M88 in the Virgo/Coma Berenices galaxy region. #Astronomy #AstroPhotography

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A trio of galaxies interacting in the constellation Virgo. This is actually ten hours of exposure time, which should have yielded a much better result. But the sky has been kind of misty. I almost didn't share this, but I hated to waste the ten hours. #astronomy #astrophotography

The globular cluster M5 in the constellation Serpens. A big, bright, beautiful cluster. It almost gives the Hercules cluster a run for its money. #astronomy #astrophotography

The galaxies M81 and M82 in Ursa Major. They are very close together and very easy to frame together, so normally, they appear together in one photo. I decided to try processing them separately. #astronomy #astrophotography

This is the Galaxy M83 in Hydra, sometimes called the Southern Pinwheel. It's primarily a southern hemisphere galaxy, never getting much over 24 degrees over the southern horizon from where I live. That makes it challenging, but I did my best. #astronomy #astrophotography

Happy book birthday to COME BACK TO THE WORLD, by NYT bestseller @catherineryanhyde.bsky.social! A single mother strives to understand the enigma of a reclusive novelist in a poignant novel about belonging, secret lives, and the want to disappear.

The moon tonight. #astronomy #astrophotography

I haven't taken many solar images lately, but the sun continues to be interesting. I keep expecting it to get quiet and head for solar minimum, but I guess it's not ready yet. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

A perfectly nice picture of the first quarter moon last night at sunset. I like the lighting. Trouble is, this was supposed to be an image of the lunar X and the lunar V, and they do not appear. The best time for viewing was during broad daylight, so that didn't help. #astronomy #astrophotography

This is the globular cluster M68 in Hydra, under a little too much moonlight. #astronomy #astrophotography

The moon with Jupiter last night. This is the odd occasion where viewing with your eyes is actually more spectacular than a photo. #astronomy #astrophotography

The Spiral Galaxy M64 in Coma Berenices, commonly referred to as the black eye galaxy. #astronomy #astrophotography

The crescent moon at sunset. #astronomy #astrophotography

Fortunately, I decided to take another crack at NGC 2683. I'm really glad I did because it came out much better this time. #astronomy #astrophotography

A not too wildly successful image of the galaxy NGC 2683 in the constellation Lynx. It's sometimes called the UFO galaxy. It's really too small for my equipment, especially my north-facing equipment upstairs. #astronomy #astrophotography

Globular Cluster M3 in the constellation Canes Venatici. #astronomy #astrophotography

M104, the Sombrero Galaxy in Virgo. #astronomy #astrophotography

This is the other thing I was working on last night. The Galaxy M101 in Ursa Major. But there was a lot of cloud action in the early part of the night, and I ended up with less than five hours of it. At least they were hours in a very dark sky. #astronomy #astrophotography

Comet C/2025 R3 Pan-STARRS. Not the best picture of a comet, but this was tricky. It's very close to the horizon where the sun is rising in the morning. By the time it comes up it's really a little too light for photography. That's likely why I didn't capture much tail. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Markarian's Chain of Galaxies in Virgo. #astronomy #astrophotography

M36, the Pinwheel Cluster (upper left) and M38, the Starfish Cluster (lower right) in Auriga. #astronomy #astrophotography

The open cluster M37 in Auriga. #astronomy #astrophotography

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A handful of days ago, I posted that the sun had decided to get interesting again. Please add the word "very" to that assessment. #astronomy #astrophotography #skying

Jupiter in a lunar halo. That other spot of light is just a lens flare. #Skying

The moon and Jupiter tonight. #astronomy #astrophotography

The Quarter Moon with Jupiter, Castor and Pollux. #astronomy #astrophotography

Tonight's quarter moon. #astronomy #astrophotography

The sun has decided to be interesting again. #astronomy #astrophotography

The globular cluster M53 in Coma Berenices. #astronomy #astrophotography

IC 342 in the constellation Camelopardalis. It's called The Hidden Galaxy, because it's near the galactic equator where it's heavily obscured by the gas and dust of our Milky Way. #astronomy #astrophotography

The Medusa Nebula, a very old planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini. #astronomy #astrophotography

This little dark nebula in Cassiopeia is called the Helping Hand. It's very small and very faint. I've always loved it, and this is the first time I've successfully imaged it. This is more than 30 hours of total exposure time. #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing crescent moon tonight. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The Leo Triplet of Galaxies. For reasons not worth going into, this is a starless image. So if you things that looks like stars, they are probably other small galaxies. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

NGC 2170, the Angel Nebula in Orion. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

This is NGC 2419, a tiny (from here) little globular cluster in the constellation Lynx. It's small for my equipment, but I really like it, so I keep trying. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

While I was at it, I was able to get a slightly improved version of Barnard's Loop. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

IC 405 and 410 again. I've been working on this way too long. I still don't have the color quite right, but it's a step in the right direction. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

IC 405 and IC 410, the Flaming Star Nebula and the Tadpole Nebula. I'm not thrilled with this processing and will probably take another crack at it at some point. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Barnard's Loop, a faint crescent of red nebulosity around the sword and belt of Orion. Inside is the Orion Nebula and the Flame and Horsehead Nebulae. You can also see the Witch Head Nebula hanging upside down on the lower right. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Venus and Saturn, preparing to set over the ocean.

I decided it had been a while since I broke out the Calcium-K solar filter. And the sun was cooperating by being interesting. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

This is the Blood Moon again, but this time 30 6-second images stacked. I think it might have gained a little bit in detail, but I might like the color better on the first one. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

This was about half an hour after totality. The last decent image I got of it before it disappeared behind the studio over my garage. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

In case your sky was cloudy or you just didn't feel like getting up in the middle of the night (which I get), here's what the partial phase of the eclipse looked like. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The first image off my camera of the Blood Moon. This is right at totality, 3:33 a.m. I did very little processing on this. I sharpened it. The light and color are exactly as they came off my camera. #astronomy #astrophotography

A nice little open star cluster, M93 in Puppis. Somehow this has escaped my attention up until now. This was taken under a nearly full moon, with the light blue background discarded. #Astronomy #Astrophotography