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Keith Bramley @keefbram.bsky.social · 1d

Had a go processing some of my older narrowband data in Pixinsight of Melotte 15 in the Heart Nebula. I feel this is a better result this time, more finer structure and better stars. This was 18 hours data with Ha, SII and OIII using Atik 383L+ and 190MN #astrophotography

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 1d

'Satellite Swarm Zoom'

A star trail image made with a time-lapse image sequence photographed by Jonny Kim from ISS. Each image was restored, remastered then retimed using frame interpolation for a short film. These new frames allowed for a simulated long exposure photograph.

Stars and satellites glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 3d

'Aurora And The Milky Way'

A star trail image made with a time-lapse image sequence photographed by Jonny Kim from ISS. Each image was restored, remastered then retimed using frame interpolation for a short film. These new frames allowed for a simulated long exposure photograph.

Stars, cities and aurora glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth. A silhouette of Soyuz in the foreground.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 4d

'Squid Game'

A star trail image made with a time-lapse image sequence photographed by Kimiya Yui from ISS. Each image was restored, remastered then retimed using frame interpolation for a short film. These new frames allowed for a simulated long exposure photograph.

Stars glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth. The Dextre robotic arm on ISS in the foreground. Long streaks of red and yellow light against the black sea are evidence of fishing fleets.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 4d

'Squid Game'

A star trail image made with a time-lapse image sequence photographed by Kimiya Yui from ISS. Each image was restored, remastered then retimed using frame interpolation for a short film. These new frames allowed for a simulated long exposure photograph.

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Woodgrainterrain @woodgrainterrain.bsky.social · 5d

The 'Face on Mars' with slightly exaggerated terrain is carved here into tigerwood and placed at different rotations to the setting sun. Thanks to @uarizonalpl.bsky.social for the Martian surface data!

#PlanetSci
#Spacetober
#SciArt
#Pareidolia

The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun reveals what appear to be eye-holes and a mouth.

The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun at this rotation doesn't reveal much in the way of facial features.

The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun reveals no face-like features at this rotation.

The 'Face on Mars' is pictured carved into tigerwood, and the dark striations cover the eyes of the face.The low-angle sun at this rotation also reveals no face-like features.

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Simeon Schmauß @stim3on.bsky.social · 6d

This photo from the Perseverance rover captured in early March, may be my favorite Mars image from this year.

It shows Mars' smaller moon Deimos over the hills of the Nili Planum region in the dark skies before dawn. 🔭

Full res: flic.kr/p/2rwUwV7

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Simeon Schmauß

A picture of Mars taken during astronomical twilight (the sun was 13° below the horizon). It shows a dimly lit reddish landscape with some hills at the horizon. Deimos, Mars' smaller moon shines with a small halo in the pale sky above.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · 8d

A large storm in Jupiter’s mid northern latitudes seen by the Juno spacecraft on April 15, 2021 during Perijove 33.

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A large storm on a gas giant.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

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Don Davis @ddavisspaceart.bsky.social · 10d

A recent vista from Mars obtained by the Perseverance Rover on its 1635th Martian day, or 'Sol', Clouds far above the eternal dust pall are unusually well shown in this afternoon view. This is a mosaic of two wide angle color Navcam images.

This mosaic of two wide angle photos from the Perseverance rover shows the Martian surface stretching into the distance beyond two foreground hills. The rover tracks can just be seen winding into the distance. In this view clouds are unusually well defined as they float well above the tan dust that eternally colors the Martian skies.
In the original photos the area near the Sun is 'burned out' by the limitations of the camera sensor. I have addressed this by manually painting over the overexposed areas to reconstruct something of the brightness contours as they probably would have appeared to a human observer. I have also 'warped' the lower corners to fill the rectangular format. Artist's prerogative :-)

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 10d

Star trail images made with time-lapse sequences photographed by astronauts from ISS Expedition 67.

Each sequence was restored, remastered & retimed using frame interpolation for a 35m15s film called 'Space Night'.
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Stars and cities glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth.

Stars, cities & lightning flashes glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 10d

These new frames enabled a simulated long exposure photograph of each sequence.
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Stars, cities & aurora glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth.

Starfield glowing in long exposure multicolored streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth.

