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Beatrice Heinze Photography
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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/
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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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Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31)

#astrophotography #M31 #Andromeda#galaxy #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow

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M31 Andromeda Galaxy (crop). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze. Equipment I used: Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer Black Diamond N200/1000 Mount: iOptron CEM60 on iOptron tri-pier Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro Accessories: Filter: Optolong L-Pro 2" ZWO ASIair Gen.1 (telescope control & data acquisition) Software: Astro Pixel Processor (stacking) & PixInsight (Processing) No guiding, no coma corrector Data collected in Bortle class 6 sky
December 16, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Amazing astrograph by Bernd!
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Sh2-200 The Bearclaw Nebula captured from my patio on six nights last month 😊🔭

This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of about 55 hours in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and combined with RGB stars.

#Astrophotography

@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?
Sh2-200 is an old and large planetary nebula and therefore it’s very faint. Its shape and streak like structures resemble a bear claw hence the name Bearclaw Nebula is quite fitting. Sh2-200 is located in the constellation of Cassiopeia at an estimated distance of about 3,600 light years away from Earth.
December 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Siberian winterdamsel (Sympecma paedisca), hugging a cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus).

Macro shot taken with a Canon EOS 750D and macrolens Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG Macro HSM.

#macro #photography #art #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #insects #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #damselflies
Siberian winterdamsel (Sympecma paedisca), hugging a cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus). Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze.
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Cuckoo! Can you guess what this beautiful astronomical object is?
(It's one of my favorites)

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#astrophotography #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow

See also text in the comments 👇.
Astrophoto by Telescope Live (Data) & Beatrice Heinze (Processing).
December 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Unfortunately, it will not be possible for me to view the Geminid meteor shower ☄️tonight due to cloud cover. Perhaps there will be a break in the clouds at some point.
Let's hope so! 🙏🍀
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Happy Caturday, everyone!

This is Mimi... enjoying a nap while sunbathing.
European shorthair. Female cat with black, white and ginger patches. The cat is taking a nap while sunbathing.
December 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Er is slechts een kleine kans dat het gebeurt, maar als het gebeurt krijgen we een meteorenregen te zien zoals nog nooit eerder is waargenomen. zenitonline.nl/meteorenstor...
Meteorenstorm van de maan in december 2032?
ZENIT - sterrenkunde - ruimteonderzoek - weerkunde • Er is slechts een kleine kans dat het gebeurt, maar als het gebeurt krijgen we een meteorenregen te zien zoals nog nooit eerder is waargenomen. Dat...
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December 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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M33 Triangulum Galaxy

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#astrophotography #M33 #triangulum #galaxy #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow

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M33 Triangulum Galaxy by Beatrice Heinze Equipment I used to photograph this galaxy: - Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer Black Diamond N200/1000 - Mount: iOptron CEM60 on iOptron tri-pier - Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro Accessories: - Filter: Optolong L-Pro 2" - Telescope control & data acquisition: ZWO ASIair Gen.1 Software: Astro Pixel Processor (stacking); PixInsight (Processing) & Affinity Photo 2 (Finishing touches) No guiding, no coma corrector Data collected in Bortle class 6 sky Total Integration time: 4.5 hours.
December 4, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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M27 Dumbbell Nebula in HOO (H-alpha/Oxygen/Oxygen)

Total integration time: 7.23 hours

#astrophotography #M27 #dumbbellnebula #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #nebula #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow

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M27 Dumbbell Nebula in HOO (H-alpha/Oxygen/Oxygen) by Beatrice Heinze Equipment I used: Telescope: Sky-Watcher Explorer Black Diamond N200/1000 Mount: iOptron CEM60 on iOptron tri-pier Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro Accessories: ZWO EFW Mini => Filter: ZWO Dual-Narrowband (Ha/OIII) 1.25" ZWO ASIair Gen.1 (telescope control & data acquisition) No guiding, no coma corrector Data collected in Bortle class 6 sky Data collected during the nights of July 18, 2021, September 2-3, 2021, and September 3-4, 2021. However, I only recently processed this data.
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Robber fly (Asilidae) with prey, on a green leaf of a Magnolia plant.

#photography #art #macro #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #macrophotography #insects #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #robberflies #robberfly
Macro shot of a robber fly (Asilidae) with prey, on a green leaf of a Magnolia plant by Beatrice Heinze.
November 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Macro photo of a drone fly (Eristalis tenax)

#photography #art #macro #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #macrophotography #insects #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow
Macro photo of a drone fly (Eristalis tenax) on a brown leaf against a blurry background. Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze.
November 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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De Aziatische hoornaar is niet meer tegen te houden.

Bestrijden heeft geen zin en is verspilling van publieke middelen.

