Beatrice Heinze Photography

@beatriceheinze

Astrophotographer from Belgium. Other interests: astronomy, nature, macro photography, microscopy,... well, I have a broad interest field :-D. Website: Newsletter: #astrophotography #astronomy

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Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jul 11

NGC 6729 Corona Australis Nebula (LRGB) NGC 6729 is a wonderful astronomical object that consists of both a reflection nebula and an emission nebula. #astrophotography #astronomy #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersUnite #sciart @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social (See more info ALT 👇)

NGC 6729 Corona Australis Nebula (LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Stacking).

NGC 6729 is also known as Caldwell 68 and is a nebula of the Corona Australis Molecular Cloud, located about 400 light-years away in the constellation Corona Australis.

I used the following software: Astro Pixel Processor for stacking and PixInsight for processing the astrophotograph.

Data: Telescope Live
Processing: Beatrice Heinze

Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (24 Inch/61cm)

Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado valley, Chile (Southern Hemisphere) => Bortle Class 1

Total exposure time: 25 hours 35 minutes.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jul 10

Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) I tried to photograph this hoverfly in flight with my macro lens, but I found it quite difficult 😅. Macro photo taken with Canon EOS 750D DSLR and lens Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro #photography #macro #PhotographersUnite #nature #entomology

Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus). Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jul 10

Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) Flies can be quite annoying 😅, but they make wonderful subjects for macro photography. #photography #macro #fly #Canon #Sigma #BlueSkyArtshow #PhotographersUnite #PhotographersOfBlueSky #nature #closeup #entomology #NatureLovers (See more info ALT 👇)

Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata). Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze.

The metallic colors on this fly are absolutely stunning, in my opinion. I also find the compound eyes of insects like these fascinating. And the details on the wings are impressive when you look at them in a close-up photo.

This is an unedited macro photo (just cropped, 4:3).

Macro photo taken with Canon EOS 750D DSLR and lens Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jul 4

NGC 3576 The Statue Of Liberty Nebula (SHO) This breathtaking nebula is one of my favorite nebulae in the Southern Hemisphere. What's your favorite nebula of the southern night sky? #astrophotography #astronomy #BlueSkyArtShow @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social Clear Skies! (See more info ALT 👇)

NGC 3576 The Statue Of Liberty Nebula, in SHO, the Hubble Palette.
Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) and Telescope Live (Data).

NGC 3576 is a bright emission nebula and an active star forming region, located in the constellation of Carina (Southern Hemisphere), approximately 9,000 light-years away from Earth.

If you look in the middle of the nebula, it seems like the Statue of Liberty is rising out of the nebula.

I used the following software: Astro Pixel Processor (stacking) and PixInsight (processing).

Data: Telescope Live
Processing: Beatrice Heinze

Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (24 Inch/61cm)

Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado valley, Chile (Southern Hemisphere) => Bortle Class 1

Total exposure time: 12 hours

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jul 3

M8 Lagoon Nebula (HOO) Finally, I was able to finish the project I mentioned on June, 10th => bsky.app/profile/beat... What do you think of it? #astrophotography #astronomy #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBluesky @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social Clear Skies! (See more ALT 👇)

M8 Lagoon Nebula (HOO). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) and Telescope Live (Data).

I used the following software:
Astro Pixel Processor (stacking); PixInsight (processing) and the final touches I did in Affinity Photo V3, for which I also used a few of James Ritson’s macros, such as Live Denoise (Chroma) and Bandpass Sharpening (Fine).

Data: Telescope Live
Processing: Beatrice Heinze

Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (24 Inch/61cm)

Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado valley, Chile (Southern Hemisphere) => Bortle Class 1

Total exposure time: 1 hour 12 minutes

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 29

NGC 3532 Wishing Well Cluster (LRGB) The Wishing Well Cluster is a wonderful open star cluster in the constellation Carina, situated at a distance of approximately 1,300 light-years. #astrophotography #astronomy #astro #photography #blueskyartShow #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social (See ALT👇)

NGC 3532 Wishing Well Cluster (LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

I used the following software: Astro Pixel Processor for stacking and PixInsight for processing the astrophotograph.

