To give a bit of context, this photograph is the bubble of expanding outer layers of a dying star similar to our sun. It has sloughed off its outer layers and is compressing into a white dwarf. Theoretically, in a few quadrillion years, it will completely cool into a black dwarf.
The image was taken in a fashion similar to long exposure images, tracking the object for 5 nights last July. All the colors and shapes you see are real, our eyes are just not sensitive enough to see them.
furgle on February 15th, 2021 at 03:31 UTC »
To give a bit of context, this photograph is the bubble of expanding outer layers of a dying star similar to our sun. It has sloughed off its outer layers and is compressing into a white dwarf. Theoretically, in a few quadrillion years, it will completely cool into a black dwarf.
The image was taken in a fashion similar to long exposure images, tracking the object for 5 nights last July. All the colors and shapes you see are real, our eyes are just not sensitive enough to see them.
Hardware:
Celestron 11" EdgeHD Skywatcher EQ8 Pro mount QSI 683-ws8 Camera @ -15°C Astrodon LRGB Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance filters Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Autoguider Innovations Foresight ONAG Starlight Instruments Feather Touch FocuserGul100Mill on February 15th, 2021 at 03:31 UTC »
Woah
RomanovRyddle on February 15th, 2021 at 04:04 UTC »
Never ceases to amaze me just HOW MANY fucking stars there are