GingerAstroNerd
@gingerastro.bsky.social
52yo Ginger, husband, USMC veteran, dog dad for 6 mini schnauzers, nerd, anime fan, amateur astrophotographer, geek, Peloton rider, and self-taught knitter. 🐕 🏳️🌈 🔭 🌟 🚴🧶
Here’s my latest shot of the Flying Bat & Squid Nebula (SH2-129). I tried this target a couple years ago but this time I devoted 24 hours solely to the Oiii channel so the squid can easily be seen.
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2129 #flyingbatandsquidnebula
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2129 #flyingbatandsquidnebula
November 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Here’s my latest shot of the Flying Bat & Squid Nebula (SH2-129). I tried this target a couple years ago but this time I devoted 24 hours solely to the Oiii channel so the squid can easily be seen.
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2129 #flyingbatandsquidnebula
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2129 #flyingbatandsquidnebula
The Clamshell Nebula (SH2-119) is quite large but it often gets overlooked due to its next door neighbor, the North American Nebula. There are some beautiful structures in this nebula so I included a closer view of its core.
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2119 #clamshellnebula
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2119 #clamshellnebula
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The Clamshell Nebula (SH2-119) is quite large but it often gets overlooked due to its next door neighbor, the North American Nebula. There are some beautiful structures in this nebula so I included a closer view of its core.
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2119 #clamshellnebula
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2119 #clamshellnebula
The Japanese word for Pleiades is “Subaru” which means unite. It’s also why the car logo is a group of stars. I took this using my color camera last week. Hope you like it!
#pleiades #stars #space #astrophotography #starcluster #m45 #subaru #astronomy #opencluster
#pleiades #stars #space #astrophotography #starcluster #m45 #subaru #astronomy #opencluster
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The Japanese word for Pleiades is “Subaru” which means unite. It’s also why the car logo is a group of stars. I took this using my color camera last week. Hope you like it!
#pleiades #stars #space #astrophotography #starcluster #m45 #subaru #astronomy #opencluster
#pleiades #stars #space #astrophotography #starcluster #m45 #subaru #astronomy #opencluster
I decided to shoot the Horsehead & Flame Nebulae since I already had my color camera attached for the comet. This uses no filter so it’s displaying true RGB color.
#nebula #horsehead #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ic434 #astronomy #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mcpro
#nebula #horsehead #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ic434 #astronomy #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mcpro
October 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I decided to shoot the Horsehead & Flame Nebulae since I already had my color camera attached for the comet. This uses no filter so it’s displaying true RGB color.
#nebula #horsehead #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ic434 #astronomy #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mcpro
#nebula #horsehead #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ic434 #astronomy #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mcpro
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from last night. I was able to stack 52 subs at 60 seconds each. I noticed that the comet’s nucleus can actually be seen by turning down the brightest areas just a touch. Check out the 2nd image for a closer look.
#comet #c2025a6lemmon #c2025a6 #astronomy #astrophotography #space
#comet #c2025a6lemmon #c2025a6 #astronomy #astrophotography #space
October 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from last night. I was able to stack 52 subs at 60 seconds each. I noticed that the comet’s nucleus can actually be seen by turning down the brightest areas just a touch. Check out the 2nd image for a closer look.
#comet #c2025a6lemmon #c2025a6 #astronomy #astrophotography #space
#comet #c2025a6lemmon #c2025a6 #astronomy #astrophotography #space
Here’s a wide shot of the Pelican & North American Nebulae. I used my trusty refractor telescope along with a 0.7x reducer. It was also my first time shooting monochrome on this scope #ngc7000 #northamericannebula #ic5070 #pelicannebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #askar #fra400 #nebula
October 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Here’s a wide shot of the Pelican & North American Nebulae. I used my trusty refractor telescope along with a 0.7x reducer. It was also my first time shooting monochrome on this scope #ngc7000 #northamericannebula #ic5070 #pelicannebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #askar #fra400 #nebula
I just captured 27.5 hours of exposure time on the Pac-Man Nebula in SHO along with RGB stars. I included some closeup shots as well since social media tends to wash out the sharper details.
#ngc281 #nebula #space #emissionnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband #cassiopeia
#ngc281 #nebula #space #emissionnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband #cassiopeia
October 4, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I just captured 27.5 hours of exposure time on the Pac-Man Nebula in SHO along with RGB stars. I included some closeup shots as well since social media tends to wash out the sharper details.
