Dr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍

Dear #Astrodon #Astronomy #astrophotography enthusiasts, let's do a contest of the best #astro #picture of the #year 2022, on #mastodon.

Rules:
1️⃣ reply below by Dec. 18 with your best astronomy picture of 2022 and use the #hashtag #YourBestAstroPic2022
2️⃣ only 1 picture per person
3️⃣ taken in 2022
4️⃣ your own picture (no JWST, HST, Artemis, etc... #photo)
5️⃣ don't forget #image credits & description
6️⃣ give some information (eg object name, instrument, date, place)
7️⃣ #nightscape allowed

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Dec 9, 2022 at 9:53amWeb
Show threadDr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍Dec 9, 2022

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8️⃣ Please follow the #hashtag #YourBestAstroPic2022 and boost all the #pictures you like.
9️⃣ The #astronomy #photo with the largest number of boosts by Dec. 29 will win the contest and become #TheBestAstroPic2022
🔟 reboosting your own picture is fine

Maybe we can then convince @sebinthestars to use #TheBestAstroPic2022 as #Astrodon home picture ?

See further conditions for the #Astrodon home picture: https://astrodon.social/@sebinthestars/109483165551159783

Seb Potter (@[email protected])

@AlexSanterne Let's add a couple of conditions: 1. The highest boosted pic from an astrodon.social user will be nominated for use as the home picture. 2. The selected photo will need to be cropped/edited to fit the site format 3. The editor's decision (i.e. mine) will be final in decisions of suitability. 4. There's no other form of compensation on offer - the winner will grant a non-exclusive, revocable right to use their image for the sole purpose of the site header.

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Show threadSeb PotterDec 9, 2022
@AlexSanterne Great idea.
Show threadSeb PotterDec 9, 2022

@AlexSanterne Let's add a couple of conditions:

1. The highest boosted pic from an astrodon.social user will be nominated for use as the home picture.
2. The selected photo will need to be cropped/edited to fit the site format
3. The editor's decision (i.e. mine) will be final in decisions of suitability.
4. There's no other form of compensation on offer - the winner will grant a non-exclusive, revocable right to use their image for the sole purpose of the site header.

Show threadIan A SmithDec 17, 2022

@AlexSanterne @sebinthestars

https://www.flickr.com/photos/iasmith/52568079508

4 panel mosaic of the Crescent Nebula. Zenithstar 73, flattener, ioptron cem70, ASI 2600MMC Pro and Altair triband filter. just over 10 hours total integration time.
#astronomy #photo #pictures #YourBestAstroPic2022 #TheBestAstroPic2022 #zwo #asi2600mc #ioptron #cem70 #altair

4 Panel Mosaic of the Crescent Nebula

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Show threadStupendous ManDec 19, 2022
@AlexSanterne @ianasmith @sebinthestars congratulations on assembling a stunning image. And thanks for sharing it here!
Show threadHervé BottaDec 18, 2022
@AlexSanterne @sebinthestars
Great initiative and lots of fantastic images !!
I already posted on astrodon my best picture 2022 of Jupiter so as my entry for
#YourBestAstroPic2022 I proposed this image of #Galaxy M81. It was one night where everything worked as per plan 😃 . Not so many this year...
🔭: C9.25 HD @ f/d=10 on CGX mount
📷 : ZWO ASI2600MC @-10°C
🎯 : ASI290MM through OAG 💻 : NINA + PHD2
🌆 : Bortle 8
⌛ : 222' total, 60" frames
🖥️ : @Siril_Official + Photoshop
Show threadDr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍Dec 9, 2022

Although this #picture will be out of the contest, I wanted to share my own best #astronomy #picture of 2022.

I took this #photography on 2022, May 16 during this year's first #TotalLunarEclipse. It was taken at #dawn above the #city of #Marseille, in #France. The famous #church of Marseille Notre-Dame de la Garde (aka La Bonne Mère) is visible in the center, with the #Mediterranean sea in the background.

credits: Alexandre Santerne

➡️ https://www.flickr.com/photos/santerne/52075744692

#YourBestAstroPic2022

Total Lunar Eclipse above Marseille

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Show threadCédric Champeau 🔭Dec 9, 2022

@AlexSanterne Here's mine: the Trifid and Lagoon nebulas.

Photo was taken last June, from my backyards in Montaigu, France. Despite not being one with a lot of exposure, that's the one I prefer most this year, among many photos.

I used my C925 EdgeHD with Hyperstar and a duo-band filter, on a AZ-EQ6 mount and OSC camera.

Full and technical details available at https://www.astrobin.com/ft7dra/B/

#YourBestAstroPic2022

The Trifid and Lagoon nebulas

An astrophotograph by Cédric Champeau on AstroBin

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Show threadMartial RelierDec 12, 2022

@melix @AlexSanterne Elle est vraiment magnifique !

Je l'ai faite aussi au dual narrow band, j'ai eu un mal fou à récupérer le bleu de la Trifide, qui est une nébuleuse en réflexion, si j'ai bien compris. Tu n'as pas eu de souci de ce côté là ?

Et l'Hyperstar... ça donne envie quand on voit cette image !

Show threadCédric Champeau 🔭Dec 12, 2022
@MartialRelier Merci ! Pas eu de soucis avec le bleu avec le filtre ZWO. Par contre j'utlise AstroPixel Processor qui a un mode de prétraitement spécifique pour les duo-band, ça aide. Pour l'hyperstar, c'est génial mais aussi plein d'inconvénients (tilt sur grand capteurs, collimation, reflets, ...).
Show threadMartial RelierDec 12, 2022

@melix J'utilise uniquement PixInsight... on m'a déjà conseillé plusieurs fois APP, il faut que je teste !

Voici la photo dont je parlais. Je trouve son bleu trop timide, et pourtant j'ai trop poussé sur les curseurs à mon goût.

Je ne savais pas pour les soucis d'hyperstar ! Je n'ai jamais osé franchir le pas pour mon C8... Trop peur de ne pas savoir le monter 😅

Show threadCédric Champeau 🔭Dec 12, 2022
@MartialRelier Je me sers d'APP uniquement pour le prétraitement que je trouve meilleur qu'avec PixInsight. Je fais tout le reste dans PI. A voir ta photo, je me demande si tu as fais une calibration photométrique ? Ca pourrait corriger simplement ton pb.
Show threadMartial RelierDec 12, 2022
@melix Je le note pour le pré-traitement, je vais essayer ça.
La calibration photométrique fait partie de mon workflow, mais impossible de dire aujourd'hui si ça a été fait ou non sur cette photo spécifiquement. De temps en temps je n'arrive pas à la faire et je fais autrement.
Show threadMartial RelierDec 12, 2022
@melix Merci pour les conseils en tout cas ;)
En encore une fois, superbe photo !
Show threadBart Declercq has movedDec 9, 2022

@AlexSanterne
An opportunistic Orion Nebula - waiting for galaxies to rise higher in the sky, I imaged M42 every evening in early March over an exceptional week of clear skies.
Total exposure was 13 hours using an ASI2600MM camera, Astronomik RGB filters and a Lichtenknecker FFC-150 telescope.

Full resolution available at https://flic.kr/p/2n89Mzs

#YourBestAstroPic2022

M42 RGB 780min

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Show threadM4lu Dec 9, 2022
@comunistasuave olha
Show threadDanieleDec 9, 2022
@m4lu e o céu da minha cidade fechado desde setembro
Show threadDanaDec 9, 2022
@AlexSanterne Around 11 hours on the Horsehead and Flame Nebulae from Bottle 5 skies. Equipment used: William Optics Zenithstar 81 with 0.8x reducer, QHY268C, SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro, the only filter I used was a UV/IR cut filter. #YourBestAstroPic2022 #astrophotography #astrodon #space
Show threadStargeezer SmithDec 23, 2022

@double_oh_3 @AlexSanterne
Very sharp image. When I was a youngster a half century or more ago if see textbook images of the #HorseHead and wonder why I hadn't seen it in my 6 inch telescope.

Little did I know.

