Mastodawn

A single mono and starless snippet of my latest photon-collection-session this week.
A part of the Rosette Nebula, Sharpless 175.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM

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Frank Adler 1d ago

LDN 1235 (the Shark Nebula) in Cepheus, ~650 ly away. A dark dust cloud revealed by the Milky Way star field it extinguishes, with faint blue reflection near the head (vdB 149/150).

Full image: https://adfr.io/astro/20260120_ldn1235

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Frank Adler 1d ago

The Shark Nebula
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LDN 1235 — the Shark Nebula — lurks in Cepheus about 650 light-years away. It isn’t a bright, glowing nebula; it’s a dense cloud of interstellar dust that shows up by blocking the star field behind it, carving out the shark’s dark “nose” and body across the Milky Way backdrop.

Near the head you can spot faint blue reflection nebulosity (vdB 149/150), where nearby hot stars scatter light off the dust. Spanning roughly 15 light-years from head to tail, this is just a small slice of a much larger dusty complex—and a reminder that some of the most dramatic deep-sky targets are defined by the subtlest contrast.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 0.6x Reducer
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Svbony UV/IR-Cut
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF

Integration time: 18hrs 55min

Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260120_ldn1235

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Bubulcus & Bolotas 1d ago

Look up to the sky...

The Whirlpool Galaxy, aka M51, was the first galaxy classified as a spiral. It lies 23 million light-years away in Canes Venatici constellation, next to the tail of the Big Dipper (Ursa Major). Paired with NGC 5195, it's one of the most famous interacting systems, visible with binoculars under dark skies.

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Sascha 2d ago

My next project I'd consider to be finished for now: M42, also known as the Orion Nebula. 24 hours of total exposure time between November and January.

Shot on my Askar FRA400 + ZWO ASI2600MC

Full resolution + details on my Astrobin profile: https://app.astrobin.com/i/7e57h4

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Vinz Frank 2d ago

IC-434 🌌
1,500 light-years

IC 434 – Horsehead region 🌌
After a long break, it felt good to be back under the stars.
Not perfect, but meaningful.
Light traveling for thousands of years, finally reaching my sensor.
Sometimes that’s enough.
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Sascha 4d ago

Northern lights were photo-bombing my telescope's view of M 42 today

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Frank Adler 5d ago

NGC 2175 - the Monkey Head Nebula - in Orion, about 6.400 light-years away. A star-forming H II region (Sh2-252/NGC 2174) sculpted by the O-type star HD 42088 and dark dust lanes.

https://adfr.io/astro/20260118_ngc2175

#astrodon #astrophotography #astrophoto #deepsky #nebula #NGC2175 #MonkeyHeadNebula #Narrowband #astronomy

Frank Adler 5d ago

The Monkey Head Nebula
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NGC 2175 is a glowing star-forming region in Orion, about 6.400 light-years away. It belongs to the wider Sh2-252 complex (often discussed alongside NGC 2174) and spans a surprisingly large patch of sky.

Powered by the hot O-type star HD 42088, ultraviolet light makes hydrogen shine while dark dust lanes carve the familiar “monkey” silhouette. A stellar nursery in motion, shaped by radiation and winds as new stars emerge.

Scope: Askar 103APO
Lens: Askar 0.6x Reducer
Camera: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro
Filter: Antlia Tri-Band RGB Ultra
Mount: SkyWatcher AZ-EQ5-GT
Guiding: SkyWatcher Evoguide 50ED with ZWO ASI 224MC
Controller: ZWO ASIAir Pro
Focusser: ZWO EAF

Integration time: 5hrs 35min

Full version and print available at:
https://adfr.io/astro/20260118_ngc2175

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Thomas Hanrath Jan 17

Just finished my final #Pleiades, #M45 image of 2025! Mixed RGB from my Canon R(a) with mono luminance to push detail + color. Winter skies never disappoint.

▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF₂ | SkyEye62AM, Canon EOS R(a) ’25

Full version: https://astrocamp.eu/en/pleiades-dec25/

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