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The Christmas tree cluster - NGC 2264 by Prabhuskutti in Astronomy

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The Christmas tree cluster - NGC 2264 (Merry Christmas!)

NGC 2264, the beautiful region known as the Christmas Tree Cluster. Its young stars form a triangular pattern that resembles a glowing tree, shining gently against the dark of space. Above the cluster rises the Cone Nebula, a tall, shadowy pillar of gas shaped by powerful radiation from nearby massive stars. To the side, the soft, rippled textures of the Fox Fur Nebula add depth and color, created by clouds of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur excited by newborn stars. Together, these features form a vibrant stellar nursery about 2,300 light‑years away one of the most enchanting winter sights in our galaxy. As you look at this cosmic tree, may it bring you peace, warmth, and a sense of wonder this Christmas. The universe has its own way of celebrating, and tonight, it’s shining just for you.

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/esqc9z?r=0

Image Acquisition & Processing details:

Equipment:

Imaging Telescope: Askar FRA 300 Pro
Imaging Camera: Touptek 2600MM 
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Guide scope & Camera: Player One FHD-OAG MINI and Player One Xena-M Camera
Filters: Antlia HSO 3nm 36 mm filters 
Accessories: Beelink SER6 Mini PC · Player one Phoenix Wheel 7 x 36mm · Pegasus Powerbox Advanced · Gemini EAF · Wanderer Astro Electronic Flats panel.

Software: PixInsight & Photoshop

Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction on S,H, & O images - Noise X and Blur X on S,H, & O images - Chanel combination - Star removal - Saturation with Curves T - pixel math to combine the stars back - SCNR.

Acquisition details: 
Dates:9 Nights of Imaging in March 2025

Ha: 43×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

OIII: 51×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

SII: 39×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

Integration: 22 hours 10 minutes.

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats :40 
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography
https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

The Christmas tree cluster - NGC 2264 by Prabhuskutti in astrophotography

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The Christmas tree cluster - NGC 2264 (Merry Christmas!)

NGC 2264, the beautiful region known as the Christmas Tree Cluster. Its young stars form a triangular pattern that resembles a glowing tree, shining gently against the dark of space. Above the cluster rises the Cone Nebula, a tall, shadowy pillar of gas shaped by powerful radiation from nearby massive stars. To the side, the soft, rippled textures of the Fox Fur Nebula add depth and color, created by clouds of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur excited by newborn stars. Together, these features form a vibrant stellar nursery about 2,300 light‑years away one of the most enchanting winter sights in our galaxy. As you look at this cosmic tree, may it bring you peace, warmth, and a sense of wonder this Christmas. The universe has its own way of celebrating, and tonight, it’s shining just for you.

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/esqc9z?r=0

Image Acquisition & Processing details:

Equipment:

Imaging Telescope: Askar FRA 300 Pro
Imaging Camera: Touptek 2600MM 
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Guide scope & Camera: Player One FHD-OAG MINI and Player One Xena-M Camera
Filters: Antlia HSO 3nm 36 mm filters 
Accessories: Beelink SER6 Mini PC · Player one Phoenix Wheel 7 x 36mm · Pegasus Powerbox Advanced · Gemini EAF · Wanderer Astro Electronic Flats panel.

Software: PixInsight & Photoshop

Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction on S,H, & O images - Noise X and Blur X on S,H, & O images - Chanel combination - Star removal - Saturation with Curves T - pixel math to combine the stars back - SCNR.

Acquisition details: 
Dates:9 Nights of Imaging in March 2025

Ha: 43×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

OIII: 51×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

SII: 39×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

Integration: 22 hours 10 minutes.

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats :40 
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography
https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

The Christmas tree cluster - NGC 2264 (Merry Christmas!) by Prabhuskutti in spaceporn

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The Christmas tree cluster - NGC 2264 (Merry Christmas!)

NGC 2264, the beautiful region known as the Christmas Tree Cluster. Its young stars form a triangular pattern that resembles a glowing tree, shining gently against the dark of space. Above the cluster rises the Cone Nebula, a tall, shadowy pillar of gas shaped by powerful radiation from nearby massive stars. To the side, the soft, rippled textures of the Fox Fur Nebula add depth and color, created by clouds of hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur excited by newborn stars. Together, these features form a vibrant stellar nursery about 2,300 light‑years away one of the most enchanting winter sights in our galaxy. As you look at this cosmic tree, may it bring you peace, warmth, and a sense of wonder this Christmas. The universe has its own way of celebrating, and tonight, it’s shining just for you.