#ngc281 #nebula #space #emissionnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband #cassiopeia
#ngc281 #nebula #space #emissionnebula #astrophotography #astronomy #narrowband #cassiopeia
I just finished captured emission nebula SH2-112 in the SHO palette. This is located in the constellation Cygnus near the Pelican Nebula. I rarely see this one featured so I wanted to give it the attention it so rightly deserves. 🤩
#sh2112 #nebula #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cygnus
#sh2112 #nebula #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cygnus
October 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I just finished captured emission nebula SH2-112 in the SHO palette. This is located in the constellation Cygnus near the Pelican Nebula. I rarely see this one featured so I wanted to give it the attention it so rightly deserves. 🤩
#sh2112 #nebula #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cygnus
#sh2112 #nebula #space #astrophotography #astronomy #cygnus
This time I put in over 34 hours into the Crescent Nebula. I was quite disappointed in my previous attempt which was seriously lacking Oiii data. I and devoted more than twice the time and even had enough clear skies to capture RGB stars! ⭐️
#crescentnebula #c27 #ngc6888 #astrophotography #space
#crescentnebula #c27 #ngc6888 #astrophotography #space
September 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This time I put in over 34 hours into the Crescent Nebula. I was quite disappointed in my previous attempt which was seriously lacking Oiii data. I and devoted more than twice the time and even had enough clear skies to capture RGB stars! ⭐️
#crescentnebula #c27 #ngc6888 #astrophotography #space
#crescentnebula #c27 #ngc6888 #astrophotography #space
I processed this as a 2-panel mosaic of the Western Veil Nebula in the HOO palette. It includes over 26.5 hours of total exposure time across several weeks. Scroll for a closer look.
#mosaic #space #astrophotography #edgehd8 #nebula #veilnebula #witchsbroom #astronomy #c34 #ngc6960
#mosaic #space #astrophotography #edgehd8 #nebula #veilnebula #witchsbroom #astronomy #c34 #ngc6960
August 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I processed this as a 2-panel mosaic of the Western Veil Nebula in the HOO palette. It includes over 26.5 hours of total exposure time across several weeks. Scroll for a closer look.
#mosaic #space #astrophotography #edgehd8 #nebula #veilnebula #witchsbroom #astronomy #c34 #ngc6960
#mosaic #space #astrophotography #edgehd8 #nebula #veilnebula #witchsbroom #astronomy #c34 #ngc6960
Here’s a star-forming region located next to the Lagoon Nebula. I just got over 7 hours of total exposures but it still turned out great. I processed it using two color palettes: SHO & HSO.
#IC1275 #IC4685 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #celestron #asiair #asi2600mmpro
#IC1275 #IC4685 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #celestron #asiair #asi2600mmpro
August 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Here’s a star-forming region located next to the Lagoon Nebula. I just got over 7 hours of total exposures but it still turned out great. I processed it using two color palettes: SHO & HSO.
#IC1275 #IC4685 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #celestron #asiair #asi2600mmpro
#IC1275 #IC4685 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography #telescope #celestron #asiair #asi2600mmpro
I shot the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex last year as a 4-panel mosaic but I totally forgot about it until just now.I love how the bright regions in the center create a 5-pointed star. Definitely need to try this one again sometime!
#asi294mcpro #nebula #rhoophiuchi #space #astronomy #astrophotography
#asi294mcpro #nebula #rhoophiuchi #space #astronomy #astrophotography
July 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I shot the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex last year as a 4-panel mosaic but I totally forgot about it until just now.I love how the bright regions in the center create a 5-pointed star. Definitely need to try this one again sometime!
#asi294mcpro #nebula #rhoophiuchi #space #astronomy #astrophotography
#asi294mcpro #nebula #rhoophiuchi #space #astronomy #astrophotography
This one took me 3 months! Here’s the Omega Nebula (M17) in the constellation Sagittarius. It’s approximately 5,000-6,000 light years away. I captured the nebula in the Hubble (SHO) palette but the stars are true color (RGB).
#M17 #NGC6618 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography
#M17 #NGC6618 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography
July 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This one took me 3 months! Here’s the Omega Nebula (M17) in the constellation Sagittarius. It’s approximately 5,000-6,000 light years away. I captured the nebula in the Hubble (SHO) palette but the stars are true color (RGB).
