Captured in Bortle 5 skies with a quarter moon on the Seestar S30.

Clarkston, Washington

01-25-2026

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PLACE: Moccasin Lake, Winston, Georgia

INSTRUMENT: 14 Inch (36 cm) Meade LX200 SCT

FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3

ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer

MOUNT: Meade Fork

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Here is the result of me taking an image from both my light polluted skies near Pittsburgh, PA and from dark skies in Potter County, PA. This is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888). It is located in the Cygnus Constellation.

Technical details in the link: astrob.in/rq5c3f/B/

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Also known as the Seven Sisters.

Taken in Botle 5 skies with a quarter moon.

Seestar S30

Clarkston, Washington

01-25-2026

Clarkston, Washington

Taken with the Seestar S30 with passing clouds and half moon lit night. Bortle 5 skies.

02-10-2026

lots of dust and stars in our own galaxy Milky Way

Canon EOS 1300D

another capture of blood Moon and eclipse 7.9.2025

skywatcher newton 150/750

canon eos 1300D

mount eq3-2

bortle 3-4

czech republic

OBJECT: M-1; NGC 1952; Taurus-A

CONSTELLATION: Taurus

POSITION (2000.0): 05 34 31.9 +22 00 52.2

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DIAMETER: 490" x 290"

DISTANCE (parsecs): 2,250

TYPE: SNR + Pulsar

CLASS: SNR of 1054 A.D.

MAGNITUDE: 8.4

PULSAR Mag.: 16

REFERANCE: Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Vol 3

DATE: Nov. 13/14, 2015

TIME: 12:26 to 01:13 AM-EST

PLACE: Moccasin Lake, Winston, Georgia

INSTRUMENT: 14 Inch (36 cm) Meade LX200 SCT

FOCAL RATIO: f/6.3

ACCESSORIES: Meade 0.63x reducer + IDAS LPR filter

MOUNT: Orion HDX110 EQ-G

CAMERA: Canon 60Da

EXPOSURE: 34 minutes

SUBS: 20 seconds

ISO: 6400

A Whisper from the Long Night: Comet 24P/Schaumasse

On December 30, 2026, beneath the still and patient sky of Desert Bloom Observatory, Comet 24P/Schaumasse revealed itself not as a spectacle, but as a whisper. At a modest magnitude of 9.4, its light arrived faint and restrained, a reminder that not all celestial travelers announce their presence with grandeur. Ten stacked exposures of 600 seconds were required to gather enough ancient photons to form this image—each one a fragment of sunlight reflected by ice and dust released as the comet slowly warms. The absence of a pronounced tail is not a failure of vision, but a lesson in physics: low activity, distance from the Sun, and limited gas production all conspire to keep its signature subtle. This image teaches patience—how astronomy rewards those who listen carefully to the dark, where even the quietest messengers still carry the story of the early solar system.

Andromeda Galaxy (M31), 10/08/2021

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RASA 8

CGEM-dx mount

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair Pro

Optolong L-Pro filter

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Location – My Driveway, WA

Bortle Class 7

300 30-second Lights (2.5hrs)

60 Darks

60 Bias

60 Flats

Astro Pixel Processor

StarNet++

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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51), 04/21/2021

The Whirlpool Galaxy is slowly merging with the smaller, yellowish galaxy NGC 5195. This interaction is trigging massive areas of new star formation, which is why there is so many red clusters in the Whirlpool Galaxy.

Equipment:

RASA 8

iOptron GEM45

ZWO ASI294MC-Pro

ZWO Asiair

Optolong L-Pro filter

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Location – Long Mire Campground

Bortle Class 2

300 30-second Lights (2.5 hrs.)

60 Darks

60 Dark flats

60 Flats

Astro Pixel Processor

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Photoshop

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