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Bird, landscape, and astro photographer. I enjoy playing with optics, solving technical problems, and image processing.

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This is insanely cool! Ankylosaurs are my favorite dinos, I'm going to have to try to print this ASAP
lordtrilobite.bsky.social Olof Moleman @lordtrilobite.bsky.social · 2d
Just before the end of the year. Here's my finished #Ankylosaurus magniventris skull sculpture, 3d printed at 1/6th scale. Sculpted in #Blender.

#SciArt #Paleoart #Paleontology
3D printed skull sculpture of Ankylosaurus magniventris. Facing right. 3D printed skull sculpture of Ankylosaurus magniventris. Facing diagonally left towards the camera. 3D printed skull sculpture of Ankylosaurus magniventris. Facing left with mouth wide open. 3D printed skull sculpture of Ankylosaurus magniventris. Facing right.
December 31, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Been a while since I've shared some astro pics, so here's some from earlier this month that I hadn't shared yet. Unfortunately it's been a couple months of mostly cloudy skies, my telescope hasn't seen much action :'(

#astrophotography #space #nebula #astronomy #photography
The western veil nebula in a larger field of view, capturing two large strands of the planetary nebula The Great Nebula in Orion and the Running Man nebula, surrounded by blue stars. The Flaming Star Nebula, looking like a large red Nike swoop with a bluish wisp of clouds near the central star. The Rosette Nebula, with a star cluster clearing out its center. This large and dynamic nebula is an active star nursery.
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 AM
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Always a good day when Professor Dave posts a takedown of a grifter youtu.be/lf9oBlkQQCo?...
Avi Loeb is a Fraud Part 2: 3I/ATLAS Shrugged
YouTube video by Professor Dave Explains
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November 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Been working on some new #astrophotography photos, check the alt text for descriptions and info about focal length and exposure time for each target.

These were taken with:
📷 ZWO ASI183MC Pro
🧰 Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
💻 ASIAir
🖌️ Siril + Photoshop

#space #astronomy #photography #nebula
NGC6888 - Crescent Nebula Taken using an Askar 103APO @ 560mm, about 3hr total exposure. This is a supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus. This is fairly close to true color, with only minor adjustments for aesthetic reasons. IC1805 - Heart Nebula Taken with Askar V @ 288mm, 12hr 40min total integration time across 5 panels (four corners and middle) This large nebula actually lives up to its namesake, with an immediately recognizable heart shape. It is glowing faintly red due to the hydrogen in this cloud. NGC2024 - The Flame Nebula Taken with an Askar 103APO @ 700mm, total integration about 8 hours. This famous yellow and highly dynamic nebula near the Horsehead is shown in high detail with its surrounding companion nebulae. A small corner of the horsehead's red background is seen in the upper right corner. NGC6960 - Western Veil Nebula Taken with an Askar 103APO @ 700mm, just over 4 hours of data. Decided to have some fun with this one and pushed the saturation, then made the reds a lot more purple/pink, because I think it's a pretty color combination for nebulae.
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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The Clamshell Nebula (SH2-119) is quite large but it often gets overlooked due to its next door neighbor, the North American Nebula. There are some beautiful structures in this nebula so I included a closer view of its core.

#space #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #sh2119 #clamshellnebula
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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gingerastro.bsky.social
I decided to shoot the Horsehead & Flame Nebulae since I already had my color camera attached for the comet. This uses no filter so it’s displaying true RGB color.

#nebula #horsehead #horseheadnebula #flamenebula #ngc2024 #ic434 #astronomy #astrophotography #space #askar #fra400 #asi294mcpro
October 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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My other project this past week was the Horsehead Nebula (IC 434). I only got about 11.5 hours of exposures on this compared to the 11 I got on IC 63 (had clouds move in one night), but I think it still turned out pretty good. (Also WIP)

#space #astronomy #astrophotography #photography
October 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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@drbecky.bsky.social I figure you'll like this one given the season, here's my latest #astrophotography project: The Ghost of Cassiopeia Nebula
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The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 63) - a very seasonal nebula that I have been working on this past week. This is with a bit over 16 hours of total exposure time across 4 nights.

#space #astronomy #ghost #spooky #photography #astrophotography
A faint purple and pink nebula being illuminated by a bright blue star in the upper right corner. The nebula looks ghostly and almost like it is reaching towards the star from underneath a shroud.
October 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 63) - a very seasonal nebula that I have been working on this past week. This is with a bit over 16 hours of total exposure time across 4 nights.

#space #astronomy #ghost #spooky #photography #astrophotography
A faint purple and pink nebula being illuminated by a bright blue star in the upper right corner. The nebula looks ghostly and almost like it is reaching towards the star from underneath a shroud.
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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@techconnectify.bsky.social need some more flash bulbs? I got a dealer if you need a hookup
A box of Sylvania flash bulbs
October 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Got a couple of nice shots at the park yesterday, a mockingbird sunning on a fence and what I think is a nashville warbler showing off just how well it can blend in to the leaves. That one was pretty hard to keep up with in that foliage 📷🐤🌳

#photography #birds #birding #wildlife #nature #fall
A small yellow warbler looking off of a small branch that has a couple of spider webs on them. The branch has small narrow yellow leaves with reddish brown spots. A mockingbird standing on a wooden fence beam sunning itself in the early morning sun.
October 13, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Finally got some clear nights recently. Here's a couple hours each on the crescent, soul, and california nebulae. All taken under a bortle 7 sky and gibbous moon. #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #siril #astro #art
An egg shaped nebula with a bright star at its center. There is a faint red haze of nebulosity in the background as well. A large nebula that fills the frame - the soul nebula has many caves, pillars, and a subtle variety of colors. About one half of the california nebula, this image shows the red hydrogen glow as billowing, fluffy clouds stretching from the bottom left to top right.
October 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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@thejazzemu.bsky.social I traveled over 300 miles to see you and it made me so gruntled. Best show I've seen in a long time!
September 20, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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I've been playing the demo for this game for a while now, and I'm so excited it's finally out!
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The island awaits your trickshots!

#indiegame #gamedev #steamgame
September 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Got up before 5 this morning so I could catch the sunrise, and I think it was worth it. We had very pink sunrises this week and luckily the weather held until today. Hard to believe these were taken in the middle of a metro area.

#photography #landscape #sunrise #foggy #nature #moody #arkansas
A photo of foggy hills around a river during sunrise, with lots of pinks, purples, and orange colors The bright orange sunrise with the sun behind some scattered clouds over a vista of trees and a calm, wide river.
September 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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September 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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For the last two years, I've been paying for the Astronomy feeds hosting myself.

It has been a privilege to grow our community here, but I also shouldn't keep doing it for free 😅

That's why I'm delighted to announce that we now have a donations page on Open Collective! 🔭☄️ #astrophotography
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September 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Didn't get any good photos of birds today, but did happen upon these gorgeous #mushrooms growing out of a tree where it'd lost a large branch. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed the little bug calling this home.

#photography #nature #fungi #macrophotography #macro
A cluster of yellow-white mushrooms growing out of a trunk of a tree
September 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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Not getting the #LunarEclipse here, but the #moon is was still very pretty last night

#photography #space #astrophotography
An image almost completely filled by the full moon
September 8, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Just some backyard birding from the other day, got a shot of a chipping sparrow after it was done eating at my feeder.

#photography #bird #birding #bird-photography
A small sparrow on a stick with ruffled feathers, looking like it's bent over a bit. The sparrow is light grey underneath with brown and black striped wings and a brick red crown.
September 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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The old man of the forest

#photography #landscape #forest #rocks #pareidolia #moody
A rock formation that looks like a man holding his head up with a large hooked nose formed from the rocks.
September 1, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Arrowhead Orbweaver spider, a common spider across the US and one of the few orbweavers that hangs upside-down from its line. Spotted in the Ouachita mountains near Forked Mtn (pronounced fork-ed)

#photography #nature #spider #orbweaver #wildlife
an Arrowhead Orbweaver spider hanging from a line. This little spider is red with a white triangular back.
September 1, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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The weather in Arkansas was finally cool enough for a hike this weekend, it was only 92F by noon! Went to Petit Jean SP to hike the Cedar Falls trail aka the most photographed location in the state. It's still very pretty and a fun hike.

#photography #landscape #arkansas #statepark #hiking
A waterfall seen through some trees and reflected off still water and framed by large fallen rocks. A photo of a small stream, with a waterfall in the distance between some trees in summer, with an old log stripped of its bark lying on the dark rocks on the bank of the stream.
August 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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I've really been enjoying the 2025 toolroom takeover (youtube.com/playlist?lis...) that just happened thanks to Erik (with a K). My favorite so far has been from Not an Engineer, but Uri Tuchman's is a close second.

#toolroomtakeover #machining
Toolroom Takeover 2025 - YouTube
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August 17, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Goblin Valley, UT, June 2025. Really latched on to this composition. It was the small details at Goblin Valley that really interested me, the broader landscape had so much going on it was hard to focus on any one thing.

#photography #landscape #travel #utah #goblinvalley #b&w
A black and white image of some alien looking rocks, with a line of columns in front of a small nodule that is centered in the frame.
August 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM