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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Jul 18

The Ring Nebula, now with Argon!
Very excited about this one which incorporates data taken with a new [Ar III] filter available for the QHY miniCAM8M system. More details are available on my astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/jk9lev
#astrophotography #nebula

The Ring Nebula, Now with Argon! - AstroBin

This is my first experiment with the new [Ar III] (doubly ionized Argon) filter for the QHY miniCam8M. After this successful first attempt, I'm excited to try it on other nebulae. This was captured fr...

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · May 1

🌀The Whirlpool Galaxy from my Backyard Observatory #astrophotography

Tech. details:
QHY miniCam8M
Askar 185APO
A-P Mach2GTO
R: 31*120”, G:28*120”, B:28*120”
Total: 2 hr. 54 min.
Bortle 3, New moon

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Siril @siril.org · Apr 26

Guess what !!
Siril 1.4.0 beta1 is out!!!
You can download it and read all the new features at siril.org/download/202...

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Siril 1.4.0 Beta 1

Introduction What do we Want from You? New and Improved Features Astrometry and Registration Color and Photometry Automation Image Processing Mis...

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thanks for the comp! Yes, I think the Askar 103 APO would be a natural competitor to this scope. I'll do a head to head when I have time to look at star shape / CA, etc. with unprocessed images

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Apr 19

Seems good, and at a nice price for an FCD100 triplet at that aperture. Will be interested to compare it to the Askar 103 APO which I still have. I think this combo is pushing the limits of the new Sky-watcher mount, but more testing needed there.

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Apr 18

tech. details on Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/g5943s

Leo Triplet - New Gear Test (QHY miniCam8, Airy Disk APO 96, Sky-watcher EQ-AL55i) - AstroBin

A quick test of gear I'm testing. Not sure if this is quite the right combo for this mount (fairly demanding pixel scale), but this is the very first night I used it so time will tell. I continue to b...

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Apr 18

It's Galaxy Season, and I'm testing gear I brought back from NEAF. The rig I used to take this photo of the Leo Triplet is:
-Airy Disk APO 96mm Triplet bit.ly/4jm7UQM
-Sky-watcher EQ-AL55i bit.ly/42Dkd3W
-QHY miniCAM8 bit.ly/4jgjg8O
#astrophotography

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Siril @siril.org · Dec 4

Here's the latest version of my M31.
Over a year to take the images, with a total of 75h of exposure.
Technical details can be found here: telescopius.com/pictures/vie...

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M31 Galaxy with Hydrogen and Oxygen clouds

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Nov 29

A lot went into the creative execution of this image, so I've released a YouTube video concurrently where I talk about composition and more: youtu.be/1IOtiDJJ7sQ

Is Astrophotography Art?

YouTube video by Nebula Photos

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Nov 29

121.5 hours from Starfront Remote Observatories
🔭Askar FRA500 at f/3.9
⚙️iOptron GEM45
📷ZWO ASI2600MM
🟣 Antlia LRGB, Ha, [OIII]
More details on Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/kco70n/

Wolf's Cave (vdB152, B175, LDN 1221, G110.3 + 11.3, et al.)

An astrophotograph by Nico Carver on AstroBin

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Nov 29

Wolf's Cave in Cepheus

An astrophoto full of brown dust, blue stars, and red hydrogen

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Sep 8

In my new video (youtu.be/hLGjXJ3FxO0), I show dual narrowband processing with three popular workflows: Siril & GIMP, DSS & Photoshop, and PixInsight & Narrowband Normalization. Which is your favorite? #Astrophotography

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Nico Carver @nebulaphotos.bsky.social · Aug 30

First post here. This is my latest astrophoto. A familiar target to astrophotographers - the Cygnus Wall portion of NGC7000. It's one of those objects that is nice to return to every year or two. Details on astrobin: www.astrobin.com/b6x61h/ #astrophotography

False color image of the Cygnus Wall, part of the NGC7000 emission nebula. Colors are teal, blue, yellow, orange, and red.

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