Wij pleiten voor verantwoord omgaan met deze invasieve exoot.

Onze beleidsnotitie: wespenstichting.nl/beleidsnotit...
Beleidsnotitie Aziatische hoornaar - Wespenstichting
Sinds de eerste waarneming van de Aziatische hoornaar in Zeeland in 2017 heeft deze invasieve exoot zich verder verspreid naar de rest van het land. Omdat deze wespensoort graag op honingbijen jaagt, ...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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The Pacman Nebula NGC 281 in Cassiopeia had been on my wish list for several years, and now, over the course of 4 nights in September & October, I finally got it. Visually not an easy object due to light pollution, but really fun to photograph (tech. details in image) 🔭
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Foto des rötlichen Emissionsnebels NGC 281 im Sternbild Kassiopeia, der wegen seiner Form auch Pacman-Nebel genannt wird. Das Foto ist ein Summenbild aus 159 Einzelaufnahmen mit je 3min Belichtungszeit, die mit einer gekühlten Astrokamera (ASI294mc Pro) durch ein Teleskop Celestron C8 aufgenommen wurden.
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Simplicity can be beautiful too 🙂 -> "Dandelion fluff ball"

Eenvoud kan ook mooi zijn 🙂 -> “Pluizenbol paardenbloem”

#photography #art #macro #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #macrophotography #dandelion #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow
Macro photo of a dandelion fluff ball with a blurry background in green, brown and a bit yellow.
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Mottled Stink Bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa)

Grauwe schildwants (Rhaphigaster nebulosa)

#photography #art #macro #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #macrophotography #insects #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow
Mottled Stink Bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa). Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Vroom! Vroom! Move aside! Here I come!

Dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum, female)

#Photography #macro #art #insects #PhotographersOfBluesky
#BlueSkyArtShow #nature #macroPhotography
Macro shot of a dragonfly (Sympetrum striolatum, female).
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Happy Caturday, everyone!

This isn't my cat, Mimi, but a cat who likes to hang around here.

She's a sweetheart and enjoys keeping me company during my astrophotography sessions.

#photography #cats #animals
A cat, European Shorthair (female), lying under a hedge.
November 22, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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NGC 7635 The Bubble Nebula

It is an H II-region emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Isn't it fascinating to see such a bubble in space? 🤩

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NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula in RGB (cropped version). Total integration time: 3.11 hours in a Bortle class 6 sky. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Before I left Marblehead Light, I caught this shot with clouds to one side and aurora to the other. Not the best shot of the aurora but I think it's my favorite of the night.

#photography #lighthouse #northernlights

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Lighthouse above rocks, with cloudy purple sky to the left and aurora borealis to the right.
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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On 20 November 2019 an astronaut aboard space station #ISS took this image of stratus clouds north of Isla San Ambrosio in the Juan Fernández archipelago in the Pacific Ocean west of Chile. Original eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... @daveatcogs.bsky.social #25YearsOnISS
The image shows only clouds, and just one type of cloud: stratus. At first imression one would think to see clouds at different levels, but this ia just an optical illusion. This low thin type of cloud in a wide variety of patterns is almost permanently present over the eastern parts of the tropical and subtropical Atlantic and Pcific Ocean. In total this cloud type covers about twenty percent of the subtropical and tropical oceans. They reflect sunlight, cooling the earth. If these clouds would disappear, earth would get warmer. Therefore meteorologists and climatologists are particular interested in these clouds.
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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The shadows of Io and Callisto cross Jupiter's disc together from 01:30 to 03:50 UT tomorrow morning. Io itself also crosses Jupiter from 02:35 to 04:50 UT. #Astronomy #Jupiter
Stellarium graphic showing the shadows of Io and Callisto, as well as Io itself, crossing Jupiter's disc on the morning of 21 November 2025.
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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M27 (Messier 27) The Dumbbell Nebula, also known as the Apple Core Nebula.

The first planetary nebula ever discovered.

This nebula is located in the constellation Vulpecula at a distance of more than 1,200 light-years.

Total integration time: 2.38 hours.

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M27 The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as The Apple Core Nebula) in RGB. Cropped version. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze.
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Happy Caturday, everyone!

Greetings from Mimi
A female cat with black, white and ginger patches, lying in a gray cat house.
November 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Hello Bluesky people!
I haven't been able to post for quite some time due to health issues and other reasons.
Recently, I've finally been able to process some new astrophotographs.
So stay tuned!
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or also called the Hercules Globular Cluster.

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

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#astrophotography #photography #bluesky #art #space #science #PhotographersOfBluesky #astronomy
M13 Great Globular Cluster in Hercules or also called the Hercules Globular Cluster. Data: Alex McConahay (The Astro Imaging Channel) Processing: Beatrice Heinze
May 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM