DeepSkyMike
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DeepSkyMike
@deepskymike.bsky.social
Visual Amateur Astronomer for 39 years. Trying to spot faint fuzzies from my light polluted sky.
Got up at 5am this morning to try to spot 3I/ATLAS a 7 billion year old interstellar comet currently sight seeing through our solar system. It was only a small 10th mag fuzzy spot through the scope but it was amazing to contemplate what my eye was seeing.
November 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I missed the Venus occultation by a mere 2 minutes today. Clouds came over and obscured the event just before it happened then cleared again just after. 😟
September 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Just been crunching the numbers of my observing sketches since I started logging objects I’ve seen back in ‘87.
I’ve amassed 2476 sketches of 1995 different objects.
All from Bortle 6 skies.
Plenty more to see hopefully 🙂
September 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Scope out cooling down ready for tonight’s wonders.
August 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
May 14, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bought myself a new pair of binoculars. My old 15x70’s, which I’ve had for many years, were a little worn out. They were also quite heavy handheld. These are just right but arrived showing double images. A quick trip to YouTube and now they perform flawlessly.
May 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The slim Crescent moon with earthshine, right next to the Pleiades is one of the most beautiful sights in all of binocular astronomy.
April 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I’m getting some spectacular visual views of Jupiter at the moment. All you astrophotographers must be getting some impressive images!
February 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Jupiter and Venus. From earlier today in broad daylight. iPhone 15. HANDHELD. 14 inch dob.
February 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If you want to keep your telescope/camera gear clean of dust I highly recommend getting yourself one of these devices (shown with eyepiece for scale).
These air blowers can give you a gentle blow or a full on gale.
Also ideal for blowing water off your freshly washed mirrors.
December 14, 2024 at 2:42 PM
My 14 inch f4.6 Dob
November 20, 2024 at 10:18 PM
My 20 inch f3.3 Dob.
November 14, 2024 at 8:07 PM