Frank Adler :: Astrophotography & Web Engineering

Astrophotography often leads us to stunning cosmic vistas hidden in plain sight among the stars.

Astronomy has always fascinated me and trying to capture what I saw and showcase it to others was the natural next step.

The Flying Bat Nebula, cataloged as Sh2-129, is a large, relatively faint emission nebula located in the constellation Cepheus, about 2,300 light-years from Earth.

Last weekend we had the opportunity to participate in a fascinating event: the TUC Tag 2025 at the Chemnitz University of Technology.

This is my biggest imaging project so far, I never worked with this much data before.

This is Messier 51, the so called Whirlpool Galaxy - an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active nucleas, located about 31 million light years from us in the constellation Canes Venatici.

History Time It's three years now, since we bought our first electric vehicle (EV) - a Renault Zoe.

This emission nebula, usually referred to as the soul or baby nebula, is located in the cassiopeia constellation as the eastern neighbor to IC1805. the heart nebula.

On April 1st, 2025, between 20:45 and 23:45 (UTC), our moon passed in front of the Pleiades.

In the center of this widefield image, there's a pair of galaxies, called Bode's Galaxy (M 81, right) and Cigar Galaxy (M 82, left).

For some reason, I keep coming back to this object.

Barnard's Loop is a huge arc formed emission nebula in the constellation Orion, expaning over about 600 arcminutes as seen from our point of view, covering much of the constellation.

The so called Markarian's Chain is a stretch of galaxies that forms part of the Virgo Cluster.

Scanning through my archive, I came across this old set of moon images I took in early 2022.

Orion's Belt is a well-known asterism in the constellation Orion.

The h Persei (NGC 869) and chi Persei (NGC 884) clusters in the center of my image are two open star clusters in the constellation Perseus.

IC 443, the Jellyfish Nebula, is a remnant of a galactic supernova, that occurred 30.000 to 35.000 years ago near Eta Geminorum, about 5.000 light years from earth in constellation Gemini.

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The designation of NGC 2264 in the New General Catalogue refers to both objects, the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster, forming the iconic structure in the center.

The Spaghetti Nebula, also known as Simeis 147 or Sharpless 240, is a supernova remnant between the constellations Auriga and Taurus.

The year is coming to an end and I compiled a little video of my captures this year.

The beehive cluster is an open star cluster in the constellation of Cancer, located between 520 and 610 light years from earth.

Located about 444 light years from earth, in the constellation of Taurus, the Pleiades are among the closest star clusters to our sun and probably the most obvious one in the night sky, clearly visible to the naked eye and a great sight through binoculars.

Andromeda is our closest neighbor galaxy, located around 2.5 million light years away from us.

NGC 281 is a large emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia.

For the first time ever, I'm offering a calendar featuring 12 of my best images from the past years, including the North America nebula, Sadr Region, Andromeda Galaxy and many more.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is a long-period comet discovered by the ATLAS survey on January 9, 2023.

On September 17th, 2024, the moon rised as an actual supermoon - an astronomical phenomenon, where the full moon looks larger and brighter than usual.

The Veil Nebula is a large supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus.

Bubble, Northern Lagoon & Lobster Claw Nebulae

With an apparent magnitude of 2.2, Sadr is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, forming the intersection of an asterism of five stars, called the northern cross.

The Iris Nebula, located at a distance of about 1.300 light-years from earth in the constellation Cepheus, is a reflection nebula, which means that it shines by reflecting the light of the star SAO 19158, which is located in the center of the nebula.

This is a widefield image of the Eagle and Omega Nebulae in the constellation Serpens.

The Lion Nebula, also known as Sh2-132, is a faint emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus.

North America and Pelican Nebulae

Located approximately 6000 light years away from Earth, these two nebulae form a vast star-forming complex, spanning around 300 light years in diameter.

Elephants Trunk Nebula

Gamma Cassiopeiae Nebula

Thank you for joining me on my little trip down the memory lane, in celebration of my latest capture.

Great Orion Nebula

Flaming Star Nebula

Sharpless 171

The California Nebula

The Rosette Nebula

The year is coming to an end and I compiled a little video of my captures this year.

Last night, I finally got to see my very first live aurora.

Located 7500 lightyears away in the cassiopeia constellation, the heart nebula is a giant emmission nebula, surrounding NGC896, an open star cluster.

The Veil Nebula

M31 was one of the first objects I tried photographing and it is the one I failed the most with.

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