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Cheers!

Watch and enjoy!

Impressive work!

Wow! Just look at those moons (and Jupiter, too, of course)!

Nice ones, Steve. A nice way to be greeted in the morning Reggie

😫 Unfortunate but true, Paul.

There needs to be regulation about this!

Kudos to all! Cracking images all the way round! Reggie

Well, a truly stellar composite of performances by two very talented instrumentalists playing one of my favorite pieces! Each panel is very "solar" and "brilliant" in its own right. A unique and vibrant entry, indeed, if it was intended to be. lol! Cheers! Reggie

Thanks, Wookie. I once saw Garnet Star at the local planetarium but never tried to find it myself. You just reminded me to hunt that one down. I may attempt an image, too!

It's one of the reddest stars I've ever seen!

Thanks, Avani. I first saw this star at Fernbank Observatory in Atlanta through its big 36-inch Cassegrain-Reflector and was amazed at how red it appeared! Because it was dim, the color was deep. Then, I was able to see it through my 5-inch Mak, a blood red dot on a black background! Wow! I figured that if I could image Uranus and Neptune I could image this, and I did! That image of Mimosa is exquisite! Thanks for sharing the link!

Thanks. It's prime-time to view it as it's well placed in the southern sky from early evening into the wee hours.

Hind's Crimson Star (R Leporis) is an Mira variable star in the constellation of Lepus, the Hare, just south of Orion. It's named after British astronomer J.R. Hind who observed it in 1845. It glows a dim blood red because of excessive carbon in its atmosphere. You'll need a telescope to see it; it's too dim to see with the naked eye and is challenging in binoculars. It ranges in magnitude from about 5.5 to 11.7 with a period of about 427 days. I took this shot through my 5" Maksutov at prime focus with my Nikon D3200. Cheers, Reggie

Great perigee shots! More detail is becoming visible Reggie