Flying Bat Nebula and a faint OU4
Astrophotography, August2024, September2024, Sardegna Sebastien Grotto Astrophotography, August2024, September2024, Sardegna Sebastien Grotto

Flying Bat Nebula and a faint OU4

The Flying Bat Nebula and the Giant Squid were promising objects with clear skies. Unfortunately, the Squid has been very very hard to catch. I would have needed more nights of shooting, but here's the result. It is as I've shot it, no Photoshop because I refuse to use it (that's only me ... I'm not saying that using Photoshop is bad, just I don't want to use it that's all, no controversy here)

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CTB1 - Finally …
Astrophotography, Luxembourg, July2024, August2024 Sebastien Grotto Astrophotography, Luxembourg, July2024, August2024 Sebastien Grotto

CTB1 - Finally …

I've been patient ... I have this supernova remnant in my mind for a very long time. I knew I needed to step up my game and skills to get it, especially for the blue-green part of it (Oxygen 3 gases). I also knew that despite my fast setup, I would have needed multiple nights to catch the best of it. Here's CTB1.

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Pelican Nebula … and North America Nebula
Astrophotography, Sardegna, September23 Sebastien Grotto Astrophotography, Sardegna, September23 Sebastien Grotto

Pelican Nebula … and North America Nebula

1/3 : Back to Sardegna. Last year, I got one shot (Helix Nebula) and I stopped everything after it : humidity was reaching 90% and my setup was sweating. I said in a previous post that the island is tough, some year it’s dry, some year is humid … I got the dry weather this time. I spent five nights, shooting from 10PM to 3AM (there wasn’t even dew … incredible) letting the setup outside until the morning without any anti-dew equipment (dry, dry, dry … perfect !)

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Eastern Veil, Western Veil, Supernova and Pickering’s Triangle
Astrophotography, Sardegna, September23 Sebastien Grotto Astrophotography, Sardegna, September23 Sebastien Grotto

Eastern Veil, Western Veil, Supernova and Pickering’s Triangle

Back to Sardegna. Last year, I got one shot (Helix Nebula) and I stopped everything after it : humidity was reaching 90% and my setup was sweating. I said in a previous post that the island is tough, some year it’s dry, some year is humid … I got the dry weather this time. I spent five nights, shooting from 10PM to 3AM (there wasn’t even dew … incredible) letting the setup outside until the morning without any anti-dew equipment (dry, dry, dry … perfect !)

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Heart Nebula. Preview
Astrophotography, Luxembourg, February23 Sebastien Grotto Astrophotography, Luxembourg, February23 Sebastien Grotto

Heart Nebula. Preview

I got a new setup. I promised to one of my colleagues a gift for her new achievement in life and that would be the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). I checked all configurations with Stellarium and N.I.N.A., but I knew that the Tak Mewlon and the C9 will not be able to get the full frame. I thought I got a chance with the Hyperstar on the C9, but I would have needed a bigger camera sensor (or using the APN, but as this nebula is so faint, I forgot about it)

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