Dark Nebula (LDN 1262) is a cold molecular cloud which blocks starlight in the Cepheus Flare region. It is a reservoir of cold dense molecular gas that may or may not reach the stage of gravitational collapse to birth a star. Total exp: 15 hours 09/11-15 2026 #astronomy #astrophotography

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“There was one planet off in the seventh dimension that got used as a ball in a game of intergalactic bar billiards. Got potted straight into a black hole.” Douglas Adams Nobody ever knew what happened to the planet that this “ball” ricocheted off with a lot of back spin… until now

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I thought I'd never be able to capture this faint #astrophotography target but then I discovered the wonderful world of Newtonian scopes 🙂. This is the Bat (SH2-129) and Squid #nebula (OU-4) after 20h of integration time, shot from my backyard. What do you see @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?

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After several days of rain in South Africa's Drakensberg, towering basalt cliffs emerge from the clouds, as hikers (small white dots) make their way up the verdant foothills dressed in beautiful dappled light. #100%human #bluesky #landscapephotography #naturephotography #photography

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After 2 months of work my next deepsky image is finally finished. I wanted to photograph the faint oxygen shell of WR134, which you can see in blue. This was quite challanging, but I think it was worth it. :3 19h narrowband data + 2h for RGB stars Sky-Watcher Esprit 120EDX + ZWO 2600MC Air

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