Image Title: V488 Sge – Nova Sagittae 2026

Copyright: mateusz wiśniewski

Date image was taken: August 30, 2026

Location: Czarne - Poland

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Hi,
Maybe the photo didn't require multiple nights of exposure, but the object is extraordinarily interesting, as are the processes taking place right there... and right before our eyes! (since V488 Sge can already be seen through binoculars
V488 Sagittae (Nova Sagittae 2026) is a classical nova discovered on August 25, 2026, in the constellation Sagitta. Before the eruption, the system was around magnitude 20, but brightened to approximately magnitude 7 – an increase of more than 13 magnitudes, corresponding to over 200,000 times more optical flux.

V488 Sge is a binary system containing a white dwarf accreting matter from its companion star. The accumulated material undergoes a sudden thermonuclear runaway on the white dwarf's surface, producing the nova eruption. The white dwarf itself survives the event.

Spectroscopic observations reveal a rapidly expanding gaseous envelope, with velocities of around 1,000 km/s. The system also has an orbital period of approximately 9.9 days, making it an interesting target for continued observations after the eruption subsides.

Located in a rich Milky Way star field, the nova is currently bright enough to be observed with binoculars. Its evolution in brightness over the coming weeks will make it an excellent target for ongoing monitoring.

Equipment and image acquisition:

· Date: 30.08.2026
· Askar FRA600 with 0,7x reductor
· ASI2600mm pro
· Antlia 36mm RGB (5x180s. each channel)
· SW EQ6R-pro

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Mateusz Wiśniewski

Name: Mateusz Wiśniewski

Website, Instagram or Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064191964783

Image Title: WR134- Wolf-Rayet Star in Cygnus

Copyright: XENOFON NASTOS

Date image was taken: August 21, 2026

Location: Trevinca Skies

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: WR134 - Wolf-Rayet star in Cygnus (2-panel LRGBHO mosaic)
by Xenofon Nastos

Published: Aug 23, 2026

Total integration: 42h

Integration per filter:
- Lum/Clear: 6h (240 × 90")
- R: 4h (120 × 120")
- G: 4h (120 × 120")
- B: 4h (120 × 120")
- Hα: 12h (240 × 180")
- OIII: 12h (240 × 180")

Equipment:
- Telescope: TS-Optics 200mm/8" Ritchey-Chrétien Pro RC
- Camera: ToupTek ATR2600M
- Mount: iOptron CEM70
- Filters: ToupTek B 36 mm, ToupTek G 36 mm, ToupTek H-alpha 3.5nm 36 mm, ToupTek Lum 36 mm, ToupTek OIII 4nm 36 mm, ToupTek R 36 mm
- Accessories: RB-Focus Camelot 2" rotator, RB-Focus eXcalibur flat panel, RB-Focus Gaius-S Smartbox, ZWO EAF
- Software: Adobe Lightroom Classic, Adobe Photoshop, Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

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Name: XENOFON NASTOS

Website or Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/xenofon.nastos/

Image Title: M16 Eagle Nebula and the Beautiful Pillars of Creation

Copyright: Scott Horto

Date image was taken: August 21, 2026

Location: Backyard Berthoud, Colorado USA

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: M16
Published: Aug 26, 2026

The beautiful Pillars of Creation

Total integration: 36h
Integration per filter:
- R: 1h (30 × 120")
- G: 1h (30 × 120")
- B: 1h (30 × 120")
- Hα: 11h (132 × 300")
- SII: 11h (132 × 300")
- OIII: 11h (132 × 300")

Equipment:
- Telescope: Celestron EdgeHD 11"
- Camera: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Mount: Sky-Watcher CQ350 Pro
- Filters: Antlia 3nm Narrowband H-alpha 2", Antlia 3nm Narrowband Oxygen III 2", Antlia Dark Blue 2", Antlia Dark Green 2", Antlia Dark Red 2", Astronomik SII CCD 6nm 36 mm
- Accessories: PrimaLuceLab ARCO 2" rotator, PrimaLuceLab EAGLE6S, PrimaLuceLab ESATTO 2" LP low profile robotic focuser, ZWO EFW 7 x 2″
-Guiding: ZWO OAG-L, ASI174mm
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight, Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

