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#NASA #Artemis1 - T- 56 min back in core stage topping on the Liquid Hydrogen tank and counting Have an update on the situation with the Range , issue they had was with the radar ethernet switch, the range is going to change it out and reverify it, will take about 70 minutes according to NASA PAO to do that work Image shows the in side of Firing Room 1 where the launch attempt is being ochestrated.

Tomorrow will be the last day we see the Sun until February. Well we’ll likely not see it as it is forecast to be overcast. People image we have one long night, but that’s not true. We have a varying amount of twilight as the Sun skims below the horizon.

I own a relatively small telescope, with 300-m focal length, only. For many objects this is too short. On the other hand, it allows me to take some nice wide-angle #AstroPhotography shots.

For example, I can image the Cygnus Loop in one go. Here is a preliminary result, using a dual-narrowband filter (H-alpha, OIII), with only basic processing applied. The Moon was too bright to also take an RGB image, so the star colors are wrong. Need to invest more time...

The most annoying thing with #firefox is when you restart it and it shows you a bunch of "Use Mozilla VPN" or "Try the new Tab thing" bullshit!

The North America Nebula, NGC 7000, inside the Cygnus constellation. This is a new treatment with HOO colors. The original capture was taken in June

The Helix Nebula NGC 7293 makes an appearance on the tracking camera as I try and update USA 227's positional data.

Here's another gem from recent times, my image of the Soul Nebula in Cassiopeia. Shot with a OSC camera and the L-Extreme filter, it's possible to process the data in the Hubble Palette style.

Telescope: Technosky AG70
Camera: ASi294 MC Pro
Stack: 100x300s

Stacked in AstroPixelProcessor and edited in PixInsight

#astrophotography #universe #photography #space #astronomy

“O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth thine unending day upon us who watch for thee, that our lips may praise thee, our lives may bless thee, and our worship on the morrow may give thee glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.”