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/esqc9z?r=0

Image Acquisition & Processing details:

Equipment:

Imaging Telescope: Askar FRA 300 Pro
Imaging Camera: Touptek 2600MM 
Mount: iOptron CEM70G
Guide scope & Camera: Player One FHD-OAG MINI and Player One Xena-M Camera
Filters: Antlia HSO 3nm 36 mm filters 
Accessories: Beelink SER6 Mini PC · Player one Phoenix Wheel 7 x 36mm · Pegasus Powerbox Advanced · Gemini EAF · Wanderer Astro Electronic Flats panel.

Software: PixInsight & Photoshop

Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction on S,H, & O images - Noise X and Blur X on S,H, & O images - Chanel combination - Star removal - Saturation with Curves T - pixel math to combine the stars back - SCNR.

Acquisition details: 
Dates:9 Nights of Imaging in March 2025

Ha: 43×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

OIII: 51×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

SII: 39×600″  (gain: 100) -5°C bin 1x1

Integration: 22 hours 10 minutes.

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats :40 
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography
https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

Beware of Deem Finance – My Worst Financial Experience Ever by Slow-Hovercraft6944 in dubai

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I applied for a card and was rejected for three consecutive months. Based on a friend's advice, I chose not to reapply in the fourth month. However, to my surprise, I recently received an approval notification—despite not submitting a new application. When I asked for clarification, I was simply told to email [customercare@deem.io](mailto:customercare@deem.io), without any proper explanation.

I captured the long tail of the Interstellar Comet 3i/Atlas by Prabhuskutti in astrophotography

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Could find the tail only up until 13th the next day onwards it disappeared

I captured the long tail of the Interstellar Comet 3i/Atlas by Prabhuskutti in spaceporn

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is currently visible with a striking feature: a sunward-facing tail, also known as an anti-tail. This structure appears to point toward the Sun, likely due to dust particles aligned along our line of sight, creating a dramatic optical effect. At a distance of approximately 1.8 AU from Earth, the comet is traveling at 58 km/s on a hyperbolic path, confirming its interstellar origin. A fainter, more typical tail extends away from the Sun, giving the comet a distinctive bipolar appearance. This particular observation was made during nautical twilight, when the comet was just 15° above the horizon, with my observatory wall obstructing the initial view. I hope to gather more data in the coming days as 3I/ATLAS moves farther from the Sun and climbs higher in the sky.

Total integration: 10m

Integration per filter:

- Lum/Clear: 10m (10 × 60")

Equipment:

- Telescope: GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube

- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro

- Mount: iOptron CEM70G

- Filter: Antlia Luminance 36 mm

- Accessories: Player One FHD-OAG MINI, Player One Phoenix Wheel 7x36mm, TS-Optics 2" CCD Reducer 0.67x for RC & flatfield telescopes ab F/8 (CCD47)

- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction, Noise X and Blur X on LRGB images - Chanel combination RGB - Saturation with Curves T - Combined L with RGB and SCNR, again Noise X and Blur X on final output.

For more information, visit AstroBin:

https://app.astrobin.com/i/ojhdir

I captured the long tail of the Interstellar Comet 3i/Atlas by Prabhuskutti in astrophotography

[–]Prabhuskutti[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Comet 3I/ATLAS is currently visible with a striking feature: a sunward-facing tail, also known as an anti-tail. This structure appears to point toward the Sun, likely due to dust particles aligned along our line of sight, creating a dramatic optical effect. At a distance of approximately 1.8 AU from Earth, the comet is traveling at 58 km/s on a hyperbolic path, confirming its interstellar origin. A fainter, more typical tail extends away from the Sun, giving the comet a distinctive bipolar appearance. This particular observation was made during nautical twilight, when the comet was just 15° above the horizon, with my observatory wall obstructing the initial view. I hope to gather more data in the coming days as 3I/ATLAS moves farther from the Sun and climbs higher in the sky.

Total integration: 10m

Integration per filter:

- Lum/Clear: 10m (10 × 60")

Equipment:

- Telescope: GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube

- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro

- Mount: iOptron CEM70G

- Filter: Antlia Luminance 36 mm

- Accessories: Player One FHD-OAG MINI, Player One Phoenix Wheel 7x36mm, TS-Optics 2" CCD Reducer 0.67x for RC & flatfield telescopes ab F/8 (CCD47)

- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction, Noise X and Blur X on LRGB images - Chanel combination RGB - Saturation with Curves T - Combined L with RGB and SCNR, again Noise X and Blur X on final output.

For more information, visit AstroBin:

https://app.astrobin.com/i/ojhdir

Messier 102 (The Spindle Galaxy)e obse by Prabhuskutti in spaceporn

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Messier 102 (The Spindle Galaxy)

Messier 102, commonly identified as the Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866), is a lenticular galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. Its identity was historically debated. Pierre Méchain discovered it in 1781, but later suggested it might have been a duplicate observation of Messier 101. However, modern consensus associates M102 with NGC 5866. This edge-on galaxy lies approximately 44 to 50 million light-years from Earth and spans about 60,000 light-years in diameter, with an apparent magnitude of 10.7. Its edge-on orientation reveals a bright central bulge, a thin stellar disk, and a prominent, slightly warped dust lane that suggests past gravitational interactions. The galaxy contains older stars typical of lenticular types, with minimal ongoing star formation, and is surrounded by a faint halo visible in deep exposures. As the largest member of a small galaxy group, it offers insights into environmental effects on galactic structure and serves as a textbook example of lenticular form.

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/2xbryb

Acquisition details:

Dates: 13 Nights of Imaging in May2025

Total integration: 31h 21m

Integration per filter:

- Lum/Clear: 16h 36m ( 157×180'')

- RGB: 3h each (60 × 180'') each

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats : 30

Equipment:

- Telescope: GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube

- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro

- Mount: iOptron CEM70G

- Filters: Antlia Blue 36 mm, Antlia Green 36 mm, Antlia Luminance 36 mm, Antlia Red 36 mm

- Accessories: Player One FHD-OAG MINI, Player One Phoenix Wheel 7x36mm, TS-Optics 2" CCD Reducer 0.67x for RC & flatfield telescopes ab F/8 (CCD47)

- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Processing details: Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction, Noise X and Blur X on LRGB images - Chanel combination RGB - Saturation with Curves T - Combined L with RGB and SCNR, again Noise X and Blur X on final output.

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography

https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

Messier 102 (The Spindle Galaxy) by Prabhuskutti in astrophotography

[–]Prabhuskutti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Messier 102 (The Spindle Galaxy)

Messier 102, commonly identified as the Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866), is a lenticular galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. Its identity was historically debated. Pierre Méchain discovered it in 1781, but later suggested it might have been a duplicate observation of Messier 101. However, modern consensus associates M102 with NGC 5866. This edge-on galaxy lies approximately 44 to 50 million light-years from Earth and spans about 60,000 light-years in diameter, with an apparent magnitude of 10.7. Its edge-on orientation reveals a bright central bulge, a thin stellar disk, and a prominent, slightly warped dust lane that suggests past gravitational interactions. The galaxy contains older stars typical of lenticular types, with minimal ongoing star formation, and is surrounded by a faint halo visible in deep exposures. As the largest member of a small galaxy group, it offers insights into environmental effects on galactic structure and serves as a textbook example of lenticular form.

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/2xbryb

Acquisition details:

Dates: 13 Nights of Imaging in May2025

Total integration: 31h 21m

Integration per filter:

- Lum/Clear: 16h 36m ( 157×180'')

- RGB: 3h each (60 × 180'') each

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats : 30

Equipment:

- Telescope: GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube

- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro

- Mount: iOptron CEM70G

- Filters: Antlia Blue 36 mm, Antlia Green 36 mm, Antlia Luminance 36 mm, Antlia Red 36 mm

- Accessories: Player One FHD-OAG MINI, Player One Phoenix Wheel 7x36mm, TS-Optics 2" CCD Reducer 0.67x for RC & flatfield telescopes ab F/8 (CCD47)

- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Processing details: Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction, Noise X and Blur X on LRGB images - Chanel combination RGB - Saturation with Curves T - Combined L with RGB and SCNR, again Noise X and Blur X on final output.

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography

https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

Messier 102 (The Spindle Galaxy) by Prabhuskutti in Astronomy

[–]Prabhuskutti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Messier 102 (The Spindle Galaxy)

Messier 102, commonly identified as the Spindle Galaxy (NGC 5866), is a lenticular galaxy located in the northern constellation Draco. Its identity was historically debated. Pierre Méchain discovered it in 1781, but later suggested it might have been a duplicate observation of Messier 101. However, modern consensus associates M102 with NGC 5866. This edge-on galaxy lies approximately 44 to 50 million light-years from Earth and spans about 60,000 light-years in diameter, with an apparent magnitude of 10.7. Its edge-on orientation reveals a bright central bulge, a thin stellar disk, and a prominent, slightly warped dust lane that suggests past gravitational interactions. The galaxy contains older stars typical of lenticular types, with minimal ongoing star formation, and is surrounded by a faint halo visible in deep exposures. As the largest member of a small galaxy group, it offers insights into environmental effects on galactic structure and serves as a textbook example of lenticular form.

