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No one has asked… so here’s my #astro setup:
GEq-5 #diy coverted with #OnStep
Orion 6” Newt (flocked)
Upgraded 2” focuser w/ EAF
SV705C color camera IMX585
SVBony guide cam 120mm
Running #stellarmate w/ remote kstars

A telescope on a tripod infront of a monitor and a fence

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Keith Smith

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The nearby star Fomalhaut is orbited by a dust belt. Kalas et al. use coronagraphic imaging to identify a transient source at the edge of the belt. They interpret it as a dust cloud, generated by a collision between two planetesimals. ☄️
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM

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#rip2025

December 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM

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Awesome

Arp Bot 🤖 @arpbot.bsky.social · 11d

Gran Telescopio Canarias image of Arp 84, also known as NGC 5394 and NGC 5395.

This interacting pair is nicknamed the "Heron Galaxy". The larger spiral, NGC 5395 forms the body of the heron and the smaller, two-armed NGC 5394 forms its neck, head, and beak.

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$A pair of interacting spiral galaxies that somewhat resembles a heron. To the upper right is a smaller, distorted spiral, forming the heron's neck, head, and beak. In its center is a bright yellow nucleus surrounded by a ring of stars that transitions into two spiral arms that form an S shape. The lower spiral arm forks in two. They are all made of a haze of pink stars. The lower left part of the ring and spiral arms have a concentrated area of dust. Extending from the inner spiral arms are two much larger, thin spiral arms, dotted with blue star clusters, which lengthen the S-shape. The lower arm appears to touch the edge of the disk of its companion galaxy. On the left is a large spiral galaxy, forming the heron's body. It's disk is tilted, so that it appears as a oval rather than a circle. It has a bright pink center that transitions into spiral arms. The arms are defined by dark brown dust lanes. The area in between is filled with a haze of blue-white stars. On the black background of space are foreground stars, some with diffraction spikes, and tiny background galaxies.$

December 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM

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Scientists Detect Huge Rotating Structure in Space

An international team of researchers says it has spotted the largest rotating structure of dark matter and gas-rich galaxies.

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December 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM

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NGC 281, also known as the "Pacman Nebula," is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, famous for its resemblance to the classic video game character due to dark dust lanes cutting into bright gas clouds.
#ngc281 #astro #astrophotography #stellarastro #dso #nebula #pacman

December 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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Christopher Webb

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There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented.

ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.

Why is ICE harassing women?

December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM

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#shotOniPhone #iPhone17pro #astrophotography #stellarastro

December 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM

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December 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM

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Larry Colvin

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Bo Nix shows heart and spine. We need more men like him to call out orange piggy’s sexism. Better yet… we need *all* men to step up. Women are tired. Enough is enough. If he can speak up, so can every guy watching. Do better. Stand up. Speak out.