# Images from OTSP 2026

**URL:** <https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851>\
**Category:** Okie-Tex\
**Tags:** observing\
**Created:** [October 8, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851 "2026-10-08T05:02:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/1 "2026-10-08T05:02:47Z")

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Though Okie-Tex doesn’t start for 2 more days, and very tired from helping to set up, it was so nice tonight that I fired up my Origin and took a quick image of the Pacman Nebula.

 ![image](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6f3759f3809e5a9fa4646a5f93318bcf731e0427.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![drcox](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/drcox/32/1050_2.png) [@drcox](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/drcox)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/2 "2026-10-09T00:09:22Z")

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Very nice, Mitche.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 5:13am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/3 "2026-10-09T05:13:43Z")

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LDN 1235: The Shark Nebula.

 ![Enhanced_Stacked_240_mosaic_24 Cephei_60.0s_IRCUT_20261008-043944](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4548ca05e9c4abb0388e95cd2a3aaa5fa124f762.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/4 "2026-10-09T23:20:21Z")

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I caught Comet 161P/Hartley-IRAS last night.

 ![IMG_1514](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/e/eb739a9a5923956812b3058bebc02d53fd91759c.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/5 "2026-10-10T00:07:45Z")

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Star trails.

 ![20261009-053001](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/b/b61bb2aa67dfd6ff950968441e8647cc33c95185.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/6 "2026-10-10T00:26:17Z")

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I love star trails like that.

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 5:25am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/8 "2026-10-10T05:25:07Z")

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Winds were gusty tonight, but nowhere close to as strong as predicted. It’s actually calm right now, but I’ve got to get some sleep and can’t stay up to take advantage of the calm. Here’s the Bubble and Cave Nebulas I got with my Origin this evening. Used a nebula filter.

 ![IMG_1525](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7c8eaf221364f331962cdcd054f4e97c17cffcd0.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_1527](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/5/592650e000967e81d70d79f74b225af1f7246269.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![mpsurge](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mpsurge/32/952_2.png) [@mpsurge](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/mpsurge)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/9 "2026-10-10T10:07:35Z")

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Keep em coming! Those are all awesome 🙂

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2026, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/10 "2026-10-10T13:17:21Z")

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Here is one from the S50 Pro. The Teddy Bear Nebula.

 ![Enhanced_Stacked_214_SH2-171_60.0s_IRCUT_20261009-060000](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/6/6e903c1d2814e83f86887e6517685fdcb1cb5fac.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2026, 7:09am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/11 "2026-10-11T07:09:11Z")

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We had the high winds I was expecting last night hit us. And the sky was hazy at best, and often obscured. But I still managed to get a couple of images. Here’s the Trifid Nebula and the Heart Nebula. From my Origin. Too windy for my other, lighter, smart scopes.

 ![IMG_1531](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/4/49c5ecda1995c431729d94b8b4f3a799867bd7fe.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_1533](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/3/36727f4fa82fc6fa5357e44c3c256f68ddf97622.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/12 "2026-10-12T13:25:03Z")

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The forecast was terrible. Probably no rain, but steady winds over 20mph, with gusts up to 45mph. Clouds moving in after midnight!

Well the forecasters got it wrong again!

We had calm winds all night long, not even any dew. We did have some lightning in the west, and it was partly cloudy about 0100, but overall, it was a good night.

I have no images to post, not because of the weather, but because I had multiple equipent failures. I tried to get the Squid Nebula, Sh 2-12, with my Origin, but even after two hours, nothing really appeared in the image.

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**Author:** ![DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/davenh6sm/32/112_2.png) [@DaveNH6SM](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/DaveNH6SM)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 2:41pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/13 "2026-10-12T14:41:37Z")

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Took this one last night. The Helix Nebula.

 ![Enhanced_Stacked_100_NGC 7293_60.0s_LP_20261011-234820](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/f/fb3441115e421f79d85d9f5903969f8bedffa02d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![cpetroff](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/cpetroff/32/1690_2.png) [@cpetroff](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/cpetroff)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/14 "2026-10-13T01:32:03Z")

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Astrono.ical twilight. Waiting for the Milky Way.

