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Here are some images taken with my Celestron Origin. This 6-inch smart telescope has some amazing capabilities that are built into the package. The images below taken with the telescope "out of the box." I've applied some minimal post-processing to some of the images. Most of these pictures were all taken from a suburban Florida site that has a lot of light pollution. So far all of the pictures were taken using the clear filter. A few early "lessons learned"...
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O are images processed using the Celestron Origin app. S are images stacked and processed by Steve using Siril [JOSS paper] and scripts from Deep Space Astro.
“Snapshot” images from the Total
Lunar Eclipse of March 14, 2025
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Period |
Time (UTC) |
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Partial eclipse |
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Total eclipse |
0627 0630 0635 0640 0646 0650 0654 0659 (max) 0705 0710 0715 0720 0725 0732 |
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Partial eclipse |
New images.
Updated 2026-05-21
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Specification |
Name |
Dates |
Image links |
Exposure |
Notes |
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Pinwheel galaxy |
2026-05-14 |
C |
4510 |
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Elliptical galaxy in Virgo |
2026-05-14 |
C |
4010 |
Also NGC 5850 |
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Coddingham Nebula |
2026-05-14 |
C |
2710 |
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Ghost of Jupiter Nebula |
2026-05-14 |
C |
1210 |
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Needle Galaxy |
2026-05-18 |
C |
3620 |
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Fireworks Galaxy |
2026-05-18 |
C |
3610 |
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Galaxy in Ursa Major |
2026-05-18 |
C |
3610 |
Also NGC 3279, ARP 214 TOTM May 2026 |
Last updated 2025-05-18
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Specification |
Name |
Dates |
Filter |
Filename |
Exposure |
Notes |
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ARP 286 |
Galaxy cluster in Virgo |
2026-04-19 |
C |
3620 |
Includes NGC5560, NGC5566, NGC5569 |
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Horsehead Nebula |
2025-01-03 |
C |
3600 |
Very faint |
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C/2023 A3 |
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS |
2024-11-22, 27 |
C |
300, 310 |
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C/2025 R2 |
Comet Swan |
2025-10-12 2025-10-18 |
C |
610 80 |
Star-centered exposure Short exposures-note motion |
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C/2024 E1 |
Comet Wierzchos |
2025-11-18 |
C |
310 |
Very small and faint |
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Irregular galaxy in Cass. |
2025-12-23 |
C |
3600 |
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Spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis |
2025-11-18 |
C |
4210 |
Very faint—long exposure |
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Flaming Star Nebula |
2025-01-03 |
C |
2710 |
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Soul Nebula |
2026-02-07 |
C |
3610 |
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LDN 1477 |
Dark Nebula |
2025-01-04 |
C |
1800 |
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Crab Nebula |
2025-03-02 |
C |
3910 |
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Globular cluster in Canes Venatici |
2025-03-18 |
C |
3600 |
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Globular cluster |
2025-07-18 |
C |
1810 |
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Globular cluster in Serpens |
2025-06-16 |
C |
3010 |
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Wild Duck Cluster |
2025-11-18 |
C |
1810 |
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Hercules Cluster |
2024-10-13 |
C |
600 |
First light |
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Great Pegasus Cluster |
2025-12-23 |
C |
3610 |
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Eagle Nebula |
2025-10-18 |
C |
3680 |
Pillars of Creation |
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Omega Nebula |
2025-07-19 |
C |
3610 |
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Trifid Nebula |
2025-07-29 |
C |
3610 |
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Sagittarius Cluster |
2025-07-19 |
C |
1810 |
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Dumbbell Nebula |
2025-08-14 |
C |
1510 |
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Andromeda Galaxy |
2024-10-13 2015-10-18 |
C |
620 3280 |
First light |
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Triangulum Galaxy |
2025-12-11 |
C |
3540 |
(aka Pinwheel Galaxy) |
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Spiral Cluster |
2025-02-26 |
C |
910 |
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Salt and Pepper Cluster |
2025-01-04 |
C |
760 |
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Orion Nebula |
2025-02-28 |
C |
620 |
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Beehive Cluster |
2025-03-07 |
C |
900 |
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Pleiades Cluster |
2024-11-26 |
C |
600 |
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Elliptical galaxy in Virgo |
2025-03-18 |
C |
3600 |
Note other galaxies |
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Whirlpool Galaxy |
2025-04-18 |
C |
3610 |
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Ring Nebula |
2025-07-19 |
C |
3620 |
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Sunflower Galaxy |
2025-07-18 |
C |
3610 |
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Black Eye Galaxy |
2025-03-18 |
C |
3610 |
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Leo Triplet |
2025-04-18 |
C |
3620 |
Also NGC3623 |
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Angelfish Cluster |
2024-11-21 |
C |
680 |
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Little Dumbbell Nebula |
2026-02-07 |
C |
3610 |
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Bodes Nebulae |
2025-02-07, 26 |
C |
M81 and M82: O O M82: O |
3600 |
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Globular cluster in Hercules |
2025-10-12 |
C |
3620 |
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Cat’s Eye Galaxy |
2026-04-19 |
C |
2120 |
First Siril processing |
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Owl Nebula |
2025-03-07 |
C |
3600 |
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Sombrero Galaxy |
2025-03-17 |
C |
3600 |
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Spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici |
2025-06-16 |
C |
3610 |
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Elliptical galaxy in Andromeda |
2025-10-12 |
C |
3610 |
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Double Cluster |
2024-11-26 |
C |
300 |
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Spiral galaxy in Eridanus |
2025-12-23 |
C |
3600 |
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Lenticular galaxy in Orion |
2026-02-07 |
C |
3610 |
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Reflection nebula in Auriga |
2005-01-04 |
C |
2700 |
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Reflection nebula in Orion |
2025-03-18 |
C |
2710 |
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Flame Nebula |
2025-03-07 |
C |
3300 |
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Open cluster |
2025-03-17 |
C |
900 |
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Rosette Nebula |
2025-03-02 |
C |
4210 |
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Spiral galaxy in Camelopardalis |
2024-11-23 2025-03-17 |
C |
910 3600 |
Longer exposure |
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Irregular galaxy in Canes Venatii |
2026-04-19 |
C |
3620 |
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Spiral galaxy in Hercules |
2025-07-18 |
C |
2690 |
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Crescent Nebula |
2025-10-18 |
C |
2530 |
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Blue Flash Nebula |
2025-08-26 |
C |
1810 |
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Globular cluster in Delphinus |
2025-09-03 |
C |
3230 |
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Eastern Veil Nebula |
2024-11-22 |
C |
900 |
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Iris Nebula |
2024-11-27 |
C |
1500 |
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Stephan’s Quintet |
2024-11-24 |
C |
1810 |
Look for faint galaxies in center of view. |
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Helix Nebula |
2025-12-11 |
C |
3670 |
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Spiral galaxy in Pegasus |
2025-12-11 |
C |
3690 |
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Bubble Nebula |
2025-11-18 |
C |
3620 |
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Globular cluster |
2025-01-03 |
C |
2410 |
Poor resolution of cluster |
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UGC 11380 |
Spiral galaxy in Lyra |
2025-08-14 |
C |
2120 |
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Filter:
C=clear filter N=nebula
filter.
O are
images processed using the Celestron Origin app. S are images stacked and processed by
Steve using Siril and scripts from Deep Space Astro.