@masslessparticle.bsky.social
Aggravated homosexual, astrophotographer, open-source software engineer, misunderstood cellist.
Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/masslessparticle/
Find me in the back country.
Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/masslessparticle/
Find me in the back country.
I think about this post a lot these days
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I think about this post a lot these days
Chrome is considered the first gay sci-fi novel. It’s a product of its times and the latter half of the book really… problematic.
The first half is a fever dream of sci-fi erotica
The first half is a fever dream of sci-fi erotica
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Chrome is considered the first gay sci-fi novel. It’s a product of its times and the latter half of the book really… problematic.
The first half is a fever dream of sci-fi erotica
The first half is a fever dream of sci-fi erotica
IC 1396: The Elephant’s Trunk #nebula. This natural-color image was taken from a dark-sky location in Colorado.
The trunk is the column of dust in the center. It sits in a huge region of ionized hydrogen with reflections from giant yellow stars
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography
The trunk is the column of dust in the center. It sits in a huge region of ionized hydrogen with reflections from giant yellow stars
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography
September 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
IC 1396: The Elephant’s Trunk #nebula. This natural-color image was taken from a dark-sky location in Colorado.
The trunk is the column of dust in the center. It sits in a huge region of ionized hydrogen with reflections from giant yellow stars
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography
The trunk is the column of dust in the center. It sits in a huge region of ionized hydrogen with reflections from giant yellow stars
#astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography
August 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This month's astrophoto is the North American Nebula + Pelican Nebula.
This huge star-forming region lies about 2500 lightyears from earth. These nebulae are actually the same cloud of glowing hydrogen separated by a band of obscuring dust in the foreground.
#astrophotography #photography #space
This huge star-forming region lies about 2500 lightyears from earth. These nebulae are actually the same cloud of glowing hydrogen separated by a band of obscuring dust in the foreground.
#astrophotography #photography #space
July 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This month's astrophoto is the North American Nebula + Pelican Nebula.
This huge star-forming region lies about 2500 lightyears from earth. These nebulae are actually the same cloud of glowing hydrogen separated by a band of obscuring dust in the foreground.
#astrophotography #photography #space
This huge star-forming region lies about 2500 lightyears from earth. These nebulae are actually the same cloud of glowing hydrogen separated by a band of obscuring dust in the foreground.
#astrophotography #photography #space
July 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
*Taps sign*
June 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
*Taps sign*
Got the chance to do some #astrophotography this weekend!
This is ~8.5hrs on the Iris Nebula: a bright reflection nebula near the North Celestial Pole.
My first time shooting IFN, I’m so excited at how much dust I got!
(Full resolution at app.astrobin.com/i/di6fqb)
#space #photography
This is ~8.5hrs on the Iris Nebula: a bright reflection nebula near the North Celestial Pole.
My first time shooting IFN, I’m so excited at how much dust I got!
(Full resolution at app.astrobin.com/i/di6fqb)
#space #photography
June 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Got the chance to do some #astrophotography this weekend!
This is ~8.5hrs on the Iris Nebula: a bright reflection nebula near the North Celestial Pole.
My first time shooting IFN, I’m so excited at how much dust I got!
(Full resolution at app.astrobin.com/i/di6fqb)
#space #photography
This is ~8.5hrs on the Iris Nebula: a bright reflection nebula near the North Celestial Pole.
My first time shooting IFN, I’m so excited at how much dust I got!
(Full resolution at app.astrobin.com/i/di6fqb)
#space #photography
June 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Who else is having a GCP party today?
June 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Who else is having a GCP party today?
This was an experiment in conspiring scopes. Here’s the same target with the same imaging time but with an f/5.6 scope — 4 times slower than the new one
April 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
This was an experiment in conspiring scopes. Here’s the same target with the same imaging time but with an f/5.6 scope — 4 times slower than the new one
My Sharpstar 15028 HNT came in this week and I was desperate to get first light. I traveled 3 hours to avoid weather and shot Markarian's Chain.
All in all, I'm pretty pleased.
Collimation really straightforward thanks to an OCAL.
60 x 300s
#astrophotography #photography #space
All in all, I'm pretty pleased.
Collimation really straightforward thanks to an OCAL.
60 x 300s
#astrophotography #photography #space
April 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM
My Sharpstar 15028 HNT came in this week and I was desperate to get first light. I traveled 3 hours to avoid weather and shot Markarian's Chain.
All in all, I'm pretty pleased.
Collimation really straightforward thanks to an OCAL.
60 x 300s
#astrophotography #photography #space
All in all, I'm pretty pleased.
Collimation really straightforward thanks to an OCAL.
60 x 300s
#astrophotography #photography #space
April 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
April 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Did my first hut trip to Ken’s Cabin this weekend. Unseasonably warm temperatures meant this hike was 6 slushy miles of post-holing — even with snowshoes
Still, #Colorado never ceases to disappoint
#photography #hiking #camping
Still, #Colorado never ceases to disappoint
#photography #hiking #camping
April 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Did my first hut trip to Ken’s Cabin this weekend. Unseasonably warm temperatures meant this hike was 6 slushy miles of post-holing — even with snowshoes
Still, #Colorado never ceases to disappoint
#photography #hiking #camping
Still, #Colorado never ceases to disappoint
#photography #hiking #camping
More #photography from Portland’s Japanese Garden the place was ridiculously photogenic
March 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
More #photography from Portland’s Japanese Garden the place was ridiculously photogenic
I’m back from visiting #portland #oregon for the first time. My husband and I spent most most of our time in the city but spent one whole day exploring the coast. It’s a beautiful and quirky place
#photography
#photography
March 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I’m back from visiting #portland #oregon for the first time. My husband and I spent most most of our time in the city but spent one whole day exploring the coast. It’s a beautiful and quirky place
#photography
#photography