So awesome
From last night, one of my very favorite big, splashy galaxies, M33 in the constellation Triangulum. Often called the Triangulum Galaxy. #astronomy#Astrophotography
Last night’s Saturn at opposition 🪐 This image is a composite of the top 30% of 3,000 frames, captured at a focal length of 2,032mm under less-than-ideal seeing conditions. #astrophotography
Second gravitational-wave candidate of the day S240908dg If real, the source is probably a binary black hole False alarm rate 1 in 0.44 yr GraceDB gracedb.ligo.org/superevents/...gcn.nasa.gov/circulars/37... Rating 🍪🩺 [🧪🔭⚛️]
The Sun in a wobbly atmosphere this afternoon. 15 image mosaic taken with an Esprit 100, Quark CS and ASI174MM #astrophotography#solar 🔭
If you have clear skies and a small telescope, this week is a good week to look up and see 🪐 Bonus challenge - if you take a photo of Saturn tonight and then one in Feb/March 2025, you'll see the progression of the rings orientation becoming edge-on and 'disappearing' from our perspective.
This is NGC 7814, sometimes called the Little Sombrero Galaxy. Unfortunately the fog came in last night and kept me from getting as much of this as I wanted. I might be able to post a better version tomorrow, depending on sky conditions. #Astronomy#Astrophotography
