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Dark Time of The Planet by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Dark Time of The Planet

My Interplanetary Memories

Interplanetary Travel

I was finishing another day on a new planet. At the end of the day, I start to enjoy the moment by climbing to the top of the mountain I am on to watch the sunset. The scenery is so perfect that I see that the camera I set up to record the sunset on video only takes a single frame photo instead of a video when the sunset is over. I was only able to take a single frame photo instead of a video with excitement and surprise in the face of that extraordinary sunset view. Although the photo frame I took was enough to show how unusual and unique the sunset was. However, I needed that video recording for some scientific analysis and detailed observations. I couldn't turn back time. I could sometimes make mistakes in my interplanetary travel. I said hello to the dark time of the planet, with billions of starscapes starting to become visible as the sun went down completely. The stars were so many and bright that it was impossible not to be enchanted by this unique landscape. It was as if the stars were turning the dark sky into a riot of colors and light. If I stretched my hand to the sky, it was as if they were close enough to touch the stars. Stardust surrounded them. They were in colorful pastel shades. I'm taking a few more photos. Then I lay back where I am and begin to watch the stars and the sight of stardust scattering from the dead stars. It never occurs to me to sleep in front of this unique star landscape. I'm almost losing myself. When I was on planet Earth, I could never see so many stars in the night sky. Interplanetary travel has blessed me with these unique cosmic landscapes. Maybe that's why I couldn't sleep at night. My soul refused to sleep in the face of these enormous cosmic landscapes. Maybe I was deliberately refusing to sleep. In my dreams, I was reliving the memories of living in the world over and over again. I was seeing the streets I lived in in my dreams. I dreamed of the woman I fell in love with. And this was giving me emotional pain when I woke up. I am aware that my emotional conflicts are increasing. I couldn't decide. Should I go back to earth? Or should I continue this deep space journey that I've embarked on? The purpose of my space travel was to find habitable planets. In fact, I had found enough planets suitable for living. But I had a new mission for myself. Finding the lost Plutonian civilization. For some reason I was obsessed with this lost civilization. I really wanted to find them. Only when I found them would I find out what had happened to the Plutonian civilization and why they had left their planet. In this way, I would also be able to learn why the planets I had visited, which were quite suitable for life but had no life on them, were so quiet. But at the same time, my human feelings began to revive. This situation was very challenging for me. I had a desire to return to the world. Could I go back to the world and start all over again? I could not find an answer to these questions in my head. Both were decisions that required a lot of courage. And I was getting more and more discouraged. This made it difficult for me to decide. What in the world was waiting for me? It scared me that I would start everything from scratch. Would I be able to adapt to life on Earth again? Would I be able to communicate with people? Will I be able to fall in love again? Would I be able to start a life again?

Questions, questions, questions...

I hope to be able to find answers to these questions as I continue to move towards my target new planet in dark deep space.

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)

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Used to Dream of Outer Space by jgurbisz

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The Orion and Running Man Nebula by Tom Wildoner

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Here is a view of the Orion Nebula and the surrounding area. Sharpless 279 is on the left, also known as The Running Man Nebula, Messier 42 and 43 on the right and consist of the Orion Nebula and de Mairen's Nebula. In the Sharpless Catalog, the Orion Nebula is designated as Sharpless 281. This is a mix of 10, 30 and 60 second images.

Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, ZWO ASI071mc-Pro camera, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, 50 minutes total exposure (calibrated with darks from the library), guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro running v1.5 Beta software, processed in PixInsight. Image date: January 9, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.

Flaming Star (IC405) and Tadpole Nebula (IC410) by Tom Wildoner

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This is the Flaming Star Nebula (IC405) and the Tadpole Nebula (IC410). The Flaming Star Nebula is the coma-shaped nebula on the top, the Tadpole Nebula is the large, circular nebula near the bottom. From Wikipedia, IC405 is an emission and reflection nebula in the constellation Auriga, surrounding the bluish star AE Aurigae. It shines at magnitude +6.0. IC410 is a faint and dusty emission nebula of more than 100 light-years across approximately 12,000 light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation of Auriga. NGC 1893, an open cluster, is embedded inside IC410. High clouds filled the imaging area causing the fuzzy display.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics REDCAT51, ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at 0C, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, Optolong L-eNhance filter (2”), 24 x 300 second exposures, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro, ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF, stacked in DSS and processed using PixInsight. Image date: September 23, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W59), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

Last Night’s First Quarter Moon - March 28, 2023 by Tom Wildoner

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Last night’s first quarter moon, three panel mosaic taken under partly cloudy skies.

Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, best 20% of 3000 frames, processed using Autostakkert!, Registax, and Adobe Lightroom. Image Date: March 28, 2023. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W95), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

Autone and Tone New Mural Poznań Outerspaces by Graffuturism.com

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Messier 81 - Bode's Galaxy in Ursa Major by Tom Wildoner

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Messier 81 (M81) is a large spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is referred to as Bode’s Galaxy as it was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1774 and later picked up by Messier and added to his catalog. The magnitude is listed at a bright 6.9 and the distance is about 11,800,000 light-years away from Earth.

Messier 81 is the largest galaxy in the M81 Group, a group of 34 galaxies located in the constellation Ursa Major. At approximately 11.8 million light years from the Earth, it makes this group and the Local Group, containing the Milky Way, relative neighbors in the Virgo Supercluster. (Wikipedia)

Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO ASI290MC and ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF. 108x 60 seconds at -10C plus darks and flats. Image Date: November 6, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

Spiral Galaxy Messier 66 (M66) in Leo by Tom Wildoner

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Messier 66 or M66, also known as NGC 3627, is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation of Leo. It was discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on March 1, 1780, who described it as "very long and very faint". This galaxy is a member of a small group of galaxies that includes M65 and NGC 3628, known as the Leo Triplet, or the M66 Group.

Age: 13.26 billion years

Magnitude: 8.9

Radius: 47,500 light years

Stars: 200 billion

Coordinates: RA 11h 20m 15s | Dec +12° 59′ 30″

Constellation: Leo

Tech Specs: Orion 8" f/8 Ritchey-Chretien Astrograph Telescope, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount that is pier mounted, ASI071MC-Pro, ZWO AAPlus, ZWO EAF, 54 x 60 seconds at -10C, processed using DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: March 26, 2023. Location: The Dark Side Observatory (W95), Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

Outpost 2242-59 by Alyss Whitewood

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Photo from the Guerrilla Burlesque Show 'Outpost 2242

Moon Photography by Jonathan Simonsen

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I took this photo about one hour before sunset (9:30 pm). I will try to capture a new photo of the moon once it is in full shape.

Yoda, Your Friend Am I, Luke ???? by Ron Charles

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As soon as I saw this little guy, I felt as though I knew him from some other universe. Actually, she's a girl & her name is Tallula. She belongs to movie director, Elise Durand, who's latest movie. "Can You Keep A Secret" was just released. Tallula is in the movie & plays herself,

Away by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Away

My Interplanetary Memories

Interplanetary Travel

I realized that I hadn't eaten in a while. My complicated mood has reached such a level that I forget what I have to do. I realized that I hadn't eaten for a while, as soon as I got up from where I was sitting, as a result of my dizziness and falling to the ground. When I measured my blood pressure and blood values as soon as I came to myself, I realized that I had not eaten anything for a long time. My psychological state had almost destroyed my sense of hunger. While I should have measured my biological values twice a day, I realized that I had not done these for a while. Since there is no one inside my spaceship to warn me but myself, the probability of this situation happening again is quite high. There is nothing here to remind me of me, except the computer that gives a warning when I forget to measure my biological values. Just because I turned off the computer's warning system a while ago doesn't mean I don't care about myself. Rather, it was something I did to get away from living like a robot. It was just one of my attempts to feel human again. Turning off the computer's warning system also helped. I took myself out of the routine and let myself go with the flow of life. This made me a little bit happy. I guess the routines I had to follow on this space journey made me live like a robot. But I was not a robot. I was a human. And I had feelings. These were the emotions I had to experience. I think it's been quite a long journey for a human, this space travel. It was a journey long enough to make a person get lost in his mind. This is a more complex disappearance than being lost in the depths of space. I still have not deviated from my course in this space journey that causes journeys to the past in the depths of the mind. I don't want to go back to planet earth before I find the Plutonians. Maybe I'll never find the plutonians. Maybe I'm looking for a civilization that has disappeared. In this case, this search could take forever. I think it has turned into a commitment for me. I consider myself part of the plutonian civilization. But on the other hand, my belonging to planet Earth, that is to my home, forces me to return home. I am going through a very difficult time. There are dozens of questions running through my mind. All I do is sleep and daydream when I have to find answers to each question. It's the only way for me to escape reality. Because, as soon as I answer the questions in my mind, I know that I will change the course of my spacecraft to planet earth and put an end to this space travel. That's why I need to avoid the questions that occupy my mind. This situation adversely affects my biological health. I don't forget to eat is only one of them. I still don't know what to do. I think it would be best if I put a stop to this post here for something to eat. See you in the next post. Take care of your soul...

