<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:43:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@astrophoto.kevin/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Messier 63 - The Sunflower Galaxy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, With this post, I leave for my summer break. The nights become too short and too bright, so astrophotography makes no sense. The time is used for a bigger setup update. The Sunflower Galaxy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200607t091121646z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200607t091121646z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2020 09:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynwsjysm2XuNozdMysq1YNDRbt9X9VeerNm1981Q9QbBM632jgEaWN3nfJzH9Repw9gVvkmXucWiq7NUYErCXNvVMjTjhptoRQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messier 12 - Globular Cluster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, It's been ages since my last @actifit post. Unfortunately, I had no time and no desire to do a post in the evening Anyway, after I took apart my mount for changing the bearings and regreasing,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200529t210325955z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200529t210325955z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 21:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynwsjysm2XuNozdMysq1YNDRbt9X9VeerNm1981Q9QbBM632jgEaWN3nfJzH9Repw9gWAKrtb52buWkwjBAXMLJtywKARKomjc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burying Beetle / Totengräber Käfer]]></title><description><![CDATA[EN Hey, dear insect and macro lovers, When I was strolling through the forest the other day on my walk, I discovered once again burying beetles. That was only the second time in over a year. So far I could]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/burying-beetle-totengraeber-kaefer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/burying-beetle-totengraeber-kaefer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2020 08:34:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDos3ReYXqFvirx3XVvshep9DbF26e36wCUcPZzcRmMY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silver-Studded Blue Butterfly / Geißklee-Bläuling]]></title><description><![CDATA[EN Hey, dear insect and macro lovers, on a photo tour through the forest last year I was able to take some photos of these beautiful butterflies. In 2008 they even became butterfly of the year. The male]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/silver-studded-blue-butterfly-geissklee-blaeuling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/silver-studded-blue-butterfly-geissklee-blaeuling</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2020 07:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDos3ReYXqFvirx3XVvshep9DXzSc2XCYVywp6mT31US?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moon - My contribution to @svemirac s contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, @svemirac has made a fantastic post about the Moon here. Besides the pictures that where made from Andrew Mccarthy, he showed also some awesome shots of the Moon he made with his camera. He]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184554/@astrophoto.kevin/the-moon-my-contribution-to-svemirac-s-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-184554/@astrophoto.kevin/the-moon-my-contribution-to-svemirac-s-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-184554]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2020 17:38:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBvwpPuizsfz2BSKyPpR2EfU2NDGY4pk6pYwLTXrfrBEsGt2HHZzveWSr2ij98GdgmR3EZKFqV8csi4sKFeTZ661ZbemyY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flower Crab Spider / Veränderliche Krabbenspinne]]></title><description><![CDATA[EN Hey, dear insect, spider and macro lovers, Actually I didn't want to do any post today, but the fantastic weather somehow animated me to take my camera on my tour again after an eternity. Beside some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/flower-crab-spider-veraenderliche-krabbenspinne</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/flower-crab-spider-veraenderliche-krabbenspinne</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2020 16:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4BYMq3Z45dLesHCsGJGEjt68cZymSv7udGU9RbLWC69aqSnZhWagTDtEpUxat6FVEujUaaRGK14dd9JKhJPFcs6p12vmHSMGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dor Beetle / Waldmistkäfer]]></title><description><![CDATA[EN Hey, dear insect and macro lovers, I wanted to do my first post in this community today. Thanks, @jaki01 for bringing my attention to this community some time ago. Some of you may already know that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/dor-beetle-waldmistkaefer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-101587/@astrophoto.kevin/dor-beetle-waldmistkaefer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-101587]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 06:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP2DJYqWdv8SjVQiQasiEcGctw3Jrh4b5JpqYUgTm3bMaAAm2rYcpzEdRb3Zw8DcZ8QCtKVn2TUaH8WRenaVkeRLQMK4KsnZbrFKac6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Der Seelennebel - IC1848]]></title><description><![CDATA[Der Seelennebel (IC1848) ist ein größerer Emissionsnebel, der in einer Entfernung von etwa 7.500 Lichtjahren von uns entfernt im Sternbild Kassiopeia zu finden ist. Er befindet sich in unmittelbarer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@astrophoto.kevin/der-seelennebel-ic18-1588058677</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@astrophoto.kevin/der-seelennebel-ic18-1588058677</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2020 07:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FpyJK4VTFfLrE49bSu5TkQabrMWnhCxHuC1GDdiCgLSprm3rQEohc2iGGgPvZxtsWpvZsftZuGyXar19oPepXn4YMdhQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NGC2237 - The Rosette Nebula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, As the other days, with this post, I also want to test the recent @actifit beta app. Things are looking good that there will soon be a new version in the app store. Maybe you remember my H-alpha]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200426t170538010z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200426t170538010z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2020 17:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4BYMq3Z45dLesHCsGJGEjt68cZymSv7udGU9RbLWC69aqSnZhWagTDtEpUxaxAtEyW1qNP7zNkD2cUGYx4GRt1CpLxyDLZL7p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messier 81 and Messier 82 Galaxy group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, Another @actifit beta app test today. I have tried my luck again on Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), but I wasn't successful. After my USB to serial converter had some problems, which caused my