NGC2070, the Tarantula Nebula. Located in the Large
Magellanic Cloud, sorry Northern hemisphere people. This beautiful region is extremely active and I love all the intricate details presents in this picture. There are quite a few globular star clusters to be seen as well in this 140 minutes exposure. I tried to capture it in the past and was always disappointed with the result, until now.
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This green turtle was leisurely enjoying some cleanup from two butterflyfishes. Usually quite shy, this turtle allowed me to approach quite close.
Tags: turtle Sulawesi Indonesi Diving cleaning station Wakatobi
Male squarespot anthias doing a nice ballet in front of my lens. We have so many of them here that they tend to be overlooked but they are absolutely beautiful. Just a bit difficult to get in focus as there is a lot of moving involved...
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This Celebes wrasse may have seen its reflection in the dome, tried to investigate what sort of strange animal was entering its territory or just decided to say hello. One way or the other, it gave me the chance to snap this pretty hilarious portrait.
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Often considered as a beginner target, M31 has more to offer than meets the eye. I decided to spend a bit of time to capture some hydrogen alpha emissions, glowing pink in this picture, to add them to my original image.
Almost 5 hours of data added to this image transforms it completely and I'm stoked by this result.
Tags: Astrophotography M31 - Andromeda Galaxy space astronomy zwo