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Name: Scott Horton

Website, Instagram or Facebook Profile: https://app.astrobin.com/i/x5f23f

Image Title: Two unique planetary nebulae in Cygnus

Copyright: Andrea Arbizzi

Date image was taken: August 20, 2026

Location: Modena (Sqm 18.5-18.8 Bortle 7,5-8), Italy

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: MWP1, the most famous and oldest, discovered only in 1993, is a faint bipolar planetary nebula also known as "Methuselah." At the bottom right, discovered almost by accident only in 2009 while photographing MWP1, is Alves1, a classic small planetary nebula with a rounded shape. HOO palette

Askar 160 F5,6 (898 mm)
Zwo Asi 2600 MC Duo
Zwo AM7
Zwo AsiAir Plus

aug 2026
Antlia ALP-T Ha O3 3nm: 243X600”
no filer: 105X60” (RGB stars)
Tot: 40h 30’

Modena (Sqm 18.5-18.8 Bortle 7,5-8), Italy

Name: Andrea Arbizzi

Date image was taken: November 01, 2025

Location: Rio Hurtado, Chile

Copyright: Daniel Stern

NGC 6164/6165 — The Dragon’s Egg Nebula

About 3,800 light-years away in Norma, NGC 6164/6165 surrounds the massive star system HD 148937. Though once classified as a planetary nebula, it is actually a bipolar emission nebula created by massive stars.

A 2024 study suggests two stars in the system collided and merged about 7,500 years ago, ejecting the material that formed the nebula and producing a strongly magnetic star. The event offers rare evidence of how stellar mergers can create both nebulae and magnetic massive stars.

April 25, 2025

Rio Hurtado, Chile

RGB Ha Olll

85 hours integration

Image Title: Mineral Moon - Mosaic of 28 panels using Asi 120mc-s and Mak 127\1500

Copyright: Bartłomiej Grzywacz

Date image was taken: April 03, 2026

Location: Poland - Pasym

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: I'm sharing my humble 28-panel mosaic. I used the legendary Asi Zwo 120mc-s and a Mak 127 without barlow. It's a shame the sky was completely covered in clouds during the session.

Mak 127\1500
Asi Zwo 120mc-s
1 panel = 1000 frames

Each Panel i stack in Autostacker4 - best 10% with drizzle x3
Then I lightly croped each panel to remove any artifacts from stacking.
Then i used Image Composite Editor to connect the panels.
Next full image to WaveSharp and finaly to Photoshop for colors.

Finaly i got 11271×9361 resolution.

I added captions to the photos manually, as accurately as I could.

Name: Bartłomiej Grzywacz

Image Title: Tarantula Nebula — Threads of Fire in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Copyright: Fernando Marana de Alencar

Date image was taken: November 25, 2025

Location: Santo André, São Paulo, Brasil

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: The Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus) is one of the most intense star-forming regions in the Local Group, located about 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Across this immense stellar nursery, radiation and powerful stellar winds from massive young stars carve the surrounding gas into a complex network of luminous filaments, cavities and dark structures.

Near its heart lies R136, an extraordinarily dense young cluster containing some of the most massive stars known, whose energy helps sculpt and illuminate the surrounding nebula.

This image was captured from Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, beneath the heavily light-polluted skies of the São Paulo metropolitan region.

Using a small 72 mm refractor, a cooled color camera and a dual-band narrowband filter, I collected five hours of integration to reveal the intricate structures of this remarkable stellar nursery.

Perhaps what fascinates me most is the contrast in scale: a small telescope beneath the lights of a major city recording photons that began their journey in another galaxy roughly 160,000 years ago.

Acquisition

Telescope: Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED
Camera: ToupTek ATR294C
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate
Exposure: 60 × 300 s
Total integration: 5 hours
Date: November 25, 2025
Location: Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil

Image acquisition and processing: Fernando Marana

Name: Fernando Marana de Alencar

Website or Facebook Profile: http://app.astrobin.com/u/FernandoMarana

Image Title: Kepheus - Dark Shark & Wolf' Cave

Copyright: AstroWolke - Arndt Wolkenhauer

Date image was taken: May 01, 2026

Location: Germany, 37186 Moringen

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: This vast dust landscape in the constellation Cepheus combines two striking dark nebulae: LDN 1235, known as the “Dark Shark,” and the Wolf’s Cave region around LDN 1217 and Barnard 175. Dense clouds of interstellar dust obscure the light of the stars behind them, while small reflection nebulae scatter the light of nearby stars with a bluish glow. The image vividly shows that the seemingly empty space between the stars is filled with delicate structures of gas and dust.

