battlecoder
@battlecoder.bsky.social
Mad Data Scientist, 8-bit enthusiast and part-time maker. Digital mind, analog heart. High chances of being a Replicant.
Top 2 reasons for communications to be down (in no particular order):
- Solar flares
- Cloud flare
- Solar flares
- Cloud flare
November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Top 2 reasons for communications to be down (in no particular order):
- Solar flares
- Cloud flare
- Solar flares
- Cloud flare
While I've been mostly photographing Nebulas, they are not the only beautiful objects in the night sky.
This is Messier 22, also known as the Great Sagittarius Cluster, a region packed-full of stars.
I'm tempted to try with a larger instrument next time, hoping to capture even more stars.
This is Messier 22, also known as the Great Sagittarius Cluster, a region packed-full of stars.
I'm tempted to try with a larger instrument next time, hoping to capture even more stars.
November 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
While I've been mostly photographing Nebulas, they are not the only beautiful objects in the night sky.
This is Messier 22, also known as the Great Sagittarius Cluster, a region packed-full of stars.
I'm tempted to try with a larger instrument next time, hoping to capture even more stars.
This is Messier 22, also known as the Great Sagittarius Cluster, a region packed-full of stars.
I'm tempted to try with a larger instrument next time, hoping to capture even more stars.
C/2025 A6 Lemmon is the brightest comet currently visible from Earth. Sadly, from where I live it appears very low over the horizon, giving me barely 10-15 mins of visibility after astronomical twilight.
However, 4 nights ago I had the chance to see it, and managed to snap this picture of it.
However, 4 nights ago I had the chance to see it, and managed to snap this picture of it.
November 16, 2025 at 4:34 AM
C/2025 A6 Lemmon is the brightest comet currently visible from Earth. Sadly, from where I live it appears very low over the horizon, giving me barely 10-15 mins of visibility after astronomical twilight.
However, 4 nights ago I had the chance to see it, and managed to snap this picture of it.
However, 4 nights ago I had the chance to see it, and managed to snap this picture of it.
Trifid Nebula (M20)
This was ~1hr of data, which is the best I can get at this time of the year. Maybe I should start doing multi-night captures.
For this pic I used an UHC filter instead of my narrow-band to capture more of its reflection side #astrophotography
This was ~1hr of data, which is the best I can get at this time of the year. Maybe I should start doing multi-night captures.
For this pic I used an UHC filter instead of my narrow-band to capture more of its reflection side #astrophotography
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Trifid Nebula (M20)
This was ~1hr of data, which is the best I can get at this time of the year. Maybe I should start doing multi-night captures.
For this pic I used an UHC filter instead of my narrow-band to capture more of its reflection side #astrophotography
This was ~1hr of data, which is the best I can get at this time of the year. Maybe I should start doing multi-night captures.
For this pic I used an UHC filter instead of my narrow-band to capture more of its reflection side #astrophotography
Moon. Oct 30th, 2025. #astrophotography
November 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Moon. Oct 30th, 2025. #astrophotography
This is C/2025 R2 (SWAN)
Compared to our other visitor, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), this comet is very dim and almost invisible from my light polluted sky, even to my camera. I was about to give up, but decided to process a small stack of pics anyway. For a first picture of a comet I consider this a success
Compared to our other visitor, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), this comet is very dim and almost invisible from my light polluted sky, even to my camera. I was about to give up, but decided to process a small stack of pics anyway. For a first picture of a comet I consider this a success
October 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
This is C/2025 R2 (SWAN)
Compared to our other visitor, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), this comet is very dim and almost invisible from my light polluted sky, even to my camera. I was about to give up, but decided to process a small stack of pics anyway. For a first picture of a comet I consider this a success
Compared to our other visitor, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), this comet is very dim and almost invisible from my light polluted sky, even to my camera. I was about to give up, but decided to process a small stack of pics anyway. For a first picture of a comet I consider this a success
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!!1
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
HAPPY INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY!!1
I totally forgot to post these here. Here are two pictures I captured a couple of weeks ago. The Eagle (red) and the Swan (yellow) nebulae. #astrophotography
October 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I totally forgot to post these here. Here are two pictures I captured a couple of weeks ago. The Eagle (red) and the Swan (yellow) nebulae. #astrophotography
As much as I like the "Hubble palette" depiction of M8, my favorite is its more natural, red-tinted rendering. For this pic I was testing a "planetary" camera, normally considered unfit for DSOs. And yet, when paired with a short astrograph, the result is a gorgeous picture of this beautiful nebula.
October 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
As much as I like the "Hubble palette" depiction of M8, my favorite is its more natural, red-tinted rendering. For this pic I was testing a "planetary" camera, normally considered unfit for DSOs. And yet, when paired with a short astrograph, the result is a gorgeous picture of this beautiful nebula.
Captured the Lagoon Nebula with an astro-modded DSLR using the "Hubble palette", or rather, an approximation. Proper "Hubble" colors requires capturing specific narrow band data that is later mapped to R,G & B, producing this gold-blue range. This is multi wider-band data with manual tone remapping.
September 27, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Captured the Lagoon Nebula with an astro-modded DSLR using the "Hubble palette", or rather, an approximation. Proper "Hubble" colors requires capturing specific narrow band data that is later mapped to R,G & B, producing this gold-blue range. This is multi wider-band data with manual tone remapping.
Small view of the moon around the Copernicus crater, taken with a Celestron 80/500 refractor and an Svbony SV305 Pro camera + SV231 color correction filter.
There's a bit of haze tonight, so I took a video and stacked the frames with Astrosurface. I definitely need more practice with that workflow
There's a bit of haze tonight, so I took a video and stacked the frames with Astrosurface. I definitely need more practice with that workflow
July 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Small view of the moon around the Copernicus crater, taken with a Celestron 80/500 refractor and an Svbony SV305 Pro camera + SV231 color correction filter.
There's a bit of haze tonight, so I took a video and stacked the frames with Astrosurface. I definitely need more practice with that workflow
There's a bit of haze tonight, so I took a video and stacked the frames with Astrosurface. I definitely need more practice with that workflow
Took me several attempts (and waiting for a less cloudy night) but I finally got a picture of the moon!
May 6, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Took me several attempts (and waiting for a less cloudy night) but I finally got a picture of the moon!
I just learned that a new gen of Saturn moons dropped, and I gotta catch 'em all.
April 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I just learned that a new gen of Saturn moons dropped, and I gotta catch 'em all.
I'll be needing a portable 12V power supply soon, so I made this 12V adapter for Einhell X-Change packs. I also added a 5V USB output because that's always useful, and a "raw" (straight from the battery) output port. I might rewire it later so the "raw" output is only available when it's off.
April 12, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I'll be needing a portable 12V power supply soon, so I made this 12V adapter for Einhell X-Change packs. I also added a 5V USB output because that's always useful, and a "raw" (straight from the battery) output port. I might rewire it later so the "raw" output is only available when it's off.
This is a crop from the picture we took of the moon yesterday using a friend's telescope, and my old but trusty Canon T2i camera.
Since we were using a direct adapter to the telescope, there was no additional zoom, but it would be fun to try a more involved setup to capture more details.
Since we were using a direct adapter to the telescope, there was no additional zoom, but it would be fun to try a more involved setup to capture more details.
April 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This is a crop from the picture we took of the moon yesterday using a friend's telescope, and my old but trusty Canon T2i camera.
Since we were using a direct adapter to the telescope, there was no additional zoom, but it would be fun to try a more involved setup to capture more details.
Since we were using a direct adapter to the telescope, there was no additional zoom, but it would be fun to try a more involved setup to capture more details.
Following with my obsession with precision; I have a frequency counter with an internal 10MHz reference and you are supposed to leave it running for >24 hrs for them to stabilize, which I never did
I've been doing that (not continuously) and its current error is 0.0001 ppm, which is honestly absurd
I've been doing that (not continuously) and its current error is 0.0001 ppm, which is honestly absurd
March 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Following with my obsession with precision; I have a frequency counter with an internal 10MHz reference and you are supposed to leave it running for >24 hrs for them to stabilize, which I never did
I've been doing that (not continuously) and its current error is 0.0001 ppm, which is honestly absurd
I've been doing that (not continuously) and its current error is 0.0001 ppm, which is honestly absurd
Imagine being so annoyed by a measuring instrument having a 0.05-0.06% error in ONE kind of measurement, that you spend around an hour "fixing" that, finally reducing the error to 0.02% (Sadly it's impossible to get errors down to 0%)
That couldn't be me. Nope. Never.
That couldn't be me. Nope. Never.
March 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Imagine being so annoyed by a measuring instrument having a 0.05-0.06% error in ONE kind of measurement, that you spend around an hour "fixing" that, finally reducing the error to 0.02% (Sadly it's impossible to get errors down to 0%)
That couldn't be me. Nope. Never.
That couldn't be me. Nope. Never.
This means there's Chocobos nearby right?
February 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
This means there's Chocobos nearby right?
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"
Happy birthday Roy Batty! #bladerunner
Happy birthday Roy Batty! #bladerunner
January 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain"
Happy birthday Roy Batty! #bladerunner
Happy birthday Roy Batty! #bladerunner
This is one of my favorite things I got for Christmas; Uranium glassware!
Mildly radioactive, and highly fluorescent under UV light (as pictured), these two cups are definitely a sight to behold. I just need to figure a way to display them so they can be seen glowing at night!
Mildly radioactive, and highly fluorescent under UV light (as pictured), these two cups are definitely a sight to behold. I just need to figure a way to display them so they can be seen glowing at night!
December 28, 2024 at 3:50 AM
This is one of my favorite things I got for Christmas; Uranium glassware!
Mildly radioactive, and highly fluorescent under UV light (as pictured), these two cups are definitely a sight to behold. I just need to figure a way to display them so they can be seen glowing at night!
Mildly radioactive, and highly fluorescent under UV light (as pictured), these two cups are definitely a sight to behold. I just need to figure a way to display them so they can be seen glowing at night!
I took a break from the Advent of Code puzzles to repair this TI-59 calculator that I got today. Managed to fix the corroded flex, and after some cleaning it seems to work mostly fine except for the magnetic reader. I already disassembled it and cleaned it thoroughly, and I'll continue tomorrow.
December 21, 2024 at 7:31 AM
I took a break from the Advent of Code puzzles to repair this TI-59 calculator that I got today. Managed to fix the corroded flex, and after some cleaning it seems to work mostly fine except for the magnetic reader. I already disassembled it and cleaned it thoroughly, and I'll continue tomorrow.
I just completed "RAM Run" - Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/18
Ok, I took a longer break than I originally intended, but this one was quick to solve. My solution for part 2 was not optimal but fast enough for the purposes of submitting a solution.
Ok, I took a longer break than I originally intended, but this one was quick to solve. My solution for part 2 was not optimal but fast enough for the purposes of submitting a solution.
Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM
I just completed "RAM Run" - Day 18 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/18
Ok, I took a longer break than I originally intended, but this one was quick to solve. My solution for part 2 was not optimal but fast enough for the purposes of submitting a solution.
Ok, I took a longer break than I originally intended, but this one was quick to solve. My solution for part 2 was not optimal but fast enough for the purposes of submitting a solution.
I just completed "Chronospatial Computer" - Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/17
I stayed until 4AM last night trying to do part 2 (which is a mistake; my brain barely works at 4AM). Today, with a small hint from internet I solved it! Onto the next one!
I stayed until 4AM last night trying to do part 2 (which is a mistake; my brain barely works at 4AM). Today, with a small hint from internet I solved it! Onto the next one!
Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 20, 2024 at 7:53 PM
I just completed "Chronospatial Computer" - Day 17 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/17
I stayed until 4AM last night trying to do part 2 (which is a mistake; my brain barely works at 4AM). Today, with a small hint from internet I solved it! Onto the next one!
I stayed until 4AM last night trying to do part 2 (which is a mistake; my brain barely works at 4AM). Today, with a small hint from internet I solved it! Onto the next one!
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16
Awfully behind, but I'm finally back in the game. Or so I hope. Fingers crossed for reasonably easy puzzles. This one was somewhat challenging, but fun.
Awfully behind, but I'm finally back in the game. Or so I hope. Fingers crossed for reasonably easy puzzles. This one was somewhat challenging, but fun.
Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024
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December 20, 2024 at 4:03 AM
I just completed "Reindeer Maze" - Day 16 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/16
Awfully behind, but I'm finally back in the game. Or so I hope. Fingers crossed for reasonably easy puzzles. This one was somewhat challenging, but fun.
Awfully behind, but I'm finally back in the game. Or so I hope. Fingers crossed for reasonably easy puzzles. This one was somewhat challenging, but fun.