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Jury duty made me mad.

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I have jury duty Tomorrow. How can one remain an impartial cog in such bent machinery? Even the finest Swiss made gears don't matter when dropped into a garbage disposal.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

For my arts elective this semester, I'm enrolled in a digital photography class. It's been really fun, and I enjoy the quests we've been given so far. This week's focus was composition, white balance, and light editing. #art #beauty #photography #arts #perspective #sunset #snow #refract #materia

submitted 18 days ago • 1 comment

MY BOY #bengal #bengalcat #cat

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

At some point during the #editing process, I remove the stars from my #astrophotography images to work on target specific details. I'm always tempted to just leave the stars out. And finish my work without them. Is #starless better? #astronomy #space #universe #art #wonder #nebula #photography #apod

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

This thing has been an absolute nightmare to process. Just under 6 hours of exposure time on #Caldwell7, a spiral #galaxy 8 million light years away. Captured with a C11 + #HyperStar @ f1.9 540mm, ASI2600MC, EQ6-R. 176x120s subs. #Astrophotography #NGC2403 #DeepSky #art #lonely #photography #apod

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Hey #astro fans! Do you have a fav #galaxy? Galaxy season is coming up, and I'd love to capture some photons by request. If I can image them from my little #observatory and my mount holds up, I'll try! Drop your favorite in the comments! #astronomy #space #poll #astrophotography #photography #art

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

More time. More work. More detail. I've had to cull quite a few frames, due to an overloaded mount. @skywatcherusa.bsky.social isnt too active here, so they don't see my pleas for an eq8-r. #astronomy #space #universe #galaxy #photography #astrophotography #art #beauty #nebula #cosmos #love

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

I've assembled a team of the most horrible perverts and criminals you've ever seen and we're going to fix this country

submitted 34 days ago • 631 comments

I was able to revisit this image and reveal some more hidden details. I'm still learning. Each time I open images again, I have new ideas for unlocking them! Still looking for a new mount. #astronomy #space #universe #galaxy #photography #astrophotography #art #beauty #nebula #cosmos

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Really? With everything else, going for the #pellgrant? The government's only done a few things that I've actually felt a benefit from, and the current president has already attacked all of them. Now I can't afford school. I'm sure I'm not the only one. #highereducation #college #financialaid #help

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

I got some time on the Heart Nebula. Not a ton of good data, so I had to work hard to pull detail out of it. Looking forward to getting a better mount soon. Hey @skywatcherusa.bsky.social, any plans for a sale on the EQ8-R/tri pier coming up? #astronomy #space #photography #astrophotography #nebula

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

2 more hours of data and a lighter hand when processing. This is my favorite so far! Eq6-r guiding a Celestron C11 @ 540mm and F1.9 via hyperstar. ASI 2600MC PRO. I NEED A NEW MOUNT. @skywatcherusa.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #art #stargazing #galaxy #cosmology #cosmos

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

@sunnybreadloaf.bsky.social welcome, Sunny!

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

I'LL NEVER BE HAPPY WITH MY ART. The last one was too pink.

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

@sekhmet611.bsky.social Omg you're here!

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

This is about 2 hours of additional exposure time on top of the last version of the Andromeda Galaxy I posted. I stacked it and tried to gently process it. #astronomy #space #universe #galaxy #photography #astrophotography #art

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

M31, captured by me on January 21st. My main target had some passing clouds, so I decided to swing around to this. 15 minutes of integration on my C11 at 540mm F1.9. Processed in DSS and PS. I'm slowly learning how to process astro pics, so go easy on me! #photography #astrophotography #space #art

submitted 41 days ago • 4 comments

Listen, it's ok if you already need an escape from all of it. Any night, you can go outside, look up at the stars, and remember that we are so small in the grand scheme of -- damnit is that one of his rockets blowing up

submitted 43 days ago • 9 comments

1/2 On November 15th, 2024 I undertook a seemingly doomed mission, hiking up to one of my favorite stargazing spots with my all my gear to capture the Full Beaver Moon. It was a cold evening and I battled numb fingers to get my camera all set up and stable in the windy conditions. #photography #oops

submitted 43 days ago • 1 comment

Roof is cleared of snow and ready to be opened up to clear skies tonight. Hopefully I can get more photons from the Horsehead and Flame Nebula tonight. Hopefully my @skywatcherusa.bsky.social eq6-r doesn't let me down! For real though, I might be pushing the payload a bit. 😔 #🌌

submitted 44 days ago • 0 comments

Growing up on R.E.M. misled me to believe that when it was the end of the world, I'd feel fine.

submitted 45 days ago • 32 comments

Noby the cat inches closer to the warmest spot in the house. #cat #bengalcat #photography #cozy

submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Astrophotography is fun, but I want to contribute to actual scientific research with my telescope. Does anybody know of any fun citizen science projects I could participate in with a backyard observatory? @roguenasa.bsky.social #citizenscience #astronomy #Science #research

submitted 45 days ago • 3 comments

Folks seem to like this pond. I'll look for more of the pics I took that morning. I really thought it was a waste of a morning, missing the comet and all. But the rising sun shining through windswept clouds was truly stunning. #photography #sunrise #nature #beauty #love #peaceful

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Another pic of the #sunrise that morning. I really dislike waking up early, but this was definitely worth it.

submitted 46 days ago • 5 comments