Simon Johnson

Astrophotography, Hawkes Bay New Zealand

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Blood moon #LunarEclipse #BloodMoon moon

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Aurora Australis #AuroraAustralis #southernlights
Shot with a #gopro . Left my camera at home😩

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Horsehead Nebula

Williams optics SpaceCat 51
ZWO ASI1600mm
Skywatcher EQ6-r
ZWO ASI290mm mini OAG guide scope
Deepskydad Autofocuser

SHO - 300s x 120

Processed in Pixinsight finished in Lightroom

Starless version also shown

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The Dragons of Ara

Taken from my backyard in New Zealand on Friday night.
36x10min exposures
SHO version on left and HOO right

#astrophotography #dragons #space #spacecat #zwo #williamsoptics

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The Dragons of Ara

Taken from my backyard in New Zealand on Friday night.
36x10min exposures
SHO version on left and HOO right

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Just clowning about with reels
https://t.co/T2N7hdjrmG

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Some favourites

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Gabriela Mistral Nebula NGC3324

The #Skywatcher Esprit100 really is a lovely scope!
An emission nebula in Carina. 7560 light years from earth.
Taken in the Backyard with:
#Epsprit100
#ZWO1600mm-c
#EQ6-R

Hubble Palette
Ha 67 x 300s
O3 55 x 300s
S2 45 x 300s
Total 13h50min

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The Great Carina Nebula

NGV3372
About 8500 light years away
Telescope: RedCat51
Camera: ASI1600mm-c
SHO
600s x 90
120s x 120
Processed in #Pixinsight and #Lightroom

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The Great Carina Nebula

NGV3372
About 8500 light years away
Telescope: RedCat51
Camera: ASI1600mm-c
SHO
600s x 90
120s x 120
Processed in #Pixinsight and #Lightroom

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Eagle Nebula M16 15 hours, 600s subs, SHO. Esprit100 and ZWO ASI1600mm-c. Pillars of creation cropped below. https://t.co/7OzTBGGzij

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Dolphin head nebula. Reprocessing to include the Ha. This is a HOO palette. #hawkesbay #Astrophotography #astronomy #Orion #night

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@maiz_julio Brilliant

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@maiz_julio Fantastic

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@maiz_julio Stunning

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The Dolphin head nebula in Canis Major. HOO palette 60x 600s . Hawkes bay New Zealand. #astrophotography #nightsky #dolphin #astronomy

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5h32m on the Orion Nebula. Esprit 100, ZWO ASI533MC. Eq6-r, 180s x 93, 30s x 93 and 5s x93. Pixinsight and Lightroom. This is the Starnett starless version #Astrophotography #astronomy #Orion #night