This is the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant in the Taurus constellation from our vantage point.
This was shot with a Planewave CDK17 telescope. While technically still amateur, this is a much more serious telescope than most people use for astrophotography. Luckily, people shoot this object with smaller (cheaper) telescopes all the time and it still turns out great. My observatory is basically just a bedroom with a telescope mounted in the middle and a roof that rolls off. It is wonderful for capturing objects in deep space like you see here.
To learn more about what is possible with patience, dark skies, and high-end photography gear, check out my instagram. I share what kinds of images I produce out in the dark skies of southern California.
![image showing I built an observatory in the desert to take pictures of cool things in our sky. Here's a supernova I captured using my largest telescope. [OC]](6f60f884-88d8-5f5f-987a-7da360dbf863.jpg)
gibsonpics on March 20th, 2021 at 23:47 UTC »
This is the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant in the Taurus constellation from our vantage point.
This was shot with a Planewave CDK17 telescope. While technically still amateur, this is a much more serious telescope than most people use for astrophotography. Luckily, people shoot this object with smaller (cheaper) telescopes all the time and it still turns out great. My observatory is basically just a bedroom with a telescope mounted in the middle and a roof that rolls off. It is wonderful for capturing objects in deep space like you see here.
To learn more about what is possible with patience, dark skies, and high-end photography gear, check out my instagram. I share what kinds of images I produce out in the dark skies of southern California.
ThereAreNoDeadMemes on March 20th, 2021 at 23:48 UTC »
This looks incredible, your post is definitely gonna blow up and you deserve it
feral_philosopher on March 21st, 2021 at 00:05 UTC »
Makes you wonder... What the fuck are we?