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Silver Analog
@richardkowalski.bsky.social
Long time film photographer.
Having fun with the new telescope. It is amazing how easy it is to image deep sky objects from midtown Tucson with this 50mm refractor!

The first image is the Andromeda Galaxy, or M31, and the second, the star cluster M45, widely known as The Pleiades. The last image is of the comet 3I/ATLAS.
December 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've gotten through most of the learning curve for the Seestar S50 smart telescope. As I collect more data I can start processing these sometimes hours worth of exposures into a final image. I'm learning some new software, Siril, to accomplish this.

M27, M35, M36 & M51
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Ran over to Saguaro East to get my lifetime pass. Can't stomach the idea of having the shit gibbeon on my pass for the rest of my life so it was imperative to get it before the end of the year.
December 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I decided to get a small smart telelescope, a Seestar S50. My first night using it were infomative, but I'm happy with these three images. They are straight out of camera, with no additional processing. I need to reprocess to remove the line coming from the bright star in the Horsehead Nebula image.
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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August 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Be the sand.

Be the sand in the fascist machinery.

Call me Sandy.

Also, I need a Mexico flag MAGNETIC bumper sticker. Anyone know where to get one?
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The Lowell-Discovery Channel Telescope, southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. Image made with a DJI Mini 4 Pro.

#arizona, #northernarizona, #lowellobservatory, #photography, #landscape, #landscapephotography, #drone, #dronephotography, #digitalphotography, #aerialphotography, #astronomy, #telescope
August 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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A recent trip to Flagstaff took us along Roosevelt Lake both ways. Stopped to stretch and look over the dam.

#arizona, #dam, #outdoors, #landscape, #photography, #digitalphotography, #saltriver
August 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Successful
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July 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
We took a few days to visit a friend in Flagstaff. On the way up we stopped to do some sightseeing at Roosevelt Dam and along Roosevelt Lake.
July 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
July 16, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I work with David. He also chases storms.

Well worth watching.

youtu.be/khY9NkRNKOM?...
Texas Flash Flood Discussion. Kerr County, July 1st 2025
YouTube video by rankinstudio
youtu.be
July 7, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Like magic.
June 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM