I am home after 19 harrowing days in hospital where I stopped breathing after surgery and spent 10 days in the ICU. My hair is growing back patchily after chemo made me bald. I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck and can only walk slowly. That was hard but necessary to remove the cancer in my stomach, so I don’t really have a stomach anymore. My weirdest symptom today is “an impending sense of doom” every time I eat. It’s a thing apparently. I hope that goes away before I develop an eating disorder. Anyway I’m so happy to be alive and with my family again! Thanks to everyone for their support and kind words. ❤️

If you're shooting with a one-shot color camera and feel like you're leaving detail on the table… this one’s for you. We’re featuring the Optolong L2 Dual Filter Combo Set - and it’s quietly changing the game for OSC astrophotography. scopetrader.com/magazine/apr…

Orion Nebula (M42) captured with the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope — 4 hours of total acquisition time. #scopetrader #astrophotography #smarttelescope #NASA #Science #SeestarS30

Seestar S30 Pro just did THIS. #SeestarS30pro #seestar_astro #Astronomy #SmartTelescope

ZWO has just released new cameras and binoculars with the ASI585MM Air, ASI4400MC Pro and the new Seestar Binoculars arriving for astrophotographers who want full frame options, portable imaging and easy sky viewing in a fresh set of tools. scopetrader.com/asi585mm-air…

Did you guys know we’re going to the moon in a few months? Like Artemis II is actually happening, not some theoretical plan with hardware that still needs to be developed. The rocket is built and waiting to take the crew to the moon. First time since 1972. This is a big deal!

Lbn528 and Lbn532, dark nebulae in the constellation Cepheus. Light:149x600" #Optolong L-Ultimate filter Light:215x300"Optolong L-Pro filter Light:89x300"Optolong L-Qef #filter Total: 50h:10m Dark:30x600‘-30x300’ Flat and Dark-Flat:45x5" for each filter Credit:Federico Boninsegna

3I/ATLAS！ Ben Frederick captured the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS 📸 Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro 🔭 Telescope: Askar 71F 📍 Bortle 4/5 skies Processing: PixInsight RC Astro plug-ins 57 × 60s exposures @ gain 100, –14 °C #ZWO #ASI533MCPro #Astrophotography #Comet #3IATLAS

The October 2025 issue of ScopeTrader just dropped and we got the Biscuit! scopetrader.com/magazine/oct…

Live in Australia, do this! scopetrader.com/australians-…

September issue is here! scopetrader.com/magazine/sep…

Sh2-115 in SHO It's a visible emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus, 7,500 light years from our solar system. Shots taken with #3nm filters with a full moon. 🔭 Askar fra600 reduced f3.9 📷Zwo Asi 2600mm ⚙️Zwo Am5 #Optolong filters 3nm Ha O3 S2 Credit: Gianni Lacroce #SHO

Thanks for the write up @scopetrader 💪🏼 “AUSTRALIANS URGED TO SIGN PETITION EN7346 ON LIGHT POLLUTION” scopetrader.com/australians-…

One big question I got about the observatory is if we have ever pointed all the scopes at one spot? The answer is yes! This is the result of one such effort, 1650 hours of exposure in Ursa Major!

November issue is here! Check out all that is happening in amature astronomy. scopetrader.com/magazine/nov…

Why everyone should own a Redcat! scopetrader.com/redcat-51-as…

scopetrader.com/magazine/oct… Check out the latest issue, thanks to everyone for making this a great one - especially Christopher Smythies for sharing his wonderful astronomy aventure to Goldendale Sky Village!