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A group of Amateur Astrophotographers from beginners to intermediate trying to take our best photos of celestial objects. Come join us at the Discord 👇!

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Joined May 2023
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This collaboration image of M81/M82 was made by a group of our memebers. At just over 219hrs of integration time the depth is unreal. Check out more details at the link below. #astrophotography #apod #astronomy #nasa #photooftheday theastroenthusiast.com/the-i…
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This stunning image of the Milky Way was taken by group member Laaadislav! Rarely is a milky way image captured and presented with such depth. Amazing capture and amazing processing. For more great shots like this. Check out the link in our Bio!
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This beautiful rendition of the Blue Horse Head was taken by group member Tdad. This is a very active region near Rho Ophiuchi in Scorpius. We'd love to have you in our FriendlyCosmos Discord! Check the link in Bio!
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Congratulations to @ Quark for winning our June 2025 processing challenge! If you would like to practice your astronomical image processing skills join our astrophotography group at the link in our bio! Clear Skies.
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Congratulations to Ovi for winning the Processing Challenge of May 2025! If you would like to flex your processing skills, join us in Discord (link in bio). Where we conduct a processing challenge monthly. There is still time to enter the June challenge. Happy Processing!
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This cool image of IC 447 was taken by group member buff.ly/4hWhf0K IC 447 is a reflection nebula in Monoceros. This data is ~67hrs of HaLRGB. Both of the things needed for an image like this. We'd love to have you in our astro group! Check the link in our BIO!
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This colorful image of Bok globule in NGC281 was taken by group member "Mazzif" Punching in with a 10" Newtonian , we get to see the fine details of a well known target. We'd love to have you in our astro group! Check the link in our Bio!
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This beautiful image of Barnard 30 was taken by group member "Flip-Floop". Barnard 30 is a dark dust cloud located in the constellation Orion. This is ~62hrs of data in HaLRGB showing the dynamic nature of the region. We'd love to have you in our astro group! Check our Bio!
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This dynamic image of the Flaming Star and Tadpole nebulae was taken by group member "Pheonix". This is ~14hrs of data of RGB and Duo-band imaging. Giving it that deep red from the Ha and true color stars. We'd love to have you in our astro group! Check the link in Bio.
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This beautiful image of Melotte 15 was taken by Steve. This image has ~45hrs of data in the classic Hubble palette with a little broadband for the stars, and captures amazing detail in the Heart's heart. We'd love to have you in our astro group! Check out the link in our BIO!
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This image of the NGC 2264 region is a two panel mosaic made by group member @seasalt.astro This area has multiple objects in it and is a very well done two panel mosaic. Enjoy! We would love to have you in our astrophotography group! Check out the link in our Bio!
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This awesome image of Thor's Helmet was taken by group member "JemHadar444 with a ZWO Seestar S50 Smart telescope! This is 12hrs of integration time with the S50 dual band filter. An amazing capture! We'd love to have you in our astro group! See the link in our Bio!
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This beautiful image of the Pleiades was taken by group member "Mintakaite" The Pleiades is an object that needs no introduction. It's not often to get a shot like this. This was 5.6hrs from bortle 2/3 skies. We'd love to have you in our astro group! Check the link in Bio!
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This unique image of IC 405 was taken by group member @scollinsastro Most often seen in SHO or HOO, this take is actually HSS. The structures of this target are very unique and make for a great close up shot! We'd love to have you in our astro group! See the link in Bio!
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This Dynamic image of Gum 16 was taken by group member "makinbacon" This a an HOO rendition of the Vela Supernova Remnant located in the southern hemisphere constellation of Vela. Estimates put the supernova event ~11k years ago. The link in our Bio leads to more Astronomy!
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This beautiful image of IC 342 was taken by group member @skarba Discovered in 1892 IC 342 (a.k.a. "Hidden Galaxy") is an intermediate galaxy located in Camelopardalis. It appears red because of the dust between us. Star Party link in Bio!
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This stunning image of NGC 281 was taken by group member @scollinsastro NGC 281 is an emission nebula located in Cassiopeia. Composed here with ~6.5hrs of total integration time. Split between Ha, Oiii and RGB stars for a very nice rendition. Star Party link in Bio
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This beautiful image of the Pacman Nebula was taken by group member [JemHadar444 on discord]. The Pacman Nebula, also known as NGC 281, is a stunning emission nebula located in the constellation Cassiopeia. We would love to have you in our astrophotography group! link in bio.
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This stunning image of the Crescent Nebula was taken by group member [stargazer]. We would love to have you in our astrophotography group! The link to our Discord server is in our bio. #astrophotography #astronomyphotography #astronomy #darksky #space #nightsky #nightphotography
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This breathtaking image of the Milky Way was taken by group member [AstroKay]. We would love to have you in our astrophotography group! The link to our Discord server is in our bio. #astrophotography #apod #astronomyphotography #astronomy #darkskies #space #nightsky
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This captivating image of the Sun was taken by group member @Moxxi🌞 We would love to have you in our astrophotography group! The link to our Discord server is in our bio. #astrophotography #apod #astronomy #space #nightsky #friendlycosmos #amateurastrophotography
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