#SeeStar

Oskar Contreras

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

1 day ago

M104 The Sombrero Galaxy - telescope processed image. M104 contains a colossal supermassive black hole at its center, estimated to be 1 billion times the mass of our Sun.

M104 The Sombrero Galaxy - unprocessed image. It hosts a massive system of nearly 2,000 globular clusters, which is about ten times the amount found in our own Milky Way galaxy.

Last image of the morning for the s50. Been waiting a while to get this image with the s50. #M104 #TheSombreroGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

John Peddle

@jpeddle.bsky.social

1 day ago

The International Space Station transitting the full moon. I used transit-finder.com to find the time and location to capture this, it's a great resource.
#Seestar

Oskar Contreras

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

1 day ago

IC 3583 / M90 / IC 3540 / M89 / IC 3586 / IC 3574 / NGC 4551 / NGC 4550 Galaxies - telescope processed image. M90 (NGC 4569) is a rare "blueshifted" galaxy; unlike most of the universe, it is actually moving toward the Milky Way at nearly 383,000 mph.

IC 3583 / M90 / IC 3540 / M89 / IC 3586 / IC 3574 / NGC 4551 / NGC 4550 Galaxies - unprocessed image. M89 is a near-perfectly spherical elliptical galaxy. It contains an unusually large population of globular clusters—around 2,000, compared to our 150–200.

Here is an observation with multiple galaxies. Starting from top to bottom – #IC3583 / #M90 / #IC3540 / #M89 / #IC3586 / #IC3574 / #NGC4551 / #NGC4550 #Galaxies #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

Oskar Contreras

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

1 day ago

NGC 1931 The Fly Nebula / IC 417 The Spider Nebula / Phi Aurigae - telescope processed image. The Fly Nebula (NGC 1931): This compact "mini-Orion" contains a central cluster of young stars that powers both a glowing emission nebula and a blue reflection nebula.

NGC 1931 The Fly Nebula / IC 417 The Spider Nebula / Phi Aurigae - unprocessed image. The Spider Nebula (IC 417): Located 10,000 light-years away, this massive star-forming region features "pillars of creation" sculpted by the radiation of hot, newborn stars.

Good Friday morning. Had the s50 and Dwarf Mini out again. Let’s start with an observation of #NGC1931 #TheFlyNebula / #IC417 #TheSpiderNebula / #PhiAurigae #Star. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur

Geffo

@geffo86.bsky.social

2 days ago

A roughly one hour exposure using a Seestar S30 Pro in EQ mode to capture the Seagull Nebula. It is a giant reddish cloud, vaguely in the shape of a winged bird flying thru a dark field of stars. I hope to capture a much longer exposure in the future, but this will have to do for now. :)

IC 2177, the Seagull Nebula. It is over 240 light years across! Only had 1 hour to capture this with a S30 Pro before the clouds rolled in. Post processing was in Siril, Graxpert, Astrosharp and Gimp. #Nebula #stars #astrophotography #nature #nightsky #Seestar #S30

MikeViker

@mikeviker.bsky.social

2 days ago

IC 434

#Seestar

Wouter van Reeven

@wvreeven.bsky.social

2 days ago

The Sun on March 12, 2026, with a #SeeStar S50. I took a 1 minute RAW video, processed it with AutoStakkert!4 and sharpened the result and improved the colours with PixInsight.

Wouter van Reeven

@wvreeven.bsky.social

2 days ago

The Owl Nebula (M 97, lower left) and M 108 (upper right). I took 4h 44m of 10 sec images with a #SeeStar S50, stacked them in AstroPixelProcessor and post-processed the result in PixInsight.

GOFlaherty

@goflaherty.bsky.social

3 days ago

Three spiral galaxies of the Leo Triplet—two tilted and one edge-on with a dark dust lane—set in a dense star field.

Leo Triplet (M65, M66, and NGC 3628) captured with a Seestar S30. This wide-field view shows the contrasting structures of two bright spiral galaxies and the edge-on dust lane of NGC 3628 within a dense background star field.

#astrophotography #deepsky #astronomy #galaxies #seestar

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A smattering of bright stars below a cloud of glowing gas.