Data: Telescope Live
Processing: Beatrice Heinze

Telescope: ASA 500N (50cm, F3.8 -> Newtonian telescope)

Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado valley, Chile (Southern Hemisphere) => Bortle Class 1.

Total exposure time: 40 minutes.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 29

Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) camouflaged in a magnolia plant (but I found it😌😎). Macro photo taken with Canon EOS 750D DSLR and lens Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro #photography #macro #spider #canon #sigma #blueskyartshow #photographersunite #photographersofbluesky #nature #magnolia

Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) camouflaged in a magnolia plant. Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 29

Oak eggar caterpillar (Lasiocampa querqus) => "One from my archives" Macro photo taken with Canon EOS 750D DSLR and lens Sigma 105mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro #blueskyartshow #macro #photography #nature #sigma #canon #caterpillar

Oak eggar caterpillar (Lasiocampa querqus). Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 24

Early 2017 is when I got started with astrophotography. I bought a Sky-Watcher Explorer Black Diamond N200/1000 (Newtonian telescope) with an Orion ST400 as a guide scope, all mounted on a Sky-Watcher NEQ5 mount. (1/3)

Telescope setup: Orion Guidescope ST400 on a Sky-Watcher NEQ5 mount, powertank, astrochair, laptop for capturing data, ... all in an astro tent/stargazing tent.

Orion ST4OO Guidescope, here used as a telescope, paired with a dedicated astronomy camera (uncooled) from ZWO, it's the ZWO ASI 120MC to be more specific. These are on a Sky-Watcher NEQ5 mount. All powered with a powertank from Orion.

An Orion ST400 guide scope, used here as a telescope, with a ZWO ASI 120MC (color, uncooled) attached to it. The telescope is mounted on a Sky-Watcher NEQ5 mount.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 15

NGC 7293 The Helix Nebula (LRGB) The Helix Nebula, is a stunning planetary nebula in the constellation Aquarius. This nebula is sometimes called the "Eye of God". #astrophotography #astronomy #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #PhotographersOfBluesky @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social (See ALT👇)

NGC 7293 The Helix Nebula (LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

I did the stacking of the exposure frames in Astro Pixel Processor, and the processing in PixInsight.

Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (24 Inch/61cm)
Camera: QHY 600M
Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado valley, Chile => Bortle scale: Class 1.

Total exposure time: 8 hours 35 minutes

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 10

My next project, M8 Lagoon Nebula in HOO (Hydrogen-alpha/Oxygen/Oxygen), looking good so far 😀👍. I did the stacking of the exposure frames in Astro Pixel Processor, and now I'm using PixInsight for the processing. Stay tuned! 😊

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 10

(4/4) Total Exposure Time: 10 hours 50 minutes NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 Antennae Galaxies (Annotated version)

NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 Antennae Galaxies => annotated version. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (processing) and Telescope Live (data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Jun 10

NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 Antennae Galaxies The Antennae Galaxies are two colliding galaxies in the Corvus (Latin for "crow) constellation, a small constellation in the southern hemisphere. #astrophotography #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social (1/4) See also the annotated version below 👇

NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 Antennae Galaxies (LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (processing) & Telescope Live (data). Total exposure time: 10 hours and 50 minutes.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· May 11

C 2169 Dreyer's Nebula (in LRGB) IC 2169 also know as Dreyer's Nebula, is a faint reflection #nebula in the constellation Monoceros (Unicorn). #astrophotography #astronomy #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #deepsky #science @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social See also ALT👇

IC 2169 Dreyer's Nebula ( in LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Other well-known objects near IC 2169 include NGC 2237 (the Rosette Nebula), IC 443 (the Jellyfish Nebula), and NGC 2264 (the Cone Nebula).

Total integration time: 4 hours 15 min.

Telescope: Planewave CDK24 (24 inch/61cm)

Location: El Sauce Observatory, Rio Hurtado valley, Chile -> Bortle Class 1 sky.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· May 4

M20 Trifid Nebula (Starless & Monochrome) Happy MonochromeMonday everyone! Black-and-white photos can be beautiful too, even astrophotographs. #astrophotography #nebula #astronomy #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #deepsky #science @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

M20 Trifid Nebula in monochrome. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· May 2

(4/4) IC 4605 Rho Ophiuchi, annotated astrophoto.

