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Photography

RexLipton

(98 posts)

10. Amazing'

Reply to moonshinegnomie (Original post)

Tue Oct 8, 2024, 04:59 PM

Oct 8

Last edited Wed Oct 9, 2024, 11:14 AM - Edit history (1)

Simply amazing!

You must have a very smooth mount!!

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M31 the andromeda galaxy,probably my longest exposure ever [View all] moonshinegnomie Oct 8 OP

It's beautiful! Dave Bowman Oct 8 #1

Was this a drive-by shooting? True Dough Oct 8 #2

👍🌞 littlemissmartypants Oct 8 #9

Spectatular! brer cat Oct 8 #3

Great shot, but it needs the "You Are Here" notation for those of us that get lost easily. FSogol Oct 8 #4

Here you go ThoughtCriminal Oct 8 #30

You aren't anywhere in this shot. Foolacious Oct 9 #43

Wow! femmedem Oct 8 #5

it going up on my wall. (once i find room for it ) moonshinegnomie Oct 8 #6

Awesome. And it's getting closer and closer. Marcuse Oct 8 #7

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the collision!!! AZ8theist Oct 8 #20

NICE! calimary Oct 8 #8

Amazing' RexLipton Oct 8 #10

i use a zwo am5 mount moonshinegnomie Oct 8 #15

That's some serious hardware! RexLipton Oct 9 #39

I plan on bigger equipment moonshinegnomie Oct 9 #40

Wonderful Nululu Oct 8 #11

The universe is so beautiful. Butterflylady Oct 8 #12

Whoa Seinan Sensei Oct 8 #13

I took a photo of that patch of sky for about 10 seconds. usonian Oct 8 #14

ive automated a lot of the data aquisition moonshinegnomie Oct 8 #17

That's WAY more than I could handle. The 10 seconds and a tiny amount of processing. usonian Oct 8 #19

As posters said above - just BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for sharing. n/t iluvtennis Oct 8 #16

I wonder if there is anyone looking back at us from there Laha Oct 8 #18

It'll take a while before we can hang out. Foolacious Oct 9 #44

Stellar pjyonemura Oct 8 #21

Beautiful photo! samsingh Oct 8 #22

When I was a kid, I used to long to go to those places... Hekate Oct 8 #23

i working on a way moonshinegnomie Oct 8 #28

Incredible work Picaro Oct 8 #24

Spectacular!! majdrfrtim Oct 8 #25

Gorgeous! SheltieLover Oct 8 #26

Reason 5,438,322 as to why I love DU. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 8 #27

WOW! That's amazing! nt Phoenix61 Oct 8 #29

Amazing photo! Clouds Passing Oct 9 #31

Oh my! What a spectacular picture. flying_wahini Oct 9 #32

its naked eye visible in moderatly dark skies moonshinegnomie Oct 9 #38

Is that smudge above the galaxy a satellite galaxy? padfun Oct 9 #33

its a satellite moonshinegnomie Oct 9 #37

So very beautiful. Thank you for sharing. niyad Oct 9 #34

Quite an accomplishment. Well done! . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 9 #35

Wow! Thank you for sharing. surfered Oct 9 #36

Such a long exposure, even the Gnome Galaxy is visible in the lower right. Beartracks Oct 9 #41

2.5 million year old light! SpankMe Oct 9 #42

That's beautiful! DemonGoddess Oct 9 #45

Spectacular! Congrats! LymphocyteLover Oct 9 #46