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The current status of my long-term project to photograph Bode's Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy. Due to the weather, probably also the final status for 2023.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/04/2023-04-19_bodes_galaxy_cigar_galaxy.html

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Horsehead and Flame Nebula

I have found that I am no longer able to complete a project in a single night, or even in several consecutive nights. As the end of the season is approaching, I have stopped working on my Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula project after only two hours of data and saved it to continue next year.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/03/2023-03-10_setting_up_projects_horsehead_and_flame_nebula.html

#astrophotography #horseheadnebula #ic434 #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ngc2023 #heq5pro #130pds #asi294mcpro

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Open Cluster NGC 1647 in Taurus and Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF)

I know I am kind of late to the party. But in my defense: When I checked where the comet was in the sky when I first heard about it, it was in the north, and my house was blocking the view. I didn't realize that it will be coming around to the south where I can image it.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/02/2023-02-13_c-2022-e3.html

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IC 405: Flaming Star Nebula

My image of IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula, was kind of a temporary project to kill some time until the Rosette Nebula rose above the neighboring house.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/01/2023-01-18_ic405.html

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NGC 2237: Rosette Nebula

I took the image of the Rosette Nebula from the last December and enhanced it with some narrowband data.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2023/01/2023-01-18_ngc2244_rosette_nebula.html

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I wanted a deep image of the Rosette Nebula, but all I got was just shy of two hours of imaging time. So that's only an intermediate result.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2022/12/2022-12-17_rosette_nebula.html

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M 45: Pleiades

What to do if your target of choice is hidden behind the neighbour's house? Take an image of a classic asterism: The Pleiades.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2022/12/2022-12-17_pleiades.html

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This is my first image of the California Nebula using the Sky-Watcher 130 PDS in combination with a dedicated astro camera and a duo narrowband filter.

Blog: https://smilingj.net/blog/2022/12/2022-12-12_california_nebula.html

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