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Space Garbage CO
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Denver Colorado based amateur astrophotographer and lover of all things space and science fiction.

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A few comparisons I ran to see what differences there are depending on atmospheric turbulence, camera settings, and processing techniques.

It’s fun to read about it, it’s way more fun to test it!

Telescope: #Celestron #CPC800 and #Nikon #D7500

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Crater details on the moon while comparing different imaging techniques during turbulent and clear atmospheric conditions. Crater details on the moon while comparing different imaging techniques during turbulent and clear atmospheric conditions.
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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07 November 2025, Moon at 91%.

A few crater details. Learning to use Autostakkert and RegiStax, pretty excited to see the results already!

Telescope: #Celestron #CPC800 and #Nikon #D7500
4K ISO-2000 1/1000 sec | ~1,740 images | AS! RS6

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
Deep craters showing on the waning gibbous moon at 91% illumination.
November 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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07 November 2025, Moon at 91%.

Having some fun getting to see these craters change with the new scope and camera. This is two single images combined (top/bottom).

Telescope: #Celestron #CPC800 and #Nikon #D7500
ISO-1000 1/1250 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The waning gibbous shows deep craters at 91% illumination.
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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04 November 2025, Moon at 100%.

Beaver Supermoon, with slight crater details showing along the edge.

Telescope: #Celestron #CPC800 and #Nikon #D7500
ISO-400 1/1000 sec

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Slight crater details of the Beaver Supermoon.
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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04 November 2025, Moon at 100%.

Behold, the Beaver Supermoon! Created using two images (top/bottom halves).

Telescope: #Celestron #CPC800 and #Nikon #D7500
ISO-400 1/1000 sec

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The Beaver Supermoon!
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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02 November 2025, Moon at 93%.

First shots with my new telescope! A few crater details.

Telescope: #Celestron #CPC800 and #Nikon #D7500
4K ISO-800 1/1000 sec | ~300 images | AS!

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
Deep craters line the edge of the moon at 93% illumination.
November 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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02 November 2025, Moon at 93%.

First shots with my new telescope! This image came in at a whopping 5K x 5K pixels! Resized to 2K for social media.

Telescope: #Celestron #CPC800 and #Nikon #D7500
4K ISO-800 1/1000 sec | ~1,800 images | AS!

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The nearly full moon at 93% illumination. Deep craters can be seen along the left edge.
November 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Special thanks to @denverastro.bsky.social for their recent auction. I was able to snag this incredible upgrade from my Astromaster to this CPC 800 XLT!

Working out the imaging quirks of this monster this week, can’t wait to share my first results!

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#Celestron
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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17 October 2025, NGC 281, Pacman Nebula.

I had four targets planned for a clear night but the universe gave me clouds an hour into it. Not bad for the conditions.

Telescope: #Seestar S50, 00:43:10 Exposure, Stacked in Seestar

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#Space #DeepSpace #Colorado
#NGC281 #Pacman #Nebula
The Pacman nebula glows in hues of green and red against a backdrop of stars.
October 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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17 October 2025, Moon at 16%.

Caught a little earthshine this morning!

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-800 1/13 sec | ISO-1600 1/60 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado #Earthshine
The crescent moon shines bright at 16% illumination, craters dot the terminator line where the crescent meets the dimly lit earthshine, some details of seas are clearly visible.
October 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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13 October 2025, Moon at 53%.

Early this morning, about 30 mins before Culmination. The sky was a pretty deep blue but I couldn’t quite capture it.

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-200 1/125 sec

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The moon at 53% illumination, deep craters are shadowed along the terminator.
October 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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07 October 2025, Moon at 100%.

Went through some shots I tried to get of the full moon through tiny cloud breaks. Turns out I actually got one!

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-160 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The full moon!
October 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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03 October 2025, NGC 6888, The Crescent Nebula.

Such a cool target! Shockwaves colliding in space on scales I can barely imagine. Well, can’t imagine. I tried, it’s too big.

Telescope: #Seestar S50, 01:00:20 Exposure, Stacked in Seestar

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#Space #DeepSpace #Colorado
#NGC6888 #Crescent #Nebula
The Crescent Nebula floats against a backdrop of stars. Shockwaves in space!
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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03 October 2025, M33, The Triangulum Galaxy.

I love/hate M33. It can be dazzling but it takes a lot of data for me to get it right. This one is 5/10, a good start.

Telescope: #Seestar S50, 00:41:30 Exposure, Stacked in Seestar

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#M33 #Triangulum #Galaxy #Messier
The Triangulum Galaxy, M33, hangs against a backdrop of stars.
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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04 October 2025, Moon at 91%.

I may be clouded out for the full moon, but this is a close second.

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-160 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The waxing gibbous moon hangs at 91% illumination.
October 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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03 October 2025, M45, The Pleiades.

My first shot of the Seven Sisters this fall. I can’t see many stars from Denver, but these are still visible with the naked eye.

Telescope: #Seestar S50, 00:46:00 Exposure, Stacked in Seestar

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#Space #DeepSpace #Colorado
#M45 #Pleiades #SevenSisters
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, shines bright in the night sky. Even in bad seeing conditions these stars usually shine bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.
October 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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03 October 2025, Moon at 83%.

This string of clear nights has been something else.

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-160 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The waxing gibbous moon hangs out at 83% illumination
October 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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03 October 2025, M31, The Andromeda Galaxy.

My first and favorite target of the fall, never fails to amaze me.

Telescope: #Seestar S50, 01:20:30 Exposure, Stacked in Seestar

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#Space #DeepSpace #Colorado
#M31 #Andromeda #Galaxy
The andromeda galaxy sits nestled in a backdrop of stars. The bright core in the center illuminates swirling clouds of gas and dust.
October 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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02 October 2025, Moon at 75%.

Hit a few great deep sky targets last night, and of course the moon!

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-160 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The waxing moon hangs in the sky at 75% illumination
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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01 October 2025, Moon at 65%.

First moon of October. Hello spooky season!

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-160 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The waxing moon sits in the sky at 65% illumination
October 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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30 September 2025, Moon at 56%.

Last night the sky was nice and crisp. It’s getting dark earlier, deep sky season is approaching for me and I can’t wait!

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-160 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The half moon sits 56% illuminated the night sky!
October 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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29 September 2025, Moon at 46%.

Caught a break in the clouds last night and a bright glowing first quarter moon broke through.

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-160 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The quarter moon hangs in the sky, revealing high contrast craters on the terminator line.
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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27 September 2025, Sun.

The nights haven’t been great here, but the sun shines pretty much all day in Denver.

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-800 1/125 sec

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#Sun #TheSun #Sol #Space #Colorado
Picture of the sun with several sun spots spread across the face of it.
September 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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19 September 2025, Moon at 5%.

Was able to catch the moon, Venus, and Regulus into one frame this morning. There’s even a trace of earthshine!

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-1600 1/60 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado #Venus #Regulus #Earthshine
The waning moon sliver sits at 5% illumination, both Venus and the star Regulus hang nearby.
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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16 September 2025, Moon at 28%.

Up early to workout and walk the pups. The owls were hoo’ing and the moon was bright before the sun came up!

Telescope: #Celestron #Astromaster70az and #Nikon #D5200
ISO-200 1/125 sec

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#Moon #Luna #Space #Colorado
The waning crescent moon hangs like a jewel in the night sky at 28% illumination.
September 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM