Before we had the sudden storm with lightning and rain, together with temperatures around 40C, it had been a pretty clear week. Towards the end it started to get a bit windy, but we were able to get some nice images going.

I experimented with some mosaics - some worked, some didn't. If you click on the images, they'll embiggen.

A mosaic which worked quite well - popularly known as Orion's Belt, however local Ballardong Nyoongar people may call this part of Nyingarn, the Echidna's head. Orion's sword is Nyingarn's snout, and Orion's bow forms the curve of Nyingarn's round body.

Then the seasonally appropriate Christmas Tree Cluster, a bit of a look at the sky around it and the Cone Nebula.

And a four hour look at Orion's great Nebula.

Be safe everyone and know that our thoughts are with you all.

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Barnard 33, conocida como la Nebulosa Cabeza de Caballo, situada a 1500 años-luz de la Tierra.

133 fotos de 60 segundos, desde bortle 8/9, tomadas con el #Dwarf3 en modo ecuatorial.

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Yeah, *thanks* Elon. I just started a mosaic, and it's noughts and crosses up there!

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It is the end of #Kambarang and the start of #Birak here in #Noongar Country. With that the Emu is setting early in the evening. As compensation, we are now getting the #EtaCarinaNebula instead.

So last night I did a mosaic shot of with with my #Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope from my back yard.

Only a couple of hours effective exposure, but I am really happy with the results.

2hrs 13 minutes, 60s@60, Ha/OIII filter.

Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab Stellar Studio and #snapseed.

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Ya es la época de M42. la nebulosa de Orión.

68 fotos de 60 segundos, a ganancia 60, cada una tomadas con el #Dwarf3 en modo ecuatorial.

Esta nebulosa está a unos 1350 años-luz de distancia. Eso significa que, cuando partió la luz, acá andábamos por el año 675 de la nueva era.

Procesado en DSS, Siril, StarNet, Graxpert

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From a few nights ago after a middlingly successful comet hunt. We had a look for the Andromeda Galaxy - which is currently peaking at 17 degrees above the horizon for us.

In this shot we get three Messier objects for the price of one! We get M31, M32, and M110 all in the one frame!

Shot over about an hour and a half as a 1x1.8 mosaic.

#Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope 60s@80x85. Post processed in #Snapseed and Stellar Studio.

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On Sunday evening after a long day we went down to the beach at Floreat to see if we could catch Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) before the clouds clagged in for the rest of the week.

We had mild success comet wise which was nice, I'll post photos later, because I've not edited them, but we were also able to get just under two hours of the Andromeda Galaxy which graces us this time of year, and I'm quite happy with this shot.

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A couple of weeks ago I shot IC434 - the Flame Nebula along with Barnard 33 - the Horsehead Nebula.

I added another 2.5 hours to that shot overnight, and the extra detail is amazing, even though the restacking rejected a lot of frames from both. In the end I got an extra hour of exposure.

The image is centred on Alnitak - one end of Orion's Belt. Off in the corner we have the middle of the belt, Alnilam.

To the right of Alnitak is NGC2024, and above and to the left is IC434 - The Flame Nebula, with the Horsehead Nebula on the right hand edge. In between the two nebulae, though, is a third one - NGC2023.

Also scattered around are three other tiny and/or faint nebulae - IC431, IC432 (both below NGC2024) and IC435 (to the right of NGC2023).

Lastly, in the top left quadrant we have Sigma Orionis.

So we have a lot going on, and it makes for a pretty composition (in my opinion).

Shot on a Dwarf3, 3hr 58 minutes, 60s@80, OIII/Ha filter. Post processed in Stellar Studio and Snapseed.

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Something a little different.

The #Dwarf3 has three built-in filters, a visual filter (blocks IR and UV), the "Astro" filter which lets in IR, and an Ha/OIII filter.

Normally, for galaxies and clusters, you'd use the Astro filter to maximise the light getting into the sensor.

Last night I did something a little different. The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, and one of only a few galaxies visible to the naked eye. It is also close enough for us to see non-stellar objects. By using the Ha/OIII filter instead of the usual Astro filter, I was able to highlight and isolate the many star-forming regions in this galactic neighbour.

Taken as a 2x2 mosaic over just under 6 hours last night. 60s frames at gain 90. Postprocessed in #Snapseed and Stellar Studio.

