Richard Hendricks · @hendric
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I managed to sneak in a first light for the AT90CFT and my HAE43EC over the weekend. Lots to learn! These pictures were taken almost on a lark, so they are a variable number of 30s frames apiece with manual focusing on the Canon SL1 taken in my severely light polluted Austin TX backyard in between clouds. Alt text includes details.

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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Study Hints at the Existence of the Closest Black Holes to Earth in the Hyades Star Cluster

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Image: Jose Mtanous

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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Here’s How Sept. 24 Asteroid Sample Delivery Will Work

blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/2023

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Image: Lockheed Martin.

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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Hubble Images a Swirling Supernova Site

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Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Filippenko

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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NASA’s Swift Learns a New Trick, Spots a Snacking Black Hole

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Image: Niels Bohr Institute/Daniele Malesani

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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NASA Gears Up for Its Next Giant Space Telescope

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Image: Own, via @NightcafeStudio

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Richard Hendricks · @hendric
457 followers · 4331 posts · Server astronomy.city

Hello gorgeous....
Your welcome for all the clouds and rain this will bring!

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Richard Hendricks · @hendric
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KE0FFT · @KE0FFT
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Currently listening to the Digital Voice Net - (which started at 2100EDT and still ongoing) on the Multi-Mode Digital Radio Network. I’m listening via TGIF Talkgroup 320, but there are numerous ways to access the net. Check out the link ~ openquad.net/ ~

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KE0FFT · @KE0FFT
599 followers · 258 posts · Server mastodon.hams.social

Currently listening to the Digital Voice Net - which started at 2100EDT ~ on the Multi-Mode Digital Radio Network. I’m listening via TGIF Talkgroup 320, but their are numerous ways to access the net. Check out the link ~ openquad.net/ ~

#amateurastronomy #quadnet #hamr #AmateurRadio #HamRadio #astronomy #ke0fftnets #hamradionets #amateurradionets

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Hernán De Angelis · @hdeangelis
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David Nash · @dpnash
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Loki: meow?

Me: Setting up a Mastodon account.

Hazel: meow

Me: I do have another one, @dpnash@mastodon.online, but I post a lot about topics, so I'm planning to do more of that here. For one thing, the character limit in posts is larger here, so not only is it a bit easier to post longer-form items, you fuzzballs get to have longer conversations with me.

Loki: *MEOW*.

Me: Oh, right.

- Things I am: , +, in a family of 3 older adults and 4 equally awesome (now mostly grown!) children.

- How I pay the bills: now, and before that, even longer ago.

- Other things I like: , obviously. Also ( in particular), , , , , , , , , .

- Some weirder, more specific ones? Fine. . Indoor . , currently learning and . I geek out a lot about astronomical data and I maintain a widely-used database of stars (the HYG catalog, and its new extension, the AT-HYG catalog with Gaia data) at github.com/astronexus.

Yes, I'm a geek. But you still put up with me, right?

Loki: meow
Hazel: meow

Me: Love you both too.

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Joe Heafner · @heafnerj
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@panamared27401 I’m doing precisely that at our biweekly public night tomorrow night. We have a Unistellar eVscope 2 and I let guests make their own astrophotos with it. It’s hugely popular. Joins us if you’re ever in this part of the state!

catawbasky.org

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
633 followers · 1180 posts · Server astrodon.social

Tonight's Target - 8 Lacertae - Easy multiple star for telescopes - Wide (22.6") pair of white stars of almost equal brightness.

Images: SkySafari (@skysafariastro)

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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Ladies and gentlemen

I'm very pleased to announce that my 2024 astronomical guide is now available.

You can download a FREE PDF copy here: tinyurl.com/2024aay

Designed for astronomers everywhere, this guide provides details of hundreds of astronomical events throughout the year.

US: amazon.com/dp/B0CFCYNF8W/

UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CFCYNF8W/

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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Closest Supernova in a Decade Reveals How Exploding Stars Evolve

news.berkeley.edu/2023/08/29/r

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Image: WeiKang Zheng and Alex Filippenko/UC Berkeley

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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JWST Captures a Cosmic Whirlpool

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Image: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Adamo (Stockholm University) and the FEAST JWST team

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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Hubble Sees a Sparkling Neighbor Galaxy

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Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Tully

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Richard J. Bartlett · @astronomywriter
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Accretion Disks: How Big Are They Really?

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