IC 4605 Rho Ophiuchi (Annotated version). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· May 2

IC 4605 Rho Ophiuchi (in RGB) (1/4) IC 4605 is a small reflection nebula (blue region) that forms part of the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. This magnificent cloud complex is located in the constellation Scorpius. #astrophotography #astronomy #PhotographersUnite @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

IC 4605 Rho Ophiuchi (in RGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Apr 30

6/6 See below 👇 the 4 stacks before they are combined to a color image using PixInsight.

M20 Trifid Nebula: Luminance stack & Red channel stack.

M20 Trifid Nebula: Green channel stack & Blue channel stack.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Apr 30

M20 Trifid Nebula (LRGB) The beautiful, colorful Trifid Nebula is a very popular target among astrophotographers, and for reasons that are clearly visible. #astrophotography #astronomy #PhotographersOfBluesky #BlueSkyArtShow @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social 1/6 See more info below 👇

M20 Trifid Nebula (LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Apr 28

NGC 1788 Cosmic Bat Nebula A beautiful nebula in the constellation Orion, located about 1,300 light-years from Earth. #astrophotography #nebula #astronomy #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #deepsky #science @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social (1/4) See more info below 👇

NGC 1788 Cosmic Bat Nebula (in LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Apr 27

NGC 5078 A spiral galaxy in the Hydra constellation, about 94 million light-years away from Earth. (1/2) #astrophotography #galaxy #astronomy #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #deepsky #science @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

NGC 5078, a spiral galaxy in the Hydra constellation. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Apr 1

I just looked at the moon through my binoculars. It looks very promising 😉🚀🌗. Go Artemis II! Go!

This is not a current photo of the moon. For illustrative purposes only. Astrophotograph by Beatrice Heinze

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Mar 22

Core of Messier 8 The Lagoon Nebula in SHO, the Hubble Palette. Data: Telescope Live Processing: Beatrice Heinze Total integration time: 1 hour and 12 minutes #astrophotography #astronomy #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #nebula #deepsky @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Mar 20

Happy Spring Equinox!🌞🐝🌼🏵️🌄 Honey bee on common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) #macro #photography #honeybee #bee #spring #equinox #art #nature #PhotographersOfBluesky #insects #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow #closeup

Honey bee on common ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris). Macro photo by Beatrice Heinze.

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Mar 18

(7/7) Annotated version of LDN 1617, LDN 1622 (Boogeyman Nebula), M78 (reflection nebula), and Sh 2-276 (Barnard’s Loop), (wide-field image in LRGB).

LDN 1617, LDN 1622 (Boogeyman Nebula), M78 (reflection nebula), and Sh 2-276 (Barnard’s Loop), a wide-field image in LRGB => annotated version. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) and Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Mar 18

LDN 1617, LDN 1622 (Boogeyman Nebula), M78 (reflection nebula), and Sh 2-276 (Barnard’s Loop), wide-field image in LRGB. (1/7) #astrophotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow See also the annotated version, (7/7), below 👇 to learn about the location of these nebulae.

LDN 1617, LDN 1622 (Boogeyman Nebula), M78 (reflection nebula), and Sh 2-276 (Barnard’s Loop), a wide-field image in LRGB. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) and Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Mar 17

Messier 78 (LRGB) M78, also known as NGC 2068 is a beautiful reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. This nebula is sometimes nicknamed ‘Casper the Friendly Ghost Nebula’. #astrophotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social (1/4)

Messier 78 (LRGB), a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) and Telescope Live (Data)

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Mar 13

M41 Little Beehive Cluster 1/2 A beautiful open star cluster, also known as NGC 2287, located in the constellation Canis Major, displays its stars like precious jewels in the night sky. #astrophotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

M41 Little Beehive Cluster (LRGB). Astrophoto by Beatrice Heinze (Processing) & Telescope Live (Data).

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Dec 25

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026! Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar 2026!

Beatrice Heinze Photography@beatriceheinze· Dec 16

Zoom in on the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) #astrophotography #M31 #Andromeda #galaxy #astronomy #space #science #photography #art #PhotographersOfBluesky #PhotographersUnite #BlueSkyArtShow @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social Image details, see ALT 👇