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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 2d

🔭: Askar V / 60mm / reducer, f/4.5
⚙️: ZWO AM5
🎯: ZWO ASI220MM mini + SvBony 30mm guide scope
📷: ASI2600MC-Pro - @ Gain 101, -10°C
⚡️: RGB: 144x120s = 4h48m
📷: ASI2600MM-Pro - @ Gain 100, 0°C
⚡️: Ha: 58x300s = 4h50m
📆: 21-22-23-Jul-2025
📌: Atacama, Chile, Bortle class 2.
💻: ASIAir+, Pixinsight

Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 2d

In my Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/griyie

M31, The Andromeda Galaxy, and its surrounding ionized hydrogen clouds - AstroBin

An image on AstroBin.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 2d

These filaments are part of the interstellar medium in our galaxy, but from Earth’s perspective, they overlap the distant Andromeda, creating a surreal blend of near and far. Detecting them required long exposure times, Ha filter, and the dark skies of the Atacama desert.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 2d

Beyond the galaxy’s sweeping spiral arms and its companions M32 and M110, there’s something subtle yet striking: faint hydrogen clouds (Hα) drifting across the foreground, belonging not to Andromeda, but to our own Milky Way.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 2d

This is my latest image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), this time in HaRGB.

It's a collaborative image with @jmoneste.bsky.social (RGB) and @dompe.space (Ha).

#astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 6d

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 6d

🔭: Askar V / 60mm / reducer, f/4.5
⚙️: ZWO AM5
🎯: ZWO ASI220MM mini + SvBony 30mm guide scope
📷: ASI2600MC-Pro - @ Gain 101, -10°C
⚡️: 144x120s = 4h48m
📆: 23-Jul-2025
📌: Atacama, Chile, Bortle class 2.
💻: ASIAir+, Pixinsight

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 6d

Annotated image in my Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/rwp9m2

Chameleon Complex: Molecular clouds in the constellation of Chameleon - AstroBin

An image on AstroBin.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 6d

These dark nebulae lie about 500 light-years from our Solar System and are active regions of star formation.

Collaborative image with @jmoneste.bsky.social .

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 6d

The frame includes the Moa, Fingerprint, and Waving Flames nebulae, as well as the galaxy IC 3104, names that are not widely known, since this region, being close to the South Celestial Pole, has been poorly cataloged.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 6d

Chamaeleon Complex: molecular clouds in the constellation Chamaeleon, near the South Celestial Pole.

It is composed of the dense molecular clouds Chamaeleon I, II, and III, which obscure the light from stars located behind them.

#astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 11d

🔭: Rokinon 135mm, f/2.8
⚙️: ZWO AM3
🎯: ZWO ASI120MM mini + ZWO 30mm guide scope
📷: ASI294MC-Pro @ Gain 120, 0°C
⚡️: Optolong IR/UV cut - 65x180s = 3h15m
⚡️: Antlia ALP-T - 55x180s = 2h45m
📆: 25-27-28-Jul-2025
📌: Atacama, Chile, Bortle class 2.
💻: ASIAir Pro, Pixinsight

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 11d

Image with annotations and better resolution at my Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/p8jtsn

Large Magellanic Cloud, combining broadband (RGB) and narrowband data (Ha and OIII). - AstroBin

Large Magellanic Cloud, combining broadband (RGB) and narrowband data (Ha y OIII). Captured from the Atacama Desert under exceptionally dark skies, this image reveals the structure of one of our clos...

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 11d

I added some narrowband data in order to hightlight more this star-forming regions.

The LMC’s asymmetry and tidal features are a result of gravitational interactions with both the Milky Way and the Small Magellanic Cloud.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 11d

The LMC is an irregular dwarf galaxy located approximately 160,000 light-years away, orbiting the Milky Way.

This image highlights key regions including the Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus), NGC 1850, and various star-forming complexes embedded in dense hydrogen clouds.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 11d

Large Magellanic Cloud, combining broadband (RGB) and narrowband data (Ha y OIII).

Captured from the Atacama Desert under exceptionally dark skies, this image reveals the structure of one of our closest galactic neighbor.

#astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 12d

🔭: Askar V / 60mm / reducer, f/4.5
⚙️: ZWO AM5
🎯: ZWO ASI220MM mini + SvBony 30mm guide scope
📷: ASI2600MC-Pro - @ Gain 101, -10°C
⚡️: 48x120s = 1h36m
📷: ASI2600MM-Pro - @ Gain 100, 0°C
⚡️: 39x45s = 29m15s
📆: 23-Jul-2025
📌: Atacama, Chile, Bortle class 2.
💻: ASIAir+, Pixinsight

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 12d

In my AstroBin: app.astrobin.com/i/aickxy

Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) in Scorpius, in LRGB - AstroBin

Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) in Scorpius, in LRGB

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 12d

The final result reveals not just the iconic silhouette, but also the complex interplay between dust, light, and structure in the galactic plane.

This is a collaborative image with @dompe.space who capture the luminance data with a monochrome camera, while I captured the color data.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 12d

This region spans over 40 light-years and has extremely low surface brightness, making it a challenging target for both acquisition and processing. Capturing its subtle gradients required good skies, enough integration times, and careful processing.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 12d

Its distinctive shape — resembling a horse’s head — is formed by dense clouds of interstellar dust that reflect the blue light of nearby stars, primarily Nu Scorpii.

Unlike emission nebulae, which glow due to ionized gas, reflection nebulae shine by scattering starlight.

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 12d

Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) in Scorpius, in LRGB

It's a reflection nebula located in the constellation Scorpius.

#astrophotography #astronomy 🔭 #TicosEnAtacama

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 14d

In my AstroBin: app.astrobin.com/i/wbrb8e

Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43) - AstroBin

Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43) Despite the heavy noise due to the short exposure time (2h 15m), I managed to capture quite a bit of detail—including a reflection nebula in the lower right corner (RfN VDB...

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 14d

🔭: Askar V / 60mm / reducer, f/4.5
⚙️: ZWO AM5
🎯: ZWO ASI220MM mini + SvBony 30mm guide scope
📷: ASI2600MC-Pro - @ Gain 101, -10°C
⚡️: 45x180s = 2h15m
📆: 25-Jul-2025
📌: Atacama, Chile, Bortle class 2.
💻: ASIAir+, Pixinsight

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Cybertron Astrophotography @cybertron-astrophoto.com · 14d

Despite the heavy noise from a short exposure time (2h 15m), this wide-field capture reveals a surprising amount of detail, including the surrounding dusty filaments and the reflection nebula RfN VDB 109 in the lower right corner.

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