By the naked eye, the night sky is only tiny points of light, occasionally blotted out by the moon. The…
Reprocessing reprocessing…
I’ve purchased a new plugin for PixInsight, called “BlurXTerminator” (BXT). It uses AI trained on astronomical data to sharpen stars,…
Megahopper
Callao, Lima is a very busy port, and since our ship didn’t move for two days, we had plenty of…
From Lima, Peru
We arrived at the Lima international airport, and were whisked to our hotel, the JW Mariott, to recover from our…
Testing Fediverse Connection…
The activitypub plugin, according to the writeup at The Fediverse beyond Mastodon makes your wordpress blog into a Fediverse Server. …
Mendocino Coast
I wouldn’t say Mendocino is spectacular, but it is bewitchingly pleasant…
Catching up on astrophotos
The days are clear, but the mist rolls in about midnight, so it’s been difficult to take any pictures. Here…
The Witch’s Broom
This image is from 18 5-minute exposures. With luck, I’ll get some more tonight and sharpen it up a bit.…
Comet K2
M10 is left of center; K2 is a little lower and on the right side. This picture was taken 14…