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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagrams: Doing Real Science from Your Backyard

One of the most powerful tools in astrophysics is also…

Heart Nebula Mosaic – Five Nights, Two Panels

The Heart Nebula (IC 1805) is a massive emission nebula…

M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy (6 Hours of Integration!)

The Triangulum Galaxy (M33) is the third-largest member of our…

The Leo Triplet – Three Galaxies in One Frame

The Leo Triplet is one of the most photogenic galaxy…

M3 – Half a Million Stars in One Frame

Messier 3 is one of the largest and brightest globular…

Capturing NGC 2403 – A Neighbor to the M81 Group

Last month I spent two nights capturing this beautiful spiral…