Astro Chappo Photography

Astro Chappo Photography Astrophotographer since 2022 ✨ Exploring space from NRW, Germany under Bortle 5 skies.

In der Nacht auf Donnerstag steht ein historischer Moment bevor: Mit Artemis II fliegen erstmals seit über 50 Jahren wie...
01/04/2026

In der Nacht auf Donnerstag steht ein historischer Moment bevor: Mit Artemis II fliegen erstmals seit über 50 Jahren wieder Astronauten Richtung Mond.
Artemis II ist der erste bemannte Flug von NASAs SLS-Rakete mit dem Orion-Raumschiff und ein entscheidender Test für die nächsten Mondmissionen. Die vierköpfige Crew soll den Mond umrunden und nach rund zehn Tagen zur Erde zurückkehren. Gestartet wird vom Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

So sieht der Ablauf heute bei uns aus:
Die Live-Berichterstattung von NASA läuft bereits heute ab 13:45 Uhr deutscher Zeit. Der Start selbst ist aktuell für 00:24 Uhr deutscher Zeit in der Nacht auf Donnerstag geplant. Das Startfenster ist zwei Stunden lang.

Warum ist das so wichtig?
Artemis II ist der erste bemannte Testflug des neuen Mondsystems aus SLS und Orion. Die Mission soll zeigen, dass Rakete, Raumschiff und Lebenserhaltung auch mit Menschen an Bord sicher im Deep Space funktionieren — und ist damit ein zentraler Schritt für die nächsten Mondmissionen.

Seid ihr auch dabei?
Bis zum Start könnt ihr euch die Zeit mit meinem kleinen Artemis-Quiz in der Story vertreiben und euer Wissen testen. 🚀🌕

Credits: Bild 1/2 NASA
Mondaufnahme:

M106 (NGC 4258) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, located about 23.5 million light-years away from...
23/03/2026

M106 (NGC 4258) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici, located about 23.5 million light-years away from Earth. It is known for its prominent dark dust lanes, bright star-forming regions, and its unusual anomalous arms — gas structures linked to its active core and the supermassive black hole at its center. Classified as a Seyfert II galaxy, M106 is not only visually stunning, but also a scientifically fascinating object.

Image 1 shows a close crop of M106, highlighting its bright core, blue spiral structure, and complex dust lanes.
Image 2 presents the original field of view, revealing the wider star field and the many background galaxies surrounding M106.
Image 3 focuses on several of those additional galaxies in the frame, showing just how much depth is hidden in a single image. Included here are NGC 4248 at about 24 million light-years, NGC 4217 at around 60 million light-years, NGC 4231 & NGC 4232 at roughly 334 and 327 million light-years, and NGC 4226 at about 350 million light-years.
Image 4 shows the galaxy without stars, making it easier to appreciate the structure of M106 itself and revealing how many faint background galaxies are still visible throughout the field.
Image 5 displays the astrometric solution, identifying and mapping the objects captured in the image.
Image 6 shows the sky map, giving an overview of where M106 can be found in the night sky.
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🔭 Newton 254/1016 Carbon Photon
🔭 Microspeed Guidingscope 60mm
📟 EQ6-R Pro
🎥 2600MC Pro|ASI 120MM Mini
⚙️ Asiair Mini|ZWO EAF
💡Bortle5
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411x180sec. RGB | Gain 100
Total Integration: 20h33‘
Bin1x1 | -10C°
Darks|Flats|Bias
Processed with PixInsight
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Thank you so much for featuring my image! I really appreciate being included among so many amazing astrophotographers. I...
13/03/2026

Thank you so much for featuring my image! I really appreciate being included among so many amazing astrophotographers. It’s always inspiring to see what others capture from around the world. Clear skies to everyone and thanks again for sharing the beauty of the night sky!

This image shows NGC 2264 captured using dualband filter data combined with RGB stars, highlighting the glowing hydrogen...
12/03/2026

This image shows NGC 2264 captured using dualband filter data combined with RGB stars, highlighting the glowing hydrogen and oxygen emissions within this remarkable star-forming region. While the nebula structure comes from the Dualband data, the natural star colors are preserved using RGB exposures.

NGC 2264 is a prominent star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn). The region contains several well-known deep-sky objects, including the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster, and lies approximately 2,300–2,700 light-years away from Earth.

The cluster is composed of very young stars, estimated to be only 1–5 million years old. Their intense radiation and stellar winds illuminate and sculpt the surrounding clouds of gas and dust, creating the striking nebular structures visible in astrophotography.

