The 3 galaxies that make up the Leo Triplet: M65, M66, and NGC 3628 (Sarah’s Galaxy). Surrounded by a star field with black background.
“Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light;
I have loved the stars too truly to be fearful of the night.”
— Sarah Williams, “The Old Astronomer”
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Moon: June 6, 2025 — Waxing Gibbous 82%
Moon: June 6, 2025 — Waxing Gibbous 82%
Still a bit humid when I captured this one. But less so than the previous night.
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Through the clouds.
A bit of a cloudy, wet night for this one. So there's a bit of bloom, but still managed to get a decent shot.
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First Quarter Moon.
Finally starting to get clear skies again. Managed to get this old friend last night. 🌓 First Quarter Moon.
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The full “Pink Moon”. “Pink” does not describe the color, it is merely the name of the full moon for April — the first full moon of spring. The moon is light and dark gray surrounded by a dark black background. Best 35% of 500 images, 2x drizzle, stacked & sharpened in PlanetarySystemStacker, edited in Affinity Photo (levels, curves, etc.).
Behold the Pink Moon.
You’ll note, of course, that it’s not pink. “Pink” is just the name for the moon in April. This one I captured with the ASI678MC. The full disk fits pretty nicely with the Askar FRA400 + 678.
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Waxing Gibbous (97%) moon.
The Waxing Gibbous (97%) moon from last night.
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First Quarter Moon with a hint of blue-ish mineral colors in the darker areas.
First Quarter Moon from the other night. I tried to bring out _some_ color, but it might be a bit too blue-ish.
Best 150 images of 500. Stacked & sharpened in PlanetarySystemStacker.
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The Sun from yesterday in white light. A lot of sun spots.
The Sun from yesterday. A lot of sun spots.
Stacked the best 350 images out of 1000. Stacked & sharpened in PlanetarySystemStacker.
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A red & orange full “blood” moon with stars in the background. From the March 13, 2025 Lunar Eclipse.
One of my frames from the Lunar Eclipse.
I did bracketed bursts at different exposure lengths during totality. So this is a stack of 70 images. The moon & stars are stacked separately and then recombined.
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The waxing gibbous moon (56%).
First light with my new Askar FRA400 refractor. Just doing some “lucky imaging” experiments on the moon. #astrophotography #moon #space #astro #seattleAstronomicalSociety
M33 — The Triangulum Galaxy. A large spiral galaxy with a soft white core, feathery blue spirals, and reddish blobs here & there that hint of nebula within the galaxy.
M33 — The Triangulum Galaxy.
About 4 hours from back in November in my backyard.
Meade 6” ACF + ASI2600MC Duo
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