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Happy Halloween, this is "The Ghost of Cassiopeia".
IC63 in the constellation Cassiopeia.

Askar 71F, Asi2600Mcpro, SV220 Ha/Oiii filter.

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An astrophotography image of IC63, known as "The Ghost of Cassiopeia". IC63, 550 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a faint emission and reflection nebula. The bright star is Gamma Cassiopeiae. This is only 21 x 300 second exposures, Askar 71F scope, ZWO 2600mcpro camera, Svbony SV220 3nm Ha/Oiii filter.
October 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
urbandeepsky.bsky.social
Clear skies, hours of setup, and a stunning view of the Whirlpool Galaxy from the backyard. Which deep-sky object should we photograph next? #WhirlpoolGalaxy #Astrophotography #BackyardAstronomy
October 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
wdefaustenonek.bsky.social
#skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The Chinese Space Station will make a low southerly pass across the WDEF News 12 skies just past sunset Thursday. Rising in the SW close to bright star Antares, passing the waxing gibbous Moon and fading near fairly bright Saturn around 7:53 PM EDT. #KeepLookingUp
#skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The Chinese Space Station will make a low southerly pass across the WDEF News 12 skies just past sunset Thursday evening. Rising in the southwest close to bright star Antares, passing the waxing gibbous Moon and fading near fairly bright Saturn around 7:53 PM EDT. #KeepLookingUp
October 22, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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#skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The Chinese Space Station will make a low southerly pass across the WDEF News 12 skies just past sunset Thursday. Rising in the SW close to bright star Antares, passing the waxing gibbous Moon and fading near fairly bright Saturn around 7:53 PM EDT. #KeepLookingUp
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October 22, 2026 at 10:44 PM
wdefaustenonek.bsky.social
#Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The #OrionidMeteorShower peaks overnight tonight. " The radiant rises before midnight and is highest in the sky around 2 am See chart below....be sure to watch for Orionid meteors in the hours before dawn. Otherwise, you’ll be watching in bright moonlight." EarthSky
#Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The #OrionidMeteorShower peaks overnight tonight. " The radiant rises before midnight and is highest in the sky around 2 a.m. See chart below....be sure to watch for Orionid meteors in the hours before dawn. Otherwise, you’ll be watching in bright moonlight." - EarthSky
October 21, 2026 at 10:38 PM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The #OrionidMeteorShower peaks overnight tonight. " The radiant rises before midnight and is highest in the sky around 2 a.m. See chart below....be sure to watch for meteors in the hours before dawn. Otherwise, you’ll be watching in bright moonlight."
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October 21, 2026 at 11:00 PM
fzypchz.bsky.social
Since it’s Halloween season, I’m revisiting some of my favorite horror-themed astro objects. Here’s The Phantom of the Opera Nebula (Sh2-173) in Cassiopeia.

(50hrs of data via Vespera 3 with dual band filter. Edited in PixInsight and Affinity)

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October 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
wdefaustenonek.bsky.social
#BackyardAstronomy - #Sunset then #Moonset on Wednesday evening with the new crescent Moon accompanied by the star Antares.
#KeepLookingUp
October 15, 2026 at 2:36 AM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#BackyardAstronomy - #Sunset then #Moonset on Wednesday evening with the new crescent Moon accompanied by the star Antares.
#KeepLookingUp
October 15, 2026 at 5:30 AM
wdefaustenonek.bsky.social
#Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - Look to the southwest skies tonight as the newly crescent Moon will pass very close to the red giant star Antares in Scorpius.
Skies will be hazy thanks to high pressure keeping wildfire smoke around but otherwise mostly free of clouds.
#KeepLookingUp
#Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - Look to the southwest skies tonight as the newly crescent Moon will pass very close to the red giant star Antares in the constellation Scorpius. Skies will be hazy thanks to high pressure keeping wildfire smoke around but otherwise mostly free of clouds. #KeepLookingUp
October 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - Look to the southwest skies tonight as the newly crescent Moon will pass very close to the red giant star Antares in constellation Scorpius.
Skies will be hazy thanks to high pressure keeping wildfire smoke around but otherwise mostly free of clouds.
#KeepLookingUp
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October 14, 2026 at 11:00 PM
cor-ax.bsky.social
#Mars ♂️ in the #BeehiveCluster (M44)
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October 11, 2026 at 5:12 AM
cor-ax.bsky.social
et factum est vespere et mane
#saturn #moon
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October 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
wdefaustenonek.bsky.social
#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #SkyBlog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The International Space Station will make a SUPER bright pass over the WDEF News 12 viewing area tonight, rising in the NW just after 8:00 PM EDT, setting in the southeast around 8:11 PM. #KeepLookingUp
#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #SkyBlog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The International Space Station will make a SUPER bright pass over the WDEF News 12 viewing area tonight, rising in the NW just after 8:00 PM EDT, setting in the southeast around 8:11 PM. #KeepLookingUp
September 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #SkyBlog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The International Space Station will make a SUPER bright pass over the WDEF News 12 viewing area tonight, rising in the NW just after 8:00 PM EDT, setting in the southeast around 8:11 PM. #KeepLookingUp
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September 30, 2026 at 10:46 PM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#WDEFWeather #News12Weather #Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The International Space Station will fly over the WDEF News 12 viewing area very close to the western horizon. Skies should be mostly clear with good seeing conditions expected.
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September 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM
mgerspix.bsky.social
The Bubble Nebula - NGC7635 - C11
Imaged in mono, LRGB mostly for stars, the rest is Ha/Oiii/Si.

#Askar 71F, #Touptek ATR585M, #ZWO AM5n, #Stellavita

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The Bubble Nebula, catalog NGC7635 and C11, a faint nebula about 11,000 light years away with the appearance of a bubble cause by expanding gases from the central star. Imaged over several nights from Savannah, GA USA using monochrome imaging that isolates the RGB colors and different gas colors with filters. This uses about 12 hours total imaging across the 7 filters. The separate stacks of exposures get combined in post processing. This may get a future edit that could look very different.
September 29, 2026 at 11:48 PM
mgerspix.bsky.social
The Pleiades "Seven Sisters" star cluster M45
from Savannah city skies 09/18/26

Askar 71F, Asi2600McPro, no filters
17x300sec, 12x180sec

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The Pleiades "Seven Sisters" star cluster, catalog M45, imaged from Savannah, GA city skies on 09/18/26. Using a Askar 71F telescope, ZWO Asi2600McPro-duo cooled astro camera, no filters, stacked 17x300 second exposures and 12x180 sec exposures. Stacked and stretched in Siril, finished in Photoshop.
September 24, 2026 at 8:46 PM
cor-ax.bsky.social
19 settembre 2026
“Notte internazionale dell’osservazione della Luna”
#backyardastronomy #astrophotography
September 19, 2026 at 6:03 PM
cor-ax.bsky.social
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...
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first quarter moon rising behind the mountains, on the top of a mountain a cross
September 19, 2026 at 4:46 PM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - NASA’s International Observe the Moon Night! Come on out and learn all about the Moon!

Please note that this event is dependent on the weather. We will post an update around 2:30 pm - please check back for the latest!

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September 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
wanderingreen.bsky.social
Last night was clear for a little while and I managed to get a 15 minute exposure of the Eagle nebula. Could be a lot better i know but heres my attempt at the famous 'The Pillars of Creation'...
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The eagle nebula showing the star forming central structure. The structure was imaged by the hubble and titled 'The Pillars of creation'. My feeble effort from the back garden over 15 mins...
September 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#BackyardAstronomy - Next UTC Clarence T. Jones Observatory Star Party this weekend will be about Space Volcanoes!

https://www.utc.edu/arts-and-sciences/departments-and-programs/department-of-physics-and-astronomy/jones-observatory/star-parties/2026-fall-star-party-schedule 
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September 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
wdefaustenonek.bsky.social
#WDEFNews12 #Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The International Space Station will make a super-bright pass over the @WDEFNews12 viewing area just around 8:30 PM EDT, rising between constellation Scorpius and bright planet Venus. #KeepLookingUp
#WDEFNews12 #Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The International Space Station will make a super-bright pass over the @WDEFNews12 viewing area just around 8:30 PM EDT, rising between constellation Scorpius and bright planet Venus. #KeepLookingUp
September 9, 2026 at 11:28 PM
wdefnews12.bsky.social
#WDEFNews12 #Skyblog12 #BackyardAstronomy - The International Space Station will make a super-bright pass over the @WDEFNews12 viewing area just around 8:30 PM EDT, rising between constellation Scorpius and bright planet Venus. #KeepLookingUp
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September 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM