Incredibly proud that my favorite image to date, 'The Heart of Scorpio', won the New Zealand Astrophotography Competition for 2022 last night!1yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
I've been photographing the 'Eye of God' nebula in my backyard for the past month. This is the result!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I've been photographing the 'Eye of God' nebula in my backyard for the past month. This is the result!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
I've been photographing the 'Eye of God' nebula in my backyard for the past month. This is the result!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
My 11 hour expsoure on the 'Fighting Dragons of Ara' star forming region!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
I've been photographing the 'Eye of God' nebula in my backyard for the past month. This is the result!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
I hiked out into the New Zealand bush to photograph details of the milkyway core that are invisable to the naked eye. In this direction, behind the dark dust, is the super massive blackhole that we orbit3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
My most detailed Astro image to date, showing the majestic Southern Pinwheel galaxy2yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
You've probably seen hundreds already, but this is my take on the Eclipse from last month. I'm really proud of it3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
I photographed the Veil nebula, which formed ~10,000 when a star exploded at the end of its life. It is currently expanding at 1.5 Million Km/H3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
I took a photo of the moon and saturated it to show the different minerals present. Blue is high titanium and Orange is low titanium.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
Last night NZ had one of the best Aurora displays in the past decade, here is my shot1yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/newzealand
I photographed the Helix Nebula and its faint outer shells. Commonly known as the 'Eye of God' or the 'Eye of Sauron'3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
Last night in New Zealand the moon was blood red, because smoke from the Australian bush fires blocked the blue light.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
I photographed The Great Carina Nebula from my backyard. It is the largest, and one of the brightest star forming regions in our night sky.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I noticed that Jupiter and the Moon were very close a few nights ago, and decided to snap a pic. Zoom in for the details!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
I created this image of the sun using a technique I've never seen before, by combining images of Hydrogen and Calcium. The warmer colours represent hydrogen and cooler colours show the calcium.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
My image 'The Heart of Scorpio' won the New Zealand Astrophotography Competition last night!1yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/newzealand
I hiked out into the New Zealand bush to photograph details of the milkyway core that are invisable to the naked eye. In this direction, behind the dark dust, is the super massive blackhole that we orbit3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I started Astrohptography in Jan 2020, and to celebrate 2020 coming to an end I compiled my best images into a 4k Wallpaper3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
SWITL, It's a machine made to pick up and transport gel materials without altering them7yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/INEEEEDIT
I started Astrophotography 8 months ago, with an image of the Carina Nebula. It's the largest and brightness in the night sky. This is my progress photographing it throughout 20203yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I'm a high-school astrophotographer who started this hobby in January. To celebrate 2020 coming to a close, I decided to compile my best images into a 4k Wallpaper. Link in the comments!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I photographed The Great Carina Nebula from my backyard. It is the largest, and one of the brightest star forming regions in our night sky.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
This photo of the lunar surface I took shows mineral deposits invisible to the naked eye. The blue areas are high in Titanium whereas the orange areas are low in Titanium.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I photographed the largest star-forming region in the local group, known as the tarantula nebula in true colour. Only viewable from the southern hemisphere, it forms part of the Large Magellanic Cloud which is a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milkyway.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I'm a high-school astrophotographer who started this hobby in January. To celebrate 2020 coming to a close, I decided to compile my best images into a 4k Wallpaper. Link in the comments!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
Using a specialised filter to capture just the hydrogen gas, I photographed two cosmic dragons in battle4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I've been photographing the 'Eye of God' nebula in my backyard for the past month. This is the result!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Damnthatsinteresting
Lunar surface with colours enhanced to show the mineral composition on the surface4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
Milkyway Core from lockdown - How To in comments if you're stuck at home and want to try some astrophotography. A semi-modern phone will work too!4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
Mars is currently the closest it will be to Earth for the next two years. I photographed this with a basic telescope and webcam.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I photographed the Veil Nebula. It was created ~10,000 years ago when a star exploded, shooting the remains into deep space.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
Orion's Belt and Sword, photographed under the wonderfully dark skies of the Wairarapa3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/newzealand
I hiked out into the New Zealand bush to photograph details of the milkyway core that are invisable to the naked eye. In this direction, behind the dark dust, is the super massive blackhole that we orbit. [OC][3392x2438]3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/ExposurePorn
My 12-hour exposure of the dolphin head nebula. It was caused by a star expelling its outer hydrogen layers, and it is about the size of the full moon!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I finally finished my image 'Carina to Centaurus' after two and a half months, with a total of 23 hours of exposure. The image shows an area of the sky over 20 full moons across, and contains some of the southern hemispheres most iconic nebulae!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
A GIF of a slime mold finding food in a petri dish. It's like a natural path finding algorithm7yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
The moon in New Zealand is blood red because of the Australian bushfires.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/astrophotography
I photographed the epic Carina Nebula 😩😩 with just a cardboard telescope and some chopsticks 😍😍 [OC]1yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/astrophotography
I photographed the Blue Horse Head Nebula. The blue glow comes from light emitted by a septuple star system, which is then reflected by the nearby dust particles. Only one other septuple star system is known.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
The most detailed image of the great Carina nebula I have taken to date!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
I took over a hundred images of last week's super-moon, this was the result!4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
I've been capturing the 'Eye of God' nebula from my backyard for the past month. This is the result!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/pics
Comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) is slowly disintegrating and getting dimmer, thankfully I managed to grab a picture of it just before sunrise.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I took a 7h expsosure of Orions belt and labeled it. It's much busier than you would expect.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
I photographed the Vela Supernova Remnant with an 8-hour exposure. It is the remains of a star that exploded 12,000 years ago and is 14 full moons across in the night sky.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
My 8-hour exposure on the Vela Supernova Remnant in true colour. It is the remains of an exploded star and is about 14 full moons across in the night sky!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
My 23-hour long exposure of the southern Milkyway that took months to complete. The moon is to scale!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
I unintentionally photographed a meteor in front of the carina nebula this week at Castlepoint.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/newzealand
I used my telescope to project an image of the full moon onto a piece of paper!4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/telescopes
Last month I took my most detailed shot of the Great Carina Nebula. I recommend you zoom in!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
I started Astrophotography 8 months ago, with an image of the Carina Nebula. It's the largest and brightness in the night sky. This is my progress photographing it throughout 20203yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
I photographed the Southern Cross using a radioactive vintage lens from the 70s3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
Using a specialised filter to capture just the hydrogen gas, I photographed two cosmic dragons in battle4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I photographed The Great Carina Nebula from my backyard. It is the largest, and one of the brightest star-forming regions in our night sky. Zoom in to see the details3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I photographed these cosmic dragons using a black and white camera, in both oxygen and hydrogen. I then combined these two separate photos to make one colour image [OC]4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
This photo of the moon I took shows mineral deposits invisible to the naked eye. The blue areas are high in Titanium whereas the orange areas are low in Titanium.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I photographed the remains of a dead star. It exploded over 10,000 years ago3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/pics
My 8-hour exposure on the Vela Supernova Remnant in true colour. It is the remains of an exploded star and is about 14 full moons across in the night sky!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I photographed a dwarf galaxy that orbits the milkyway. Inside the red regions, new stars are being formed!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I took over a hundred pictures and combined them to create this image of last week's super-moon!4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
SWITL, It's a machine made to pick up and transport gel materials without altering them7yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/blackmagicfuckery
I hiked out into the New Zealand bush to photograph details of the milkyway core that are invisable to the naked eye. In this direction, behind the dark dust, is the super massive blackhole that the solar system orbits3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I woke up at 430am the other morning to photograph the moon, I think it was worth it :)4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Wellington
The size of the moon compared to the nebulae in a recent image of mine. Total exposure - 23 hours3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I photographed The Great Carina Nebula from my backyard. It is the largest, and one of the brightest star-forming regions in our night sky. Zoom in to see the details3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nasa
I took an image of Orion and labeled it. Its much busier than you would expect4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
My most detailed image of the Great Orion Nebula. Inside the violent core, new stars are being born as we speak!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I created this image of the sun using a technique I've never seen before, by combining images of Hydrogen and Calcium. The warmer colours represent hydrogen and cooler colours show the calcium.3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/spaceporn
Noticed that the Moon and Jupiter were close together last night, and decided to take a photo on a whim. Zoom in to see the details3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Wellington
I pointed my camera at the sky for 15 hours to capture the Sculptor galaxy and the surrounding Nebulae. I've only ever seen one other amature image that has captured this extremely faint dust3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
I pointed my camera at the sky for 15 hours to capture the Sculptor galaxy and the surrounding Nebulae. I've only ever seen one other amature image that has captured this extremely faint dust3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
I unintentionally photographed a meteor infront of the carina nebula this week3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/interestingasfuck
Using a lens worth 40$ and a entry level mirroless camera, I captured the rarely seen dust lanes within Orion by taking a 7h expsosure.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/space
I photographed the Milkyway core from my backyard in suburban Wellington. Within this image are over a dozen nebula and behind the dark dust, is the milkway's black hole.4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/newzealand
My 12-hour exposure of the dolphin head nebula. It was caused by a star expelling its outer hydrogen layers, and it is about the size of the full moon!3yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/nextfuckinglevel
The top image was my first attempt at using a new editing program. I did a reedit with the same data and 2 months of editing experience4yr ⋅ LtChestnut ⋅ r/Astronomy
