Discovery of the M31 [OIII] emission arc
Recently, a major discovery by an international team of amateur astronomers and scientists has become a huge online hit, and this new discovery is just located in one of the
Discovery Astrophotography with ZWO ASTRO
A 650-Kilometer Journey in Pursuit of Light — Gianni Lacroce’s Astrophotography Story
Italian astrophotographer Gianni Lacroce found the inspiration for this photo through a very personal moment. Last winter, a close friend won an astrophotography competition— “I wanted to pay tribute to his achievement,” he says.
With patience and purpose, he waited for the same nebula to return to the night sky in the new season. When the time came, he embarked on a 650-kilometer journey from Rome to Calabria, where he spend six nights under the stars capturing the deep-sky target that had inspired him.
“That image became a source of inspiration. Beautiful photos always encourage us to reach for something just as meaningful—or even better.”
🔭Setup
Telescope: Askar ACL200
Cameras: ZWO ASI2600MC Duo & ASI2600MM
Mount: ZWO AM5
Filters: Optolong 3nm Hα, OIII, L-eXtreme
📷 Exposure Details
Temperature: 0°C with darks, flats, and dark flats
RGB: 190 x 300s
Hα: 200 x 300s
OIII: 200 x 300s
🖥️Processing
PixInsight
Photoshop
Gianni’s story is a reminder that astrophotography is more than technique—it’s a personal dialogue with the universe, and with the work that moves us.
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