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Wondrous Heaven Wondrous Heaven is an Astronomy popularising entity, which conducts workshops & live streaming events What is there in the sky?

W O N D R O US H E A V E N is the handiwork of the two astronomy enthusiasts from Mumbai, Naiteek Vikamsey and Jaiprakash Udar, who have always wondered about how the skies are? Where are we from the perspective of this gigantic universe? These questions had always amazed them and hence one fine day they were determined enough to start a new social venture, wherein they can pass on this joy and curiosity about the universe to the others. The sorry state of knowledge about astronomy in the school syllabus further fueled their desire to popularize astronomy among the school students primarily and adults too.

The Baspa Valley, Chitkul Chitkul, the last inhabited village in the Baspa Valley, sits beneath an immense landscape of ...
22/08/2026

The Baspa Valley, Chitkul

Chitkul, the last inhabited village in the Baspa Valley, sits beneath an immense landscape of forests, river and high mountains. The Baspa River threads its way through the valley, while beyond the mountains lies the India–Tibet border. There is something strikingly quiet about this place. The road, the river and the valley gradually disappear into a landscape that feels almost untouched.

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07/08/2026

🔭 Telescope
SVBONY SV545 45 mm f/4.5 Petzval Astrograph

📷 Imaging
ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
ZWO 2" Filter Drawer
ZWO EAF

🌟 Guiding
ZWO 30 mm f/5 Mini Guide Scope
ZWO ASI120MM (non-mini)

🛰️ Mount
Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi
Leofoto LS-365C Carbon Fiber Tripod

🧠 Control
ZWO ASIAIR Mini

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The Entrance to the InfinityMillions of years ago, this land was alive with forests.Where these rocks stand today, trees...
11/05/2026

The Entrance to the Infinity

Millions of years ago, this land was alive with forests.
Where these rocks stand today, trees once grew under ancient skies long before the Rann became a white desert. Time buried them, minerals replaced wood grain by grain, and the forest slowly turned into stone — leaving behind silent fossils in the middle of an unforgiving landscape.
On this night at the Wood Fossil Park near Dholavira, the Milky Way rose above those ancient remains like a bridge between two eras of Earth. Beneath the galaxy were the memories of a lost prehistoric world; above it, light that had travelled thousands of years across space to reach this forgotten corner of Kutch.
For a moment, it felt as if time itself had disappeared — the ancient Earth below, the ancient universe above, and me standing quietly in between them.

Gears Details
Sony α7 IV
Sigma 24-70 DG DN f2.8
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro Tracker
Leofoto 365C tripod

Capture Details
4 Frames x 180 Seconds
ISO 500 | f2.8

Foreground taken in Blue hour

Sky Condition: Clear
Bortle 2.0 Skies
SQM Reading 21.90
Elevation: 6 Meters
Location: Dholavira, India

Processing Details
Stacked in Sequator
Processed in Photoshop



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Colors of the RannThis is the Rann of Kutch Lake — a vast salt marsh that changes with the seasons.As summer begins, the...
08/05/2026

Colors of the Rann

This is the Rann of Kutch Lake — a vast salt marsh that changes with the seasons.
As summer begins, the water slowly retreats, leaving behind layers of salt, moisture, and earth. These shifting layers create gentle gradients of colour across the land — blues, browns, and soft earthy tones blending into one another.
What looks like an abstract painting is actually a landscape in transition, quietly reshaping itself over time.
And above it, the Milky Way stretches across the sky, adding another layer of depth to an already endless scene.

Gears Details
Sony α7 IV
Sigma 24-70 DG DN f2.8
Skywatcher Star Adventurer 2i Pro Tracker
Leofoto 365C tripod

Capture Details
6 Frames x 120 Seconds
ISO 400 | f2.8

Foreground taken in Blue hour

Sky Condition: Clear
Bortle 2.0 Skies
SQM Reading 20.89
Elevation: 2 Meters
Location: Dholavira, India

Processing Details
Stacked in Sequator
Processed in Photoshop



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Sky, Silence and SpiritualityAt the very edge of India, near the India–Pakistan border, where land quietly dissolves int...
04/05/2026

Sky, Silence and Spirituality

At the very edge of India, near the India–Pakistan border, where land quietly dissolves into the vast salt waters of the Rann of Kutch Lake, stands a lone temple. Silent, patient, timeless.

This is the temple of Bhanjada Dada, a saint who chose this remote corner of the world for his sadhna. No crowds, no noise. Just isolation, stillness, and the endless sky above.

Standing there at night, with nothing but darkness around, it doesn’t feel empty. It feels watched over… as if Bhanjada Dada is still here, quietly protecting this land at the border.

On this night, the Milky Way stretches across the sky like a river of stars, flowing over the temple as if in quiet blessing. Below, the gentle sound of water moving through the Rann and distant flamingoes echo through the darkness. Nature speaking in a language older than time.

There is something different about this place, You don’t just see the sky… you feel it.

Here, at the last stretch of land where borders fade into silence, the universe feels closer, and for a moment, everything else drifts away.

Gears Details
Sony α7 IV
Sigma 24-70 DG DN f2.8
Leofoto 285C tripod

Capture Details
34 Frames x 10 Seconds
ISO 3200 | f2.8

Foreground taken in Blue hour

Sky Condition: Clear and Windy
Bortle 2.0 Skies
SQM Reading 20.45
Elevation: 26 Feet
Location: Dholavira, India

Processing Details
Stacked in Sequator
Processed in Photoshop



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The Fire-Breathing SunThis is a full view of the Sun in Hydrogen-alpha light, revealing a side of our star we can’t see ...
29/04/2026

The Fire-Breathing Sun

This is a full view of the Sun in Hydrogen-alpha light, revealing a side of our star we can’t see with our eyes.