Stars, cities & lightning flashes glowing in long exposure streaks of multicolored light as ISS orbits Earth.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 10d

Star trail images made with time-lapse sequences photographed by astronauts from ISS Expedition 67.

Each sequence was restored, remastered & retimed using frame interpolation for a 35m15s film called 'Space Night'.
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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 12d

Star trail images made with time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit, Butch Wilmore & Kimiya Yui from ISS. Each sequence was restored, remastered then retimed using frame interpolation for their respective short films. These new frames allowed for a simulated long exposure photograph.

Stars and cities and the Milky Way glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth. The Soyuz module provides a foreground silhouette.

Stars, cities, lightning, airglow and satellites glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth. The Canadarm provides a foreground silhouette.

Stars, cities and Starlink satellites glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth. Green aurora and the faint blue approaching dawn sit on the horizon.

A closer view of stars and Starlink satellites glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth. Green aurora and the faint blue approaching dawn sit on the horizon.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 12d

Bluesky why you put jaggies in my jpg? That resize algo needs work. Let's try this one...

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 12d

Another star trail image made a with time-lapse sequence photographed by Kimiya Yui from ISS. All images in the sequence were restored, remastered then retimed using frame interpolation for a short film. These new frames allowed for a simulated long exposure photograph.

Airglow and stars glowing in long exposure streaks of light as ISS orbits Earth.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · 12d

Star trail images made with time-lapse sequences photographed by Don Pettit, Butch Wilmore & Kimiya Yui from ISS. Each sequence was restored, remastered then retimed using frame interpolation for their respective short films. These new frames allowed for a simulated long exposure photograph.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · Jul 2

Cresent Jupiter.

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A crescent view of southern Jupiter. The Great Red Spot is visible towards the right.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · Jun 19

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · Jun 19

My channel is locked but I can still share videos when they are unlisted.

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · Jun 18

'Starlink Express'

2,927 images captured by Butch Wilmore are processed, graded & interpolated to create a 3x real-time video from ISS Expedition 72 with music by Chris Zabriskie.

Credit: Butch Wilmore / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0pC...

ISS - Starlink Express

YouTube video by Seán Doran

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · Jun 18

'Starlink Express'

2,927 images captured by Butch Wilmore are processed, graded & interpolated to create a 3x real-time video from ISS Expedition 72 with music by Chris Zabriskie.

Credit: Butch Wilmore / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0pC...

ISS - Starlink Express

YouTube video by Seán Doran

www.youtube.com

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Andrea Luck @andrealuck.bsky.social · Jun 5

POV: Orbiting Mars. 2 volcanoes. 1 dust storm and the darkness of space around you.

You can browse the 170MP (!) here easyzoom.com/image/633505

Full size, download & more info here flic.kr/p/2r95M3B

@esa.int Mars Express 2024-02-16
Olympus & Ascraues Mons

Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck 🧪🔭

A high resolution photo of Mars from orbit captured by ESA's Mars Express. The image shows the reddish, dusty surface with soft brown and rusty hues, fading into a thin atmosphere. At the bottom left, two prominent volcanic formations, Olympus Mons and Ascraeus Mons, appear as large, broad features on the surface, with their edges softly blending into the landscape. On the bottom right, a large, circular bluish cloud hovers just above the surface, with soft, uneven edges. At the top center, a yellowish dust storm swirls across the terrain, resembling tightly packed cotton balls in a rough oval shape. The curvature of the planet highlights the thin atmosphere, gradually fading into the vast darkness of space.

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · Jun 5

Sol 4560 MastCam mosaic looking towards the lower boxworks structures near the Mars Curiosity Rover.

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A landscape featuring a web of small ridges.

NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill

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Seán Doran @theseaning.bsky.social · Jun 5

'Galaxy Rise'

777 images captured by Don Pettit are processed, graded & interpolated to create a video from ISS Expedition 72 with music by Chris Zabriskie. Cropped and edited from 6m04s 4k original.

Credit: Don Pettit / ISS / NASA / ESRS / Seán Doran

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Kevin M. Gill @kevinmgill.bsky.social · Jun 3

Sharp cloud detail on Venus imaged in ultraviolet sunlight by Japan’s Akatsuki orbiter.

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Venus with false color cloud detail.

JAXA/ISAS/DARTS/Kevin M. Gill

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