Total Integration: 53h 30‘
L: 255x300s (21h15’) – 07.|10.|14.|21.04.2026
R: 51x300s (4h 15’) – 26.04.2026
G: 72x300s (6h) – 25.04.2026
B: 63x300s (5h 15’) – 22.04.2026
H: 201x300s (16h 45’) – 28.|29.|30.04 / 01.05.2026

FOV: 7.5° x 5°
Pixel scale: 4.56"/pixel
Dithering: 2 pixels every image
Gain: HCG 200
Sensor temperature: -10°C
Recording: ToupTek SkyEye 62AM
Filter: Baader RGB 2‘‘ | Baader SHO 2‘‘ Narrowband
Optics: Askar SQA55
Guiding: ToupTek GPM 462M | ToupTek OAG-X
Mount: ZWO AM5N
Control: StellaVita
Software: PixInsight & Photoshop
Darks: 30
Flats: 20
Flat-Darks: 30

Name: Dr. Arndt Wolkenhauer

Website or Facebook Profile: http://astrowolke.com/

mage Title: NGC 281 Pacman nebula

Copyright: Claudio Antinoro

Date image was taken: August 09, 2026

Location: Altofonte (PA) - Italy

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Located in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 9,500 light-years from us, the Pacman Nebula is a fascinating H II region and an active star-forming region.
The heart of the object glows in shades of ionized oxygen, surrounded by the outer gas structures and sculpted by dense clouds of cosmic dust and Bok globules, where new stars are being born.
TECHNICAL AND SHOOTING DATA
- Main telescope: Newton Tecnosky 200/F4 (reduced to F3 with Starizona Nexus corrector/reducer)
- Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 GT
- Imaging camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro (Cooled)
- Guide telescope: Tecnosky 50/160
- Guide camera: ZWO ASI224MC
- Management and control: Stellarmate OS
Sky and Shooting Data:
- Location: Altofonte (PA) - Italy
- Sky quality: Bortle 6 | SQM 19.53
- Integration: Stack of 220/263 frames
- Camera settings: Gain 120 | Offset 30 | Temp +5°C
Post-Processing:
- PixInsight, GIMP, darktable

Name: Clauio Antinoro

Website or Facebook Profile: https://app.astrobin.com/u/ClaudioAntinoro1971

At the heart of the constellation of Volpetta, about 1,200 light-years from Earth, lies M27, the Manubrio Nebula, one of the most famous and spectacular planetary nebulae in the summer sky. Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, it is the result of the last evolutionary phase of a star similar to our own.

Today, that star no longer exists in its original form. During the final stages of its evolution, it expelled its outer layers into space, creating the gas envelope we see today. The intense ultraviolet radiation continues to illuminate the surrounding material.

The famous shape of the nebula is due to the peculiar geometry of the expanding gas envelope. The brightest areas highlight the regions of higher density, while the outer structures, which are much weaker and more delicate, testify to the complexity of the processes that led to the loss of the star's outer layers.

Observing and photographing the Manubrio Nebula means, in a way, witnessing the conclusion of a stellar story that began billions of years ago. A delicate gas envelope, suspended in space, continues to shine as it slowly moves toward cosmic silence.

To capture the full range of brightness present in M27, from the bright central region to the very faint peripheral structures, the image was created using exposures of different times, later combined with HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology. This choice allowed preserving the details of the nucleus, preventing the brightest areas from appearing overlapped, while at the same time bringing out the delicate outer structures of the nebula.

Light: 233 x 300 seconds - Filter: Antlia ALP-T 3nm Ha&OIII

Light: 162 x 30 seconds Filter: Antlia ALP-T 3nm Ha&OIII (HDR)

Light: 135 x 60 seconds Filter: Optolong L-QEF (RGB star)

Camera: Asi 294 mc pro

Telescope: Sky-Watcher 200/1000 PDS (CUSTOM)

Mount: Skywatcher Eq 6-r Pro

Acquisition: Asiair Plus

Software: DSS - Pixinsight – Photoshop

Shots: 11-12-13-14/08/2026

Location: Torricella (TA) ITALY

Sky SQM: 19,45

Copyright: PRO’ GIACOMO.

Image Title: IC 5068

Copyright: Chris Gaudy

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Date image was taken: August 05, 2026

Location: Nerpio, Spain

Data Acquisition Method: Remote Observatory (Commercial)

Description and Details: Traditional SHO processing. Those dark regions are absolutely fascinating!

Equipment: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120ED, ZWO ASI2600MM Pro, Antlia LRGB filters, Riccardi 0.75× Reducer
Total acquisition time: 37 hours

Captured with my personal equipment installed at a remote observatory in Nerpio, Spain.

