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Dylan O’Donnell

@dylanodonnell.bsky.social

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(M IT, GC Astronomy) Art, science, music & tech - Byron Bay 🇦🇺 Team Celestron. Host of StarStuff on YouTube - Public Domain AP. Probably alcoholic. ByronBayObservatory.com.au

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Nov 19

Hello! My YouTube channel now has almost TEN YEARS of Astronomy & Astrophotography videos! Here are 240 of them... Thanks to everyone watching. It's hard to believe I'm still going but honestly - it's a joy. Clear skies! 🔭📺🪐
youtube.com/DylanODonnell

I am probably insane. There will be a section of a future DSM dedicated to me, and it's not even the NPD bit.

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 9d

Hanging with FILLIPO from @PrimaLuceLab and the Testar crew at @IAC2025sydney ! They wouldn’t let me take the new focuser because it’s the “only one in Australia”. Pshhh 😅

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 14d

lol weird. At least we weren’t fucking.

Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 14d

Anyone going to the 76TH INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS (Sydney) next Friday? Apparently it’s a free day so I’ll be hanging around 🍻

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 15d

🍆 💨

Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 16d

Once you go black …

Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 16d

10% talent/tylenol, 10% effort, 40% equipment and 40% weather/conditions!

NGC 6729 - Old Mate Yoda
Apertura 75Q (Reduced F4)
QHY Minicam 8 + OAG
SkyWatcher 100i mount
63 x 2m Red
70 x 2m Green (oops)
65 x 2m Blue
Total : 6.6hours

#astrophotography #qhyccd #skywatcher

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 23d

M17 Omega is like the TEMU version of M42 Orion. It kind of has the same shape and colours but looks like it's been hitting the crystal pipe and has fallen on hard times.

Apertura 75Q (Native)
QHY Minicam8 + OAG
SkyWatcher 100i
35 x 2m R
11 x 2m G (oops)
35 x 2m B
Total: 2.7hrs

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 28d

Geez thats a bit fancy 😂

Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 28d

Cable management is for the man who changes nothing :) I change my image train like I change my underwear. At least once a month.

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 28d

Hahaha of course

Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · 28d

You guys aren’t ready for this level of sophistication.

One of the most important steps in astrophotography.

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 8

If the DOD is now the Dept. of War … surely US Space Command can be STAR WARS again too? Make America Dorks Again! 🇺🇸

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 8

I looked and snapped for about an hour :)

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 7

G’day :)

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Any other aussies wake up at 3:30am on a work day Monday? 😅 Quick single exposure to see the stars close to totality. Next one in March is at a much more forgiving evening time.

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 7

You’re upside down !

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 7

Saturday night's 97% Moon. When it hits 100% around 3:30am AEST tomorrow, it will go blood red as we enter the totality of a full lunar eclipse. Not the best time for those of us with day jobs, but there will be an evening one in March 2026 if you miss this one.

Apertura 75Q / 300mm / F4

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 5

Breaking 🚨 - The Dark Sky Preservation petition is the #1 open petition by signatures before the Australian Parliament right now!!! Sign here : www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/... 🇦🇺

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Debugging the equipment in the observatory.

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank you @estherrockett.bsky.social 👏🏼

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 1

Yeh that’s messed up. There are a lot of “good intention” policies here but nothing ever happens and nobody is ever held to account. The sky just gets worse.

Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Sep 1

We have TWO WEEKS to get 7k Australian 🇦🇺 signatures on this official parliamentary petition to deal with the insanity of street lighting and light pollution. Please add yours mates. Or you know, (pictured). www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 30

Zoom in and leave your (numerous and significant) Earth problems behind.

M8 Lagoon Nebula 🏝️
Apertura 75Q Telescope 🔭
QHY Minicam 8 📷
SkyWatcher 100i Mount
HaRGB
Ha 52 x 2m ❤️
R 33 x 2m ❤️
G 28 x 2m 💚
B 33 x 2m 💙
Total : 4.8 hours exposure.

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 29

Have you listened to turnstile yet ?? youtu.be/E6VzUpEyylE?... the kids are ok

TURNSTILE - TLC (Music Video HD)

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Dylan O’Donnell @dylanodonnell.bsky.social · Aug 27

Where is the outrage over Apple’s logo? We could’ve been rocking this bad boy on our doom bricks.