Same data processed to reduce stars. Can’t decide which version I like more. Both have some aspects that are better than the other. #astrophotography #astro

Horse head and flame nebulae around the star Alnitak in Orion. This is one of my favorite objects that I image every year. 🔭WO UC 108 📷ASI2600MC-Duo 35×3-min subs #astrophotography #astro

I was shooting this last night and it clouded over. Glad I waited patiently for about 30 minutes, and it got clear again. Can’t wait to process this and other images later today. #astrophotography

It is 2 days after the exact time of opposition but, Jupiter is quite bright in the sky tonight. Here it is with its moons - Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto. #astro #astrophotography

Male to New Yorker / Male to Marisa Tomei

Comet Tshuchinsan and the Milky Way from Oct 2024. Would have been nicer if there was no light pollution. #astro #astrophotography

I have bought the annual pass every year for at least a decade. I think I’ll skip it this year.

Added 3 more hours of subs on California nebula. It seemed to reduce noise and bring out more details of the nebula. That’s what one would expect with longer exposure. 🔭WO UC 108 📷ASI2600MC-Duo Optolong LeNhance filter 61x5-min subs #astrophotography#astro#astro

Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet

I am old enough to remember when killing any humans was bad. Then somehow it became OK to kill foreigners. Now, it is fair game to kill your fellow citizen if they disagree with you.

Some big name transfers for 2026 season: Remco moves to Bora Red Bull; Juan Ayuso and Derek Gee go to Lidl Trek and Simon Yates retiring! #cycling

That is a huge surprise! I was hoping to see some more contests between him and his twin brother Adam.

Wondering if and how I should respond to this message?

Holidays are over. Time to get back to reality and work. I swear I could happily get used to the daily schedule of holidays… forever. It will not be a problem at all.

Finished reading my first book of 2026! The brutal telling by Louise Penny. www.goodreads.com/book/show/64...

Watched “Wake up dead man” boxd.it/cosbOz

Finally a special mention for this photo that was in the making for half of 2025. A six month long exposure from Summer to Winter solstice using a pinhole camera tracking the movement of Sun in the sky! #astro #astrophotography

My favorite deep space photos from December: Elephant trunk nebula Tulip nebula Pleiades cluster California nebula #astro #astrophotography

Favorite photos from November: Our closest neighbor Andromeda galaxy (M31) Iris nebula #astro #astrophotography

A couple of comets made appearances in October. I could capture only Comet Lemon. Its tail kept changing very quickly and can be seen in these two photos taken over 2 days. #astro #astrophotography

Favorite deep space photos from October: The dark nebula separating North American and Pelican nebulae The wizard nebula Helix nebula aka the eye of Sauron #astro #astrophotography

Two favorite photos from September: Crescent nebula from Cygnus Eagle nebula featuring the famous pillars of creation. #astro #astrophotography

In August, spent a few sessions on Veil nebula and learned new processing skills to capture this mosaic of this supernova remnant. #astro #astrophotography

Favorite photos from July: North American nebula Supernova SN2025rbs in NGC7331 - pointed with red lines Lobster claw nebula #astro #astrophotography

Favorite photos from June are these with star trails and firefly trails. I also started shooting with a new imaging setup and the first image with it was this image of M13 - the great Hercules cluster. #astro #astrophotography

Month of May was quite cloudy and rainy. The only photo worth sharing was Mars visiting the Beehive cluster M44. #astro #astrophotography

Favorite photos from April are the two face-on galaxies from Ursa Major: M51 M101 #astro #astrophotography

Favorite photos from March: Rosette nebula Orion Nebula Leo triplet of galaxies

My favorite photo from February is of one of my most favorite target - the horsehead and flame nebulae #astro #astrophotography

As 2025 comes to an end, here are some of my favorite astrophotos that I was able to capture. These are from January: Moon occultation of Mars M81 and M82 from Ursa Major Some star trails #astro #astrophotography

Veil nebula Comparing images from Fall 2021 and from last week Improved equipment and improved processing technique #astrophotography

Made it to my yearly goal with a day to spare!

And…. Just like that, he is 20.

Watched first two episodes of “Pluribus”. Interesting show! Want to watch the rest of the season. The name of the main character should have been Karen instead of Carol. That would have been perfect!

Went for a hike after last night’s half foot of snowfall. It is so satisfying to be first on the trail and make bootprints in fresh untouched snow. Simple pleasures in life!

Added 3 more hours of subs on California nebula. It seemed to reduce noise and bring out more details of the nebula. That’s what one would expect with longer exposure. 🔭WO UC 108 📷ASI2600MC-Duo Optolong LeNhance filter 61x5-min subs #astrophotography#astro#astro

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This is so cool.

Amazing #Solar #Astrophotography you can do with a ~$25 camera! ☀️🔭🦛

Six month exposure in a pinhole camera tracking the Sun's movement from summer to winter solstice. This is so cool - you can spot stretches of cloudy days. Have to redo this to catch the summer sun better. This image was taken using #solarcan

Was able to capture just about 2 hours of California nebula (NGC1499) on the night of Winter Solstice before clouds came in. This emission nebula in Perseus is at 1K ly and is powered by nearby star Menkhib. 🔭WO UC 108 📷ASI2600MC-Duo Optolong LeNhance filter 23x5-min subs #astrophotography#astro#astro

Windows is asking me to change my password on this last day before the holiday break starts. Not going to do any such thing. Will deal with it when I return in January.

Shooting California nebula (NGC1499) tonight. The guiding is working well. Hoping to collect at least 3 hours of 5-min subs. #astro #astrophotography

Yesterday, the last sunset of this fall season was quite nice.

Today as Winter Solstice marks the start of Winter season for northern hemisphere, I am hoping for clear skies on this longest night of the year.

Tulip nebula is an emission nebula in Cygnus. Not as bright and big as other nebulae around it but there is an interesting object in the same field of view. The blue lines point to the location of an X-ray source, Cygnus x-1 - the first ever black hole candidate discovered in 1964. #astrophotography

My first time going for a performance of Handel’s Messiah by Eastern Connecticut symphony chorus. It featured about 30 selected movements out of 53. The singing was quite good.

MAY I REMIND ALL:

Elephant trunk nebula captured on Friday night. I really like the combination of emission and dark nebulosity in this star forming region. Some stars here are very young - only about 100K years old. 🔭WO UC 108 📷ASI2600MC-Duo Optolong LeNhance filter 20x5min #astrophotography #astronomy

Elephant trunk nebula captured on Friday night. I really like the combination of emission and dark nebulosity in this star forming region. Some stars here are very young - only about 100K years old. This is a stack of twenty 5-min exposures. 🔭WO UC 108 📷ASI2600MC-Duo Optolong LeNhance filter