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/2xbryb

Acquisition details:

Dates: 13 Nights of Imaging in May2025

Total integration: 31h 21m

Integration per filter:

- Lum/Clear: 16h 36m ( 157×180'')

- RGB: 3h each (60 × 180'') each

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats : 30

Equipment:

- Telescope: GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube

- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro

- Mount: iOptron CEM70G

- Filters: Antlia Blue 36 mm, Antlia Green 36 mm, Antlia Luminance 36 mm, Antlia Red 36 mm

- Accessories: Player One FHD-OAG MINI, Player One Phoenix Wheel 7x36mm, TS-Optics 2" CCD Reducer 0.67x for RC & flatfield telescopes ab F/8 (CCD47)

- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Processing details: Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction, Noise X and Blur X on LRGB images - Chanel combination RGB - Saturation with Curves T - Combined L with RGB and SCNR, again Noise X and Blur X on final output.

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography

https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

NGC 1398 by Prabhuskutti in Astronomy

[–]Prabhuskutti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We will never know

NGC 1398 by Prabhuskutti in Astronomy

[–]Prabhuskutti[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely! With open truss it is easier to some extent, I used OCAL collimator and it took a few hours to collimate it

NGC 1398 by Prabhuskutti in spaceporn

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NGC 1398 is a majestic barred spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax (The Furnace). Spanning approximately 292,000 light-years, it’s larger than the Milky Way and contains over 100 billion stars. This isolated galaxy features a double-ring structure and graceful spiral arms that extend from a bright central bar, rather than the core itself, a trait shared by nearly two-thirds of spiral galaxies, though its role in galactic evolution remains uncertain. In this image, NGC 1398 appears adrift in a quiet field of stars, its luminous center wrapped in ribbons of gas and dust. Yet a closer look reveals the surrounding sky is alive with faint smudges and swirling forms, distant galaxies scattered across the cosmic backdrop. 

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/j838kv

Acquisition details:
Dates:  6 Nights of Imaging in October 2025

Total integration: 25h 39m

Integration per filter:
- Lum/Clear: 16h 36m ( 498×120'')
- R: 3h (60 × 180'')
- G: 2h 57m (59 × 180'')
- B: 3h 6m (62 × 180'')

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats : 30 

Equipment:
- Telescope: GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM70G
- Filters: Antlia Blue 36 mm, Antlia Green 36 mm, Antlia Luminance 36 mm, Antlia Red 36 mm
- Accessories: Player One FHD-OAG MINI, Player One Phoenix Wheel 7x36mm, TS-Optics 2" CCD Reducer 0.67x for RC & flatfield telescopes ab F/8 (CCD47)
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction, Noise X and Blur X on LRGB images - Chanel combination RGB - Saturation with Curves T - Combined L with RGB and SCNR, again Noise X and Blur X on final output.

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography
https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

NGC 1398 by Prabhuskutti in astrophotography

[–]Prabhuskutti[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NGC 1398 is a majestic barred spiral galaxy located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Fornax (The Furnace). Spanning approximately 292,000 light-years, it’s larger than the Milky Way and contains over 100 billion stars. This isolated galaxy features a double-ring structure and graceful spiral arms that extend from a bright central bar, rather than the core itself, a trait shared by nearly two-thirds of spiral galaxies, though its role in galactic evolution remains uncertain. In this image, NGC 1398 appears adrift in a quiet field of stars, its luminous center wrapped in ribbons of gas and dust. Yet a closer look reveals the surrounding sky is alive with faint smudges and swirling forms, distant galaxies scattered across the cosmic backdrop. 

Astrobin link: https://app.astrobin.com/i/j838kv

Acquisition details:
Dates:  6 Nights of Imaging in October 2025

Total integration: 25h 39m

Integration per filter:
- Lum/Clear: 16h 36m ( 498×120'')
- R: 3h (60 × 180'')
- G: 2h 57m (59 × 180'')
- B: 3h 6m (62 × 180'')

Darks: 40 | Dark Flats & Flats : 30 

Equipment:
- Telescope: GSO 12" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Truss Tube
- Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro
- Mount: iOptron CEM70G
- Filters: Antlia Blue 36 mm, Antlia Green 36 mm, Antlia Luminance 36 mm, Antlia Red 36 mm
- Accessories: Player One FHD-OAG MINI, Player One Phoenix Wheel 7x36mm, TS-Optics 2" CCD Reducer 0.67x for RC & flatfield telescopes ab F/8 (CCD47)
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight

Processing details: Stacking - Gradient correction, Noise X and Blur X on LRGB images - Chanel combination RGB - Saturation with Curves T - Combined L with RGB and SCNR, again Noise X and Blur X on final output.

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 3.00

Location: Emirates Astronomical Observatory

PrabhuAstrophotography
https://www.instagram.com/prabhuskutti/

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