Solar Imaging from Lansing Farmer's Market on 4/4/26. Thanks to Olivia Harrell, Nathan Harrell, Maxwell G., Phil Wimberly, Leigh Owen, Cheyenne H., and N. Triplett for contributing. They each received their own full sized copy with their watermark. #LansingNC #Solar #Astrophotography

David and Cory sharing solar views and the potential for Lansing, NC to become the first International DarkSky Community in Appalachia. Thanks to the Farmer's Market for allowing us to attend. We look forward to many more events in the park in the near future. #LansingNC #AsheCountyNC #DarkSkies

A live 4K broadcast of the Artemis II lunar flyby, featuring a recording of the Moon's far side and a solar eclipse captured from the Orion Integrity capsule is scheduled to take place on Monday, April 6th, at 12:45 PM EDT. Don't miss it! #space #nasa #Astronomy

Source: BBC, ESA.

Artemis II: Astronauts about to push into higher orbit in next stage of Moon mission- watch live The astronauts have just woken up and are preparing to line up the spacecraft to head towards the Moon.

Artemis II: Astronauts about to push into higher orbit in next stage of Moon mission- watch live - BBC News share.google/SqnxhM9b2bzx...

NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis II Moon Mission - NASA Editor’s note: NASA will continuously update this Artemis II briefings and mission events page throughout prelaunch, launch, and mission activities.

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Parkway foundation sees bright future for dark sky tourism The nonprofit Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, headquartered in Winston-Salem, is partnering with universities to conduct a comprehensive light pollution survey from the parkway’s northern gate…

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NASA's Artemis II Launch Mission Countdown Begins - NASA The countdown for NASA’s Artemis II test flight is underway at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with members of the launch

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An exceptionally clear, moonlit evening at the DSO. This followed by helping App State with more lighting measurements on the parkway. #BlueRidgeParkway #DarkSky #Astronomy

Lansing (NC) Farmers Market is coming up on Saturday April 4th from 11am to 4pm. We intend on sharing views of the Sun in both Neutral Density and Hydrogen Alpha with the opportunity for passers by to take a photo to be processed with their watermark. #LansingNC #NCFarmersMarket #HighCountryNC

Space Buds. Star Stuff.
#Astronomy #PublicHealth ##BlueRidgeParkway

Stormy Saturday? No problem. We revert to other types of nature photography using skills gained through astrophotgraphy.
#astrophotography #astronomy #lightning #darksky

Flame Nebula, Alnitak, and Horsehead Nebula

#astro #astrophotography #astronomy
Flame Nebula, Alnitak, and Horsehead Nebula

See you at the end of Summer, Andromeda! #Astronomy #Astrophotography #LightPollution #northcarolina

This is a new process of M45 taken from Mt. Rogers Rec Area last winter. I thought I would give it another stab since I have come across some new processing methods. Enjoy. -Ashe DSC
#Astro #Astronomy #Astrophotography

this makes Sara Pritchard's new history of light pollution (out this July) all the more welcome and timely:

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Please don't abandon unwanted domestic roosters on the Parkway!
#AnimalRescue #AnimalAbandonment #RescueRooster #ChickenRescue #AsheCountyNC #BlueRidgeParkway #BRParkway #NCChickens #WNC #NorthCarolinaAnimalRescue #JeffersonNC #WestJefferson

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Ashe DSC just completed its portion of the BRP initiative led by Colgate. Over three wonderful dark clear nights, the stretch from the VA state line down to Phillips Gap was covered (Over 50 miles). We will continue to assist App State with this inspirational project.

The fellas really enjoy a good open field. #TheLump #BlueRidgeParkway #AsheCounty

Artemis II new launch date April 1-6.

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#BlueRidgeParkway #DarkSky #LightPollution #SkyQuality #Astronomy #NightSky #BlueRidgeMountains #BRP #Stargazing #DarkSkySurvey #ProtectTheNight #AsheCountyNC #WataugaCounty #BooneNC #FloydCountyVA #GalaxVA #NCmountains #VAmountains #Appalachia #828isGreat #VisitNC #VisitVA #Astrophotography

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Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to help students & faculty from multiple colleges with dark skies survey Students and faculty will assist with data collection that’ll help evaluate & protect the national park’s nighttime environment.

www.wdbj7.com/2026/03/03/b... #darksky #ashecounty #boonenc

An excellent day of outreach at BOBFEST in Hickory, NC with keystone speaker (Pranvera (Pran) Hyseni) speaking on chasing occultations of stars by asteroids to determine characteristics for planetary protection. This followed by an evening of Lunar and planetary observation at New River Brewing.

Light Exposure at Night and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence This cohort study assesses associations of day and night light exposure with incidence of coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke among adults ol...

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NASA eyes March 6 to launch 4 astronauts to the moon on Artemis II mission The four astronauts heading to the moon for the lunar fly-by are the first humans to venture there since 1972. The ten-day mission will travel more than 600,000 miles.

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It was a pleasant looking cradle. I wish I had time to get the binos on it for folks.

#astro #astronomy #astrophotography
3 day old waxing crescent moon 10% of surface illuminated Meade 8 inch with .63 focal reducer Canon t2i

Moon Between, Earth Between. This is a composite of 2 single frames. One of the 2024 Solar eclipse captured by Cory Dalton with a capture of the March 2025 Lunar Eclipse taken by John Boston "Star Sherpa" superimposed. #astrophotography #astronomy #astro