting the two

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Jun 16

It's finally reached the "oh god why does anyone live here" time of year in Kansas

Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Jun 13

A quick two-panel mosaic on the Blue Horsehead nebula, shot from Starfront Observatories

About 10.5 total hours, shot with Cat91 telescope, Player One Poseidon-M camera, and Antlia LRGB filters

#astrophotography

a large, dusty nebula resembling a horsehead, with a distinctive blue reflection nebula region around where the horse's eye would be

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · May 25

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · May 25

Been a slow spring for astro but I finally got around to finishing an image. 75hrs on Messier 83, a very tough target from the northern hemisphere as it is pretty low in the sky.
#astrophotography

a spiral galaxy in a sea of stars and smaller galaxies

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Apr 18

But why

Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Apr 3

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Sh2-284 - An Interesting Region in Monoceros - AstroBin

An interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region.

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Apr 3

My latest from Starfront Remote Observatories, Sh2-284

The main object in this image, Sh2-284, is interesting object that reminds me of another Sharpless object, the Lion Nebula, with its distinctive separation between an Oiii heavy region and an Ha heavy region

#astrophotography 🔭

A red and blue nebula in the constellation Monoceros, with a distinctive blue region and a lot of surrounding red nebulosity

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midnightsnacks @midnightsnackss.bsky.social · Mar 30

Double Sunrise: Like headlights through the fog, a rare sight through the morning's murk and mire. The crescent tips of an eclipsed sun break the horizon simultaneously, giving the illusion of two rising.

#solareclipse #doublesunrise #astrophotgrapghy #partialeclipse

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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · Mar 20

just for the record, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards transphobia and if I see it in my mentions it's an instant block.

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Mar 14

Last night's full moon, before the eclipse and during totality, plus a view of my telescope pointing at the blood moon
#astrophotography
(reposting because I can't spell)

full worm moon during the lunar eclipse, casting a red hue over the moon

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Mar 13

Tonight's moon, getting ready for the eclipse tomorrow night
#astrophotography

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Mar 13

Oh it definitely won't get here before then, but I've got a planetary camera that will probably work better for that anyway

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thanks! This was a stack of the best 50% of 3000 frames. Helps a lot for sharpening it up

Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Mar 12

Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that I won a William Optics GT71 by getting 4th place in the William Optics astrophotography competition? Cuz I did that
#astrophotography
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William Optics Astrophotography Contest – Winners Announced!

We are excited to officially announce the winners of the William Optics Astrophotography Contest! With over 300 participants from around the world, this competition brought together an incredible comm...

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Jonathan @jonathans.bsky.social · Mar 12

Getting the GT71 ready for imaging but still waiting on the camera I ordered to ship, so hey, why not have a Moon pic
#astrophotography 🔭

A red and white telescope with a redcat sticker on the side

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