Show threadDanaDec 23, 2022
@stargazersmith @AlexSanterne there are a few bright nebulae I would be able to see visually from where I live, but with a lot of exposure time, there's so much more that gets revealed. It's pretty incredible and why I enjoy this hobby.
Show threadAdamas NemesisDec 26, 2022
@double_oh_3 Beautiful.
Show threadMattyDec 9, 2022
@AlexSanterne I took this photo on July 29th in Mont-Mégantic, Québec. Just my phone pointing to the Andromeda Galaxy. #YourBestAstroPic2022
Show threadMassimo MarengoDec 9, 2022
@matty Very cool. The Andromeda galaxy is the farthest object that can be seen with the naked eye... well you just showed that it is also the farthest object one can see with a smartphone 😉
Show threadAdamas NemesisDec 10, 2022
@matty Amazing shot.
Show threadHarveyDeckAstroDec 9, 2022
@AlexSanterne here is my best #YourBestAstroPic2022 Mars taken on Dec 2, 2022. Meade 8” AFC, 3x Barlow, 3x 5 min video derogated. First time seeing these details with my scope. So happy
Show threadGustavo 🎮🔭🇵🇷Dec 13, 2022
@HaveyDeckAstro @AlexSanterne looks great!
Show threadHarveyDeckAstroDec 14, 2022
@astromecanik @AlexSanterne thanks!
Show threadJonathanDec 9, 2022

@AlexSanterne My image of the Wizard Nebula - NGC 7380. This is an emission nebula located about 7,000ly away and has a width of about 150ly.

Dates: August 11-25, 2022
Location: Bortle 7, Washington State
Integration Time: 26hrs
Telescope: TS Optics 8" Newtonian
Camera: ASI2600MM
Filters: Chroma LRGB and 3nm SHO
#YourBestAstroPic2022 #astronomy #astrophotography

Show threadAgsDec 11, 2022

@AlexSanterne

Dates: feb 2022
Location: wales, UK
Integration Time: 20 minutes
Telescope: Zenithstar 66, AZ-GTi
Camera: ASI485MC
Filters: none
#YourBestAstroPic2022 #astronomy #astrophotography

Show thread🌟 S̲T̲A̲R̲G̲U̲Y̲ (Jerry)Dec 12, 2022
@AlexSanterne From what I have been seeing people post before contest, I bet there are going to be some good ones!
Show threadMartial RelierDec 12, 2022

Great Idea @AlexSanterne ! Here's mine : the Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359, in Canis Major.

It's a emission Nebula with a Wolf-Rayet star in the center

I took this picture the 07/02/22

#YourBestAstroPic2022

Show threadMartial RelierDec 13, 2022
Hi @stargazerrob ! I thought you might be interested by this contest ;)
Maybe you could share one of your fantastic nightscape !
Show threadJean-François GonzalezDec 12, 2022
Here's my contribution to #YourBestAstroPic2022
It's much more modest than most entries here, but do I get extra points for using @AlexSanterne 's tutorial? 😉
Taken at Observatoire de Haute-Provence in September.
Show threadEric DejouhanetDec 13, 2022
@AlexSanterne I called this one the Puff at the End of the Path, IC5416, the Cocoon nebula. This is my best return-on-investment exposure of 2022, with less than an hour of R, G and B combined on a 80mm triplet apo. Captured by chance after a rainy day and before a rainy night. No deep details, just a pleasant sight nested in a myriad of stars. #YourBestAstroPic2022
Show threadAriaflameDec 14, 2022
@tallfurryman @AlexSanterne Pretty sure it's an optical illusion but I keep getting the impression that I'm falling into it.
Show threadStargeezer SmithDec 23, 2022
@tallfurryman @AlexSanterne
Good shot. The region is very interesting.
Show threadMimmo NardielloDec 14, 2022

@AlexSanterne

Here my picture! SH2-142 or also known as the Wizard Nebula obtained with the Asiago Schmidt telescope (not the best choice of filters, BVr, for this kind of objects 😅 ). #YourBestAstroPic2022

Show threadChristopher BeckeDec 14, 2022

@AlexSanterne I humbly submit my composite of the lunar eclipse as my #YourBestAstroPic2022

This was a series of shots taken in the pre dawn hours as the full moon entered into earth’s shadow.

Taken with a Fujifilm X-T4 in Williamsburg VA

Show threadMarwella ZhangDec 14, 2022

@AlexSanterne Hi, I'm from Bangka Island, Indonesia. This is the Milky Way pic that I took in July and my best capture so far. It was taken from our garden, at that time we had powercut and the sky was crystal clear.
📷 : Nikon D3500, 18-55mm lens

#YourBestAstroPic2022

Show threadBartCormierDec 14, 2022
@marwellaspaceart Wow!!
Show threadStargeezer SmithDec 23, 2022
@marwellaspaceart @AlexSanterne
That's a great shot. I could never reproduce that in my NM location, too much light pollution.
Show threadMarwella ZhangDec 23, 2022
@stargazersmith @AlexSanterne Thank you! That's somehow a lucky shot. My area is light polluted too. Just that time we had powercut and the sky was extremely clear.
Show threadAdamas NemesisDec 23, 2022
@marwellaspaceart Pretty.
Show threadCatherine Ryan HydeDec 14, 2022
@AlexSanterne Thank you! From July of '22, this is the comet c/2017 k2 (Panstarrs) flying through the same frame as the globular cluster M10. I took this from my backyard in my little village of Cambria, CA, (a Bortle 3/4) with a Stellarvue 152 scope and a Nikon D810A DSLR. #YourBestAstroPic2022
Show threadAdamas NemesisDec 26, 2022
@catherineryanhyde Really cool.
Show threadCatherine Ryan HydeDec 26, 2022
@adamasnemesis Thanks!
Show threadNaztronomyDec 14, 2022

@AlexSanterne Here's my entry. M31 taken in July 2022 with my AT60ED and Canon T2i. About 2 hours of integration.

I have a processing video here: https://youtu.be/trq6DkHueZc

#YourBestAstroPic2022 #Astronomy

I took a picture of the Andromeda Galaxy with a telescope and DSLR

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Show threadStargeezer SmithDec 23, 2022
@naz @AlexSanterne
Can't ask for better.
Show threadAdamas NemesisDec 23, 2022
@naz Ooh...
Show threadVincent BioretDec 14, 2022
@AlexSanterne Here is mine. Helix nebula, over 3 nights in September, from my backyard. with my 8" SCT HD. #YourBestAstroPic2022
Show threadRichard HendricksDec 17, 2022
@AlexSanterne Once you're done, can you do a #Astrophail contest for funny/goofy/wrong astrophotos of 2022? Got a great picture of Jupiter through a _ton_ of dew, haha.
Show threadDr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍Dec 17, 2022
@hendric I have 10 hours of Timelapse I did with the lens cap ON. Do you want to see all these dark frames? 🤣
Show threadDave xxxiv 🇨🇦📷🔭✨Dec 17, 2022
@AlexSanterne @hendric best master dark ever 🤣
Show threadRichard HendricksDec 17, 2022
@nlskies @AlexSanterne Could probably watch the dark current change with temperature. 😂
Show threadJCLivingstonDec 18, 2022

@AlexSanterne I returned to astrophotography this year and I started a YouTube channel to document my progress. But mostly to have somewhere to post all the pictures I take.

I've always been fascinated by the Apollo landing sites so here's Apollo 17 & nearby Posidonius.

Taken in November with a Apertura 10", 2x barlow, IR cut filter, ZWO224MC, & North Star Systems Dob-Tracker 1 #YourBestAstroPic2022 #apollo17

Show threadMostlyHarmlessDec 18, 2022
@AlexSanterne I like my Veil Nebula taken with a TS102 f/7 Photoline on EQ6R. 31x300s using an ASI ZWO 294MCPro. It's a mobile setup. #Astrodon #yourbestastropic2022 #astrophotography
Show threadWrenDec 19, 2022

@mostly @AlexSanterne

Excellent photos by ALL. Soooo, hard to choose.
Still, this is my favorite.
Hope you win!

Show threadRikiDec 18, 2022
@AlexSanterne
M31
Canon eos 600D
Objective Canon EF 70-200mm
Star tracker
63x1min lights
Near Torino, Italy
2 october
#YourBestAstroPic2022
Show threadMeercat ✅ 
Dec 18, 2022
@riki_astro @AlexSanterne Beauty👍
Show threadAmiya GuptaDec 19, 2022

@AlexSanterne

https://www.flickr.com/photos/amiyagupta/52267649321

Milky Way rising over Mt Rainier, taken during the night of July 23-24, 2022. If you look closely the lights on the mountain are groups of night climbers.

Canon EOS RP / RF 16mm lens at F2.8 / single 15s exposure

#YourBestAstroPic2022 #Photography #astronomy #astrophotography #canon

Milky Way Rising over Mt Rainier

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