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What r/astrophotography is talking about this week

r/astrophotography has 2,644,979 members and 21 posts in the last 24 hours, with about 1.8 comments an hour right now. From the Redlisten index, refreshed daily.

2,644,979members
21posts in the last 24 hours, newest 52 min ago
1.8comments an hour right now, newest 21 h ago
508points on the top thread this week

Words coming up in r/astrophotography this week

nebula75galaxy31ngc22andromeda18orion17m4514m3313m3113triangulum11heart11bortle8pleiades8

Top threads this week

  1. Pillars of Creation

    I’m starting to process some of my projects from this past spring and summer. Here’s my first go at processing the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16), and its famous “Pillars of Creation”, coined by NASA...

    508 points14 comments3 d ago
  2. Messier 33 - Triangulum Galaxy

    Messier 33 Galaxy Telescope: Askar 103APO Mount: ZWO AM5N Camera: ZWO ASI6200MC Pro Filters: Antlia Triband RGB and Antlia Dual Narrowband Ha/Oiii Integration: 11 hours worth of 5 minute subs Full...

    469 points3 comments4 d ago
  3. Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) | 22.5 Hours from Bortle 7 Skies

    Here’s my take on the Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405), captured from my backyard in Tucson, Arizona under Bortle 7 skies. This is a cropped version highlighting the brighter central nebulosity. I’m...

    370 points13 comments3 d ago
  4. M78 - The other nebula in Orion, with HA

    The "other" Orion Nebula is M78. If you look just above and to the left of Orion's Belt, there is a rich region of ionized gas, the densest of which is called Barnard's Loop. Within this area is a...

    354 points10 comments6 d ago
  5. Christmas Tree Nebula (NGC 2264)

    Image of the Christmas Tree Nebula taken with my Askar 71F, L-eXtreme filter, ASI533MC Pro, and EQ-AL55i Pro Mount. This is right under 12 hours of integration time under a Bortle 6 sky....

    350 points11 comments7 d ago
  6. M45 Pleiades
    288 points4 comments5 d ago
  7. Elephant's Trunk Nebula

    04-05.10.2026, 05-06.11.2026 Location - Malawa (suburbs of Rzeszów), Poland, Bortle 4/5 Gear: Telescope - modified SkyWatcher 150/750 + ZWO EAF Camera - ASI533MC Pro, -15C + Optolong L-Ultimate...

    282 points2 comments5 d ago
  8. The Pacman Nebula (NGC 281) imaged in SHO

    10000 light years away and spanning 80 light years across in the constellation Cassiopeia, this star forming region houses massive stars contributing to the bright glow. In this mapped color...

    275 points4 comments2 d ago
  9. Traingulum Galaxy M33

    This image was taken under Bortle 4,5 Skies with 7,5 Hours of exposure time. It was shot with my Askar 103/700 Ed Triplet, the 0,8x Reducer and the Zwo 585mc Air Camera in rgb. •stacking in Siril...

    251 points8 comments6 d ago
  10. M31 Andromeda Galaxy
    240 points4 comments3 d ago

Newest posts

  1. NGC 7000
    1 points1 comment52 min ago
  2. M45 (Pleiades) Captured from Southern Hemisphere
    1 points1 comment1 h ago
  3. NGC7000 - North America Nebula
    1 points1 comment6 h ago
  4. Orion beginning
    1 points0 comments6 h ago
  5. Squid Nebula on a Lunt 100
    1 points1 comment9 h ago
  6. The most satisfying graph Ive ever seen
    1 points1 comment10 h ago
  7. A proper FOV: The Eagle Nebula
    1 points1 comment11 h ago
  8. Orion Nebula and Running man Nebula.
    1 points0 comments13 h ago
  9. IC342 (Hidden Galaxy) with 34h:40m in 14" and P1 Zeus
    1 points0 comments14 h ago
  10. Saturn through celestron super c8 plus
    1 points0 comments17 h ago
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