STAR PARTY CHAOS

1 Night at a Star Party… BEST NIGHT EVER

one night. that’s all it took

rocked up to the Messier Star Party thinking it’d be a chill night looking at stars… yeah nah

ended up interviewing Norm about a planispheric astrolabe he literally designed and built, Hugh with his home-built 6" RC, and Phil from the radio astronomy crew about what they’re doing with the dish out at LMDSS

ran Messier Bingo, gave away prizes, pointed telescopes at the Sun, then spent the rest of the night imaging under stupidly good skies

and somewhere in between all that… just hung out with a bunch of legends I haven’t seen in ages

one night, way too much fun, zero regrets

#astronomy #astrophotography #stargazing #starparty #messier #spacescience #telescope #radioastronomy #deepsky #nightsky #space #astropunk

https://youtu.be/ujk5I5XRH-0

Sh2-142: The Wizard

Discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1787, Sh2-142 is an open star cluster ~20ly across located ~8.5kly distant. A beautiful emission nebula and star-forming region.

Prints etc: https://shiny.photo/photo/Sh2-142--The-Wizard-679b4efdf1db2d8c36d1062f1b2d5559

#astrophotography #astronomy #photography #deepskyobject #nightsky #space

RE: https://mastodon.social/@esoastronomy/116301261420060011

Protecting the darkness in our skies 🌚 ✨ which helps us restore ourselves every night! A really enjoyable presentation about protecting the #nightsky from interferences by institutional relations lawyer in training Betty Kioko 🌌
#earthhour #diplomaciacientífica #contaminaciónluminica 📡 🌃 🦋 ⚠️

The Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380) 🔭⭐🪐💫🌌🌖
——————————————————————————📸 @vaonis Vespera II, L-Quad filter, Bortle 5,

Edit: Tiff stacking app, Photoshop, Graxpert, RC-Astro, Lightroom #astrophotography #astronomy #stars #nightsky #photography #milkyway #nightphotography #moon #universe #astro #astrophoto #longexposure #nasa #galaxy #night #sky #telescope #nebula #science #ig #milkywaychasers #photooftheday #astrophysics #stargazing #deepsky #Vaonis #Astrophotography #wizardnebula #Vespera #space

The Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) is a face-on spiral galaxy located 21 million ly away in Ursa Major.

Beyond its striking appearance, M101 is home to over 1,200 catalogued star-forming regions, an ultra-luminous X-ray binary system and around 150 globular clusters.

#astrophotography #astronomy #nightsky #galaxy #M101 #photography

Fresh Astrophoto: Needle Galaxy 2026
StellaVita and SkyEye24AC First Light/Night Love-Storie Part 2.

▼ Vixen VC200L | ToupTek SkyEye24AC '26

https://astrocamp.eu/en/needle-galaxy-mar26/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #astroimaging #nightsky #clearsky #telescope #photography #space

Get ready to witness the magic of the night sky in Europe's best stargazing spots 🌃💫! From Portugal to Slovakia, explore 13 dark sky locations where the Milky Way shines bright to the naked eye 🌠.

#Europe #Travel #Stargazing #DarkSkies #MilkyWay #NightSky #Astronomy #EuropeanAdventures

https://europa.tips/en/best-stargazing-places-europe