Bernd Flachsbart
@bflachsbart.bsky.social
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Bernd Flachsbart
@bflachsbart.bsky.social
· Oct 10
LBN 437 The Gecko Nebula captured from my dark site in southern France last month 🇫🇷 😊🔭
It was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of 8 hours in OSC and Mono. The red nebulosity was enhanced with Ha data.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
It was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of 8 hours in OSC and Mono. The red nebulosity was enhanced with Ha data.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
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Newborn rhinos are extremely vulnerable. They need to be shielded from even the slightest chill, hence Chamboi's woollen, cherry red blanket. It was such a favourite when he first came into our care, that he flatly refused to wear anything else! Meet the rhinos currently in our care: t.co/CvOTGiQk8X
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Newborn rhinos are extremely vulnerable. They need to be shielded from even the slightest chill, hence Chamboi's woollen, cherry red blanket. It was such a favourite when he first came into our care, that he flatly refused to wear anything else! Meet the rhinos currently in our care: t.co/CvOTGiQk8X
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Menkib and the California Nebula. After failing to get the whole nebula into the FOV, I tried something different: focusing on the tension between that beast of a star and the nebula.
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography
November 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Menkib and the California Nebula. After failing to get the whole nebula into the FOV, I tried something different: focusing on the tension between that beast of a star and the nebula.
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography
Gear: 130/910 mm APO, ASI 2600MM Pro & SHORGB filters. Total exposure: ~15 hours over 4 nights. #astrophotography
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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) 🔭
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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) 🔭
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
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A bit of #astrophotography drizzling, cropping, and sizzling on #M82 to show just how gorgeous those H-alpha jets are 😍.
Can you please plate-solve this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
Can you please plate-solve this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
November 23, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A bit of #astrophotography drizzling, cropping, and sizzling on #M82 to show just how gorgeous those H-alpha jets are 😍.
Can you please plate-solve this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
Can you please plate-solve this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
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Looking for gifts that have a real impact? Our pieces are sustainably chosen, inspired by the wild and fund life-saving conservation work in Kenya. Gift now for your someone special and save lives: t.co/kG6akcA8bG
November 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Looking for gifts that have a real impact? Our pieces are sustainably chosen, inspired by the wild and fund life-saving conservation work in Kenya. Gift now for your someone special and save lives: t.co/kG6akcA8bG
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Marrying H-alpha and LRGB data while doing #astrophotography can reveal cool things in space like those reddish jets of matter coming out of the nucleus of M82 (a buddy of M81, one of our neighbor galaxies).
Where do you put this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
Where do you put this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
November 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Marrying H-alpha and LRGB data while doing #astrophotography can reveal cool things in space like those reddish jets of matter coming out of the nucleus of M82 (a buddy of M81, one of our neighbor galaxies).
Where do you put this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
Where do you put this @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?
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It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s Super-Kipekee! Her bright blue 'cape' is as practical as it is stylish: Newly orphaned calves arrive cold, traumatised, and desperately missing their mothers' warmth. A soft blanket becomes their security – physical comfort that says "you're safe, you're not alone."
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… it’s Super-Kipekee! Her bright blue 'cape' is as practical as it is stylish: Newly orphaned calves arrive cold, traumatised, and desperately missing their mothers' warmth. A soft blanket becomes their security – physical comfort that says "you're safe, you're not alone."
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Andromeda's maelstrom! Imaged over three nights in September from the driveway. Image details are on my Astrobin page at app.astrobin.com/i/w0aubd. #astrophotography #astronomy
November 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Andromeda's maelstrom! Imaged over three nights in September from the driveway. Image details are on my Astrobin page at app.astrobin.com/i/w0aubd. #astrophotography #astronomy
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This marked the moment Chamboi met his SWT family - and took his first helicopter flight. We rescued this tiny newborn after he was found completely alone at the height of a drought. That was back in 2023. Despite his tough start to life, Chamboi is now thriving: swt.bio/chamboi
November 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This marked the moment Chamboi met his SWT family - and took his first helicopter flight. We rescued this tiny newborn after he was found completely alone at the height of a drought. That was back in 2023. Despite his tough start to life, Chamboi is now thriving: swt.bio/chamboi
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28 seconds. That's all it takes for Tytan to finish his bottle of specialist formula milk. We hand feed this orphan black rhino milk on a schedule throughout the day. Come nightfall, he enjoys a bounty of leafy vegetation in a night time stable, which keeps his tummy full overnight: swt.bio/tytan
November 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
28 seconds. That's all it takes for Tytan to finish his bottle of specialist formula milk. We hand feed this orphan black rhino milk on a schedule throughout the day. Come nightfall, he enjoys a bounty of leafy vegetation in a night time stable, which keeps his tummy full overnight: swt.bio/tytan
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Keeper Peter adjusts Kipekee’s blanket with care. For newly rescued tiny orphans, these brightly coloured blankets can become an essential part of their recovery, providing more than just warmth: they offer comfort and a physical reassurance that they're safe.
