Starship Asterisk*

https://pbase.com/wjshaheen/image/172187100 In this brief video, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) can be seen cruising by a background galaxy, NGC 5523, which I refer to as the "Baby Whale" since to me it resembles NGC 4631. Captured in the early morning hours of 05-Dec-2021, the exposure data ap...

While starting to image NGC2392 (Eskimo Nebula), I noticed a faint blur to its southeast. Turned out to be comet 38P/Stphan-Oterma. Later, upon reviewing the GIF I had created, I found several asteroids in the vicinity, most notably Asteroid (45234) 1999 XA228. It turned out to be a lively image and...

In the early morning of September 15, Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner could be seen cruising in front of open star cluster M35 in Gemini. To its lower right is another fine cluster, NGC 2158. Attaching a single frame taken as part of the video seen here: http://www.pbase.com/wjshaheen/image/168126991/ori...

Over the past few nights, I've imaged M1 for what is now the umpteenth time. (See photo http://www.pbase.com/wjshaheen/image/162487227/large .) Just lately, though, I see a feature I've overlooked. There seems to be a vortex/tornado looking feature that stands out, at least to me. It emanates from t...

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I would dearly love to upload attachments (saving BYSTANDER the hassle of having to convert my links). But, there is no Upload Attachment option, as described in the instructions for posting images. In fact, the forum permissions explicitly state, "You cannot post attachments in this forum&quo...

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I would dearly love to upload attachments (saving BYSTANDER the hassle of having to convert my links). But, there is no Upload Attachment option, as described in the instructions for posting images. In fact, the forum permissions explicitly state, "You cannot post attachments in this forum"...

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Due to monsoon weather here in Arizona, summertime objects are frequently better observed in the early morning hours of spring.

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It is a surprise to me that the Horsehead Nebula is embedded within the Orion Nebula (M42). Is this correct?
William in Gold Canyon, AZ