The surface isn’t calm—it’s alive. The grainy texture comes from hot gas constantly rising and falling. The dark patches are sunspots, where powerful magnetic fields tangle and twist, surrounded by brighter, more energetic regions. Multiple active regions (AR 3663–3666) are spread across the disk, adding to the Sun’s restless appearance.

Along the edge, you can see delicate, flame-like shapes lifting off the Sun. These are prominences—giant loops of glowing gas held up by magnetic forces. They may look small here, but each one can stretch tens of thousands of kilometres into space—large enough to swallow Earth many times over.

EQUIPMENT USED:
Telescope: Skywatcher Heliostar 76Ha
Mount: Skywatcher Star Adventurer Gti
Imaging Camera: ZWO 174 MM
Tripod: Leofoto 365C

CAPTURE DETAILS
Exposure 0.95 milliseconds
Frames: 5000 frames
Gain: 260
Location: Mandal, Gujarat
Captured on: 26th April 2026

Image Acquisition: Sharpcap

Pre-processing:
Video stabilized in PIPP
Stacked in Autostakkert 4!
Wavelets Adjustments in imPPG

Post-processing: Photoshop

WARNING: Never look directly at the sun or point a camera, binoculars, or telescope towards it, as this can cause severe eye injury or even blindness. Additionally, doing so can also damage your equipment. This photograph was captured using a specialized Solar Telescope.



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🌌 Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)A vast cloud of gas and dust in Orion where new stars are forming. The glow comes from ho...
07/04/2026

🌌 Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174)
A vast cloud of gas and dust in Orion where new stars are forming. The glow comes from hot young stars within the nebula that energize the gas, giving us red from hydrogen and bluish tones from oxygen. Its shape looks like a monkey’s face, which is why it is called the Monkey Head.

EQUIPMENT USED
🔭 Skywatcher 200 PDS F5 (200/1000) Telescope
📷 ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Camera
⚙️ Skywatcher EQ-6R Pro Mount
⚫ Antlia 36mm LRGB-V Pro series and 3nm H & O Pro series
🔭 ZWO OAG-L
📷 ZWO ASI220MM Guide-camera
🎯 ZWO Electronic Auto Focuser
🎡 ZWO 7x36 Electronic Filter Wheel
💻 Skull Saints Carbon Mini-PC
🔌 Pegasus Powerbox Micro

CAPTURE DETAILS
🔴 Hydrogen: 5 min × 89 frames (7 hrs 25 mins)
🔵 Oxygen III: 5 min × 77 frames (6 hrs 25 mins)
⚪ Luminance: 3 min × 63 frames (3 hrs 9 mins)
🔴 Red: 2 min × 35 frames (70 mins)
🟢 Green: 2 min × 30 frames (60 mins)
🔵 Blue: 2 min × 30 frames (60 mins)
⚫ 20 Darks for each exposure
⚪ 20 Flats for each filter
⚫ Flat-Darks for each Flat set
🔊 Gain: 0
🕑 Total integration time:
Ha + OIII + L + RGB = 1206 min
= 20 hr 6 min total integration
🌡Sensor Temperature: 0 Degrees
📍Location: Mandal, Gujarat
🌌 Sky Bortle Scale: 5
🌤 Weather Condition: Slightly Hazy

SOFTWARE USED
Image Acquisition: N.I.N.A
Guiding: PHD2
Planetarium: N.I.N.A
Polar Alignment: Polemaster
Mount Control: EQMOD
Pre-processing: Pixinsight
Post-processing: Pixinsight and Photoshop

ACCESSORIES USED
Polemaster Camera for Polar Alignment
Lenovo P-12 Tablet
Portronics Keyboard and Mouse
A3 Illuminated drawing board for capturing Flats



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06/04/2026

This is the difference a modification makes.
A stock camera captures what your eyes see…

An astro-modified camera captures what your eyes miss.

Hydrogen-alpha emissions, deep reds, hidden structures — finally visible.

One sees the night…
The other reveals the universe.

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27/03/2026

As the night slowly unfolds over the Little Rann,
the Milky Way rises gracefully across the sky…
while clouds drift silently beneath, carried by the desert winds.
Time moves—you just have to pause to see it.

Gears Used
Sony Alpha A7 III Astro-modified
Sony FE 14mm f1.8 GM Lens
Hiffin Ball Head
Leofoto LS 285C Tripod

Capture Details
470 Frames x 20 Seconds
ISO 800 | f1.8

Processing Details
Lightroom Classic and Photoshop
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Orbit of FireCreated during a session of Milkyway Saga Photography Workshop, this frame captures the silent motion of th...
27/03/2026

Orbit of Fire

Created during a session of Milkyway Saga Photography Workshop, this frame captures the silent motion of the night sky through star trails, with a moment of creative expression on Earth.

While the stars traced their endless circles, we explored light painting techniques — blending science, motion, and art into a single frame. Star trails above, fire below… and a night full of learning in between.

Gears Used
Sony A7IV
Sony FE 14mm GM F1.8 Lens
Leofoto LS-365 C Tripod
Aodelan Intervalometer

Capture Details
163 Frames x 30 Seconds
ISO 800 | F2

Steel-wool
Single Shot
20 Seconds | ISO 400 | F5.6

Processing Details
Star-Trails created in StarStax
Post Processing in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop

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