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I run a creative studio called 137 North, constantly renovate a historic home, love astronomy and astrophotography, enjoy gaming, love on my wonderful family (husband and 3 boys), and my family’s many pets.
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Trump’s 2nd term reminds me of the 2013 Black Mirror episode, “The Waldo Moment”? A cartoon bear is used, unwittingly at first, against a politician. Waldo is brash, rude, and relentlessly mocks his opponents and it eventually becomes an anti-candidate and nearly wins. 1/🧵

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

A photo of the very best girl.

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s what my telescope is imaging lately. The Seagull nebula in the constellation Canis Major.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Lo siento, pero it’s apparently a crime to speak Spanish in public now. A grandmom, mom, and a toddler were all taken to a detention center by ICE and they’re Puerto Rican (which means US citizens for those who don’t know). Dios mío.

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

I missed a couple of clear nights this week due to some health issues and now, when I’m feeling up to getting the telescope going, I’ve got clouds. 😭

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Here’s what an image looks like straight out of my astronomy camera. I’m currently gathering light on the Lower’s Nebula and another nearby nebula that I’m still trying to find info for. This is a single 5-minute hydrogen alpha exposure with a 3nm filter. Everything is shot in B&W and color mapped.

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

Members of my family died fighting Nazis. I’m sure he’ll say this was “just a joke” and that he’s just baiting libs but this kind of garbage should never be something you joke about. His past comments about Nazis and his support for AfD seem to indicate this isn’t a one-off fluke or a joke.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

This looks like an amazing series.

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

The Gamma Cygni Nebula (IC 1318) The second image is a starless version. Feeling nerdy? You can view acquisition details and a higher resolution image on Astrobin: www.astrobin.com/r3xdiu/

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

What a treat tonight! We got to see the #lunar #occultation of #Mars during the first full moon of 2025, the “Wolf Moon.” An occultation is just a fancy way of saying that, from our perspective, Mars appeared to slip behind the moon. #timelapse #astronomy #astrophotography

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

I want to finally wade into planetary imaging this year after years of focusing on nebula and galaxies. Those with experience, what our your favorite scope/camera combos for planetary?

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

This is Sharpless 171 in the constellation Cepheus shot in narrowband and combined using the Hubble Palette. It’s a really striking nebula with prominent elephant trunk formations and I love the depth that this color combination shows. #astrophotography

submitted 59 days ago • 3 comments