#M17 #NGC6618 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography
#M17 #NGC6618 #nebula #space #astronomy #astrophotography
The rain stopped just long enough so that I could finish up this shot of emission nebulae NGC 6823 & 6820. It’s mostly made up of Hydrogen Alpha but there’s a tiny bit of Sulfur II and Oxygen III.
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #sct #celestron #nebula #emissionnebula #ngc6823 #ngc6820
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #sct #celestron #nebula #emissionnebula #ngc6823 #ngc6820
June 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The rain stopped just long enough so that I could finish up this shot of emission nebulae NGC 6823 & 6820. It’s mostly made up of Hydrogen Alpha but there’s a tiny bit of Sulfur II and Oxygen III.
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #sct #celestron #nebula #emissionnebula #ngc6823 #ngc6820
#space #astronomy #astrophotography #sct #celestron #nebula #emissionnebula #ngc6823 #ngc6820
Finally completed this shot of the Whale & Hockey Stick Galaxies. It took a really long time since I only get like 2 clear nights a month lately. I still love how it turned out! 😍✨
#C32 #ngc4631 #ngc4656 #galaxy #stars #astrophotography #sct #celestron #hockeystickgalaxy #whalegalaxy
#C32 #ngc4631 #ngc4656 #galaxy #stars #astrophotography #sct #celestron #hockeystickgalaxy #whalegalaxy
June 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Finally completed this shot of the Whale & Hockey Stick Galaxies. It took a really long time since I only get like 2 clear nights a month lately. I still love how it turned out! 😍✨
#C32 #ngc4631 #ngc4656 #galaxy #stars #astrophotography #sct #celestron #hockeystickgalaxy #whalegalaxy
#C32 #ngc4631 #ngc4656 #galaxy #stars #astrophotography #sct #celestron #hockeystickgalaxy #whalegalaxy
Here’s my most recent capture of galaxy M109 which is sometimes known as the “Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy.” I’ve been gathering data on it for 3 months which felt like an eternity! 😄 This includes 28 total hours of LRGB data.
#galaxy #astrophotography #space #sct #celestron #m109 #vacuumcleanergalaxy
#galaxy #astrophotography #space #sct #celestron #m109 #vacuumcleanergalaxy
May 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Here’s my most recent capture of galaxy M109 which is sometimes known as the “Vacuum Cleaner Galaxy.” I’ve been gathering data on it for 3 months which felt like an eternity! 😄 This includes 28 total hours of LRGB data.
#galaxy #astrophotography #space #sct #celestron #m109 #vacuumcleanergalaxy
#galaxy #astrophotography #space #sct #celestron #m109 #vacuumcleanergalaxy
This is the Croc’s Eye Galaxy (M94) which I’ve been capturing for the past couple months. I would eventually like to retry with darker skies to get more of the outer ring details.
#galaxy #telescope #astrophotography #space #m94 #ngc4736
#galaxy #telescope #astrophotography #space #m94 #ngc4736
May 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
This is the Croc’s Eye Galaxy (M94) which I’ve been capturing for the past couple months. I would eventually like to retry with darker skies to get more of the outer ring details.
#galaxy #telescope #astrophotography #space #m94 #ngc4736
#galaxy #telescope #astrophotography #space #m94 #ngc4736
This is the Lagoon Nebula (M8) which is gradually returning to the night sky for the summer months. I only got 6 clear nights over 2 entire months so I made the best of them. The final color photo turned out way better than I expected!
#space #nebula #telescope #sct #m8 #lagoonnebula
#space #nebula #telescope #sct #m8 #lagoonnebula
May 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
This is the Lagoon Nebula (M8) which is gradually returning to the night sky for the summer months. I only got 6 clear nights over 2 entire months so I made the best of them. The final color photo turned out way better than I expected!
#space #nebula #telescope #sct #m8 #lagoonnebula
#space #nebula #telescope #sct #m8 #lagoonnebula
This nebula doesn’t really have an official name so I’ve just been calling it the “3 Balls Nebula.” It’s located in the constellation Orion. I ran out of time gathering data since it now sets in the west just after sunset.
#astrophotography #nebula #Orion #space #deepspaceobject
#astrophotography #nebula #Orion #space #deepspaceobject
May 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This nebula doesn’t really have an official name so I’ve just been calling it the “3 Balls Nebula.” It’s located in the constellation Orion. I ran out of time gathering data since it now sets in the west just after sunset.