The Cone Nebula itself is a dark column of gas and dust stretching roughly 7 light-years into space. It is shaped by powerful stellar winds and radiation from nearby massive stars.
With an apparent brightness of about magnitude 4 and an angular size of roughly 20–40 arcminutes, NGC 2264 is one of the most fascinating stellar nurseries in our galaxy.
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🔭 Newton 254/1016 Carbon Photon
🔭 Microspeed Guidingscope 60mm
📟 EQ6-R Pro
🎥 2600MC Pro | ASI 120MM Mini
⚙️ Asiair Mini | ZWO EAF
💡Bortle5
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146x300sec. | l-eNhance | Gain 100
Total Integration: 12h 10'
Bin1x1 | -10C°
Darks|Flats|Bias
Processed with PixInsight
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This image shows NGC 2264 captured using only RGB data, revealing the natural colors of this remarkable star-forming reg...
10/03/2026

This image shows NGC 2264 captured using only RGB data, revealing the natural colors of this remarkable star-forming region. Even without narrowband filters, it is fascinating how much structure and detail can be seen in the glowing gas and dust clouds.
NGC 2264 is a prominent star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn). The region contains several well-known deep-sky objects, including the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster, and lies approximately 2,300–2,700 light-years away from Earth.
The cluster is composed of very young stars, estimated to be only 1–5 million years old. Their intense radiation and stellar winds illuminate and sculpt the surrounding clouds of gas and dust, creating the striking nebular structures visible in astrophotography.
The Cone Nebula itself is a dark column of gas and dust stretching roughly 7 light-years into space. It is shaped by powerful stellar winds and radiation from nearby massive stars.
With an apparent brightness of about magnitude 4 and an angular size of roughly 20–40 arcminutes, NGC 2264 is one of the most fascinating stellar nurseries in our galaxy.
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🔭 Newton 254/1016 Carbon Photon
🔭 Microspeed Guidingscope 60mm
📟 EQ6-R Pro
🎥 2600MC Pro|ASI 120MM Mini
⚙️ Asiair Mini|ZWO EAF
💡Bortle5
ℹ️
30x300sec. RGB | Gain 100
Total Integration: 2h 30'
Bin1x1 | -10C°
Darks|Flats|Bias
Processed with PixInsight
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NGC 2264 – Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Clusteris a prominent star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros...
08/03/2026

NGC 2264 – Cone Nebula & Christmas Tree Cluster

is a prominent star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn). The region contains several well-known deep-sky objects, including the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster. It lies approximately 2,300–2,700 light-years away from Earth.

The cluster is composed of very young stars, estimated to be only 1–5 million years old. Their intense radiation and stellar winds illuminate and sculpt the surrounding clouds of gas and dust, creating the striking nebular structures visible in astrophotography.

The Cone Nebula itself is a dark column of gas and dust stretching roughly 7 light-years into space. It is shaped by powerful stellar winds and radiation from nearby massive stars.

With an apparent brightness of about magnitude 4 and an angular size of roughly 20–40 arcminutes, NGC 2264 is one of the most fascinating stellar nurseries in our galaxy and a popular target for deep-sky imaging
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🔭 Newton 254/1016 Carbon Photon
🔭 Microspeed Guidingscope 60mm
📟 EQ6-R Pro
🎥 2600MC Pro | ASI 120MM Mini
⚙️ Asiair Mini | ZWO EAF
💡Bortle5
ℹ️
30x300 sec. RGB | Gain 100
146x300 sec. | l-eNhance | Gain 100
Total Integration: 14h 40'
Bin1x1 | -10C°
Darks|Flats|Bias
Processed with PixInsight
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A Full Moon mosaic captured on March 03, 2026.🔸36 minutes exposure time🔸20044 framesPhase Details for - March 3🌕Phase: F...
04/03/2026

A Full Moon mosaic captured on March 03, 2026.
🔸36 minutes exposure time
🔸20044 frames

Phase Details for - March 3
🌕Phase: Full Moon
💡Illumination: 100%
🕕Moon Age: 14.74 days
📏Moon Distance: 384,778.00 km
☀️Sun Distance: 148,328,046.46 km

Pic1: Mineral Moon
Pic2: Luminance

A mesmerizing reminder of our celestial neighbor’s beauty and complexity. Enjoy the journey through the lunar landscape!

The Moon’s colors reflect its surface materials:
• Bluish areas show titanium-rich regions.
• Reddish or brownish areas indicate older, iron-rich terrain.
• Bright white regions are the Moon’s highlands.
• Dark grey areas are basaltic plains from ancient lava flows.

These colors reveal the Moon’s geological history.
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🔭 Newton 254/1016 Carbon Photon
🔭 Microspeed Guidingscope 60mm
📟 EQ6-R Pro
🎥 2600MC Pro|ASI 120MM Mini
⚙️ Asiair Mini|ZWO EAF
💡Bortle5
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Bin1x1 | -10C°
Processed with Autostakkert, Photoshop
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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)Captured on October 1, 2025C/2025 A6 is a long-period comet originating from the outer regions o...
20/02/2026

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
Captured on October 1, 2025
C/2025 A6 is a long-period comet originating from the outer regions of our solar system. At the time of this image, it was about 156.5 million kilometers away from Earth. As it approaches the Sun, its icy material warms up — gases and dust evaporate, forming the glowing coma and tail.
The greenish-blue color is caused by excited carbon molecules illuminated by sunlight. The bright central region is not the solid nucleus itself, but the dense inner coma made of gas and dust.
Long-period comets often take thousands to millions of years to orbit the Sun — we may be witnessing this object only once in our lifetime.
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Komet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
Aufgenommen am 01. Oktober 2025
C/2025 A6 ist ein langperiodischer Komet aus den äußeren Bereichen unseres Sonnensystems. Zum Zeitpunkt der Aufnahme war er rund 156,5 Millionen Kilometer von der Erde entfernt. Durch die Annäherung an die Sonne erwärmt sich sein eisiges Material – Gase und Staub verdampfen und bilden die leuchtende Koma sowie den Schweif.
Die grünlich-bläuliche Färbung entsteht durch angeregte Kohlenstoff-Moleküle, die durch Sonnenlicht zum Leuchten gebracht werden. Der helle Bereich im Zentrum ist nicht der feste Kern selbst, sondern die dichte innere Koma aus Gas und Staub.
Solche Kometen benötigen oft tausende bis Millionen Jahre für eine Sonnenumrundung – möglicherweise sehen wir dieses Objekt nur dieses eine Mal.
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🔭 Newton 254/1016 Carbon Photon
🔭 Microspeed Guidingscope 60mm
📟 EQ6-R Pro
🎥 2600MC Pro|ASI 120MM Mini
⚙️ Asiair Mini|ZWO EAF
💡Bortle5
ℹ️
36x30sec. RGB | Gain 0
Total Integration: 18min
Bin1x1 | -10C°
Darks|Flats|Bias
Processed with PixInsight
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NGC 2264 – Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone NebulaA short progress update on my current project:🔴 Narrowband (Optolong L-eN...
12/02/2026

NGC 2264 – Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula
A short progress update on my current project:
🔴 Narrowband (Optolong L-eNhance filter)
137 × 300s = 11 hours 25 minutes
🔵 RGB (no filter)
31 × 300s = 2 hours 35 minutes
The goal is 20 hours of integration for both narrowband and RGB.
I’d love to hear your thoughts:
How do you like the current result?

Unfortunately, the weather has been a real disaster lately – clear nights are rare at the moment. I’m hoping the skies will clear up again soon so I can continue collecting data.
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NGC 2264 – Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula
Kleiner Zwischenstand zu meinem aktuellen Projekt:
🔴 Schmalband (Optolong L-eNhance Filter)
137 × 300s = 11 Stunden 25 Minuten
🔵 RGB (ohne Filter)
31 × 300s = 2 Stunden 35 Minuten
Ziel sind jeweils 20 Stunden Integrationszeit – sowohl im Schmalband als auch im RGB.
Ich freue mich über euer Feedback:
Wie gefällt euch der aktuelle Stand?

Leider spielt das Wetter momentan überhaupt nicht mit – eine klare Nacht ist derzeit eher die Ausnahme. Ich hoffe sehr, dass der Himmel bald wieder aufreißt und ich weiter sammeln kann.
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🔭 Newton 254/1016 Carbon Photon
🔭 Omegon.com Microspeed Guidingscope 60mm
📟 Sky-Watcher USA EQ6-R Pro
🎥 2600MC Pro|ASI 120MM Mini
⚙️ ZWO Astrophotography Asiair Mini|ZWO EAF
💡Bortle5
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08/02/2026

Meridian flip. Soft motor sounds, perfect alignment. Astrophotography ASMR ✨
A meridian flip is an automatic mount repositioning when a target crosses the celestial meridian. It keeps the telescope stable and tracking accurately.
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Meridian Flip. Leises Surren, perfektes Alignment. Astrophotography ASMR ✨
Der Meridian Flip ist ein automatischer Positionswechsel der Montierung, wenn ein Objekt den Himmelsmeridian überschreitet. So bleibt das Teleskop stabil und kann weiter präzise nachführen.
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