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)

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Giant Star Lightfalls by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Giant Star Lightfalls

Interplanetary Travel

Youtube: The Moon Meditation

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)

IC2177 and the Seagull Nebula Region by Tom Wildoner

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IC 2177 is a region of nebulosity that lies along the border between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major. The region is often referred to as the Seagull Nebula, and includes a larger nebulous region as well and open clusters NGC 2335 and NGC 2343 and a small reflection nebula named NGC 2327 (in the wing of the Seagull). The open cluster Messier 50 (M50 or NGC 2323) can be seen in the upper left corner.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics REDCAT51, ZWO AS2600mc-Pro running at 0C, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, Optolong L-eNhance filter (2”), 24 x 300 second exposures, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini, controlled with a ZWO ASIAir Pro, ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF, stacked in DSS and processed using PixInsight and Adobe Lightroom. Image date: January 31, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

Little Bright Blue Stars by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Little Bright Blue Stars

My Interplanetary Memories

Interplanetary Travel

As the two suns illuminating the planet set behind the mountains, bright blue stars began to illuminate the sky. They looked like little blue light bulbs. They were like those little blue light bulbs that light up the scene on a wedding night. I really felt like I was at a country wedding while watching the sparkles of the stars. But I was the only guest at this wedding. There was no one around me to dance with. There was neither a groom nor a bride in this country wedding, illuminated by the stars in the sky. There was only me. Maybe this was the wedding of my eternal solitude. That night, under the stars, the whole universe witnessed this agreement that would last forever with my loneliness. It was a night when I blessed my loneliness. Thanks to this wedding, my loneliness would not bother me for many years and I would be able to continue my journey in space without any problems. It was as I thought. For many years, I never thought of my loneliness. I was very healthy mentally. Until the end of these long years. For the past year, all I've been thinking about was no longer the lost civilization of Plutonia. There was one more profound thing occupying my mind. My loneliness. I couldn't help but think about this situation. Maybe I should have made myself a new wedding of solitude. I should have remarried my loneliness. It is very difficult to make a decision in this huge vacuum of space. I want to get to the ending without hurting myself any further. I don't know yet what this ending will be. All I want is an end.

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)

The Whirlpool Galaxy Messier 51 by Tom Wildoner

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The Whirlpool Galaxy, Messier 51 (M51), or NGC 5194, is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici (just below the last star in the handle of the Big Dipper asterism). M51 is roughly 23 million light-years away from Earth.

Tech Specs: Meade 12” LX-90, Celestron CGEM-DX pier mounted, ZWO ASI071mc-Pro, Antares Focal Reducer, 160 x 60 second at -10C, 30 darks and 30 flats, guided using a ZWO ASI290MC and Orion 60mm guide scope. Captured using Sequence Generator Pro and processed using PixInsight. Image date: April 3, 2021. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

Blue Glacier Planet by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Blue Glacier Planet

Interplanetary Travel

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)

The Horsehead Nebula in Orion by Tom Wildoner

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Here is a wide field shot of one of the most photographed objects in the night sky, the Horsehead Nebula. The Horsehead Nebula is a diffuse dark nebula in the constellation Orion. The Horsehead Nebula is also referred to as Barnard 33 and is located inside the emission nebula IC 434 (the reddish background), it lies about 1,500 light-years away. The bright star to the left of the Horsehead Nebula is actually the star Alnitak, the leftmost star in the belt of Orion.

