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A Bat, a Horse, and an Eye Walk Into a Bar…

More pictures from my eVscope2, including the Cosmic Bat nebula, the Horsehead nebula, the Flame nebula, the Iris nebula, and M66 (a galaxy). Continue reading

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First Clear Night in 2 months

More pictures from my back porch, using an eVscope 2 telescope. Continue reading

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New Thanksgiving Space Photos!

New observations of the Pleiades cluster, M74 and M77 galaxies, NGC 6888 (the Crescent nebula), and a revisit to the Orion nebula. Continue reading

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Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) (and Some Other New Stuff)

New targets! Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is beautiful, and I get a nice shot of both the Iris and Crab Nebulae. And maybe Ceres? Continue reading

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Looking for an elephant, and finding some new clusters

One last try to catch the Elephant’s Trunk nebula, plus some new globular clusters and galaxies. Continue reading

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That Supernova Was Weirder Than We Thought

Those pictures of a supernova from May of 2023? Turns out they’re maybe from a very weird kind of supernova, that’s been theorized, but not observed (until now?). Continue reading

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Three Strikes and a Couple Hits

I try to find a few new nebulae to add to my collection, and while I struck out, I get a couple good shots of some old friends. Continue reading

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Unveiling… the Veil Nebula!

I took some new pictures with my eVscope 2, realized I was out of focus, and then got some nice shots of the Veil Nebula – which for some reason, doesn’t show up normally in the telescope’s list of available targets. Continue reading

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My Current Top 10 Space Photos

I lay out my top 10 favorite images, captured by my Unistellar eVscope 2 telescope, from the back porch of my home. Continue reading

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Revisiting Some Favorites, And a New Nebula

I had a clear night a couple nights ago, without high clouds, and decided to give it a go. I was happy with what I captured! The first image is a new object (for me) – the Little Dumbbell Nebula. … Continue reading

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