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And their tea and hot chocolate are wonderful .... on the assumption that this wagon is a one and only.

Galaxy NGC 2403 (C7).

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IC 417 aka Spider Nebula taken on the night of the full moon. It never hurts to try. I left all of the stars in. It's my attempt at seeing things as they are, and not how others want, suggest or tell me to see them.

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An image of IC 410 aka Tadpole Nebula. The Tadpoles can be seen in the upper left hand side of the nebula. This image was taken under a 77% illuminated moon. Not ideal. Such is life. Catch what you can, when you can.
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The Crab Nebula aka M1. Taken over 2.5 hours on a very clear Toronto night. A rare occurrence this winter. Processed in Siril.

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#Toronto #Canada

Thanks for sharing. Inspiring me to get out in this cold weather!

A processed image of the Heart Nebula. The exterior outline of the nebula is a nice shade of red. The chambers of the nebula are darker representing the different type of gas present. Nice shaded gases around the outside and top part of the nebula.

The Heart Nebula, IC 1366. Taken over several clear Toronto nights in late October/early November, 2025.

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Soul Nebula IC1848 in a Hubble Palette.

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A little bit of Heart and a lot of Soul! My version of the Soul Nebula IC 1848 taken over three sort of clear Toronto nights.

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Thanks for the photos, and thanks for the link to the telescope information that you have put together. As an old photographer, new to astrophotography these types of articles are a great help. Go CANADA.

My version of the Wizard Nebula (SH2-142/NGC7380). Just over 5 hours of data taken over a couple of clear Toronto nights.

#photography #astrophotography #wizardnebula #Canada #deepsky

My version of IC 5070, AKA The Pelican Nebula. Taken over 2 nights with a total time of around 3.5 hours. Half taken in Bortle 8 skies, and half taken in Bortle 3 skies.

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I replied in the wrong place (I believe). I do see a piranha.

Yes, I can see it.

An image of the Crescent Nebula. Mainly gases of red and yellow making up a nebula that I think looks more like a shell, than a crescent. The nebula is surrounded by many stars as well as other red gases.

NGC 6888 aka The Crescent Nebula. Taken over 2 nights with a total imaging time of around 6 hours.

#photography #astrophotography #astronomy #ngc6888 #crescentnebula #canada #deepspace

Thanks! Much appreciated.

A colourful photograph of the Eastern Veil Nebula, which is a Supernova remnant located in the constellation Cygnus. The colours of the various gases that make up the nebula are blue, red, yellow and orange.

Eastern Veil Nebula - NGC 6992. Rookie at astrophotography, just trying to find my way in this incredible hobby. The technical stuff might drive me over the edge. ABL (always be learning).

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This has been done thousands of times before, but who doesn't love looking at a picture of an almost full moon! Waxing Gibbous moon (96.7%) from last night north of Toronto, Canada. AKA The Sturgeon Moon.

#photography #astrophotography #moon #canada #fullmoon #beautiful #clearskies

The Western Veil, or Witch's Broom Nebula. NGC6960. Bortle 3 sky. Deep Sky stacked with minimal processing in Seestar S50. I can think of a good use for the Witch's Broom.

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The Elephant Trunk Nebula aka IC1396. I could have removed many stars, but what the heck, I spent all of that time capturing them, so why not leave them there. Let's be real. Very minimal processing because I'm still a rookie.
#photography #astrophotography #elephanttrunknebula #astronomy #Canada

First attempt at photographing a Nebula. M16, The Eagle Nebula. Seestar S50 and 70 minutes stacked in the Seestar app. I'm pleased with my first attempt.

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Profile pose from a Blue Jay just prior to digging in for some lunch. Absolutely resplendent.

#photography #bird #bluejay #torontobluejays #resplendent #toronto #canada #fujix-t5 #profile

Let's see if anyone still has a sense of humour. This photograph depicts our Canadian troops crossing the 49th parallel ready to invade our neighbours to the south. Who says that we need your protection, you might need ours. Wait, those are not guns they are TRIPODS
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Or the building across Queen Street to the South.

Or could be the something else all together!

Hmm. Could be the missing City Hall buildings .....

Sunshine on my back, target locked, pollen brushes ready ..... incoming.

#photography #bumblebee #pollen #flowers #toronto #canada #inflight #fujix-t5 #sigma #highpark

Some Friday morning sunshine led to a Friday afternoon smile.
#photography #tulip #flower #toronto #canada #red #yellow #fujix-t5 #colorful #sigma #smile #highpark

Not perfect flowers because I live in a not perfect world. At least the sun was finally shining.

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I'm hoping that this little ray of sunshine in Toronto can bring some happiness and hope to people's weekend. Elbows up! Enjoy!

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