Loran Hughes
westwoodastro.net
Son of Oregon, gadget junkie, Mac addict, retired USAF NCO (linguist/analyst), and former CTO in the real estate industry (retired^2). Practicing the dark art of astrophotography. http://astrobin.com/users/lthughes/
👤 Joined on 18 December 2023
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Last night's sky was very calm so I visited #Andromeda'sParachute - a gravitationally lensed #quasar that appears as 4 lobes in the shape of a parachute around the unseen massive distorting galaxy. A nice capture across the hour. 11 billion years into the past... #astronomy #EAA #astrophotography
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That edge-on view really brings out the dust lane. Was the 10.5 hours split fairly evenly across the two nights?
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Nice! And I appreciate "therapeutic" considering these times. Works for me (sort of).
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I think I might have found my new favorite nebula! Or maybe nebulae, since this entire group is so lovely together. #astrophotography
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Anybody who has ever had herd animals learns this, usually the hard way. Goats are maniacally good at escaping, and I spent many a fun time getting them back in to their pen.
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