November 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Keeper Peter adjusts Kipekee’s blanket with care. For newly rescued tiny orphans, these brightly coloured blankets can become an essential part of their recovery, providing more than just warmth: they offer comfort and a physical reassurance that they're safe.
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Team work in #astrophotography 🔭📷 gives nice results. Here is M33, a neighboring galaxy combining images from 3 setups. I'm always amazed with its bright blue stars that can be resolved from several million light years away.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social where's this please?
www.astrobin.com/ibi2sb/
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social where's this please?
www.astrobin.com/ibi2sb/
November 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Team work in #astrophotography 🔭📷 gives nice results. Here is M33, a neighboring galaxy combining images from 3 setups. I'm always amazed with its bright blue stars that can be resolved from several million light years away.
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social where's this please?
www.astrobin.com/ibi2sb/
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social where's this please?
www.astrobin.com/ibi2sb/
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Electra, also known as vdB 20, is a reflection nebula in Taurus, 400 ly away. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November.
▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100 '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/vdb-20-el...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100 '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/vdb-20-el...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
November 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Electra, also known as vdB 20, is a reflection nebula in Taurus, 400 ly away. It reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in late November.
▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100 '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/vdb-20-el...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
▼ Vixen ED80sf | Canon EOS M100 '21
© Thomas Hanrath '25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/vdb-20-el...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
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La galaxie d’Andromède (M31) et ses deux galaxies satellites M32 et M110, dans la constellation d’Andromède. Image composite combinant vues couleur et vues avec un filtre spécifique à l’émission Ha de l’hydrogène.
Détails techniques: app.astrobin.com/i/npf0wr
#astrophotography
Détails techniques: app.astrobin.com/i/npf0wr
#astrophotography
November 10, 2025 at 10:12 AM
La galaxie d’Andromède (M31) et ses deux galaxies satellites M32 et M110, dans la constellation d’Andromède. Image composite combinant vues couleur et vues avec un filtre spécifique à l’émission Ha de l’hydrogène.
Détails techniques: app.astrobin.com/i/npf0wr
#astrophotography
Détails techniques: app.astrobin.com/i/npf0wr
#astrophotography
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Meet unlikely dining companions – Tytan the rhino and Notty the zebra! Rescued just a week apart, these two orphans are now inseparable. Where one goes, the other follows: during milk feeds, the two stand shoulder to shoulder, draining every last drop of their bottles. swt.bio/tytan
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Meet unlikely dining companions – Tytan the rhino and Notty the zebra! Rescued just a week apart, these two orphans are now inseparable. Where one goes, the other follows: during milk feeds, the two stand shoulder to shoulder, draining every last drop of their bottles. swt.bio/tytan
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Shop with Purpose
Every purchase from the SWT Shop helps protect wildlife and wild places: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/shop
🎄Festive ornaments now in stock
❄️ Stay warm with our selection of hats
☕ Enjoy a hot drink in our mugs
🎁 Carry your gifts in our tote bags
➕ Lots more to discover
Every purchase from the SWT Shop helps protect wildlife and wild places: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/shop
🎄Festive ornaments now in stock
❄️ Stay warm with our selection of hats
☕ Enjoy a hot drink in our mugs
🎁 Carry your gifts in our tote bags
➕ Lots more to discover
November 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Shop with Purpose
Every purchase from the SWT Shop helps protect wildlife and wild places: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/shop
🎄Festive ornaments now in stock
❄️ Stay warm with our selection of hats
☕ Enjoy a hot drink in our mugs
🎁 Carry your gifts in our tote bags
➕ Lots more to discover
Every purchase from the SWT Shop helps protect wildlife and wild places: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/shop
🎄Festive ornaments now in stock
❄️ Stay warm with our selection of hats
☕ Enjoy a hot drink in our mugs
🎁 Carry your gifts in our tote bags
➕ Lots more to discover
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👨👩👦👦7 sisters family portrait
My last attempt on the Pleiades.
Easy to capture, not that easy to keep clean , in particular, collimation to get crisp star spikes.
📷Newton 130/900 · Sony A7S · 6h exposure
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see ?
My last attempt on the Pleiades.
Easy to capture, not that easy to keep clean , in particular, collimation to get crisp star spikes.
📷Newton 130/900 · Sony A7S · 6h exposure
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see ?
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
👨👩👦👦7 sisters family portrait
My last attempt on the Pleiades.
Easy to capture, not that easy to keep clean , in particular, collimation to get crisp star spikes.
📷Newton 130/900 · Sony A7S · 6h exposure
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see ?
My last attempt on the Pleiades.
Easy to capture, not that easy to keep clean , in particular, collimation to get crisp star spikes.