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Hello folks. It's a bit difficult getting this galaxy from my place in the suburbs as it's quite low in the sky for me and doesn't hang around, but it's one of our rare big face on spirals, so I had to give it a shot.

After a little post I think it looks quite good.

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As it seems to be a popular target at the moment, here's one of our closer galactic neighbours, the #TriangulumGalaxy.

Here in Perth it is a tricky target, and I just got lucky and snuck in a shot between the neighbour's houses. As a result, with it only 20-odd degrees above the horizon, it is a bit noisy.

#Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope 1hr 34 minutes, over two nights. Gain 60 and Gain 80, 60s exposures, about 45 minutes each session. Postprocessed in #Snapseed and Stellar Studio.

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"End of the Belt"
This is a fun shot, centred on Alnitak - one end of Orion's Belt. Off in the corner we have the middle of the belt, Alnilam.

To the right of Alnitak is NGC2024, and above and to the left is IC434 - The Flame Nebula, with the Horsehead Nebula on the right hand edge. In between the two nebulae, though, is a third one - NGC2023.

Also scattered around are three other tiny and/or faint nebulae - IC431, IC432 (both below NGC2024) and IC435 (to the right of NGC2023).

Lastly, in the top left quadrant we have Sigma Orionis.

So we have a lot going on, and it makes for a pretty composition (in my opinion).

Shot on a Dwarf3, 2hr 51 minutes, 60s@80, OIII/Ha filter. Post processed in Stellar Studio and Snapseed.

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Nebulosa de la Hélice

Tiene una magnitud aparente de 7.3
Se encuentra a unos 650 años-luz
Fue descubierta por Karl Ludwig Harding en 1823

Fueron 341 fotos, cada una de 90 segundos con ganancia 50 tomadas a lo largo de 3 noches con el Dwarf3 en modo ecuatorial.

El total de tiempo de exposición sumó 8hs 31min 30seg

Procesado en DSS, Siril, StarNet, Graxpert

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Nuestra estrella en este momento

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Here's what I've been shooting over a few nights, ducking between clouds. My astronomy group's task is to get a pic of Caldwell 70 / NGC 300 so here we are.

Bit of tweaking in Snapseed following a whole lot of stacking within the telescope's internal Stellar Studio, and it turned out quite pretty.

Primera vez que pruebo el formato mosaico en el dwarf3.

Sacó 50 fotos de cada uno de los dos mosaicos, ambos a 60 segundos de exposición con 60 de ganancia desde Bortle 8/9

Como me gusta procesar las fotos a mano, trabajé los dos cuadros por separado y después los uní para darles las últimas correcciones de color como un todo.

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Over the past few nights we've been shooting #C70 aka #NGC300. This spiral #Galaxy in #Sculptor used to be classed as part of the Sculptor Group, but recent research places is much closer to us, and independent of that group.

It is a rather pretty galaxy, particularly as it is almost face-on to us, giving a lovely view of the arms.

This was shot over two nights, 6:30hrs of usable data, at gain 60, with the basic 'astro' filter, using a #Dwarf3 .

Post processing in #Snapseed after preprocessing in #StellarStudio

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C/2025 R2 SWAN

Cometa no periódico, descubierto en la primera mitad de septiembre de 2025 con el con el instrumento Solar Wind Anisotropies.

100 fotos de 15 segundos de exposición, con ganancia en 60
Dando un total de 25 minutos de exposición desde un bortle 8/9

La verdad fue un lindo desafío, ya que los programas suelen estabilizar las estrellas.

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This morning, as I emerge from a week of HMPV (a respiratory illness), I have an unusual (for me) treat.

Last night, while I slept, I had my #Dwarf3 up on the patio roof just outside the door to the games room I am isolating in. The games room is elevated, so the patio roof is at eye level. This makes it perfect for putting the telescope on, and then crawling into bed. The downside is that the field of view is quite limited, as the games room roof overhangs the patio roof by a goodly amount.

But the view to the North and East is not bad. And it turns out that, while Andromeda is blocked by the houses next door, #M33 is not.

Now here in Perth, it does not get very far above the horizon at the best of times, but last night I managed to snag an hour and a half of it.

(Edited to include what I've been sick with.)

So here we are: The #TriangulumGalaxy , Dwarf3 #SmartTelescope . Postprocessed in the #DwarfLab #StellarStudio, #Snapseed, and #GooglePhotos

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