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Allen Newton
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Software Developer. Alto and tenor sax player. Starting my expensive hobby in EAA with my SCT. Tinkerer of microcontrollers and little rovers.
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A Boeing MH-47G Chinook, that I could hear for miles before it got here, just flew over Portland, OR.
Screen capture image from flightradar web site of a Boeing MH-47G Chinook flight path over Portland, OR
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Flights like this one from Hawaii turn to avoid the ICE facility no fly zone (left image), while this Cessna circles nightly (right image). This Cessna was sometimes joined by federal helicopters. The day after the revised TRO that includes all other state's National Guard, helicopters stopped.
Live map of Portland, OR flight paths showing a passenger jet path flying into PDX from HNL. Making a sharp turn on the right of the ICE facility. Live map of Portland, OR flight paths showing a Cessna unregistered aircraft's flight path. Making several repetitive circles above the ICE facility.
October 8, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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AHIP, yes, that is good! And yet still, someone needs to update the web site over at Providence.
Screen capture of https://www.providence.org/services/covidvaccine on 9/17/2025.
September 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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East Veil Nebula - NGC 6992

Date: 8/20/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 180 second exposures, 28 frames per plate x 2 plates
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
Processed: PixInsight

#astronomy #astrophotography
East Veil Nebula - NGC 6992 Date: 8/20/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 180 second exposures, 28 frames per plate x 2 plates Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 Processed: PixInsight #astronomy #astrophotography
August 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Heart Nebula

Date: 8/11/2025-8/12/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 180 second exposures, 28 frames per plate x 3 plates x 2 nights
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
Processed: PixInsight

#astronomy #astrophotography
Heart Nebula Date: 8/11/2025-8/12/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 180 second exposures, 28 frames per plate x 3 plates x 2 nights Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 Processed: PixInsight
August 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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NGC 7380 - The Wizard Nebula

Date: 8/1/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 89 frames of 120 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
NGC 7380 - The Wizard Nebula Date: 8/1/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 89 frames of 120 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 #astronomy #astrophotography
August 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Deer Lick Group - w / Supernova 2025rbs in NGC 7331

Processed and annotated in PixInsight.

Date: 8/1/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 70 frames, 120 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
Deer Lick Group - w / SN2025rbs in NGC 7331 Date: 8/1/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 70 frames of 120 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 #astronomy #astrophotography
August 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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IC 1396 - Elephants Trunk Nebula

Date: 7/23/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 106 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
IC 1396 - Elephants Trunk Nebula Date: 7/23/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 106 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
July 27, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Clear enough skies a few days ago. Processed in PixInsight.

NGC 7023 - Iris Nebula

Date: 7/22/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 82 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
NGC 7023 - Iris Nebula Date: 7/22/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 82 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
July 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Turned on my game console and saw these scary movie titles. Not sure why I'm getting the distinct impression that something is awry in xbox / microsoft store entertainment land. #xbox
Screen capture of https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/movies-and-tv showing multiple movie titles such as "this is the end", "end of days", et cetera.
July 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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NGC 4378 is visible in the Vera C Rubin Observatory skyviewer.app
at skyviewer.app/explorer?tar...

For comparison, a link to an image from the Digitized Sky Survey. theskylive.com/sky/deepsky/...

Magnitude 13.49. Out of reach for most amateur telescopes.

#astronomy #astrophotography #cosmology
Image of NGC4378, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. From Vera C Rubin Observatory SkyViewer app at https://skyviewer.app/explorer?target=186.32673+4.92462&fov=0.62
June 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Finished my first tutorial as a new user of PixInsight. To say that comparing my previous image processing result with the one from PixInsight is, night and day, is an understatement. Before and after reprocessing a Crescent Nebula session from last year...same data.

#astronomy #astrophotography
Processed with PixInsight. The Crescent Nebula, imaged with a Celestron 8SE telescope, ASI2600MC Pro camera, 32x180s exposures, Bortle 7, under a street light. Processed with free software workflow. The Crescent Nebula, imaged with a Celestron 8SE telescope, ASI2600MC Pro camera, 32x180s exposures, Bortle 7, under a street light.
June 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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LBN 472

Date: 06/08/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 19 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

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LBN 472 Date: 06/08/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 19 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 Labeled - LBN 472 Date: 06/08/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 19 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
June 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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North American Nebula

Date: 06/08/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 43 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
North American Nebula Date: 06/08/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 43 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 Labeled - North American Nebula Date: 06/08/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 43 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
June 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Date: 06/08/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 6 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy Date: 06/08/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 6 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 Labeled - M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy Date: 06/08/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 6 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
June 8, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy

Date: 06/07/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 30 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy Date: 06/07/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 30 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 Labeled - M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy Date: 06/07/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 30 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
June 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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M13 - Great Star Cluster in Hercules

Date: 06/07/2025
Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T
Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance
Exposures: 10 frames of 180 seconds each
Darkness Rating: Bortle 7

#astronomy #astrophotography
M13 - Great Star Cluster in Hercules Date: 06/07/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 10 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7 Labeled - M13 - Great Star Cluster in Hercules Date: 06/07/2025 Telescope: StellarVue SVX102T Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro Filter(s): L-Quad Enhance Exposures: 10 frames of 180 seconds each Darkness Rating: Bortle 7
June 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Taking my scope out for a spin around some stars tonight. #astronomy #astrophotography Hoping to see something of the Pinwheel galaxy and a couple other targets.
Picture of a telescope set up outside in a yard with a cyclone fence and a night sky approaching dusk.
June 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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Forgot that everyone is still waiting for T CrB to do something.
Screen capture of https://public.nrao.edu/explore/mission-control/ that shows previous time spent by The Very Large Array looking for the recurrent nova T CrB to do something amazing.
June 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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It's a bug not a feature....
https://fire.airnow.gov/#4.2/45.71/-92.42 showing no smoke data overlay even with the layer enabled
May 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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*sigh* This is not an April Fool's Day joke, unfortunately. I'm not going to link to this.
Image of a book cover. Title is "Vibe Coding: The Future of Programming". From the O'Relly web site.
April 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Infographic for FOSS alternatives to mainstream apps. Using this one tonight for an astronomy PC setup.

Source: lemmy.world/post/27983269

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April 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Uh oh...cameras I might want to buy next year are all sold out for this year. That is not too surprising since the weather is clearing up for Spring and Summer. It might indicate something else. Dropping this here as a record of the prices before the tariffs happen. #astrophotography
Astrophotography cameras sold at highpointscientific.com with prices captured on 04/13/2025. All cameras showing "sold out".
April 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Built this single page #dotnet Asp.Net Razor Page app for a Raspberry Pi host. Display of Astronomy Photo of the Day, new image every 3 minutes, shows the current weather forecast, along with a digital clock. Hangs on my wall on a framed computer screen. Also available on my home network. #astronomy
Astronomy Photo of the Day wall mirror app. Shows an image background for the Astronomy Photo of the Day, with a digital clock, and the current week's weather forecast.
February 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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1943 Mercedes-Benz 770 (W150)
February 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM