2023 Astrophotography Highlights (Nazmus)

2023 Astrophotography Highlights

2023 is over and I wanted to end my year with a recap. The design isn't unique as it was inspired by JWST's design.

I also made a list of astronomical events that I'm looking forward to in 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uUOOca93ac

Most of the images had their full integration done in 2023. Pleiades and Trifid/Lagoon are the only two where about 25% of their integration happened in 2023. And many of them also have videos associated with them where I talk about my capture and processing steps on my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/Naztronomy

Equipment used for the various images:

* Telescopes:

NexStar 6SE
AT60ED
TPO 6" f/4 imaging newt
Lunt 40
Samyang 14mm widefield (for Star Trails and Meteor Shower)

* Cameras:

Stock Canon T5i
ZWO ASI533MC Pro
QHY5-III 178m (For Solar & for Guiding)

* Mounts:

Celestron AVX mount
Orion Skyview Pro Motorized Mount
iOptron CEM40
SkyWatcher SolarQuest

* Misc:

Orion 2x and TeleVue 3x Barlow for planets
L-eXtreme filters for emission nebulae
Astroberry for DSO captures
Firecapture for Planets

Happy New Year, everyone! I wish you all many clear nights in 2024!

	Distinct awarded users	Total awarded images
Image of the day
Top picks
Top pick nominations

	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Deep sky
Solar system
Extremely wide field
Star trails
Northern lights
Noctilucent clouds
Landscape

	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Backyard
Traveller
Own remote observatory
Amateur hosting facility
Public amaeteur data
Professional, scientific grade data
Mix of multiple sources
Other
Unknown

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