📷Newton 130/900 · Sony A7S · 6h exposure
#astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see ?
Reposted by Bernd Flachsbart
The planetary nebula Sh2-188 in the constellation Cassiopeia is also known as Shrimp Nebula due to its shape. I took this image over five nights in August using a C8, an ASI294mc Pro camera and a total exposure time of around 13 hours (details in image) #Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The planetary nebula Sh2-188 in the constellation Cassiopeia is also known as Shrimp Nebula due to its shape. I took this image over five nights in August using a C8, an ASI294mc Pro camera and a total exposure time of around 13 hours (details in image) #Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
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This brave little black rhino has a heartbreaking story - his mother fatally fell off a cliff, and for two days, the tiny baby gave his rescuers the run round. Now he’s safe at our Nairobi Nursery where he has found the love of a new human family. Discover Tytan’s full rescue story: swt.bio/tytan
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This brave little black rhino has a heartbreaking story - his mother fatally fell off a cliff, and for two days, the tiny baby gave his rescuers the run round. Now he’s safe at our Nairobi Nursery where he has found the love of a new human family. Discover Tytan’s full rescue story: swt.bio/tytan
Wolf’s Cave Nebula (LDN 1217 / vdB 152) captured on two nights a couple of weeks ago 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 8.5 hours. I combined OSC and mono Ha data for this image.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 8.5 hours. I combined OSC and mono Ha data for this image.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Wolf’s Cave Nebula (LDN 1217 / vdB 152) captured on two nights a couple of weeks ago 😊🔭
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 8.5 hours. I combined OSC and mono Ha data for this image.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
This was shot on the EdgeHD 8 with Hyperstar for a total integration time of about 8.5 hours. I combined OSC and mono Ha data for this image.
#Astrophotography
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social what do you see?
Reposted by Bernd Flachsbart
Nestled within clouds of dark interstellar dust is the Iris Nebula.
Captured with 34 hours of integration time, using my Askar FRA500 (0.7x), ZWO AM5N, and ASI2600MC camera. 🤩
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#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure
Captured with 34 hours of integration time, using my Askar FRA500 (0.7x), ZWO AM5N, and ASI2600MC camera. 🤩
My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure
November 2, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Nestled within clouds of dark interstellar dust is the Iris Nebula.
Captured with 34 hours of integration time, using my Askar FRA500 (0.7x), ZWO AM5N, and ASI2600MC camera. 🤩
My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure
Captured with 34 hours of integration time, using my Askar FRA500 (0.7x), ZWO AM5N, and ASI2600MC camera. 🤩
My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure
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The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) reached its perihelion on Sep 27 2024, at a distance of 0.391 AU from the Sun.
I photographed it in Oct 2024.
▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’24
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/c-2023-a3...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
I photographed it in Oct 2024.
▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’24
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/c-2023-a3...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) reached its perihelion on Sep 27 2024, at a distance of 0.391 AU from the Sun.
I photographed it in Oct 2024.
▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’24
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/c-2023-a3...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
I photographed it in Oct 2024.
▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | Canon EOS R(a) ’24
© Thomas Hanrath ’25 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
astrocamp.eu/en/c-2023-a3...
#astrophotography #astronomy #nature
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Bring the orphans into your lives every day with our 2026 Calendar. So many faces await within - each image featuring orphaned animals in our care. Proceeds from our wall-hanging calendar benefit our conservation projects - meaning every purchase can make a difference for wildlife.
November 1, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Bring the orphans into your lives every day with our 2026 Calendar. So many faces await within - each image featuring orphaned animals in our care. Proceeds from our wall-hanging calendar benefit our conservation projects - meaning every purchase can make a difference for wildlife.
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1/ The Flying Bat nebula (Sh2-129), hiding within it the famous and extremely elusive blue Squid (Ou4), has been my longest-running project so far, and the one I’ve spent the most nights on over the past three years.
At this point, a real case of astrophotographic stubbornness. 🔭
#Astrophotography
At this point, a real case of astrophotographic stubbornness. 🔭
#Astrophotography
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
1/ The Flying Bat nebula (Sh2-129), hiding within it the famous and extremely elusive blue Squid (Ou4), has been my longest-running project so far, and the one I’ve spent the most nights on over the past three years.
At this point, a real case of astrophotographic stubbornness. 🔭
#Astrophotography
At this point, a real case of astrophotographic stubbornness. 🔭
#Astrophotography
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The Eagle Nebula's overall shape is thought to resemble an eagle with outstretched wings. The total integration time was fifteen hours.
My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #photography
My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #photography
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The Eagle Nebula's overall shape is thought to resemble an eagle with outstretched wings. The total integration time was fifteen hours.
My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #photography
My Portfolio:
portfolio.pixelfed.social/JoeGarrity
#astrophotography #astronomy #naturephotography #nature #longexposure #nebula #photography