Dodi
@astrododi.bsky.social
Astrophotographer since 1975.
Worked as computer scientist at IBM, DEC and Hewlett-Packard and as a freelance photojournalist for Belgian newspapers.
Other interests: photography, cooking, vintage classical telescopes.
Worked as computer scientist at IBM, DEC and Hewlett-Packard and as a freelance photojournalist for Belgian newspapers.
Other interests: photography, cooking, vintage classical telescopes.
#Sun this morning imaged in white light and #H-Alpha light. Pictures with #Vixen ED70SS telescope, #BaaderPlanetarium herschel wedge, and #IsleOfMan H-alpha filter. Like peeling an orange...
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #belgium
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #belgium
January 24, 2026 at 1:05 PM
#Sun this morning imaged in white light and #H-Alpha light. Pictures with #Vixen ED70SS telescope, #BaaderPlanetarium herschel wedge, and #IsleOfMan H-alpha filter. Like peeling an orange...
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #belgium
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space #belgium
The Eskimo #Nebula ( #NGC2392) in the constellation of #Gemini. Imaged with #Vixen #SD115II refractor and #ZWO #ASI2600MC camera from Tellin, #Belgium. 150 pct enlargement via #drizzle stacking, cropped. Full image at www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #space
January 23, 2026 at 10:42 PM
The Eskimo #Nebula ( #NGC2392) in the constellation of #Gemini. Imaged with #Vixen #SD115II refractor and #ZWO #ASI2600MC camera from Tellin, #Belgium. 150 pct enlargement via #drizzle stacking, cropped. Full image at www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #space
What can be done with a cheap mini smart #telescope like the #Dwarf Mini from #Dwarflab.
This is M35 and NGC2158 in Gemini. One hour exposure from #Bortle 7 light pollution. Processed in #AstroPixelProcessor and PS.
#astronomy #astrophotography #starclusters #deepsky
This is M35 and NGC2158 in Gemini. One hour exposure from #Bortle 7 light pollution. Processed in #AstroPixelProcessor and PS.
#astronomy #astrophotography #starclusters #deepsky
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
What can be done with a cheap mini smart #telescope like the #Dwarf Mini from #Dwarflab.
This is M35 and NGC2158 in Gemini. One hour exposure from #Bortle 7 light pollution. Processed in #AstroPixelProcessor and PS.
#astronomy #astrophotography #starclusters #deepsky
This is M35 and NGC2158 in Gemini. One hour exposure from #Bortle 7 light pollution. Processed in #AstroPixelProcessor and PS.
#astronomy #astrophotography #starclusters #deepsky
I made a semi time-lapse movie of the #aurora borealis on Jan. 19, over #Belgium. Enjoy in full HD or 4K...
#aurora #sun #solaractivity #solarstorm #space #astrophotography #astronomy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoVF...
#aurora #sun #solaractivity #solarstorm #space #astrophotography #astronomy
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Spectacular Aurora Borealis over Belgium on Jan. 19, 2026
YouTube video by Dominique Dierick
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January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I made a semi time-lapse movie of the #aurora borealis on Jan. 19, over #Belgium. Enjoy in full HD or 4K...
#aurora #sun #solaractivity #solarstorm #space #astrophotography #astronomy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoVF...
#aurora #sun #solaractivity #solarstorm #space #astrophotography #astronomy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoVF...
Spectacular #aurora borealis over Belgium tonight. We usually don't get these. Brightest I have seen in 52 years of observing the night sky!
#space #auroraborealis #sun #solarstorm #Belgium
#space #auroraborealis #sun #solarstorm #Belgium
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Spectacular #aurora borealis over Belgium tonight. We usually don't get these. Brightest I have seen in 52 years of observing the night sky!
#space #auroraborealis #sun #solarstorm #Belgium
#space #auroraborealis #sun #solarstorm #Belgium
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
#Planet #Jupiter with moon #Europa on January 2. Images taken with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Televue 2.5x barlow and #PlayerOne Uranus C camera. Seeing was fair. Right after the last image, we got snow... just in time to close the observatory roof.
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
#Planet #Jupiter with moon #Europa on January 2. Images taken with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Televue 2.5x barlow and #PlayerOne Uranus C camera. Seeing was fair. Right after the last image, we got snow... just in time to close the observatory roof.
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #planets #solarsystem
#IC443 #supernova remnant in Gemini. Image from last week and taken with #VixenTelescopes SD115II at f/7.7 and #ZWO ASI2600MC camera. Exposed for 72 x 300s.
