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SH2-114 A Cosmic Dragon from Grand Mesa Observatory by Transient Astro, on Flickr

Image credit and copyright Grand Mesa Observatory, Kim Quick, Tom Masterson.

Great points Ann, your analysis is always much appreciated! :D I think you may be onto something with the very energetic type O stars in this area putting out massive amounts of bluish light and that light scattering in this area, of course this is only my very amateur opinion and I in no way consid...

Is there an easy explanation I can tell my 7-year-old grandson explaining why the nebula is mostly 80% red but has a distinctive blue colored clock hand about at the 3 o'clock position? Here's what I know. The red is mostly hydrogen gas absorbing the red as absorbtion from the solar winds. The blue...

Wow! Awesome info Ann!!!! Thank you!! Always a huge honor to have our image posted on APOD :D If anyone is interested here's the tech info for this image: Location: GrandMesaObservatory.com Purdy Mesa, Colorado Captured over 4 nights in June, July and August 2023 for Total acquisition time of 14.3 h...

Omega Nebula from Grand Mesa Observatory by Transient Astro, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Grand Mesa Observatory, Kim Quick, Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson

Spectacular Airglow from Grand Mesa Observatory on 7/16/2023 Annotated by Transient Astro, on Flickr

Image credit and copyright Tom Masterson

Spectacular Airglow from Grand Mesa Observatory on 7/16/2023 by Transient Astro, on Flickr

Image credit and copyright Tom Masterson

Milky Way Rises Behind the Ancient Bristlecone Pines 6/17/2023 by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image credit and copyright Tom Masterson www.transientastronomer.com

Wider Field of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF passing by Mars from Grand Mesa Observatory by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr


Image Credit and Copyright Grand Mesa Observatory, Tom Masterson, Kim Quick, Terry Hancock.

Hi Tom! What you call a simple correction in the APOD description has a deep meaning IMHO and deserves some further toughts. As we pointed out the comet is at the right place for the date and time declared by the author but there's a whole amount of sky that doesn't show up to the West. At the time...

I've had to give a run down of this image to a few laypeople lately who have asked about it and it has been been pretty difficult. I won't belabor the point of the technical issues which have already been laid out quite well in this thread and elsewhere on web. But I think it's important to make a c...

Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Passes by Mars from Grand Mesa Observatory 2/10/2023 by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Grand Mesa Observatory, Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson

Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF from Grand Mesa Observatory on 1/22/2023 by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Grand Mesa Observatory www.grandmesaobservatory.com Tom Masterson/Terry Hancock/Kim Quick

Iris Nebula Widefield from Grand Mesa Observatory by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Tom Masterson Grand Mesa Observatory

Milky Way over Fairyland Canyon, Bryce Canyon NP by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image credit and copyright Tom Masterson

The Amazing Clouds of Orion by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image credit and copyright Nicolas Rolland, Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson. Grand Mesa Observatory www.grandmesaobservatory.com

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51725407414_9f5697868d_c.jpg Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Moves Past Globular Cluster M3 While a Meteor Streaks Across the Sky by Transient Astronomer , on Flickr Image Credit and Copyright Terry Hancock/Tom Masterson Grand Mesa Observatory www.grandmesaobservatory....

Ann, that's a TON of awesome information thanks for sharing!

Glad you all like the image

Tom

Comet C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) Passes by the Hockey Stick and Whale Galaxies by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Grand Mesa Observatory, Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson

Blue Pleiades and Red Mars by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Grand Mesa Observatory, Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson

Triangulum Galaxy and Comet 156P/Russell-LINEAR by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson, Grand Mesa Observatory

Emerald Comet Visits Colorful Auriga by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson, Grand Mesa Observatory

Comet NEOWISE Passing by Globular Clusters M53 and NGC5053 by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Terry Hancock, Tom Masterson, Grand Mesa Observatory www.grandmesaobservatory.com

Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE 7/22/2020 by Transient Astronomer, on Flickr

Image Credit and Copyright Tom Masterson

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_200718.jpg Finding NEOWISE Explanation: If you can see the stars of the Big Dipper , you can find comet NEOWISE in your evening sky tonight. After sunset look for the naked-eye comet below the bowl of the famous celestial kitchen utensil of the north and above ...