computer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200423t182019479z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200423t182019479z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2020 18:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtC5FGc4dbeF1E4FitPfBjR7UqkAYqBLuRR1wQLaLaSR6TWuxSCgmGC46WT7q8Q54fDaGV4bPfRTwTpyaA4cuemBtVkFTPPtr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, About a month ago I already posted an image of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS). Last weekend I made a second try on it as the comet came already closer to heart. Its closest approach is predicted for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200420t183958389z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200420t183958389z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP2DJYqWdv8SjVQiQasiEcGctw3Jrh4b5JpqYUgTm3bMaAAm2rYcpzEdRb3Zw8DcZ8QCtF6iwA9zd392AHbHV6h5pE2dDh8aUKYbbJ6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Soul Nebula - IC1848]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Soul Nebula (IC1848) is a bigger Emission Nebula, which can be found at a distance of around 7,500 light-years away from us in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It's in the direct neighborhood of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@astrophoto.kevin/the-soul-nebula-ic18-1587298482</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@astrophoto.kevin/the-soul-nebula-ic18-1587298482</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 12:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPD4Ewnt81FpyJK4VTFfLrE49bSu5TkQabrMWnhCxHuC1GDdiCgLSprm3rQEohc2iGGgPvZxtsWpvZsftZuGyXar19oPepXn4YMdhQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viviparous Lizard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, It's been a long time since my last post again. Even in these Corona days, my time is very short and a day should have at least 36 hours so get time for my work and my running projects. Anyway,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200416t181007140z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200416t181007140z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2020 18:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtC5FGc4dbeF1E4FitPfBjR7UqkAYqBLuRR1wQLaLaSR6TWuxSCgmGC46WT7q8Q54fDaJZyTTHpkg1aBCPfx5MmzJiZvJnqXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: April 4 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Hivers, It's been ages since my last mail. Today I had to use the weather for a long walk. Unfortunately, there are so many people in the forest due to the exit restrictions; it was much quieter in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200404t183004626z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200404t183004626z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2020 18:30:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WWKoaCUgYVPZcXBwpRbRBT521XV9oamB5UCefAbCRfaLE2Zk8bbuVysMphaFMm1PcnzmLG7zFs6Wwp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My chipadvisor results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Copyright @sidekickmatt My Chip Advisor Result is: Chili! What this says about me: Get this person a sweater; they are a little chilli! HA! HAHA! HA ...ha ... ha. Jokes aside, you are one of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chip-advisor/@astrophoto.kevin/my-chipadvisor-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chip-advisor/@astrophoto.kevin/my-chipadvisor-results</guid><category><![CDATA[chip-advisor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:37:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6gUbcKN7UxemfgHSrAhoNcrXzChe7X8pXLhQTjA5EaNU2XxvZHyboNjDjRwijYxc1A5sug?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians, This is my first @actifit STEEM/HIVE post to test out if things are working. On the last weekend, I tried my luck on Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) which is coming closer to the Sun in the next]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200320t190953718z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200320t190953718z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 19:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UMcfBzohAM8qtFPjPimxzZH6CTfUG99qDzKx5z5v7wt91Sq4EjyHupkekYb3z6RbUYTFWMd84ErTp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Messier 42 - The Orion Nebula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians, I thought I'd make a post again, even if it's all higgledy-piggledy here on steem and my post won't get much attention due to it. However, I tried to combine my image of the Orion Nebula]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200306t183310630z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200306t183310630z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:33:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VYtUjp2CEwj8954vCY65Geffhn8qg27oJqDxALTAok9s2QKkmQYbY91MaMSmSNNznfwdj3apBm1XgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NGC2237 - Rosette Nebula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians, I finally got the chance to collect some more photons of the Rosette Nebula. I'm now at 8 hours of total exposure time. For testing, I have made a quick image processing at the H-alpha data.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200225t174459969z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200225t174459969z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9bPbSrXXXUWkAudeEeQLUkh1ZuvFFzBHu84qszS4HCSydZMztthvSD2xi5FURxX7k2L4BLV81ksXYjf3xQK66ZFfHjL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barnard 33 - Horsehead Nebula]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians, I tried to collect a little bit more exposure time on the Horsehead Nebula. Unfortunately, the still bright Moon wasn't my only problem; there were also very much haze and some high clouds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200215t200909771z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200215t200909771z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2020 20:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VBxehYe2EbZyjbK9ams4G8rdKZPCXYqwGy7N8bY8WJF5huZkaZDxHM7T67DZ4UJQk8DiuhcVPviwbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey Steemians, Already a long time since my last post. Yesterday I got the chance to practice a little bit astrophotography again. Nothing special, I've tested some new drivers and software. After the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200208t184916268z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/actifit/@astrophoto.kevin/actifit-astrophoto-kevin-20200208t184916268z</guid><category><![CDATA[actifit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[astrophoto.kevin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 18:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WdN7kvNchNnj2BpsokJgPJAGP7eD5DeJLTY7AkYoxmJ1W7kRUpioPwtfgDvoVwFFLMbVgGf4GwKBjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>