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M101 - SN2023ixf and an Active Galaxy You can imagine my surprise back in May, when just a few days after starting to image M101, the news broke that a Supernova had just been discovered in M101. I was over the moon seeing the exploded star appear in the photos. Needless to say, I thought this woul...

M44 - Beehive Cluster, The New Bees Location Front Garden, London UK Dates: Feb. 25, 2023 · Feb. 26, 2023 Frames: 97×180″(4h 51′) 77×300″(6h 25′) Integration: 11h 56′ Imaging Telescope William Optics RedCat 51 II Imaging Cameras ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Mounts Celestron Advanced VX Software Open PHD Guidi...

Inverted Realities - Airliner and an Active Star I could not resist posting this single frame of an airliner crossing the Sun on May 27, 2023 whilst I recorded a few tests from my back garden. Hope you enjoy! Location: Back Garden, London, UK Imaging Telescopes Lunt LS80MT DS Imaging Cameras ZWO AS...

The power of the human brain to find patterns even where there are none. We are the evolutionary byproduct of an environment that favored large brains capable of noticing patterns (even when they often proved coincidental). Eventually we found good systematic ways of testing those patterns for vali...

The Hidden Benefits of Large Science Projects Universe Today | Paul M. Sutter | 2023 Jun 16 https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/noirlab2118a.jpg Large astronomical projects like the Dark Energy Survey and the James Webb Space Telescope provide innumerable benefits to society, l...

Not astronomy, but so dramatic! The new volcano on Iceland at Geldingadur still small, but becasue it's magma is comng from many miles down is likely to continue to erupt for a long time, and could develop into a new shield volcano. Already, it is predicted to flow into a much larger area by the en...

When I was working as a pharmacist, I had opinions I felt unheard or even unwanted. The internet has opened a platform for all to voice their opinions but societal courtesies have not kept pace with technology. In golf there is an observed etiquette that parallels the rules. Society, currently, has...

Adora, Ilana, Hidalgo, Haley, Robin, Tevya, Yentl, Chili, Kaz, Rigel, Prince. And not shown, a couple of barn cats to timid to pose for pictures. And we're looking to rescue another Great Dane in the next few weeks. pets.jpg I love this! We used to do the same when I was a child. At one time we had...

Ann wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:16 am

THX1138 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:44 am I love that, fact resistant humans lol Hung up on their own make believe alternative facts

These fact resistant humans may not leave too many generations of descendants after them.

Ann

This is why they're ironically identifying themselves as woke!

.jpg Ed brought out some old memories; so I decided to start an old memory page! The wheelbarrow was part of my childhood fantasy! It was my spaceship back in the 1940's. :roll: I would sit in it and imagine. What a crazy kid I was! Now I'm a crazy old coot! :mrgreen: Anyway if you have an old memo...

neufer wrote: ↑Thu Jun 10, 2021 10:34 pm

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This is clearly a map of the UK!

I use SkyView. SkyView is a popular mobile app for both iOS and Android that can help you identify and track satellites. It uses your device's camera and GPS to show you the location of objects in the sky, including satellites. You can even set up alerts for when specific satellites are passing ove...

Hello, My name is Ali Alobaidly, from Kuwait. This is my submission for APOD (Instagram: AstraPharma_Q8). https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53033298272_2fdfc93c71.jpg NGC 6729 - A battle with the horizon by Ali Alobaidly , on Flickr Title: NGC 6729 - A battle with the horizon https://live.staticf...

The Magnificent Sombrero Galaxy - M104 Celestron 9.25edgehd, Skywatcher EQ6rpro, 0.7x reducer, Celestron OAG, ASI174mm mini, ASI533mcpro, SVBony UVIR cut Mar 28, 2023, 80x180s Apr 2, 2023, 39x180s Apr 9, 2023, 80x180s Apr 13, 2023, 121x180s Apr 14, 2023, 50x180s Apr 15, 2023, 74x180s Total Integrat...