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8 Jun 2023
Was able to capture the recent Supernova, which is an exploding star located 21 million light-years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy, M101. This supernova appears brighter than stars in our own galaxy. #sn2023ixf
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Jun 11
Jupiter and Venus conjunction, the evening after the closest approach. Taken with Askar V at 384 mm and Svbony SC571CC.
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Sorry, I sold all my tech ETFs yesterday to liquidate for SPCX. Hope the stock market recovers.
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May 31
I did a little visual astronomy during the micro Blue Moon. Last night I was looking at Jupiter and I noticed a small triangle of 3 bright small objects. When I checked, it was 3 of Jupiter moons. I was not setup for planetary imaging, so I just used the Svbony SC571CC at 600mm.
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May 31
Micro Blue Moon May 30, 2026
What do you do when it is a clear night, the moon is full, and you are an astrophotographer. You image the moon! This is a stack using the planet live stacking of Sharpcap. Askar V at 600mm, Svbony SC571CC, and UVIR filter.
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May 30
What do you do when it is a clear night, the moon is at 98% full, and you are an astrophotographer. You image the moon! This is a stack using the planet live stacking of Sharpcap. Askar V at 600mm, Svbony SC571CC, and SV240 filter. Switched to M13 for the rest of the night.
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May 29
I chose to image Messier 94, AKA Croc's Eye, Cat's Eye, NGC 4736. A spiral galaxy located in Canes Venatici, magnitude 8.2, about 16 million light years away.
I captured the data for this image over 2 nights, May 10, 11, 2026 from a Bortle 3 in Northern Arizona USA.
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May 28
How do the clouds know the exact day your new astronomical equipment arrives? Last night, perfectly clear from dusk to dawn. Today, completely overcast.
Astromania Telescope Diagonal 2 Inch 90-Degree Diagonal Mirror 99% Reflective Dielectric.
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May 23
My wife and I just saw a Porsche 718 Spyder EV driving around Flagstaff Arizona USA on Route 66 on May 22, 2026. We took some pictures. It was definitely camouflaged. I believe the project was cancelled.
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May 21
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May 21
First light with a new TEC cooled OSC, the Svbony SC571CC. The Rho Ophiuchi region near Antares, 265 minutes total integration at 300 s subs. The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, 345 minutes at 300 s subs. Cooled to -10 °C, Svbony UVIR cut filter, Rokinon 135mm F/2, Gemini EAF,
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May 17
Trinidad Colorado USA. Colorado and Southern Steam Locomotive #638, from 1906.
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My first attempt at a photographic Messier Marathon. March 19-20, 2026. 91/110 objects captured. Single 300s, uvir, SV705C, gain 252, Askar V at 270mm, SkywatcherUSA EQ6-Ri Pro, no guiding. In Siril, platesolve, SPCC, VeraLux HMS. Capture sequence in N.I.N.A.
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I used Larry McNish's Messier Marathon Planner website. To make the mosaic, I used ImageMagick on Linux. To label the images, I used Freestone image viewer in Windows to batch add labels.
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Apr 28
Last night was clear. Switched to my Celestron C6 SCT and SV705C. I was able to capture the newly noticed supernova in NGC 5907, the Splinter Galaxy. This is the third supernova I have photographed. I do not have a before picture though. This galaxy is about 46.5 lyr away.
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Apr 28
Since there has been no end to the cloudy skies, I have started to reprocess some older data. This is the Lagoon Nebula from July 2025. Processed in Siril with VeraLux tools. Second image I changed the hue of the red channel.
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Apr 26
Since there has been no end to the cloudy skies, I have started to reprocess some older data. This is the Helix Nebula from August 2025. Processed in Siril with VeraLux tools.
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