The Lost Jewel of Orion, open cluster NGC 1980, below the Orion Nebula M 42.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc1980

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A small clump of stars against a starfield

Open cluster NGC 2301.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc2301

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A small edge-on galaxy

Spiral galaxy NGC 5879, 56 million light years away. Nice little string of stars on the left.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc5879

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A large edge on galaxy

The Knife Edge or Splinter Galaxy NGC 5907, 47 million light years away.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc5907

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

An edge-on galaxy

Spindle Galaxy and M 102 candidate NGC 5866, 50 million light years away. Below it is NGC 5870.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc5866 #m102

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A face on galaxy against a starfield

Lenticular galaxy NGC 2655, 63 million light years away. To its left near the edge of the frame is PGC 25371, and above that is PGC 25427.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc2655

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A small nearly edge-on galaxy against a starfield

Dwarf barred spiral galaxy NGC 4605, 18 million light years away, is similar to the Large Magellanic Cloud.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc4605

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@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

Three edge on spiral galaxies

Center: NGC 4216, 55 million light years away near the center of the Virgo cluster of galaxies. NGC 4222 to its upper left and NGC 4206 to its lower right. Several smaller galaxies are visible. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc4216 #ngc4222 #ngc4206

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A loose cluster of stars with a bright star to the lower left against a starfield

Open cluster NGC 2539
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc2539

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A loose cluster of stars against a starfield

Open cluster NGC 2335
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc2335

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@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

An intermediate spiral galaxy

The Bubble Galaxy NGC 3521, 37 million light years away.
#astrophotography #seestar #ngc3521

Hugh Manity

@hughmanity.bsky.social

4 days ago

I went out to get a shot of M13 this morning. I was surprised to see that the #Seestar S30 Pro was able to see a galaxy 553 million light years away.

ZFLTG

@siarapita.bsky.social

4 days ago

Hell yeah!

Hopefully this means the #Seestar S70 is about to drop. Hey #Seestar…..

Jeff

@jbworkshop.bsky.social

4 days ago

Beautiful waning crescent moon this morning, nestled up to Antares in the heart of Scorpio. Two minute stack.

#astrophoto #seestar #lunar #moon #scorpio

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

4 days ago

A half full moon

This morning's Moon through the trees.
#astrophotography #seestar #moon

John Tomasura

@jonston.bsky.social

4 days ago

Spring time for amateur astronomers means galaxies, M81 is a real beauty to start off the season.
#astronomy #seestar

Mino

@minotrix.bsky.social

5 days ago

#seestar #astronomy

Release the Tuunbaq

@bigstape.bsky.social

5 days ago

A red cloud in a starfield

Finally have the Seestar running again after a nearly 2 month break due to cold and snow.

The Seagull Nebula: emissions nebula IC 2177
#astrophotography #seestar #ic2177

Hugh Manity

@hughmanity.bsky.social

5 days ago

I got my #Seestar S30Pro out for the first time. I didn't have much time, so the exposure lengths are short. Even still, I'm happy with the results.

Oskar Contreras

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

5 days ago

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - telescope processed image by the Dwarf Mini. The Koi Fish Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy located roughly 30 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - telescope processed image by the s50. It earned its nickname due to its elongated shape and mottled appearance, which resemble the scales and fluid movement of a Japanese koi fish.

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - unprocessed image by the Dwarf Mini. The galaxy is home to a powerful ultraluminous X-ray source, suggesting the presence of a rare intermediate-mass black hole or a binary system.

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - unprocessed image by the s50. Its spiral arms are filled with H II regions, which are vast clouds of ionized gas where intense, "starburst" style star formation is occurring.

Image the same #galaxy on the Dwarf Mini and the s50. Here is #C36 / #NGC4559 #TheKoiFishGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur #dwarflabs #dwarfmini

Oskar Contreras

@tg8arc.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

5 days ago

NGC 4038 and 4039 - Antennae Galaxies - telescope processed image. These merging spiral galaxies are famous for two long "antennae" of stars and gas ejected by intense tidal forces during their ongoing collision.

NGC 4038 and 4039 - Antennae Galaxies - unprocessed image. The collision has triggered a "starburst" period, creating billions of new stars and massive clusters within dense clouds of interstellar gas.

Here is a new observation of #NGC4038 and #NGC4039 - #Antennae #Galaxies. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur