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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · 10h

IC 1396 (w/ Elephant's Trunk Nebula) in HOO palette. The dead street lamp outside my house really helped... hope they never fix it! 12.5 hours, Redcat 51, L-Enhance, Nikon D5600a.
#astrophotography

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Bernd Flachsbart @bflachsbart.bsky.social · Sep 1

WR 134 captured from my patio on 14 nights in July & August 😊🔭

This nebula around the star WR 134 was shot on the EdgeHD 8 for a total integration time of 58 h in mono with Ha and OIII narrowband filters and merged with RGB stars.

#Astrophotography

@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social‬ what do you see?

WR 134 is a dying Wolf-Rayet star about 6000 light years away from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus. The surrounding structure is formed by WR 134 blowing off massive amounts of its shell and its intense radiation. WR 134 is the second from right of the four lined up stars in the centre.

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Aug 9

North America and Pelican Nebulae, captured from my front deck (Bortle 7) over several nights last week. 8 hours with dual narrowband filter + 1 hour without (for stars). Redcat 51, L-Enhance, Nikon D5600a. #astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Aug 3

I’m fine with people using my images (for whatever purpose) as long as I’m given credit! Feel free to DM me if you want a higher resolution version of any of these. - Zach

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thanks so much George! I really appreciate it.

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Aug 2

A bit of ‘low hanging fruit’ from a recent trip into the North Cascades, BC, Canada.

M8 & 20 (Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae), 90 minutes with Redcat 51 + Nikon D5600a. #astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jul 26

Just over one hour on the Rho Ophiuchi region using a 'nifty fifty' lens. :)

Taken last week from a very dark beach on Vancouver Island. #astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jun 30

Made it to my favourite dark site for the first time in a while! My intended target was behind puffy clouds, so I changed plans and pointed north.

Milky Way from Cassiopeia to Aquila, 1 hour stack @11mm. #astrophotography #MilkyWay

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jun 1

Life has been really getting in the way of hobbies this year, but I'm finally finding some free time again. Here is a neat little waterfall I discovered last week on Vancouver Island! I took this using a neutral density filter and a 4 second long exposure.

#nature #waterfalls

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Feb 16

The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros - giant cedars in my neighbour's yard always make this one a challenge, but I got a few more hours on it this year.

Redcat 51/L-Enhance/Nikon D5600a, 7 hours narrowband + 1 hour broadband. #astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 31

NGC 1499 (California Nebula) - January has been kind to us this year on BC’s ‘wet coast’; I managed to get 11 imaging nights in total! Happy for the opportunity to dig in to a bonus winter project. :D

Redcat 51/L-Enhance/Nikon D5600a, 14 hours integration
#astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 24

Very nice!

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 23

IC 1805 (Heart Nebula) - this "preschooler’s valentine" made for a fun January project, and I ended up spending quite a bit more time on it than I'd planned. 😉

Redcat 51/Optolong L-Enhance/Nikon D5600a, 14.5 hours integration
#astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 18

Thanks Darren - much appreciated :)

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 18

Thank you so much! :)

zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 17

There's a large amount of stuff in this one. 😀

Cygnus to Scutum, taken from my favourite Bortle 2 mountain perch (summertime). #astrophotography #MilkyWay

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 17

Please add me :)

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 12

M45, the pretty Pleiades ✨
Imaged January 2024 and reprocessed recently with PixInsight.

Nikon 300mm f/4D with step-down filter ring, D7200, 5.5 hours integration.
#astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 10

Thank you Peter. I’ve been trying out PixInsight for the first time, using the first workflow in this video: youtu.be/XCotRiUIWtg?...

MASTER PixInsight FROM SCRATCH in ONE VIDEO (Really🤯) - LEVEL UP your astro images! + data provided

YouTube video by Cuiv, The Lazy Geek

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Jan 10

I’ve been having a bit of fun this week going back to some old datasets and reprocessing them with newer & better tools. It’s a wonderful time to be getting into this hobby! 😀

Nikon 300mm f/4D + D7200, 6 hours integration
#astrophotography #Andromeda #galaxies

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Dec 31

Thanks Chris! :)

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Dec 31

Cygnus Loop (aka Veil Nebula) - this was my most ambitious #astrophotography project of 2024. I spent a total of 9 summer evenings absorbing these faint photons... :)

Redcat 51/L-Enhance Filter/Nikon D5600a, 16 hours integration. 🔭

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Dec 28

Kemble’s Cascade and the Golden Harp Cluster (NGC 1502) - this neat and colourful asterism can be found in the northern constellation Camelopardalis. 🔭

Redcat 51 + Nikon D5600. #astrophotography

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Dec 24

Planet Mercury rising above Boundary Bay, BC, early Monday morning. Have a peaceful holiday! 🎄🔭

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zwestfall @zwestfall.bsky.social · Dec 22

A wide field view of IC 434, Flame and Horsehead Nebula. This is one of my favourite 'backyard projects' to date!

Redcat 51 + Nikon D5600a, 7 hours integration.
#astrophotography #deepspace

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