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Original image on www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Original image on www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
January 2, 2026 at 5:51 PM
#IC443 #supernova remnant in Gemini. Image from last week and taken with #VixenTelescopes SD115II at f/7.7 and #ZWO ASI2600MC camera. Exposed for 72 x 300s.
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Original image on www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Original image on www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
The #planet #Jupiter with the moons #Io (reappearance) and #Ganymede (transit with shadow) the night of Dec 30/31. It was a nice show to close the imaging year! To everyone a peaceful and excellent start for 2026 and a Happy New Year!
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
December 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The #planet #Jupiter with the moons #Io (reappearance) and #Ganymede (transit with shadow) the night of Dec 30/31. It was a nice show to close the imaging year! To everyone a peaceful and excellent start for 2026 and a Happy New Year!
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#Messier 1, the Crab #Nebula in #Taurus. Image made last week with #VixenTelescopes SD115II refractor at f/7.7, exposed for 172 x 180s with #ZWO ASI2600MC camera.
Image is a crop. Full image via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#Astronomy #Astrophotography #space #supernova #deepsky
Image is a crop. Full image via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#Astronomy #Astrophotography #space #supernova #deepsky
December 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
#Messier 1, the Crab #Nebula in #Taurus. Image made last week with #VixenTelescopes SD115II refractor at f/7.7, exposed for 172 x 180s with #ZWO ASI2600MC camera.
Image is a crop. Full image via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#Astronomy #Astrophotography #space #supernova #deepsky
Image is a crop. Full image via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#Astronomy #Astrophotography #space #supernova #deepsky
The #planet #Jupiter on December 28. Imaged with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Televue 2.5x barlow and #PlayerOne Uranus C camera.
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space
December 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The #planet #Jupiter on December 28. Imaged with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Televue 2.5x barlow and #PlayerOne Uranus C camera.
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #space
A #MerryChristmas #moon on December 25. Image with #VixenTelescopes SD115II refractor and #ZWO ASI2600MC camera. #astronomy #astrophotography #space #lunarphotography. Merry Christmas from #Belgium.
December 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A #MerryChristmas #moon on December 25. Image with #VixenTelescopes SD115II refractor and #ZWO ASI2600MC camera. #astronomy #astrophotography #space #lunarphotography. Merry Christmas from #Belgium.
If you live in #Belgium, and you want to know what will happen in the sky for 2026, you want to get the mighty Hemelkalender (Sky Calendar) from the Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde VZW (note: in Dutch). Presented here by #StijnMeuris from #Noordkaap for us!
#astronomy
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#astronomy
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De VVS Hemelkalender 2026
YouTube video by Dominique Dierick
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December 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
If you live in #Belgium, and you want to know what will happen in the sky for 2026, you want to get the mighty Hemelkalender (Sky Calendar) from the Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde VZW (note: in Dutch). Presented here by #StijnMeuris from #Noordkaap for us!
#astronomy
youtube.com/shorts/5kQ7I...
#astronomy
youtube.com/shorts/5kQ7I...
Crazy work... #supermoon of Dec 5 with mineral colors. A large size mosaic with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD and #Nikon and #PlayerOne cameras. All sizes up to 140MP can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-... (click on all sizes, not from a phone...)
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Crazy work... #supermoon of Dec 5 with mineral colors. A large size mosaic with #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD and #Nikon and #PlayerOne cameras. All sizes up to 140MP can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-... (click on all sizes, not from a phone...)
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
#astronomy #moon #astrophotography #space #hires
#supermoon of December (the 'Cold Moon'), imaged tonight in the focus of the #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD (f=2350mm), single image with #Nikon #Z8. This image will serve as color for a high resolution mono I captured too. Processing it tomorrow.
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
#supermoon of December (the 'Cold Moon'), imaged tonight in the focus of the #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD (f=2350mm), single image with #Nikon #Z8. This image will serve as color for a high resolution mono I captured too. Processing it tomorrow.
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
#moon #astronomy #astrophotography #fullmoon #nowerewolves
Long chain of #sunspot groups on the #sun visible. Image taken yesterday with #takahashi #FC100-DZ and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera, using #Baader solar foil filter. #astronomy #astrophotography #space
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Long chain of #sunspot groups on the #sun visible. Image taken yesterday with #takahashi #FC100-DZ and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera, using #Baader solar foil filter. #astronomy #astrophotography #space
Huge image of the nearly full #moon of last night. Mosaic with #Celestron C9.25HD and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera. Feel free to check out the 169MP original via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-....
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
December 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Huge image of the nearly full #moon of last night. Mosaic with #Celestron C9.25HD and #PlayerOne Neptune M camera. Feel free to check out the 169MP original via www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-....
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #solarsystem
#Saturn moons tonight, all aligned to the right side of the planet. Double exposure, once for Saturn, once for the moons. Stacked in PS. Iapetus missing because of too short a break in the clouds to get a second frame. Mimas in glare of Saturn
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
#Saturn moons tonight, all aligned to the right side of the planet. Double exposure, once for Saturn, once for the moons. Stacked in PS. Iapetus missing because of too short a break in the clouds to get a second frame. Mimas in glare of Saturn
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
#planets #solarsystem #astronomy #astrophotography
#comet C/2025 K1/K2 Atlas on nov 22. Image with Vixen SD115II refractor at f/7.7. 170 x 30s. Inset shows second fragment of the comet. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
November 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#comet C/2025 K1/K2 Atlas on nov 22. Image with Vixen SD115II refractor at f/7.7. 170 x 30s. Inset shows second fragment of the comet. Original image: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
#saturn tonight, with rings tilt less than 0.5 deg. We will have to wait till 2038 to see them fully edge on. But the coming 2 weeks you still have the chance to see them like this. Imaged with my #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD telescope.
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
#saturn tonight, with rings tilt less than 0.5 deg. We will have to wait till 2038 to see them fully edge on. But the coming 2 weeks you still have the chance to see them like this. Imaged with my #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD telescope.
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
#space #solarsystem #saturnrings #astronomy #astrophotography
Probably my last image of #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. Weather has not been good the last month, I missed the best of this comet. This one taken with the comet passing behind tree branches :). With #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Nikon #Zf, 60 x 15s. #astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Probably my last image of #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. Weather has not been good the last month, I missed the best of this comet. This one taken with the comet passing behind tree branches :). With #Celestron C9.25 EdgeHD, #Nikon #Zf, 60 x 15s. #astronomy #astrophotography #space #comets
Finally! After a month of clouds, a short break in the cloud cover for #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. I could make 6 x 15s exposure with Nikon Z6 and 85mm 1.8. Comet easy visible with naked eye, and over 10 degrees tail in binoculars. Then again... clouds.
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
October 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Finally! After a month of clouds, a short break in the cloud cover for #comet C/2025 A6 #Lemmon. I could make 6 x 15s exposure with Nikon Z6 and 85mm 1.8. Comet easy visible with naked eye, and over 10 degrees tail in binoculars. Then again... clouds.
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
#astronomy #astrophotography #comets #belgium
#Messier 46 and Messier 47. A tiny ring is visible in M46, #PlanetaryNebula #NGC2438. A weaker planetary nebula sits to the right of M46: PN M1-18.
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
October 9, 2025 at 7:41 AM
#Messier 46 and Messier 47. A tiny ring is visible in M46, #PlanetaryNebula #NGC2438. A weaker planetary nebula sits to the right of M46: PN M1-18.
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
Image from Yass, NSW with #Sharpstar 140mm and #ZWO #ASI6200MC. Larger: www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #space #deepsky
The #LMC, Large Magellanic Cloud with the #TarantulaNebula. Image I made from Yass, Australia in two panels with #sharpstar 140mm refractor and #ZWO ASI6200MC camera. A larger version is available on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
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#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The #LMC, Large Magellanic Cloud with the #TarantulaNebula. Image I made from Yass, Australia in two panels with #sharpstar 140mm refractor and #ZWO ASI6200MC camera. A larger version is available on Flickr:
www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
www.flickr.com/photos/dodi-...
#astronomy #astrophotography #southernskies #space
#Saturn on Sep. 30, imaged with #Takahashi #Mewlon 210 telescope with fair seeing. Transparency not ideal, hence a bit more noise than usual because of the higher gain used on the camera. Rings are slowly closing (again).
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space
October 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
#Saturn on Sep. 30, imaged with #Takahashi #Mewlon 210 telescope with fair seeing. Transparency not ideal, hence a bit more noise than usual because of the higher gain used on the camera. Rings are slowly closing (again).
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space
#astronomy #astrophotography #solarsystem #planets #space