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Trevor Jones 🌌 I Take Pictures of Space from my Backyard. YouTube: https://t.co/mBLbCa0Mhj
Niagara, Ontario
Joined July 2015
What Computer are you using to Process Images? 🤔 My primary editing PC is getting a little long in the tooth, but it still gets the job done! (16 GB Ram) Here are the most important specs to consider when choosing an astrophotography laptop/desktop for editing your photos!
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The Andromeda Galaxy 📸 This is how the Andromeda Galaxy looked 2.5 million years ago... I wonder what it looks like now? I took this image from our campsite in the Summer of 2022. My telescope tracked the galaxy for 2 nights straight, and I combined all of the images together
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Our 'Voyager 1' has traveled over 3000km on this trip 🚀
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I woke up at 4 am to capture this pairing of Venus and the Beehive Star Cluster! (with Jupiter nearby!) This was taken at Terra Nova National Park, a RASC-designated dark sky preserve in Newfoundland.
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What's your go-to method of reducing noise in your astrophotos? 🤔 Here are some of the many ways I clean up my astrophotography images, from improving the SNR to incredible AI-powered software tools. https://t.co/57nO2LPaKP
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Learn what causes noise in astrophotography and how to fix it. Image stacking, calibration frames, and processing can help.
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Here is an image of the stunning Pleiades Star Cluster in the constellation Taurus. This is a spectacular deep-sky target to photograph using ANY camera. To achieve a result like this, I recommend escaping the perpetual glare of the city to a dark sky spot. The image includes
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The Lion Nebula 📸 I just love the colors of this emission nebula in Cepheus - and late August is a great month to start photographing it. My latest version of the Lion Nebula includes exactly 7 hours of total exposure time (84 x 300s) using the little RedCat 51 telescope with
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Have you ever photographed this one before? 🤔 Say hello to Wolf-Rayet 134 in Cygnus! The WR catalog objects are known for their bubble-like shells of gas surrounding them. This is my latest attempt from the backyard, with a healthy amount of overall exposure time (by my
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The Dumbbell Nebula 🌌 This is one of the easiest nebulae to see and photograph in the night sky (seriously). It can easily be seen with a modest telescope or even binoculars. My latest picture of the Dumbbell Nebula was taken using a Newtonian reflector telescope that pairs
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I captured this image using a portable deep-sky setup in my backyard last month over the course of two scorching hot nights. Using narrowband filters (Ha, OIII, and SII), I was able to bring out the complex structures of this object. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, August
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Meet the 'Heart Nebula' in Cassiopeia. While the Soul Nebula often gets photographed alongside it, IC 1805 is a worthy astrophotography on its own and deserves some love. ❤️
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The Question Mark Nebula ❓ My latest image from the backyard is the 'Cosmic Question Mark Nebula' in the constellation Cepheus. This target includes a large, bright emission nebula (NGC 7822), with a nebulous 'point' at the bottom (Sharpless 170). If you're in the northern
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A quick snap of Uranus with the 24in scope low in the sky before twilight. To my surprise, the elusive rings were readily visible in just 15 minutes of exposure, and far surpasses anything I've achieved with my other 16in scope - the power of aperture showing its face once again
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I have officially retired! I don't know what the future holds but I am confident God will direct me in the direction He wants me to go. Thank you Lord for hearing my prayers and making a way for me to retire.
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The California Nebula 🐻 My latest picture of the California Nebula was taken using an ultra-portable camera and telescope setup. This intense emission nebula is rising higher and higher each night, in the constellation Perseus. While I usually prefer this object in its
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The surprise at first glance 2025-08-05 7.05 UT 4"/f-11+ Reducer Sundancer 2 Asi 678m 10sec (5,5 ms Gain 5)
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3 galaxies at once! I photographed the Milky Way and both Magellanic Clouds in this star field from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon, on my new mission to the ISS.
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!! Exciting news !! Azure Standard has launched "Azure Around the Table". This is a program specifically designed for churches. In short, your church could become an offical Azure Drop Point - and by doing so, Azure shares 2% of the proceeds back to your church to fund ministry
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The Veil Nebula Complex! 📸 This dynamic area of the night sky features an incredible collection of supernova remnants, including both portions of the Veil Nebula. August is the perfect month to start capturing the Veil Nebula, and it's an obtainable target, even from the city
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The Triangulum Galaxy 📸 This is one of the largest galaxies in the night sky, and you can start capturing it right now! While it's tempting to go after the nearby Andromeda Galaxy, M33 is a stunner in its own right. I took this picture from a dark sky site (Bortle 3) to
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