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Panellist on Space Oddities. Take pictures of space stuff. ✏️Writer & Council member for SPA 🏅Winner of RAS award : Royal Astronomical Society 🍎Teacher 💍 wife 🍼mummy Staring at the sky, come back and pick me up 👽 🛸

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Oct 29

There's no need to guess which colour palette I love the most 😍 #astrophotography #ASTRO #SciArt

Which is your favourite colour mapping?

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 13h

Skywatcher evostar ed 80. ZWO294MM Pro and SHO filters by optolong

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you Keith xx

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you kindly

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 9d

Cheers James! Glad you like it

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 9d

The Sadr Region, glowing in the heart of Cygnus.

Captured last night with 2 hours on each SHO filter.

Just a small attempt to show the beauty that’s already there.
#Astrophotography #Nebula #SadrRegion #Cygnus #NightSky

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 11d

It does have a sinister side profile doesn't it

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 11d

Haha yes. I went for it

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 11d

Spent a few nights this week collecting data on the Eastern Veil Nebula in Cygnus. This is part of a huge supernova remnant, the aftermath of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago.

This is in SHO, a less common choice for this target.

#astrophotography #space #astronomy

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 26d

Love my new astro nails 🌟🧙‍♀️🌙

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · 28d

Collecting data on the beautiful Eastern Veil Nebula this month. This is around 4hrs HA and 1hr 40 of OIII. Can't get more OIII until the pesky moon is out of the way. Here is a rough process so far #astro #astronomy

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Sep 5

Yes the weather isnt good here either. Always frustrating

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Sep 4

It feels natural to me but apparently its not haha

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Sep 4

I also play inverted Y axis, which usually blows follow gamers minds haha

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Sep 4

Halo and Destiny and Gears of War, always xbox for me 🎮

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Sep 2

Live now, pop over and say hello in the comments #astro #mars

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MARS MONTH: The Search For Life On Mars - With Author Nicholas Booth

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Darrell Wakelam @darrellwakelam.bsky.social · Aug 31

Kicking off the new academic year tomorrow with a hands-on making session . . . a group of teachers have asked me to help them explore fossils through 3D making. It's a bit like asking the Cookie Monster to do training about biscuits. 😆😆😆
www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

A montage of photos of 3D sculptures of fossil ammonites. I've made so many over the years so the photos here span about 20 years worth of work. There are photos of work that children have made and also examples that I have made myself.

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Peter Lewis @peterlewis55.bsky.social · Aug 30

The colours of the universe! 8 hours of smart shooting overnight. Great to wake up and see what this little scope has captured and here they are now I've processed them. I've added AI descriptions in ALT so blame that if you disagree 🤣 #astronomy #astrophotography #StormHour #PhotoHour

The Pacman Nebula, officially known as NGC 281, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is named for its resemblance to the classic 1980s video game character. This vast cloud of ionized gas is a star-forming region located approximately 9,200 light-years away in our galaxy's Perseus Spiral Arm.

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is
the closest major spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away. It is the largest and most massive member of the Local Group of galaxies, which includes the Milky Way, Andromeda, the Triangulum Galaxy, and about 50 other smaller galaxies.

NGC 1027 is an open star cluster located in the constellation Cassiopeia. Discovered by William Herschel in 1787, it appears visually positioned between the famous Heart and Soul nebulae, though it is not physically associated with them

The Pleiades, or M45, is
a dazzling open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus. Also known as the "Seven Sisters," this famous celestial object is one of the most visible star clusters and has captured the human imagination for millennia.

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's called the Iris Nebula lol, it says that . But Jamie might be a nice change of pace!

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Aug 27

Here’s our capture of NGC 7023 – the Iris Nebula 🌌.
Located about 1,300 light-years away in Cepheus, the Iris glows as starlight reflects off cosmic dust, illuminating the surrounding dark interstellar clouds.

🔭 What do you see when you look into the Iris?

#Astrophotography #Nebula #SpaceLovers

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Catherine Ryan Hyde @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social · Aug 25

The fog parted unexpectedly last night to give me two more hours to work on the galaxy NGC 7479. Two more hours is not much, but it's more than I expected. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Aug 18

Haha, really? I didn't know it was a popular profession

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thank you!

🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Aug 16

✨ The Cave Nebula (Sh2-155)
Captured over 21 hours of exposure time (and still adding more!), this cosmic cloud lies about 2,400 light-years away in Cepheus. Its dark dust lanes and glowing gas create the illusion of a celestial cave, where new stars are born. #astrophotography

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🌬D a y d r e a m Astro 🌈⃤ @daydreamastro.bsky.social · Aug 14

It reminds me of the old doctors masks and it makes the hairs on my neck stand up

a black and white photo of a person in a bird mask

ALT: a black and white photo of a person in a bird mask

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