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This is the Rosette Nebula, hanging off to the left of Orion's head in the constellation #monoceros . It's one of my absolute favorite objects in the sky because of the depth and detail. This version was an add-on to an imaging session last week and is only 2 hours of data. It's also part 2 of a bad star night. I believe some stray light bouncing around in the tube caused the red channel to shift on the stars, but the nebulosity still looked OK so I removed every star by hand... one by one. . . . #astrophotography #astrophoto #photography #longexposure #astronomy #space #science #nightsky #universe #nightphotography #stars #nebula #telescope #telescopes #meadeinstruments #interstellar #universtoday #nightimages #ig_nightphotography #starrynight #longexposure_shots #NGC2244 #rosettenebula #lxd75 #zwocameras @meadeinstruments

California Love! I didn't intend to remove most of the stars, but honestly, they were terrible due to stray light. The Nebula still looked OK, so I gave processing a shot. This is 4.5hrs on the California Nebula. . . . #astrophotography #astrophoto #photography #longexposure #astronomy #space #science #nightsky #universe #nightphotography #stars #nebula #telescope #telescopes #meadeinstruments #universtoday #nightimages #ig_nightphotography #starrynight #longexposure_shots #california #californialove @meadeinstruments @optcorp @zwoasi

Here's the view of the Mercury transit from Chicago. Amazing, right? Hopefully it'll be clear in 2049. . . . #mercurytransit2019 #mercury #thesun #sol #astronomy #space #snow #whiteout #clouds #chicagoweather

So just what is the difference between imaging in Bortle 8/9 skies and Bortle 2? Imaging in light polluted skies with a color camera is harder, but not impossible (image 3) Image 1: Single 4min frame taken just outside Chicago. Image 2: Single 4min frame taken outside Galena Illinois (160 miles west of Chicago). Image 3: Just about 3 hours imaged from light polluted skies and processed. . . . #astrophotography #astrophoto #longexposure #photography #lightpollution #nightskyphotography #nightsky #space #astronomy #starrynight #nebula #asi071mc #meadeinstruments #idasnb1 #hutech

Had another go at processing roughly 4hrs on M16, the Eagle Nebula, from this past Summer. It might not be bright and flashy, but I like the subtleties in this version. . . .....#astrophotography #astrophoto #photography #longexposure #astronomy #space #science #nightsky #universe #nightphotography #stars #nebula #telescope #telescopes #meadeinstruments #interstellar #universtoday #nightimages #ig_nightphotography #starrynight #longexposure_shots #m16 #eaglenebula #saggitarius @meadeinstruments @zwoasi

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Katorella is a mashup of my daughters names that I had originally made up for a bike that I never built. They adopted the name, but I stole it back for my astronomy endeavors.

I’ve been casually into Astronomy for decades, but more recently I’ve taken a serious interest. I’ve been really imaging since 2017 from just outside Chicago, which creates challenge after challenge. I want to prove that you can do this from anywhere without spending your whole life’s savings.

I believe that anyone who wants to make their own art from hidden treasures in the sky should be able to go for it!

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