 ![20261012_202342](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/1/16012f7a414a8c75f6b7c62bb1adb1046ee5eaa7.jpeg)

 ![20261012_202309](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/8/85fc8210fc841eb8b11d6617c6ba5bcb8c992356.jpeg)

 ![20261012_202301](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f9cbfd03d8ef1108d21f0096039933a6200b2c7d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![cpetroff](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/cpetroff/32/1690_2.png) [@cpetroff](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/cpetroff)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/15 "2026-10-13T01:36:29Z")

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And there it is.

 ![20261012_203521](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/3/336012ffdc4c1d62724c2b8e68b7473a31dd5c1d.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 6:59am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/16 "2026-10-13T06:59:10Z")

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We had (have) near perfect conditions tonight.

And I had more success with equipment. Here is IC 5146.

 ![IMG_1542](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/e/ed22de600093c30c222cea70164c5ca163c617ea.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/mitche/32/61_2.png) [@Mitche](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/Mitche)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/17 "2026-10-14T18:17:40Z")

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We had another great evening, until about 0130-0200. Clouds started moving in and I went to bed. I got up about 0430 to a heavy mist. Blah day today. Cool and low clouds. More drizzle and probably some heavier rain this evening.

My eVscope 2 is DOA until I can replace the battery.

I fixed the storage problem on my Odyssey and did a lot of science observations last night.

My Origin is running great! I did a 6 panel mosaic (a new feature) with it last night, of the Heart Nebula. 30 minutes. A 3 hour session that ended just as the clouds were moving in.

Here’s the mosaic. Needed a longer exposure, but not enough time.

 ![IMG_1544](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c1ba127933b446e876181fed9ebbbd141fc53dd7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![CatsPaw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/catspaw/32/474_2.png) [@CatsPaw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/CatsPaw)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/18 "2026-10-14T22:48:00Z")

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![M33_ccv](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8c4a9929ef939dd78e937398cb5a31086ddaed2a.jpeg)

[M-33 Triangulum Galaxy](https://flic.kr/p/2sGkyBy) by [chris varner](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191559580@N03/), on Flickr

This shot was taken in Kenton, Oklahoma on Oct 14, 2026 at the OkieTex 2026 Star Party.

Equipment:  
1624 mm AT8RC OTC  
ZWO-183 MC Pro Camera  
720 mm Meade Newtonion Guide Scope  
QHY-5-II-M Mono Guide Cam

Camera Configuration:  
Cooled to -5 C  
Gain set at 100  
9 - 300 s Subs  
1 - 900 s Sub

Integration Time: 1 hour

Software:  
NINA  
PHD  
PixsInsight  
Adobe Photoshop Elements

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**Author:** ![drmarvh44](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/drmarvh44/32/163_2.png) [@drmarvh44](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/drmarvh44)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/19 "2026-10-14T23:02:48Z")

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Wonderful images, ALL! Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![CatsPaw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/catspaw/32/474_2.png) [@CatsPaw](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/CatsPaw)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 5:49am UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/20 "2026-10-15T05:49:15Z")

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![Fireball_signed_small](https://discourse.okcastro.club/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3351e6e57e2552db584c696dc9ebf52e9aa317a5.jpeg)

[Milky Way Fireball](https://flic.kr/p/2sGkUQA) by [chris varner](https://www.flickr.com/photos/191559580@N03/), on Flickr

I’ve never seen one of these with my eyes. I’ve seen shooting stars, but I’m always looking for a car with annoying headlights when it is actually a fireball.

This one occurred at 3:49 am on October 11, 2026 at Camp Billy Joe near Kenton in Oklahoma’s Panhandle. It was taken with a Nikon d5600 using an 8mm Fisheye lens, an f3 AR, and an iso of 25600. Up is North and right is West.

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**Author:** ![caseywest](https://discourse.okcastro.club/user_avatar/discourse.okcastro.club/caseywest/32/665_2.png) [@caseywest](https://discourse.okcastro.club/u/caseywest)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://discourse.okcastro.club/t/images-from-otsp-2026/1851/21 "2026-10-15T23:04:21Z")

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All of these are great. Thank you.

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