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David Stuah

@stuah.bsky.social

300 followers 160 following 300 posts

I'm an amateur astrophotographer and binocular-gazer. Astrophotography is from my Unistellar Odyssey and processed in PixInsight.

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · 1d

My favorite landscape photo from my vacation in O'ahu last week. The skies were very cloudy every morning except on this final day 🌅 #sunrise #beach #photography #aloha #kahalabeach #oahu #hawaii 🤙

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · 15d

Amazing Cocoon I love it 🙏

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · 15d

The Sun squeezed out some residual rain from the skies after a weekend of monsoon storms 🌦 #landscape #photography

Rain in the distance shortly after sunrise

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · 16d

From my hike this morning 🌥 #sunrise #photography

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · 16d

M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Checking in on M31 at 16 hours integration. When the skies clear I'm hoping to start capturing M33 for as much time. #astrophotography #M31

M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
16 hours integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · 16d

Moments before the Sun rose over storm clouds today. #sunrise #photography

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Sep 7

My hiking season is officially underway!

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 27

Exotic and beautiful 🫠
Great post comments!

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 27

Never forgotten 🙏

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 26

This is utterly beautiful! A nice welcome to the feed, indeed 🙋‍♂️

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 26

M31 Andromeda Galaxy
My first time shooting M31 after missing it last year. I'll be recording its satellite galaxies M110-M32 this season also. 🔭 #astrophotography #M31

M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
41 minutes integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 25

M8 Lagoon Nebula
I targeted M8 a couple more nights last week so I could give my favorite nebula a final farewell 🔭 #astrophotography #M8

M8 Lagoon Nebula
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
3 hours 45 min integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 25

Following cuz I want to see some pixel Covenant in my feeds!

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 24

One of the best M33 renders let alone HA combines I've seen 😍

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you, I use a Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 24

NGC1232 Galaxy
Working on ngc5907 had me in the mood to reprocess a grand design spiral from last Spring. #astrophotography #ngc1232

NGC1232 Galaxy
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
3 hours 45 min integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 23

This is utterly stunning! 💜

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 23

I feel you! I keep hearing about advancements in science that make me realize the beauty of our near-infinite expressiveness.

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 23

NGC5907 Galaxy
This edge-on galaxy has a beautiful halo to process, thanks to its stellar streams visible at longer exposures. 🔭 #astrophotography #ngc5907

NGC5907 The Splinter Galaxy
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
1 hour 20 min integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 22

M2 Star Cluster
One of the biggest and oldest globular clusters in our galaxy at about 13 billion years old 🫨 🔭 #astrophotography #M2

M2 Globular Star Cluster
Unistellar Odyssey 📷

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 19

NGC6826 Blinking Nebula
My final planetary nebula in this series. I'm looking forward to some galaxy and cluster projects to finish the month with. 🔭 #astrophotography #ngc6826

NGC6826 Blinking Nebula
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
11 minutes integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 19

NGC6543 Cat's Eye Nebula
A planetary nebula 3x further away than the Dumbbell. Also galaxy NGC6552 making an appearance to the right. 🔭 #astrophotography #ngc6543

NGC6543 Cat's Eye Nebula
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
11 minutes integration time

David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 17

M57 Ring Nebula
Another planetary nebula, about twice the distance from us compared to the Dumbbell Nebula. 🔭 #astrophotography #M57

M57 Ring Nebula
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
30 minutes integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 16

M27 Dumbbell Nebula
A vibrant planetary nebula big enough to view through binoculars 🔭 #astrophotography #M27

M27 Dumbbell Nebula
Unistellar Odyssey 📷
3 hours integration time

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David Stuah @stuah.bsky.social · Aug 15

Massive lightning storm going on tonight. #Monsoon