@larysadub.bsky.social
Medical Imaging Tech, Astrophotographer, fiber artist, Physics enthusiast, book hoarder, frequent forest dweller.🇺🇦
Rethinking my choice of wall paper lining the walls of the exam room when I'm trying to hunt down a big wasp.
October 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Rethinking my choice of wall paper lining the walls of the exam room when I'm trying to hunt down a big wasp.
This is why astrophotographers and telescope operators despise Musk and Starlink. Virtually all of those moving dots are Starlink.
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This is why astrophotographers and telescope operators despise Musk and Starlink. Virtually all of those moving dots are Starlink.
Spotted these mushrooms along the trail this morning. They're 'Shaggy Mane' mushrooms and are supposed to be edible but I think they scream 'don't touch me'!
September 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Spotted these mushrooms along the trail this morning. They're 'Shaggy Mane' mushrooms and are supposed to be edible but I think they scream 'don't touch me'!
This is my favorite place, my sanctuary, where I go at sunrise, just to gear down, to exercise, to find my peace. The wildfire smoke is horrible at times but makes for pretty pictures.
August 6, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is my favorite place, my sanctuary, where I go at sunrise, just to gear down, to exercise, to find my peace. The wildfire smoke is horrible at times but makes for pretty pictures.
Guess the direction of the prevailing winds.
July 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Guess the direction of the prevailing winds.
Western Veil Nebula captured July 1st in my Bortle 7 backyard. 3.3 hrs total integration, Redcat 51, unmodded Nikon D5600 with IDAS LP2 filter, 50mm Starfield guidescope with ZWO guide camera, HEQ5 Pro mount. Stacked and processed in Pixinsight. Still struggling with PI but swearing less and less.
July 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Western Veil Nebula captured July 1st in my Bortle 7 backyard. 3.3 hrs total integration, Redcat 51, unmodded Nikon D5600 with IDAS LP2 filter, 50mm Starfield guidescope with ZWO guide camera, HEQ5 Pro mount. Stacked and processed in Pixinsight. Still struggling with PI but swearing less and less.
Waiting to Polar align. Forgot about Canada Day fireworks which have just started going off.
July 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Waiting to Polar align. Forgot about Canada Day fireworks which have just started going off.
This is one of my favorites. 2 galaxies, dancing in the dark.
June 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is one of my favorites. 2 galaxies, dancing in the dark.
The Rubin Observatory in Chile has launched it's 'first look' images and they are stunning! The Rubin's main task will be conducting an astronomical surver of the sky every day, and it'sexpected to find over 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade.
rubinobservatory.org
rubinobservatory.org
June 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Rubin Observatory in Chile has launched it's 'first look' images and they are stunning! The Rubin's main task will be conducting an astronomical surver of the sky every day, and it'sexpected to find over 20 billion new galaxies over the next decade.
rubinobservatory.org
rubinobservatory.org
Went on an early morning trail walk the other day. It's that time of year again, watch out for turtles!
June 17, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Went on an early morning trail walk the other day. It's that time of year again, watch out for turtles!
Haven't done any imaging in almost a year so am pulling out old data from Pinwheel Galaxy that I processed in GIMP and am giving Pixinsight a shot. No calibration frames were done so expectations for improvement are low.The before image, 4 hrs total guided subs with Redcat 51 in Bortle 7 garden.
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Haven't done any imaging in almost a year so am pulling out old data from Pinwheel Galaxy that I processed in GIMP and am giving Pixinsight a shot. No calibration frames were done so expectations for improvement are low.The before image, 4 hrs total guided subs with Redcat 51 in Bortle 7 garden.
They mistook me for someone that feeds them and came out of the pond and chased me a bit down the trail. Dad was a bit of an ass and kept hissing at me.
June 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
They mistook me for someone that feeds them and came out of the pond and chased me a bit down the trail. Dad was a bit of an ass and kept hissing at me.
Alberta wildfire smoke has hit SW Ontario. Windows closed, AC on.
June 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Alberta wildfire smoke has hit SW Ontario. Windows closed, AC on.
A year ago, I couldn't walk for months because of a devastating knee injury. I'm so incredibly thankful that I can be back on the trails again. Next, waiting for a clear night to see if I can handle setting up my telescope rig and polar aligning.🤞
May 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
A year ago, I couldn't walk for months because of a devastating knee injury. I'm so incredibly thankful that I can be back on the trails again. Next, waiting for a clear night to see if I can handle setting up my telescope rig and polar aligning.🤞
I'm sure this is how anthropologist in the future will categorize this period in history.
April 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'm sure this is how anthropologist in the future will categorize this period in history.
Last night's rain had a little extra something in it. It's too early for pollen here in SW Ontario so is this an American import?
April 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Last night's rain had a little extra something in it. It's too early for pollen here in SW Ontario so is this an American import?
Canadians aren't afraid of the cold but our Japanese cars are. My windows are also frozen shut.
December 22, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Canadians aren't afraid of the cold but our Japanese cars are. My windows are also frozen shut.
These are my favorites.
December 21, 2024 at 10:02 AM
These are my favorites.
What Canadians think of the idea.
December 10, 2024 at 5:21 PM
What Canadians think of the idea.
Cleared for takeoff.
November 22, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Cleared for takeoff.
Very cool! Another fun fact, when you see a double rainbow, the second one,the fainter one,is just a reflection of the first one AND the order of the colours is reversed.
November 22, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Very cool! Another fun fact, when you see a double rainbow, the second one,the fainter one,is just a reflection of the first one AND the order of the colours is reversed.
The neutron star at the very center of the Crab Nebula has about the same mass as the sun but compressed into an incredibly dense sphere that is only a few miles across. Spinning 30 times a second, the neutron star shoots out detectable beams of energy that make it look like it's pulsating.
November 20, 2024 at 10:35 AM
The neutron star at the very center of the Crab Nebula has about the same mass as the sun but compressed into an incredibly dense sphere that is only a few miles across. Spinning 30 times a second, the neutron star shoots out detectable beams of energy that make it look like it's pulsating.
Another image of the total eclipse in SW Ontario this past April. Taken with my Nikon D60.
November 19, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Another image of the total eclipse in SW Ontario this past April. Taken with my Nikon D60.