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Chasing the Milky Way

One of the most picturesque castles in Britain, Bodiam was built in 1385 ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years’ War 🏰 🌌

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The Mineral Moon

Dec 23

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Blueish areas are high in titanium, possibly as high as 10%, compared to on Earth where titanium is approximately 1% of the soil content. The orange, brown areas have higher iron content.

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A sliver of magic

Dec 22

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A crescent moon is a sliver of magic, hanging between dusk and dawn

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Sunlight is essentially all colours mixed together, which appears to our eyes as white. But this is only easy to see in pictures taken from space. The sun appears yellow due to our atmosphere. But once you leave the Earth's atmosphere, the Sun appears white rather than any single colour.

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Frosty

Dec 21

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A Lion in Orion 🦁 ✨

Dec 21

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While you’ll no doubt be familiar with the Horsehead Nebula, this wider view of the Orion B Molecular Cloud Complex brings another pareidolic animal icon - that of a lions head - in the expansive glowing hydrogen gas above the horse’s head.

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Total Solar Eclipse

Dec 20

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The Sun's corona, its outermost atmosphere, is usually hidden by the Sun's intense brightness. During a total solar eclipse, when the Moon blocks the Sun's light, the corona becomes visible as a glowing halo with delicate, tendril-like structures. These structures are streams of ionized gas, or plasma, shaped by the Sun's magnetic fields.

To enhance clarity and reduce noise, 400 individual images of the Moon were stacked and processed. The final result was then blended with an Al-generated image of the Sun's corona to create this composite.

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Celestial Christmas tree

Dec 20

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2600 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Monoceros sits the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264), topped by the Cone Nebula. Discovered by William Herschel in the 18th century when he noted a large, visually stunning star
resembling an angel ornament at the top of a celestial Christmas tree.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Takahashi FSQ-106ED telescope at IC Astronomy Observatory in Spain. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this
false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard
Leighton to produce the final image.

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Chasing the Light

Dec 19

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A collection of night-sky, and deep space photos 💫

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Space Mog

Dec 13

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Mog

Dec 07

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The Fire of Creation

Nov 30

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Believed to be the cosmic fire of creation by the Maya of Mesoamerica, M42 blazes brightly in the constellation Orion. Popularly called the Orion Nebula, this stellar nursery has been known to many different cultures throughout human history. The nebula is only 1,500 light-years away, making it the closest large star-forming region to Earth , and visible with the naked eye.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Takahashi FSQ-106ED telescope at Heaven's Mirror Observatory in Australia. It combines red, green, and blue channels with luminance data to create a detailed and natural representation of the nebula.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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The Dolphin-Head Nebula

Nov 22

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Removing stars enhances contrast, allowing the intricate structures and vibrant colors of the nebula to stand out more prominently and without distraction.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a ASA 500N telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard
Leighton to produce the final image.

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The Rim Nebula

Nov 13

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The Rim Nebula, also known as NGC 6188, is a stunning emission nebula located in the constellation Ara. It's an intricate region of ionized hydrogen gas and dust, characterized by its vivid colors and intricate structures.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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Sombrero Galaxy

Nov 11

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The Sombrero Galaxy is a striking spiral galaxy recognized for its almost edge-on orientation. Its thick ring of dark dust lanes, silhouetted against a luminous central bulge of stars, gives it a shape reminiscent of a sombrero hat. This galaxy’s iconic appearance, paired with the presence of a large central black hole, makes it one of the most captivating objects in the night sky.

This beautiful portrait of the galaxy was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines red, green, and blue channels with luminance data to create a detailed and natural representation of the nebula.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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The Eye of God

Nov 05

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The Helix Nebula, often referred to as the "Eye of God," is a breathtaking cosmic marvel. Located about 650 light-years away in the constellation Aquarius, it resembles a vast, colorful eye gazing back at us. This large, vibrant planetary nebula was formed by the release of gas from a dying white dwarf star.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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Airglow

Nov 03

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The faint greenish glow seen in this image comes from a phenomenon called airglow—a natural emission of light by the Earth’s atmosphere. Unlike auroras, which are driven by solar activity and seen mainly at polar regions, airglow is a constant phenomenon but is typically too faint to be noticed with the naked eye except in very dark conditions.

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The Flame Nebula

Oct 29

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In the Flame Nebula, intense radiation from a cluster of massive stars is carving out a cavity in the surrounding dust. At the center of this nebula lies a massive star, around 20 times more massive than the Sun. Though deeply embedded in dust and mostly hidden from view, this star emits bright ultraviolet light that energizes the surrounding gas and dust, causing it to glow in infrared wavelengths.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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St Nectan’s Glen

Oct 27

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This mystical place is said to be a “thin place,” where the boundary between worlds is fragile, allowing nature spirits, or fae, to roam. Legends tell of St. Nectan blessing the waters here, and visitors often leave offerings, enhancing its enchanting aura 🧚🏻‍♀️🍄

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The Lagoon Nebula

Oct 22

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Ridges of glowing interstellar gas and dark dust clouds inhabit the turbulent cosmic depths of the Lagoon Nebula. Also known as M8, this bright star-forming region is located about 5,000 light-years from Earth.

This beautiful portrait of the nebula was captured by a Planewave CDK24 telescope at El Sauce Observatory in Chile. It combines narrowband data that isolates light from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen wavelengths to create this false-color image.

The raw data was curated by a remote telescope service and then combined, calibrated, and processed by Richard Leighton to produce the final image.

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The Causeway

Oct 22

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As the tide diminishes, the causeway reveals itself, whilst overhead the Milky Way cascades in all its majesty over St. Michael’s Mount ✨🌊🧜🏻‍♀️

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Crescent Nebula

Oct 20

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NGC 6888, also known as the Crescent Nebula, is an about 25 light-years across blown by winds from its central, bright, massive star. ✨
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• Location: Oria, Almeria, Spain
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• 72x 600s Ha
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• Total integration: 36 hours

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Belle Tout Lighthouse

Oct 20

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Whispers of dusk

Oct 19

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The Rim Nebula

Oct 19

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Crescent Nebula

Oct 18

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The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is a 25-light-year-wide emission nebula located in the constellation Cygnus. This ‘cosmic bubble’ owes its striking appearance to a central Wolf-Rayet star, which pushes hydrogen and oxygen atoms outward ✨
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• Telescope: FSQ-106ED
• Camera: FLI PL16083
• Location: Oria, Almeria, Spain
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• 72x 600s Ha
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• 74x 600s Sii
• Total integration: 36 hours

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Galactic storm

Oct 18

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The galactic core over the Chapel of Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows) located within the Teide National Park, Tenerife 🌋 ✨

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Orion over Belle Tout Lighthouse

Oct 17

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Zapatilla de La Reina

Oct 05

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Or “Queen’s Shoe” is a famous geological arch, located on Mount Teide, is made of phonolite that has been shaped by weathering for thousands of years.

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