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Yeah. I blind solved the images at astrometry.net, saved the solved FITS files it generates, open them in PixInsight and fully solve them there (which very accurately incorporates a distortion model), and then use a tool designed to align images for the purpose of creating a mosaic... which is sort...

I will miss Orin's presence in the APOD threads. I enjoyed his posts and his love of cats. He seemed to always enjoy finding the cat picture that is often included as one of the links in each APOD.

I will miss you Orin.

I think today's APOD is a very beautiful image. I like the colors and the fact that the light parts are not too bright and the dark parts are not too dark (I think there's a term for that but I can't remember it at the moment). It seems to be perfectly balanced to my non-photographer eyes.

Managed to see it from the Southern UK and get this 2 hour timelapse: [youtube]https://youtu.be/_9M3nIdcJVQ[/youtube] Unfortunately I'd had a couple beers so couldn't drive up to the moors to find a better vantage point. Glad I set up the camera though. Nice video! Thanks for sharing it with us. An...

Thank you Cousin Ricky, Eclectic Man, and johnnydeep. I enjoyed your posts and learned things I wasn't aware of before. When looking at today's APOD I initially just assumed the view was toward the north. But then I thought, Polaris sure is high. Then I read the caption and realized that the view is...

De-anaglyphed version for those without glasses or who simply prefer this viewing method. Configured for cross-eyed viewing. Thank you, Chris! I really appreciate you providing these. Whenever an APOD is an anaglyph image, the first think I look for in the discussion is your version for crossed eye...

Speaking of astronomers ignoring the 1970s, I'd be more interested to see where NGC 1976 is? It is the year I graduated from high school, and it was also a bicentennial year in the USA. What is the reason that 1975 and 1977 got a reflection nebulae but why was 1976 ignored? NGC 1976 is the Orion Ne...

Not as photogenic, but a lot more than one! From Cloudbait in central Colorado on the evening of Dec 13. Another interesting image from Cloudbait. :) OT: I just spent some time exploring your website and I think it is really well presented. A very clean design with consistent navigation throughout....

Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Thu Dec 15, 2022 3:28 pm I've got about the same sequence as a video (88 minutes compressed to 6 seconds) here: http://www.cloudbait.com/20221207_mars-moon.php

Interesting video, Chris. Thanks for sharing it with us. The time-lapse really enhances ones understanding of the event.

Here's a 3D photo I took a few years ago. It's also viewed by crossing your eyes. Click on it to get the best version. I used my camera and my brother's camera set to automatically take one photo every 10 seconds. They were not well synchronized, so I only got a few photos with the same bolts of li...

Yes, the Leonids stormed in 1999, with rates as high as several thousand an hour. This shower is caused by debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle, which has a 33-year period. Near perihelion it releases a lot of debris, so we tend to see high activity every 33 years, coinciding with this. Activity is like...

I find this APOD to be especially beautiful. I like the balance and hues of the colors. I like the beautiful couple that are enjoying the meteor shower and I wish them much happiness in their marriage. I also appreciate the annotations. Way back in the late 1990's or maybe it was early 2000's I drag...

It was not too long ago that photographs of this wonderful phenomenon were nearly nonexistent. Look at them now, with every expectation of more! I was thinking exactly this too. Especially as I was clicking the many links in today's APOD. I love that technology is always improving while at the same...

Huh? I see discussion going on about an APOD I don't see. What I see is this: Same for me. At around 3:00am CDT my personal website downloaded the image of the nebula being discussed above. But when I went to the actual apod.nasa.gov page it shows an image and description of a tree with a backgroun...

VictorBorun wrote: ↑Sat Jul 02, 2022 6:22 am my attempt at solarography

Thanks for sharing those with us Victor.

The "AR3032's filaprom" link in the caption takes you to a really impressive video of this "filaprom".

I agree with everything Ann said in her post above. There were so many times I learned something unexpected from Art's posts. And they so often made me smile. I did not know Art personally but I've been coming to this site every day for so long that it almost feels like losing a family member. I wil...

I see some posts saying the image is a fake. However, I am having trouble seeing anything fake about it. The foreground appears to have been accurately placed over the background. The objects in the foreground (building, telescope, forest, etc.) are actually there. The sky image is showing what is a...

I want to wish a happy new year to all the posters here, you are good company and have taught me much. In particular I would like to thank… Ann , I truly appreciate all the tremendous work you put into your posts. They are beautiful and informative, I have learned much from them. Thank You! Orin , ...

Lovely APOD! Beautiful night-time Moon-encompassing iridescent cloud colored like the lunar corona! Love the fact that the Pleiades are caught in the cloud at far left like a glittering cherub from the cosmic depths, caught in a fisherman's net! Ann I've had that happen before with the Pleiades in ...

Years ago, someone posted on this board what the word "mammatus" means in latin. Since then, that's what comes to mind whenever someone mentions (or I see a picture of) this type of cloud.

Thanks Chris (and Neufer). I can get the two images to partially overlap easily, but I can't get it to focus. I'll keep trying! I used the cross-eye image and slowly crossed my eyes until I saw 3 images. Then I concentrated on the center image and it popped into focus. Depending on the size of the ...

JimInCda wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:03 pm If these two planets are seen in the southeast, then what is that orange glow beneath them? The sun setting in the southeast?
Excuse me if I'm confused.

My guess is that the orange glow is from the city of Albuquerque.

Took me quite a while to find Pandora. Had to increase the brightness of my display to the max! This image would have benefited from a mouse-over that pointed out where the moons were. For those with NVidia video cards, there is a setting that can really help get a much better image. Right-click on...

As I mentioned in my earlier comment above regarding the number of MAGIC telescopes, I see 3 in the APOD picture yet the MAGIC site indicates that there are two telescopes spaced 85 meters apart. See: https://magic.mpp.mpg.de Also, wiki also mentions two telescopes. So, the picture in today's (July...