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

😫 Unfortunate but true, Paul.

There needs to be regulation about this!

Absolutely cracking image! Very crisp and detailed. Excellent work Reggie

Blue Moon in Scorpius! The third of four full moons in a given season is called a "blue moon", and this one is passing through the constellation of Scorpius, the scorpion, or Nanaboujou, the warrior in Ojibwe skylore. The blue moon is illuminating the scorpion's stinger! Watch out! Reggie

A masterwork!

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

Fabulous images, all! Congratulations!

Thanks, Richard, and you're right. The glow of the moon, even a crescent, is commanding

I caught the waxing crescent partially occulting the Beehive (M44) on Friday night! This is a single exposure, f4.5, 1 second: It was a challenge imaging the beehive through the powerful glow of the moon! Cheers, Reggie

Thanks, James. Usually about a second exposure gets a good earthshine without overexposing the crescent too much.

Thanks. I change the exposure time until I get a good earthshine, usually about a second.

The waxing crescent moon & Mars on Tuesday night! Mars is the ruddy-looking star to the far upper right of the moon. The little star just above the moon is Zeta Tauri. Check out that Earthshine! Cheers! 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

Neptune is quite a prize once you've found it. In the scope, it's an unmistakable little blue disc with the tiny blip Triton following closely. I'm looking forward to getting an image of Mars and Neptune as they appear close together within a low-power telescopic view on Dec. 7! Reggie

Very exciting, indeed! Thanks for sharing Reggie

Great perigee shots! More detail is becoming visible Reggie