The Flickr Nebulas Image Generatr

The universe loves to keep us guessing, and this latest image is no exception. A near-perfect question mark is a fun reminder of how much we still have to learn about the cosmos.

This unique emission nebula, located in the constellation of Cepheus, lies approximately 2,900 light-years from Earth.

34 hours and 20 min total integration
Ha subs 37 * 1,200sec = 12 hours 20 minutes
OIII subs 38 * 1,200sec = 12 hours 40 minutes
SII subs 28 8 1,200sec = 9 hours 20 minutes

Imaging Equipment:
Askar ALC200 focal length 200mm
Rainbow Astro RST-135,
ZWOASI2600MM Pro camera
3nm Ha, OIII &SII filters

The Omega Nebula, also known as M17, is a massive star-forming region in the Sagittarius constellation, 5,500 light-years from Earth. It's a bright, colorful nebula with a 17 light-year diameter and is estimated to contain over 800 times the Sun's material. The Omega Nebula has several nicknames, including the Swan Nebula, the Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula. Astronomer John Herschel named it the Omega Nebula because it resembled the Greek letter
4 Light years across

A wide-field astrophotograph of the Antares region, including the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex, M4, and surrounding reflection and dark nebulae. This colorful area of the sky lies in the constellations Scorpius and Ophiuchus.

📍 Location: Shima City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
📅 Dates: April 4, 2022 & April 17, 2023
🕒 Total Exposure Time: 399 minutes

🔭 Equipment:
- Telescope: Takahashi FS-60CB with Multi Flattener 1.04x
- Mount: Vixen GPD with SS-One AutoGuider Pro
- Cameras:
• Canon EOS Kiss X8i (Rebel T6i, stock) — ISO 1600, 3 min × 73 = 219 min
• Canon EOS Kiss X5 (Rebel T3i, stock) — ISO 1600, 3 min × 60 = 180 min

Processing:
- Image stacking and calibration in PixInsight
- Final post-processing in Adobe Photoshop

📍 Location: Shima City, Mie Prefecture, Japan
📅 Date: December 4, 2024
🕒 Total Exposure Time: 234 minutes

🔭 Equipment:
- Telescope: Takahashi FS-60CB with Multi Flattener 1.04x
- Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X8i (Rebel T6i)
- ISO1600, 6 minutes × 39 frames (total 234 minutes)
- Mount: Vixen GPD
- Guiding: SS-One AutoGuider Pro (autoguided)

Image Processing:
- Calibrated and stacked in PixInsight
- Final processing in Adobe Photoshop

Star Cradle in a Midjourney Ai image with Photoshop post processing

The Jellyfish Nebula, also known by its official name IC 443, is the remnant of a supernova lying 5,000 light years from Earth. New Chandra observations show that the explosion that created the Jellyfish Nebula may have also formed a peculiar object located on the southern edge of the remnant, called CXOU J061705

NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula, is a star-forming region in the constellation Orion, roughly 6,400 light-years from Earth. It's an emission nebula, meaning it's a gas cloud that emits its own light. The nebula's name comes from its ape-like appearance, caused by dark dust streams contrasting with glowing gas. The nebula's center contains massive, newborn stars that illuminate the surrounding gas with radiation and strong stellar winds. 100 light years across

With its round shape and wing-like filamentary structures, this visually stunning nebula bears a striking resemblance to the helmet worn into battle by Thor, the well-known Norse god of thunder. Thor's Helmet spans a staggering 30 lightyears across, making it more than 10 times larger than our entire solar system.
11,970 light years away 30 light years across

Thor's Helmet is an emission nebula with an ionized HII region in the constellation Canis Major. The name of this nebula stems from its striking resemblance ...

This started as a simple project in the shot below you can see the area of the photo to the right of the main Carina Nebula. This part is not very often a target as the main nebula is the more famous part so it captures the lime light. it was easy for me to take the photo as I was able to rotate the main part out of the picture.

Its not till the first mornings edit that I saw there is more to this part of the sky than we realize. The more I looked at the shot and after putting it in a vertical format it stood out a mile. You can make out "Trumps" Hair, nose, mouth, chin in profile. What I find even more interesting we can even see it was predicted that his right ear would be bloodied. I did not want to spend too much time on this in case it raise tariffs that I did not know about, dare I say "Trump" Nebula. What really shows it up is the Starless version. I am constantly Amazed by what comes out of looking out into space who would have thought this.

This was put together in the Hubble pallet but using the Foraxx pallet version which removes the excess green and you get a more pleasant looking set of colours. I like this time of year as the nights are getting longer and you get more shot in a night.

QHY268M -10c 120 Odd shots 5 min each filter over 4 nights .. 30 shots each RGB 1 min exposure.
QHYCFW3 and 7 Antlia filters LRGBSHaO
MeLE Mini PC
Pegasus Astro Pocket Mini power box
Starpoint Australis SP3 Focuser Rotated 90 degrees
Skywatcher 200 F4 PREMIUM PHOTO QUATTRO REFLECTOR OTA
Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
Skywatcher NEQ 6 Pro Hypertuned
SVbony 50MM Guide scope
QHY5L-II-M Guide camera
Guided PHD2, Nina
Pixinsight, Ps, Lr

NGC 2248 Rosette Nebula (also known as Caldwell 49) is an H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. The open cluster NGC 2244 (Caldwell 50) is closely associated with the nebulosity, the stars of the cluster having been formed from the nebula's matter. [Wiki]

6 hours of data imaged in one night on the 9th January 2024 at the Turismo Astronomico complex in Gorafe, Spain using the Esprit 100ED telescope and ZWO ASO 6200MM Pro camera. 3 narrowband filters were used for the nebula, Ha, Oiii and Sii, with Red, Green and Blue filters for the stars. Two versions were processed using different combinations of the narrowband filters. The first was imaged using the SHO pallet and the second using the OHS palette. Both used the same RGB stars.

A downloadable full resolution image with details available at astrob.in/lhepwm/0/

NGC 2264 is the designation number that identifies two astronomical objects as a single object: the Cone Nebula, and the Christmas Tree Cluster. Two other objects are within this designation but not officially included, the Snowflake Cluster, and the Fox Fur Nebula.

11 hours of data collected over 3 nights in February 2024 at the Astro Turismo complex in Los Coloraos, Gorafe, Spain.

The image is a blend of the RGB data for the stars and centre of the Christmas Tree Cluster and Snowflake Cluster, with Ha, Sii and Oiii for the emission nebula portions.
This was a tough target to find the right combinations of each filter to work together and attempt to keep some of the natural colours of the reflection nebula. I also decided to not reduce the stars too much as I feel the whole area is a cosmic sprinkling of hot blue and cooler orange stars that adds density to the image.
Bottom left of the image we can also see some dark nebulas obscuring the rich star field.

As usual, much more data would help to reduce the noise in the dark areas, but we ran out of luck with clear skies for the time available.
More details and full resolution available at: astrob.in/zi3s8n/0/

Sh 2-308, also designated as Sharpless 308, RCW 11, or LBN 1052, and commonly known as the Dolphin Head Nebula, is an H II region located near the center of the constellationCanis Major, composed of ionised hydrogen.=10.5px The nebula is bubble-like and surrounds a Wolf–Rayet star named EZ Canis Majoris. [Wiki]

Imaged over 9 nights in January and February 2025 from my backyard in Gérgal, Almeria, Spain.
Composite image of 20 hours of Ha and Oiii with RGB stars using my William Optics GT81, ASI2600MM camera and ZWO filters.

Full resolution and imaging details at astrob.in/lsunmo/0/

Venus taken on the seestars50

M1 taken on seestar s50

Planet Venus, the Moon, and the elusive Mercury are above Stonehenge. Capturing the planetary conjunction was the result of careful planning with a touch of luck, as the thin clouds combined beautifully with the sunset colours. The shot was taken on March 01, 2025. It was a cold evening with a temperature of around 3 °C.

The Moon & Venus tonight. They looked so pretty I had to get a quick shot on my phone!

IC5070 Taken on seestar s50 edited in pixinsight

Milky Way region hosting several HII regions including the famous Carina nebula (NGC3372, 2°pic.) and the Running Chicken nebula (IC2944, 3ºpic.), plus many open clusters such as the Southern Pleiades (IC2602, 4º pic.), or the Wishing Well cluster (NGC3532)

More than 34000 stars detected in the image.

Camera: Canon EOS 6D Mark I Lens: Canon 24-70 f4 L IS USM
Mount: SkyWatcher Star Adventurer

Exposures: 30 x 150" at ISO: 2000

Stacked with Pixinsight and processed with Photoshop.

Captured from Paranal Observatory, Antofagasta region,
Chile