NGC 7023 The Iris Nebula - telescope processed image. Unlike most nebulae that glow from ionized gas, the Iris is a reflection nebula that shines by scattering light from a nearby star.

NGC 7023 The Iris Nebula - unprocessed image. It hides a massive, hot star inside its "petals" that is only one million years old—practically a newborn in cosmic terms.

Last image of the morning for the Dwarf Mini. Decided wanted to see if I could image #NGC 7023 #TheIrisNebula. Didn’t pay attention that would start pretty low in the horizon. What you see at the left of the image is the property line fence with some redwood […]

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Markarian’s Chain - Telescope processed image. Named for Benjamin Markarian, who discovered in 1961 that at least seven of these galaxies move through space in a unified direction.

Markarian’s Chain - unprocessed image. Near the center lies a pair of interacting galaxies, NGC 4435 and NGC 4438, which look like glowing eyes through a backyard telescope.

Here is the first of two observations of the #MarkariansChain. Starting from left to right are #NGC4473 / #NGC4458 / #NGC4435 / #NGC4438 /#NGC4425 / #NGC4407 / #M86 / #NGC4402 / #NGC4488 / #NGC4367 / #M84 / #IC3258 / #NGC4306 / #NGC4305 #Galaxies. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 2071 / NGC 2067 / M78 / NGC 2064 Nebulae - telescope processed image. M78 is the brightest reflection nebula in the sky; it doesn't glow on its own but reflects light from nearby blue stars.

NGC 2071 / NGC 2067 / M78 / NGC 2064 Nebulae - unprocessed image. Hidden within its dust are 45 low-mass stars (T Tauri variables) still in the process of forming into mature suns.

Starting from top to bottom here are #NGC2071 / #NGC2067 / #M78 / #NGC2064 #Nebulae. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 3077 Galaxy / M81 Bode’s Galaxy - telescope processed image. M81 (Bode’s Galaxy): This grand design spiral is surprisingly bright because its supermassive black hole is actively gobbling up nearby gas and dust.

NGC 3077 Galaxy / M81 Bode’s Galaxy - unprocessed image. M81 (Bode’s Galaxy): This grand design spiral is surprisingly bright because its supermassive black hole is actively gobbling up nearby gas and dust.

Last image from the Dwarf Mini. Here is (right to left) #NGC3077 #Galaxy / #M81 #BodesGalaxy. #M82 barely is there at the top. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

M61 The Swelling Spiral Galaxy - telescope processed image. M61 is one of the most prolific galaxies for star explosions, with 8 supernovae observed since 1926—far more than most galaxies.

M61 The Swelling Spiral Galaxy - unprocessed image. It features a supermassive black hole at its core, estimated to be 5 million times more massive than our Sun, fueling intense radiation.

Continuing with images from the Dwarf Min, here is #M61 #TheSwellingSpiralGalaxy. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 444 Nebula - telescope processed image. It is a reflection nebula interacting with the shockwave of the Jellyfish Nebula (IC 443), creating a striking contrast of red and blue.

IC 444 Nebula - unprocessed image. The nebula's distinct blue glow comes from the light of the nearby 5th-magnitude star 12 Geminorum reflecting off its dense interstellar dust.

Next up is #IC444 #Nebula. Photobombing at the bottom is #IC443 #TheJellyfishNebula. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

【最新】マップス彗星の現在の姿☄️

話題のマップス彗星（C/2026 A1）を
福井の自宅から スマート望遠鏡 DWARF mini で撮影しました📷

4月に大彗星になる可能性も…！？
現在の姿と、撮影のポイントを解説しています。

▶️ youtu.be/o2PQNfo6ZLU

#マップス彗星 #彗星 #スマート望遠鏡 #dwarfmini

【マップス彗星、くっきり☄️】

3月12日の夕方、福井の自宅から
スマート望遠鏡 DWARF miniで撮影しました📷

たった5分の撮影でもここまで写るように✨
順調に明るくなっていて、これからが楽しみです！

夕空に肉眼で見える日が来るかも…？😊

#彗星 #マップス彗星 #DWARFmini @dwarflab

My latest Orion Nebula (M42) photo. 1754 x 15 sec from Dwarf Mini, processed in Siril and On1. #M42 #OrionNebula #DwarfMini #DwarfLabs #astrophotography #Siril

NGC 3371 / M105 / NGC 3373 Galaxies - telescope processed image. NGC 3371 (also known as NGC 3384) is a bright lenticular galaxy in the Leo I Group, featuring a highly concentrated core and a smooth, disk-like shape.

NGC 3371 / M105 / NGC 3373 Galaxies - unprocessed image. NGC 3373 is a spiral galaxy in the Leo I Group, often seen near the brighter M105 and NGC 3384, featuring delicate, loosely wound spiral arms.

Last image of the morning. Taken by the Dwarf Mini. Here is #NGC3371 / #M105 / #NGC3373 #Galaxies Better version than the one shared last week. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

Sun

Today's spotty Sun... #DwarfMini

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - telescope processed image by the Dwarf Mini. The Koi Fish Galaxy is an intermediate spiral galaxy located roughly 30 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices.

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - telescope processed image by the s50. It earned its nickname due to its elongated shape and mottled appearance, which resemble the scales and fluid movement of a Japanese koi fish.

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - unprocessed image by the Dwarf Mini. The galaxy is home to a powerful ultraluminous X-ray source, suggesting the presence of a rare intermediate-mass black hole or a binary system.

C36 / NGC 4559 The Koi Fish Galaxy - unprocessed image by the s50. Its spiral arms are filled with H II regions, which are vast clouds of ionized gas where intense, "starburst" style star formation is occurring.

Image the same #galaxy on the Dwarf Mini and the s50. Here is #C36 / #NGC4559 #TheKoiFishGalaxy. #seestar #S50 #space #astronomy #amateur #dwarflabs #dwarfmini

M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - telescope processed image. M42 is a massive star-forming nursery located 1,344 light-years away, where intense UV radiation from young stars causes the surrounding gas to glow brilliantly.

M43 De Mairan's Nebula / M42 The Great Nebula in Orion - unprocessed image. Separated from M42 by a dark dust lane, M43 is a comma-shaped nebula illuminated by the massive star NU Orionis, creating its own distinct "miniature" stellar nursery.

Decided to put have the Dwarf Mini try again with #M43 #DeMairansNebula / #M42 #TheGreatNebulainOrion. Exposure time was 60 seconds. About 2 1/2 hours total. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

2026.3.9.5時40分
自宅のベランダ（福井県）から、

期待の彗星
C/2025 R3 パンスターズ彗星を
スマート望遠鏡DWARFminiで撮影😊

約3分の露光(15秒×11枚)で、
姿を確認することができました🌟
見た目は12等ぐらいの印象です。

また、撮りことができたら、報告しますね😊

#dwarfmini @DwarflabJapan

#astrophotography #siril #dwarfmini #dwarflabs

M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy - telescope processed image. Unlike most spirals, M101 is lopsided; gravitational tugs from nearby companion galaxies have pulled its spiral arms into a slightly "off-center" shape.

M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy - unprocessed image. It contains over 3,000 "H II" regions—massive clouds of glowing hydrogen where thousands of hot, blue newborn stars are currently bursting into life.

Last image of the morning for the Dwarf Mini. Here is (again) #M101 #ThePinwheelGalaxy. At the top of the image is #NGC5473 #Galaxy. To the left o M101 is #NGC5477 Galaxy. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 3391 / NGC 4394 / M85 / IC 3292 / NGC 4293 Galaxies - telescope processed image. M85 is a lenticular galaxy, meaning it shares traits with both spiral and elliptical galaxies, lacking prominent spiral arms.

IC 3391 / NGC 4394 / M85 / IC 3292 / NGC 4293 Galaxies - unprocessed image. Its complex structure suggests it merged with another galaxy 4 to 7 billion years ago, leaving behind a mix of old and young stars.

Another image with multiple galaxies. Here is (from left to right) #IC3391 / #NGC4394 / #M85 / #IC3292 / #NGC4293 #Galaxies. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

Barnard 33 / IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula - telescope processed image. It isn't a glowing cloud but a dark nebula of cold gas and dust, visible only because it silhouettes against the bright red emission of IC 434.

Barnard 33 / IC 434 The Horsehead Nebula - unprocessed image. Hidden within its dense, dark "mane" are newborn stars currently forming, detectable only by infrared telescopes that can peer through the dust.

Here is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of #Barnard33 / #IC434 #TheHorseheadNebula. Above you can see #NGC2024 #TheFlameNebula making a guest appearance. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

Sun

Solar activity is picking up again this week- #DwarfMini

NGC 5195 / M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / IC 4263 / NGC 5198 / NGC 5169 Galaxies - telescope processed image. M51 is actually two galaxies—the large spiral NGC 5194 and its smaller companion NGC 5195—locked in a dramatic, multi-million-year collision.

NGC 5195 / M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy / IC 4263 / NGC 5198 / NGC 5169 Galaxies - unprocessed image. In 1845, Lord Rosse identified its spiral structure, making it the first celestial object ever recognized to have a "vortex" or spiral shape.

Good Friday morning. Still have some images to share from yesterday. Next up is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of (from top to bottom) #NGC5195 / #M51 #TheWhirlpoolGalaxy / #IC4263 / #NGC5198 / #NGC5169 #Galaxies. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

IC 410 The Tadpole Nebula / NGC 1893 cluster - telescope processed image. IC 410 is an emission nebula in Auriga, ~12,000 light-years away. It features two 10-light-year-long "tadpoles" of dense dust and gas where new stars are currently forming.

IC 410 The Tadpole Nebula / NGC 1893 cluster - unprocessed image. NGC 1893 is a young open cluster (~4 million years old) at the heart of IC 410. Its hot, massive stars emit fierce stellar winds that sculpt the nebula's iconic tadpole shapes.

Here is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of #IC410 #TheTadpoleNebula / #NGC1893 #cluster. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

Monkey Head Nebula, NGC 2175, from the Dwarf Mini, 903 x 15 sec #dwarfmini #dwarflabs #ngc2175 #monkeyheadnebula #astrophotography #siril

SH2-273 The Tree Nebula / NGC 2264 The Christmas Tree Cluster - telescope processed image by the Dwarf Mini. Located in the Monoceros constellation, this massive HII region contains hot, young stars that illuminate the surrounding gas and dust.

SH2-273 The Tree Nebula / NGC 2264 The Christmas Tree Cluster - telescope processed image by the s50. It hosts the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264), with the famous Cone Nebula forming the "trunk" of the celestial tree.

SH2-273 The Tree Nebula / NGC 2264 The Christmas Tree Cluster - unprocessed image by the Dwarf Mini. The nebula's distinct red color comes from Hydrogen-alpha emission, caused by intense UV light from massive stars ionizing hydrogen gas.

SH2-273 The Tree Nebula / NGC 2264 The Christmas Tree Cluster - unprocessed image by the s50. Powerful winds from the star S Monocerotis sculpt the nebula's complex shapes, creating the "fox fur" texture seen in deep-space photos.

Good Thursday morning. Took out the s50 and Dwarf Mini last night. Starting with #SH2-273 #TheTreeNebula / #NGC2264 #TheChristmasTreeCluster. Not really a comparison as the s50 did a 45 minute observation while the Dwarf Mini did a 2 hour observation […]

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【結論出ました🌙】

月を撮るならどっち？

✔ 手軽さ → スマート望遠鏡
✔ 画質 → 一眼カメラ

同じ夜・同じ月を
・DWARF mini
・DWARF 3
・一眼＋ズーム
・望遠鏡＋一眼

で本気比較しました。

これから月を撮りたい方、ぜひ👇
youtu.be/n6ZyQYa-qCM

#月 #天体写真 #スマート望遠鏡 #dwarfmini #dwarf3

Nebulosa de Orión

#night #sky #astro #nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophotographer #photo #longexposure #dwarfmini #nature #orion #cosmos #winter #dwarflab #ourhistory #cielo #nightscape #deepsky #deepskyphotography

Nebulosa de la llama🔥 y de cabeza de caballo 🐴 en Orión

#night #sky #astro #nebula #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophotographer #photo #longexposure #dwarfmini #nature #orion #cosmos #winter #dwarflab #ourhistory #cielo #nightscape

NGC 3371 / M105 / NGC 3373 Galaxies - telescope processed image. M105 is a massive elliptical galaxy that hides a supermassive black hole at its core, estimated to be about 50 million times the mass of our Sun.

NGC 3371 / M105 / NGC 3373 Galaxies - unprocessed image. NGC 3371 (NGC 3384) is an old lenticular galaxy with a bright, star-dense core, while NGC 3373 is a smaller, bluish spiral galaxy with active, young star formation.

Not sharing any images of the s50 today. Images have been the worst I done to date and most likely to the moon last night. Processing them through the telescope didn’t help much either. Probably going to have to wait till the moon is less bright. Here is the […]

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NGC 3628 The Hamburger Galaxy - telescope processed image. This edge-on spiral galaxy features a massive, dark dust lane that bisects its bright center, giving it its iconic "hamburger" appearance.

NGC 3628 The Hamburger Galaxy - unprocessed image. It sports a 300,000-light-year-long "tail" of stars and gas, pulled out by gravitational tugs from its neighbors, M65 and M66.

Here is what came out of the observation of #NGC3628 #TheHamburgerGalaxy. At the bottom right you can make out #M65 and to the bottom of the image #M66. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

M63 The Sunflower Galaxy - telescope processed image. It is a flocculent spiral galaxy, meaning its arms appear "fluffy" or jagged rather than having a few long, continuous spiral sweeps.

M63 The Sunflower Galaxy - unprocessed image. A massive, looping stream of stars surrounds M63, likely the remains of a smaller dwarf galaxy it shredded and "ate" long ago.

Moonlight was pretty bright again before the eclipse that pretty much affected most of last night’s observations. Here is what I got if #M63 #TheSunflowerGalaxy. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur

NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula - telescope processed image. Located in Orion, this nebula is a massive star-forming region. Its glow comes from hydrogen atoms being ionized by the intense radiation of nearby hot, young stars.

NGC 2024 The Flame Nebula - unprocessed image. The dark "trunk" in the center is actually a dense cloud of dust that hides a massive, bright star cluster from view, which is only visible through infrared telescopes.

Had the s50 and Dwarf Mini doing some overnight observation before it was time to look at the lunar eclipse. Here is the Dwarf Mini’s observation of #NGC2024 #TheFlameNebula. Tried 60 second exposures on this observation. #dwarflabs #dwarfmini #space #astronomy #amateur