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A wider view of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from the early morning of Oct. 5th from my backyard in New Hampshire.

This weekend I hope to get my first view of this comet in the evening (low on the NW horizon right after sunset).

Tech. details:
📷 ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
🔭 Rokinon 135mm f/2
⚙️ Sky-watcher Star Adventurer GTi
100 * 45”, gain 100, f/2
Bortle 3
0830 -0945 UTC, Oct. 5, 2025

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Edit: this trip has now filled. Thank you for your interest! I'm sure there will be more opportunities like this in the future. ~Nico

From May 13th to 18th, 2026, I will be leading a trip to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile in collaboration with TourHero. This will be a chance to see and photograph the Southern Hemisphere skies from an ideal location. The hotel is a bit outside of town and has a designated dark sky spot for us with AC power. During the day, I will be leading processing workshops (all included). There are also optional add-ons to visit local attractions. Solo and couple packages are available.

Carina Nebula image credit: Processing - Nico Carver, Data - Martin Pugh (Heaven’s Mirror Observatory)

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Have you captured Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) yet? Here's one of my shots from the morning of October 5th. If it looks like it is still brightening into next week when it becomes an evening comet, I'll probably make a video.

Image details: Askar SQA55, ASI2600MC Air, 21*180s, no filters, Bortle 3 (backyard, New Hampshire)

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I'll be going LIVE tonight (Saturday, June 14) at 9:30PM ET (6:30pm PT, 0130 UTC).
youtube.com/@NebulaPhotos/streams

In the first hour or so, I'll be reviewing astrophotos sent to my PO Box, and then once it gets dark in Texas, I'll start a tour of nebulae in Cygnus through an Ha filter (mono) doing a short live stack on each one. Will keep going until we run out of bright nebulae or I get tired. I'll be using my remote rig at Starfront Remote Observatories this time. Hope to see you there!

~Nico

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🌀The Whirlpool Galaxy from my Backyard Observatory
Tech. details:
QHY miniCam8M
Askar 185APO
A-P Mach2GTO
R: 31*120”, G:28*120”, B:28*120”
Total: 2 hr. 54 min.
Bortle 3, New moon

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I'll be going LIVE tonight (Wednesday, April 23) at 8PM ET (5pm PT, 0:00 UTC). youtube.com/@NebulaPhotos/streams

In the first hour, I'll be reviewing more astrophotos sent to my PO Box, and then once it gets dark I'll start a tour of the brightest galaxies out right now doing a short live stack on each one. I'll be using the Askar 185 APO telescope. I practiced this last night to work out the kinks and it was a lot of fun. Hope to see you there!

~Nico

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It's Galaxy Season, and I'm testing some new gear I brought back from NEAF. The rig I used to take this photo of the Leo Triplet is:

-Airy Disk APO 96mm Triplet Refractor bit.ly/4jm7UQM
-Sky-watcher EQ-AL55i bit.ly/42Dkd3W
-QHY miniCAM8 bit.ly/4jgjg8O

Full resolution and tech. details on Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/g5943s

Pretty impressed by the result for just 2 hours of exposure!
What are you looking to image in the next month?

Clear skies, Nico

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I will be at NEAF and NEAIC again this year!
NEAF (April 5-6): www.neafexpo.com/
NEAIC (April 7-8): www.neafexpo.com/neaic (if you buy tickets for NEAIC, that includes admission to NEAF)

Here's the full rundown of what I'll be up to:

Saturday, April 5th  
No official events for me, but I'll be arriving at NEAF in the early afternoon and will be walking the show floor meeting people until close (6pm). So if this is the only day you'll be at NEAF, please look for me and say hello!

Sunday, April 6th 
3rd annual Nebula Photos Patreon Meetup at NEAF! Details on Patreon: tinyurl.com/nebula-neaf25
Other than the Patreon meetup from 3-4pm, I'll be walking around at NEAF again so if you see me, please feel free to say hi.

Monday, April 7th - Tuesday, April 8th
I will be leading a four-part Intro to Astrophotography at NEAIC, with sessions from 11am-12pm and 2:30-3:30pm each day of the conference. Descriptions for my talks here: www.neafexpo.com/copy-of-neaic-coming-soon#comp-lf…

If you have any questions about any of the above, please let me know. ~Nico

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I will be leading a FREE, in-person event on beginner deep sky astrophotography this Wednesday, February 26 from 7-8pm ET at the Memorial Hall Library in Andover, MA. You can register here to attend: mhl.libnet.info/event/12758108
(No recording/live stream for this one, but I'm working on doing more live streaming - stay tuned!)

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How do you pronounce Cepheus?

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