Tech Specs: Williams Optics Redcat, Sky-Watcher EQ6R-Pro mount, ZWO ASI2600MC-P camera, Optolong L-eNhance 2" filter, 48 x 300 seconds (4 hours) at -20C with darks from the library and flats taken the next morning, guided using a ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini. Captured using ZWO AAP and processed using PixInsight. Autofocus was accomplished using the ProAstroGear Black-CAT and ZWO EAF. Image date: January 31, 2022. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA (Bortle Class 4).

moon and uranus by dayon”Keizou” kaede

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See you again in 300 years.

Sunset in Plutonia by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Sunset in Plutonia

My Interplanetary Memories

Interplanetary Travel

I was starting to relax and enjoy the moment in front of a magnificent sunset view on the planet Plutonia. I remember feeling very lucky when I took this photo. Actually, I was lucky. I was the first person to be chosen for interplanetary travel on planet Earth. And this made me feel lucky and privileged. I saw the depths of space that no human had ever seen before. I have set foot on planets suitable for life, where no human has ever set foot before. I witnessed unique landscapes of space that no human had ever seen. I became the first human and even the first earth creature to be able to get this far from the earth. I say Earth creature, because a cat sent into space before me was the first creature to travel to the furthest point from Earth and return. I went hundreds of times further than that cat went in space. And that made me unique. The cat that was sent into space was able to return to earth. The space cat must still be living on earth. Definitely a lucky cat. To be selected for a space mission among thousands of cats and to be able to successfully complete this mission and return to planet earth. I didn't know whether it was a luckier situation to be selected for a space mission or to be able to return to Earth. I guess it's not a very lucky situation unless you can go back to the world.

I still have an infinite distance to go. I'm tired and weary. My excitement is more than less than my initial excitement. My thoughts are quite different from when I first embarked on this space journey. At first, my thoughts were busy with the exploration of new planets that I was going to do, while my current thoughts are purely about myself. I keep asking myself. I keep arguing with myself about the thought of returning to Earth. I still don't know what to decide.

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)

Cosmic Dust Ritual by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Cosmic Dust Ritual

My Interplanetary Memories

Interplanetary Travel

I was watching the sunset under a red cosmic dust cloud when I took this photo. I was sitting in silence enjoying this unique view in the sky. It was a moment when I felt very, very lucky. I had not yet given a name to this nebula I had just discovered. Instead of naming this nebula, I decided to savor the moment. A nebula or nebula is a nebula structure in space made up of cosmic dust, hydrogen, helium, and other ionized gases spread over vast areas. They were the remains of a dying star. Even billions of years old stars can have an end. When I think about it, a shudder takes over my body. While the concept of the end sometimes causes peace and excitement in me, the concept of the end sometimes causes fear in me. A concept that can put you in volatile moods is the ending. Maybe I should stop thinking about the end. But I still can't stop myself from thinking about my end. There is a result that I have experienced with nebulas and which surprised me quite a bit. I always felt a tremendous sense of peace in the face of all the cosmic dust landscapes I encountered. I was able to sleep better at night. And when I woke up, I felt that my whole body was completely relaxed. The dreams I had when I slept under the cosmic dust were also different. At night, I had dreams that made me happy and did not tire my mind. I discovered that cosmic dust causes positive results in the human body and soul. However, I have never measured it scientifically. It was just an observational discovery. Even thinking about those moments gives me peace right now. Again, I can't wait to encounter a cosmic dust landscape, the nebula.

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)

Remains of My Body by Yusuf Alioğlu

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Remains of My Body

My Interplanetary Memories

Interplanetary Travel

While trying to reduce the fever surrounding my body, I cannot prevent my body from getting tired. Yes, you can get sick even in outer space. When you're sick away from the world, you're alone. Just like me. I am trying to heal myself. For this, I need to use my energy in a controlled manner. Otherwise, my body's resistance may drop completely. This is not good for me.

Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i

Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu

Location: Outer space (space)