#astrophotography #nebula #Orion #space #deepspaceobject
#astrophotography #nebula #Orion #space #deepspaceobject
Here’s galaxy #M106 which has some Hydrogen alpha ions that you see can glowing in that reddish-pink color. I captured 19.5 hours of total data integration on this one. I really like how it turned out! 👍
#telescope #celestron #galaxy #astrophotography #space #zwo #am5 #asiair
#telescope #celestron #galaxy #astrophotography #space #zwo #am5 #asiair
April 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Here’s galaxy #M106 which has some Hydrogen alpha ions that you see can glowing in that reddish-pink color. I captured 19.5 hours of total data integration on this one. I really like how it turned out! 👍
#telescope #celestron #galaxy #astrophotography #space #zwo #am5 #asiair
#telescope #celestron #galaxy #astrophotography #space #zwo #am5 #asiair
I just processed this photo of the Owl Nebula #M97 that I took a few weeks back. It’s made up of 3 concentric shells, giving the illusion that it’s out of focus. I thought the faint blue halo was a mistake on my part but it really does exist!
#owlnebula #telescope #astrophotography #nebula
#owlnebula #telescope #astrophotography #nebula
April 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I just processed this photo of the Owl Nebula #M97 that I took a few weeks back. It’s made up of 3 concentric shells, giving the illusion that it’s out of focus. I thought the faint blue halo was a mistake on my part but it really does exist!
#owlnebula #telescope #astrophotography #nebula
#owlnebula #telescope #astrophotography #nebula
I recently captured 18.5 hours of data on the Sunflower Galaxy #M63. By some miracle, I got two whole clear nights in a row after a month of clouds. This turned out much better than I expected!
#astrophotography #telescope #space #galaxy #sunflowergalaxy #ngc5055
#astrophotography #telescope #space #galaxy #sunflowergalaxy #ngc5055
April 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I recently captured 18.5 hours of data on the Sunflower Galaxy #M63. By some miracle, I got two whole clear nights in a row after a month of clouds. This turned out much better than I expected!
#astrophotography #telescope #space #galaxy #sunflowergalaxy #ngc5055
#astrophotography #telescope #space #galaxy #sunflowergalaxy #ngc5055
Barred spiral galaxy #NGC3718 is about 59 million light years away located just beneath the Big Dipper. There are also 5 tiny galaxies on the left called #Hickson56 which are about 400 million light years away. I’m so glad this shot turned out so well! #astrophotograhy #space #galaxy #telescope
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Barred spiral galaxy #NGC3718 is about 59 million light years away located just beneath the Big Dipper. There are also 5 tiny galaxies on the left called #Hickson56 which are about 400 million light years away. I’m so glad this shot turned out so well! #astrophotograhy #space #galaxy #telescope
Wow! 🤩 2024 was quite a productive year for my #astrophotography journey. Here are 27 of my favorites. I was able to capture each of these images from my KCMO Bortle 6 backyard.
#space #nebula #galaxy #telescope #eclipse #narrowband #LRGB #SHO #bestof2024 #2024recap
#space #nebula #galaxy #telescope #eclipse #narrowband #LRGB #SHO #bestof2024 #2024recap
March 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Wow! 🤩 2024 was quite a productive year for my #astrophotography journey. Here are 27 of my favorites. I was able to capture each of these images from my KCMO Bortle 6 backyard.
#space #nebula #galaxy #telescope #eclipse #narrowband #LRGB #SHO #bestof2024 #2024recap
#space #nebula #galaxy #telescope #eclipse #narrowband #LRGB #SHO #bestof2024 #2024recap
Here’s the Fornax Propeller Galaxy #NGC1365 which is part of a galaxy cluster. It only rises 15 degrees above my horizon which isn’t ideal due to houses and streetlights. I downloaded the raw data from #TelescopeLive to create this awesome image.
#telescope #astrophotography #space #galaxy #fornax
#telescope #astrophotography #space #galaxy #fornax
March 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Here’s the Fornax Propeller Galaxy #NGC1365 which is part of a galaxy cluster. It only rises 15 degrees above my horizon which isn’t ideal due to houses and streetlights. I downloaded the raw data from #TelescopeLive to create this awesome image.
#telescope #astrophotography #space #galaxy #fornax
#telescope #astrophotography #space #galaxy #fornax