Name: Chris Gaudy

Email: chris@astrophotomarket.com

Website or Facebook Profile: https://app.astrobin.com/u/astrophotomarket

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Image Title: NGC 7048 - Not your typical ring nebula

Copyright: Nicola Valentini

Date image was taken: August 03, 2026

Location: Novara, Italy

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: NGC 7048 is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Cygnus, approximately 6,000 light-years from Earth. Its intricate shell structure is characterized by a bright hydrogen envelope surrounding delicate oxygen-rich filaments, making it a rewarding target for high-resolution narrowband imaging.

Acquisition site

Novara, Italy
Bortle 8 urban sky

Equipment

12" Ritchey-Chrétien (2432 mm, f/8)
iOptron CEM70
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Optolong 3 nm Hα, OIII and RGB filters
Off-Axis Guider + ASI120MM Mini

Integration

Hα: 89 × 300 s (7 h 25 min)
OIII: 129 × 300 s (10 h 45 min)
R: 30 × 120 s
G: 30 × 120 s
B: 30 × 120 s

Total integration time: 21 h 10 min

Captured from Novara, Italy, under a heavily light-polluted Bortle 8 sky. Despite the challenging urban conditions, the long narrowband integration reveals the fine internal structure and ionized oxygen filaments of this compact planetary nebula.

Name: Nicola Valentini

Website or Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/share/1CpRVj1WtU/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Image Title: Seahorse Nebula

Copyright: Jordi Compt

Date image was taken: July 28, 2026

Location: Tona ( Barcelona - Spain )

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Astrophotography of the Seahorse Nebula (Barnard 150) region, taken from Tona (Barcelona, ​​Spain) under Bortle 5 skies. The image was captured using a Sky-Watcher Esprit 80 f/5 refractor and a ZWO 2600 monochrome camera with Baader filters. Specifically, H-alpha data was acquired on May 27 (67 x 300s) and June 7 (72 x 300s); Luminance data on July 8, 11, and 12 (47, 104, and 111 x 180s, respectively); and RGB data on July 26, 27, and 28 (77, 95, and 92 x 120s for R, G, and B, respectively).

Name: Jordi Compte Torras

Image Title: M83, The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Copyright: Aldo Zanett

Date image was taken: July 10, 2026

Location: Rio Hurtado, Chile

Data Acquisition Method: Remote Observatory (Commercial)

Description and Details: The spiral galaxy Messier 83 is located in the southern constellation Hydra and is also known as NGC 5236 and as the Southern Pinwheel galaxy. Its distance is about 15 million light-years. Being about twice as small as the Milky Way, its size on the sky is 11x10 arcmin. It was discovered by French astronomer Nicholas Louis de Lacaille in 1752.
The image was taken with the 1 meter telescope at Chilescope, with a FLI Proline 16803 CCD and processed by Pixinsight.

Name: Aldo Zanetti

Website or Facebook Profile: https://www.astrobin.com/users/AldoZan/

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Image Title: The Double Cluster

Copyright: Colm O'Dwyer

Date image was taken: July 21, 2026

Location: Cork, Ireland

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: This is the Double Cluster (NGC 869 and NGC 884), one of the most beautiful star clusters to view with your eyes, but it also sparkles when imaged. One of the most appealing aspects aside from the two clusters, is the characteristics difference in star colours, ranging from white/blue hot stars, the B0 cream-colored stars, huge red giants and orange suns. In this field of view, the swath of background emission from ionized hydrogen alpha shows how rich this area of sky really is.

Technical details:
Imaging scope: TS Hypergraph 6, f/2.8, 417 mm f.l.
Camera: Atik 460EX OSC, at -5C.
Software: Processed in Pixinsight
Imaged from Bortle 7 suburban location in Cork

Name: Colm O'Dwyer

Image Title: LDN 1251 – The Rotting Fish Dark Nebula

Copyright: Colm O'Dwyer

Date image was taken: July 04, 2026

Location: Cork, Ireland

Data Acquisition Method: Personal Telescope Setup

Description and Details: Rotting fish dark nebula captures in color using the fast mirror scope, oriented to mimic the fish coming up from the murk. But it does frame the large colorful stars better in this portrait orientation.
Technical details:
Imaging scope: TS Hypergraph 6, f/2.8, 417 mm f.l.
Camera: IMX571 color, at -10C.
522 x 120s
Software: Processed in Pixinsight
Imaged from Bortle 7 suburban location in Cork

Name: Colm O'Dwyer