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Comet Pons-Brooks

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Mar 19, 2024
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Updated: Jun 17

This was taken with my SeeStar S50 in Columbia, Missouri on 3-18-2024. The sky was Bortle 6 near the city center. The temperature was about 30 F.

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Video of Comet 62P/Tauchinshan

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Mar 12, 2024
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Updated: Jun 17

Taken from the screen shot on my iPhone while controlling a Unistellar Equinox 2 on 3/12/24.

https://youtube.com/shorts/4WniKsFiC18?si=q7bwllLjPsMXmM1Z

Comet 62P and other night sky objects 3/12/24

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Mar 12, 2024
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Updated: Jun 17

I was able to take some great photos with the Unistellar equinox 2 last night.

Some Astrophotography Photos taken in November with my Smart Telescopes

A6 Lemmon taken with Astrophotography Rig (stacked only)

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Comet A6 Lemmon and R2 Swan Different Days, Different Telescopes, and Different Locations

I have made observations of C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (Swan) from Columbia, MO with my Seestar S30, Dwarf 3, Unistellar Equinox 2, Celestron Origin, and my Astrophotography Rig on different days. Also, I have a Seestar S50 located at Starfront Observatories in Rockwood, TX which I control remotely. The observations in Columbia, MO were made at my home which has a bortle 7 sky (due to the proximity of a large light source across the street) and I abbreviate this locatio

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Using my Astrophotography Rig to Image M27- A comparison to Smart Telescopes

I imaged M27 using my astrophotography rig (see the photo below) because I was interested in a comparison of a full blown rig imaging to...

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Some Astrophotography Photos taken in November with my Smart Telescopes

Comet A6 Lemmon and R2 Swan Different Days, Different Telescopes, and Different Locations

Using my Astrophotography Rig to Image M27- A comparison to Smart Telescopes

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