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Milky Way above Czech landscape Credits: Robin Onderka |www.instagram.com/robin_onderka --- This photo was taken in Pulčín, a small village in Czech Republic. Very quiet place, which is located at an altitude of about 675 m above sea level and where the street lights go out at night. In the backgrou...

Meeting A Horse — Copyright: Robin Onderka | www.instagram.com/robin_onderka — Category: FOCAL LENGTH COMPOSITE, TRACKED SKY Location: Murtarić, Croatia Date: 08/20/2020 around 23:20 CEST — About: Do you see a horse? That large dark nebula, called The Dark Horse, lies in the equatorial constellatio...

Lost on the coast Credits: Robin Onderka | www.instagram.com/robin_onderka — During our vacation in Croatia we were not very lucky on the clear night sky. It wasn't until 5 days later that the sky finally cleared, so we weren't lazy and set off for the coast of Murtarić near Tisno, where we took thi...

Perseids 2020 from Czech Republic (stacked, pano, composited meteors) — Credits: Robin Onderka | www.instagram.com/robin_onderka Full res: https://flic.kr/p/2jw4zFk — 3 days, 2 cameras with 2 lenses, over 700 photos, hours of shooting, selecting and editing. This photo is a record of this year's Per...

Comet in a Crystal Ball Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) has undoubtedly become one of the best phenomena in recent years, but it is already moving away from us. That's why I decided to keep this comet together with the Big Dipper for eternal memory in this crystal ball. The town in a background is Třinec ...

Comet NEOWISE turning green The phenomenon and the highest mountain of eastern Czech Republic (part of the Beskid Mountains) As the comet gets farther away from the Sun, it is getting its signature green cast, which is now appearing on a photos. Unbelievable, how the comet changes in past few weeks....

From Eagle to Lagoon (tracked, stacked) Copyright: www.instagram.com/robin_onderka Full version (please zoom in): https://flic.kr/p/2jmi6ik Story: When everyone is taking photos of the C/2020 F3 NEOWISE comet, I am still finding beauty in this heart of the galaxy. I photographed this mosaic when obs...

NLC show in Czech Republic Copyright: www.instagram.com/robin_onderka Tonight was the best show in central Europe so far! I have never seen such bright and beautifully structured NLCs in my entire life. Luckily, I was able to capture them as a landscape as well as 135 mm panorama, including all the ...

Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise at 03:09:37 CEST Copyright: www.instagram.com/robin_onderka Story: This comet is relatively new. However, its clarity and observational conditions open up space for a wonderful spectacle not only in the evening, but also at dawn, as it was today. Yesterday's trip to this come...

IC 1396 wide-field incl. Elephant's Trunk Credits: www.instagram.com/robin_onderka Gear: EOS 6D mod (Astronomik L3) + Samyang 135/2 Photographed from: Beskid Mountains, Czech Republic 20 lights: 60" f/2.4 ISO 1600 10 darks, 20 flats, 50 BIAS SW: Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop Main technique: ...

I can't agree more with Ann. Seeing a sunshine at the mountain peaks is a little uncomfortable as well as the sharp transition between the sky and landscape, which has an unnatural look for me of a daylight photo turned blue with sky composited. I tried this too, then completely regret and deleted a...

Clouds of Cygnus (final) A complete mosaic of this region. First, I was worried about not being able to stack all the mosaic panels into this piece, but it worked and I am so happy with it! Cygnus is very rich in nebulosity, in which North America nebula, Pelican nebula and Ha region around Sadr are...

A little touch from a mosaic I am planning for this region. Cygnus is very rich in nebulosity, in which North America nebula, Pelican nebula and Ha region around Sadr are the most recognizeable even in nightscape photography due to its unique shape and stronger response. Also the Crescent nebula put...

Humans and Nature Panoramic photo of the Milky Way, which connects two "worlds" - people and nature, where nature is represented by trees and people by the houses in the background. Light pollution at the core of the Milky Way is caused by a very distant city, which, however, still has an...

The moon and Venus This lake close to the city of Ostrava in Czech Republic is one of my most favorite places I always love to visit. It is way better when I can observe and photograph this beautiful play between Moon and Venus, which took a place tonight. Single shot on Canon EOS 6D Mark II and Rok...

Satellites and iridium flare About this photo: This is my first try photographing meteor shower Lyrids. However, I was unable (and unlucky) to capture any during 3 hours of shooting. I'd still love to share this outcome. We have lots of light pollution in our country, so the best spot for a clear s...

Gems of the night sky Deep sky + landscape? Why not! This is a blend of 10 120" exposures of the the Rho ophiuchi Cloud complex and one 120" exposure for the landscape. Here is the trick - both photos taken at the same night, from the same place and tripod position - just with tracker off ...

Supermoon rising 7/4/2020 About photo: This is a blend / composition of exposures taken within 45 minutes. The photo shows a moon rising over the lake and city of Hlučín, Czech Republic. About processing: it was a bit more difficult to process this data. I took 2 photos for each sequence, 1 for the ...

I photographed this in a spare time after finishing wide-field photo of the Pleiades with Venus. I had no hope of this, but when I browsed my images in a PC, I noticed this interesting bend of light around Moon caused probably by lens aberration or something. I have no clue about what it is (maybe y...

Venus meet Pleiades (clean photo without labels available) At this time you can observe an interesting encounter between Venus and Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. Visibility may be worse because of the present moon, but it also opens up new possibilities for creative photography. The object i...

In glory of Cyril and Methodius (panorama) Location: On top of Radhošť. Radhošť is a mountain in the Czech Republic 1129 meters above sea level with a view of the Beskydy mountains. There is a television transmitter, which you can see on a photo, and few other interesting objects, including a chapel...

Interstellar clouds (tracked sky form early March 2020, composite background) --- Story & technique: A composition between me and my soulmate. We both love photography and we both love astronomy. I decided to compose my sky with her foreground including glorious wind turbine, because I just fell...