Mastodawn

So as I mentioned earlier, the quest for my astronomy gathering this month is to get a photo of the Rosette Nebula, which is pretty good for us to shoot at home at the moment.

You saw my in progress shot with my Dwarf 3, but I haven't forgotten about my Dwarf 2, so Rob lent me his SVBONY CLS filter and I've had a bunch of sessions with it.

So here's the result, and I'm loving the rosiness of the Rosette 🙂

Of course I should call it my preferred moniker - the Unicorn Nostril. Well, look at it, it's right there at Monoceros's snout in the right place!

#Astrodon
#Astronomy
#Astrophotography
#SouthernHemisphereAstronomy
#DrivewayAstrophotograpy
#BackyardAstronomy
#SmartTelescope
#Dwarflabs
#Dwarf2
#Nebula

rdm Mar 5

March 2026 Lunar Eclipse, Perth.

This was shot on my #Dwarf2 while my #Dwarf3 was busy doing a time-lapse.

Post processing in #Snapseed .

#TotalLunarEclipse #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon

leece Mar 4

First time I have tried time lapse with the -Dwarf 3- oops strike that, I did it with the Dwarf2! #LunarEclipse #astronomy #astrophotography #Astrodon #SouthernhemisphereAstronomy #drivewayAstrophotograpy #backyardAstronomy #Smarttelescope #Dwarf2 #Dwarflab

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rdm Jan 14

Incidentally, we have MDA deployed this evening.

The Medium Dwarf Array, comprised of two #Dwarf3 and two #Dwarf2 .

If I set up our last Dwarf2 as well, it becomes the Large Dwarf Array, and if our friend comes over with her Dwarf3, it is the Very Large Dwarf Array.

I think we can all see where this is going.

#AstronomerJoke

rdm Jan 14

Last night I promised that there would be Some Astronomy Happening.

Because we had SDA deployed on the front patio roof, we only had a couple of hours.

However...

I was able to get a far better shot of of #IC2177 ( the #SeagullNebula ) with the #Dwarf2 than I expected.

Sadly my attempt at #GUM6 aka #SH2_302 aka #RCW7 ( the #SnowmanNebula ) was a lot less successful.

Tonight, I am revisiting both. This time I'm shooting a full night for them. Let's see what we get!

Meantime, here are the shots from last night.

#Astronomy #Astrophotography #Astrodon #SouthernSkies #BackyardAstronomy

rdm Jan 13

There's gonna be some #Astronomy tonight!

#Dwarf3 #Dwarf2 #SmartTelescope #Astrophotography #Astrodon #DrivewayAstronomy #SouthernHemisphere

Cmdr_Halo_Jones Dec 26

Finally, some clear skies to play with my #Dwarf2

Raw and enhanced views of Orion from Christmas night.

#DwarfLab #astro_photography #Space

If I've time over the holiday break I might even take a trip to see it 🚀
#EliteDangerousOdyssey

https://www.edsm.net/en/system/id/347921/name/PMD2009+48

Kevin Freitas Nov 30

I finally did it! I was able to find a clear morning and caught a glimpse of comet 3I ATLAS before it leaves our solar system forever. So pumped!

#DwarfII #Dwarf2 #AstroPhotography #Seattle #3IATLAS #Comet3IATLAS #CitizenScience

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Kevin Freitas Oct 22

Got it! Here’s my stack of comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon AND I was able to shoot through some nearby parking lot lights to glimpse comet C/2025 R2 SWAN. Not a bad night!

#astronomy #AstroPhotography #dwarf2 #LookUp #CometLemmon #Seattle #CometSWAN