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Globular Cluster NGC 6496

Another test post to mastodon 2023-03-11
The number is approximate, of course. (From a scenic overlook on La Palma)
Congratulations to “Everything Everywhere All at Once” 2023-03-08
Richly deserved. I was motivated to add it to my DVD collection…
Witch Head Nebula, IC2118 2023-01-27
I think most good astrophotographers plan their telescope runs in advance. I am not like that — I look at the objects that happen to be visible and take pictures to see what I get. I didn’t know that IC2118 was known as the Witch Head Nebula. Now I know that it is a famously […]
Comet Pix a failure 2023-01-27
Comet C/2022 E3. Not a very good picture. Some faint star streaks and a stationary, vaguely comet-like blob. Here’s an image of the comet moving against a stationary background of stars. Same data, just processed differently: For the record, this is also comet C/2022 E3, not an exotic galaxy. The comet moves this much in […]