Jim Maroney
thegreatbigsky.bsky.social
Jim Maroney
@thegreatbigsky.bsky.social
Amateur astrophotography, earthly photography and the occasional goofy meme. All photos my own. No generative AI used that adds synthetic features in the processing of photos. Home Base- Springville NY Also on the web at "thegreatbigsky.com"
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemon.
Last night Springville NY. Seestar S50. Twenty five 10 second exposures stacked. Post processing in photoshop. #astrophotography
October 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
M31 Andromeda Galaxy. ZWO Seestar. 1 hour of 10 second exposures. Post processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop. #astrophotography
September 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM
NGC6960 The Western Veil Nebula.....ZWO Seestar. 45 minutes of 10 second exposures. Post Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.
September 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We spend a couple months in California every year getting away from the snow. The sunsets are our favorite part. #california #sunset 📷
March 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A few years ago I was lucky enough to rent some imaging time on an observatory grade Planewave CDK-700 which is a 27" astrograph. This is M16 the Eagle Nebula and the iconic pillars of creation. Raw data processed in Pixinsight. Wish I had more imaging time on this one but $$ #astrophotography 🔭
January 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Well since it got down to 3 degrees F......I figured Id do a couple frozen bubble pics. #photography 📸
January 23, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Smoke photos. Each one a bit different from the next like a snowflake or cloud watching.....All it takes is an incense stick, a dark room, a camera and a flash. Easy-Peezy fun on a rainy or snowy day.
January 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Comet Tsuchishan-Atlas A/3 Imaged in October from Springville NY using a Vespera Classic.
#astrophotography
January 17, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Popping water balloons inside the house in the middle of the winter. In retrospect this is probably much less problematic outside in the summer 🤣 Pluto Trigger and Nikon D800
#photography #nikon
January 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Some water droplet shots using a Pluto Trigger, Pluto water valve and my Nikon D800. #waterdrops #photography
January 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
An oldie but still one of my favorite images and targets. M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy. Celestron RASA 8 and Atik 314 camera. More than likely post processed in CCD soft and PS since I dont think I was very savvy in Pixinsight at the time. (Still not all that savvy 🤣) #astrophotography #astronomy
January 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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January 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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January 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The Running Man Nebula (Sharpless 2-279) located in Orion. Just over 45 minutes on SeeStar S50. Post processed in Pixinsight. One of these days I will have to fire up my main rig on this one. Stars a bit blobby. #astrophotography
January 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The center of the massive Rosette Nebula (NGC2237) highlighting the open star cluster NGC 2244 located at its core......A little over an hour of 10 sec exposures with a ZWO Seestar. Post processed in pixinsight and PS. #astrophotography
January 11, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New here to bluesky. No point mass posting old photos. But I'll just do a few......Elephant Trunk Nebula IC1396......ZWO S50 smartscope. I was pretty skeptical of these little scopes when they came out but I must admit you can get decent results and not break the bank. #astrophotography
January 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
My first Bluesky post. Ive sort of had it with FB and IG.....The Bubble Nebula. NGC 7635 Askar FRA400 refractor/ZWO AM5 mount/ASI 533 MC Pro camera.....Springville NY
#astrophotography
January 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM