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I used a 14” telescope in my homemade observatory to capture Saturn and Tethys, one of its moons.
You can see spokes on the rings, my first time capturing them so vividly!
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It was a "see Charlotte from the Blue Ridge Parkway" kind of day.
Crystal clear visibility, you could even see it with your naked eye.
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Horsehead Nebula and Flame Nebula I shot last night, 91 minutes.
Tech specs: astrobin.com/kkkil0/
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I've spoken with @jaredwsmith @chswx Wife @wellACTUALILY
about creating a Gofundme for the upcoming expenses involved with funeral etc, and bills while she gets things figured out. She gave me the green light, so please share this and donate if you can
gofund.me/b4fec1da6
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Awful news... Jared was a brilliant, kind, and funny guy who will be sorely missed. Gone way too soon.
This one hurts. A dear friend in life and an excellent colleague in our weather industry Jared Smith (@chswx Charleston Weather) unexpectedly passed away yesterday due to extended complications from his heart surgery last Thursday. It was a planned surgery that was to help avoid further complications and get him where he needed to be, but it turned for the worst and many of us are surprisingly upset and very sad. Just contacted him last Wed night before the surgery and he was very positive and optimistic going into it - even said he wanted to have another get-together after the whole thing was over. Made sure to give him some positive words and wish him well. Glad I did - because I didn't know it would be the last conversation I would have with him. 😥
Jared was a one-of-a-kind person who was both genuine and generous with his time. If you knew him, he was extremely talented in all areas of his careers. I met and worked with him on the @CarolinaWxGroup for many years and we kept in good touch for all things weather here locally. Jared had just gotten married to his wife Lily Wald and was very happy. There are a lot of sad folks today wondering how and why with the complications, but let's focus on the person he was and celebrate his time with us - he touched a lot of lives with his personality and his incredible ability to share his knowledge. Truly a light that shone brightly - gone too soon. Keep him, his family and loved ones in your thoughts and say a prayer for their well being through this hard time.
Take care and hug your peeps today - make those calls you've been meaning to make that time has washed over. It's worth it.
Pics below include his wife Lily and at a College of Charleston meteorology event with Dr. Marshall Shepherd, TV Personality, Professor, Author as speaker and Meteorologist Trevor Gibbs, who among the first graduates of the CofC meteorology program. Jared was super stoked to be there as you can see. Great memory!
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Mars this morning, captured under average seeing. Sinus Meridiani is central with Syrtis Major on the day/night terminator. The north polar cap is also nicely seen.
24" Dob, Uranus-M/C cameras at 9000mm f/15. (R)OSC, ~45 mins of data.
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One of the greatest live-TV mistakes in sports broadcasting history.
It's 2007. ESPN's Rob Stone is doing a pregame spot at New Mexico State's Chile Pepper Institute before Nevada vs. New Mexico State. His host holds up a tiny pepper: "This is the Bhut Jolokia, the world's hottest chili pepper."
Stone bites it before the sentence is even finished.
Then comes the fine print: "A million Scoville heat units." Stone: "What does that mean?"
He finds out fast. The milk doesn't help ("I don't even taste the milk"), and then he asks the question every viewer is asking: "How long is this gonna last?" The answer: "For some people, five, six hours."
"Information I could've used a while ago."
The sweat, the tears, the pro trying to stay on camera.
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A spectacular "space jellyfish" could be visible across the East Coast early Tuesday morning following a SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral...
With liftoff scheduled for 6:33 AM EDT, the timing is perfect for the rocket's expanding exhaust plume to catch high-altitude sunlight while it remains dark on the ground. The most vivid display will occur between 6:36 and 6:41 AM EDT as the rocket tracks up the coastline toward engine cutoff. Coastal residents from Florida up through New York will have the greatest chances of seeing this cool phenomenon!
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David French is getting a defamation suit too
In @nytopinion
“On the most traumatic night in a young woman’s life, a good man could not be found,” our columnist David French writes about the Cornell University case. nyti.ms/47dyBmk
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Look what I have in my hot little hands, y'all. It's gorgeous, full color, and every word of it glorifies God, who made this marvel of a universe.
My book is out on November 3rd, just a few short weeks away. You can pre-order it at the link below.
amazon.com/Heavens-Declare-A…
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Hello Everyone, this is just a small project - I captured a couple of star clusters when the moon was full and outshining my other targets. I used my Celestron RASA 8-inch telescope to capture this.
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From a while back, but I still enjoy this pic. An indoor star trail - looking out from my home office when I lived in Johannesburg suburbs.
