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The following items are from the USA. We should all find replacements for them.
February 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The following items are from the USA. We should all find replacements for them.
"Fromm Family" pet food is from Wisconsin, who voted for Trump. Doing business with anyone in Wisconsin should be a crime in Canada.
I will need to buy some dog food immediately and gradually move Astro Puppy onto some Canadian dogfood.
Anyone else buying "Fromm Family" food? Stop it now.
I will need to buy some dog food immediately and gradually move Astro Puppy onto some Canadian dogfood.
Anyone else buying "Fromm Family" food? Stop it now.
February 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"Fromm Family" pet food is from Wisconsin, who voted for Trump. Doing business with anyone in Wisconsin should be a crime in Canada.
I will need to buy some dog food immediately and gradually move Astro Puppy onto some Canadian dogfood.
Anyone else buying "Fromm Family" food? Stop it now.
I will need to buy some dog food immediately and gradually move Astro Puppy onto some Canadian dogfood.
Anyone else buying "Fromm Family" food? Stop it now.
Like nearly everyone else I have been trying to figure out how to avoid buying US items.
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
February 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Like nearly everyone else I have been trying to figure out how to avoid buying US items.
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
Important to note that "Made in Canada" is 51% and "Product of Canada" is 98%. Facebook is drowning in advice. The “All American Made” site might help identify what to avoid.
Some notes below (image):
Candlemas is associated with an ancient Celtic celebration called Imbolc, which is a cross-quarter day.
The quarter days are roughly aligned with the spring and autumn equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices.
The quarter days are roughly aligned with the spring and autumn equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices.
February 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Candlemas is associated with an ancient Celtic celebration called Imbolc, which is a cross-quarter day.
The quarter days are roughly aligned with the spring and autumn equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices.
The quarter days are roughly aligned with the spring and autumn equinoxes and the summer and winter solstices.
1845 Drawing by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (Lord Rosse) - Unknown source, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
January 28, 2025 at 3:22 AM
1845 Drawing by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (Lord Rosse) - Unknown source, Public Domain, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?...
M51 by Calvin Klatt (2022-04). From my cottage in Canada.
January 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
M51 by Calvin Klatt (2022-04). From my cottage in Canada.
The birds have figured out how the "smart bird feeder" works and are threatening me!
January 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The birds have figured out how the "smart bird feeder" works and are threatening me!
My running man (shown here) is not merely running, he is also juggling foujr ice-cream cones as he runs.
January 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
My running man (shown here) is not merely running, he is also juggling foujr ice-cream cones as he runs.
M101 by Calvin Klatt. RASA11/ASI6200
January 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
M101 by Calvin Klatt. RASA11/ASI6200
My first guess was correct.
January 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
My first guess was correct.
Astro rolling around in the snow.
January 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Astro rolling around in the snow.
A more typical look at M45 (by Calvin Klatt)
January 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A more typical look at M45 (by Calvin Klatt)
H-Alpha B&W image of the Rosette, captured January 9-10, 2025 from Lac Teeples Quebec. A final image will merge this with other data. Stars removed for processing.
January 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
H-Alpha B&W image of the Rosette, captured January 9-10, 2025 from Lac Teeples Quebec. A final image will merge this with other data. Stars removed for processing.
Bubble Nebula (by Calvin Klatt)
January 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bubble Nebula (by Calvin Klatt)
Astro Puppy (resting on the dock) says "I swear there was a lake right here".
January 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Astro Puppy (resting on the dock) says "I swear there was a lake right here".
A big old moon means narrowband imaging. Here is a work in progress, the Rosette Nebula. Previous images were test images but this is going to be a part of the final Rosette.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
January 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A big old moon means narrowband imaging. Here is a work in progress, the Rosette Nebula. Previous images were test images but this is going to be a part of the final Rosette.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
Hydrogen Alpha emission line, passband 4nm wide at 656nm.
My version (close up) of this part of the Veil Nebula. (c) Calvin Klatt
January 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
My version (close up) of this part of the Veil Nebula. (c) Calvin Klatt
Another look at the Rosette Nebula, nearby in our galaxy.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
December 29, 2024 at 3:16 AM
Another look at the Rosette Nebula, nearby in our galaxy.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
This was a test of the "hyperstar" attachment on an ancient C14 SCT telescope. It was a smaller camera because I don't have the proper adapter. 3 hours of data used (around 50% of the total). RGB. Next test is with a full frame camera.
Merry Christmas from Canada.
December 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Merry Christmas from Canada.
It is not like this…
December 9, 2024 at 5:05 PM
It is not like this…
The galaxy’s mass doesn’t rotate in the spiral arms . These are pressure waves. Here, let me demonstrate how it is NOT happening…
December 9, 2024 at 5:04 PM
The galaxy’s mass doesn’t rotate in the spiral arms . These are pressure waves. Here, let me demonstrate how it is NOT happening…
Presenting the Triangulum Galaxy, by Calvin Klatt, reprocessed 2024-12. This is a spiral galaxy in our “local group”, loosely bound to Andromeda. It appears in the Triangulum constellation. The red (H Alpha) regions are nebulae in this distant galaxy.
December 8, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Presenting the Triangulum Galaxy, by Calvin Klatt, reprocessed 2024-12. This is a spiral galaxy in our “local group”, loosely bound to Andromeda. It appears in the Triangulum constellation. The red (H Alpha) regions are nebulae in this distant galaxy.
Here is my version of the Heart Nebula. The actual Heart Nebula.
December 7, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Here is my version of the Heart Nebula. The actual Heart Nebula.
Presenting the Iris Nebula, by Calvin Klatt, 2024-12
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
December 5, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Presenting the Iris Nebula, by Calvin Klatt, 2024-12
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
This is a reflection nebula approximately 1300 light years away from us, in our Galaxy the Milky Way. Illuminated by a very bright star, this nebula appears in the northern constellation Cepheus.
Astro puppy is enjoying the snow. He is 10 months old so has had little previous snow time. He will have plenty in the next few months…
December 4, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Astro puppy is enjoying the snow. He is 10 months old so has had little previous snow time. He will have plenty in the next few months…