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Amazing work you've done. Gives you a great feeling of accomplishment, to go along with the score muscles

Very beautiful image of one amazing nebula!

Very nice! Oh how nice it would be to put your eye to an eyepiece and actually see that!

Throughout the years, people have seen things they couldn't explain, only to find out the military had something new!??

Welcome from a little South of you. Central Fla near Sarasota and Bradenton.

I have to admit that for some time I struggled to find Andromeda. I knew where it was supposed to be, and it was big. Finally when I did find it, I mainly saw the central core. I'm in a fairly dark area, bortle 3-4. After finding it the first couple times, it becomes easier. Also, dont be discouraged when you only see the core. After you let your eyes adjust, you will start making out the wispy outer areas.

Definitely eye opening see the difference between the near side and the far side of the Moon. I guess the severity of the impact here would have also depended on the type of meteor, plus its size. An iron meteor much smaller than one of stone or a mixture of stone/ice would survive our atmosphere to do more damage. Our local planetarium has a 230lb piece of one from South America. It's not as big as a soccer ball.

There's been a lot of shows by NOVA on television lately, plus I've had a couple good viewing sessions of the Moon. Did the Earth get the same abuse the Moon got? The size of some of the craters on the Moon make me think that even with our atmosphere, we also took a beating. Things could definitely "smooth over" with the passing on billions of years, and the oceans would have helped, but still. It would have been a rough time. Except for those who love seeing meteors!

Exactly how I am every time I look at Saturn and Jupiter. And I dont care diddley what my neighbors think!!😆

I shouldnt complain, I know im fortunate to be able, when time and weather permits, to walk out and see a rocket head into orbit! But that said, that's an unbelievable sight you get to see. By the time it comes back over us, its basically in orbit, so no thrusters firing! I'm so jealous. Thanks for posting it so I do get to see it.

I knew smarter minds would prevail. Thanks. You're better than Google spell check!

I hope you're talking "The Thunderbirds" the show with the puppets and all the incredible technology I remember watching as a kid? Oh yeah!

Didnt even try to watch it out side because of clouds, but the live stream from launch to booster landing was amazing! The camera view on the booster returning seems unbelievable.

Once again, truly amazing.

Thundering and raining right now in central Fla. Talking the possibility of lots of rain off the Gulf tomorrow.

I've captured quite a few while widefield imaging for them, but never seen one through the scope. Have seen a lot while using the telescope, but just naked eyes. I've always had good eyes when it comes to noticing things, good prerefial (is that spelled correctly?) vision.

I love the counter weights!

Our moon rise here in Fla came a little after the actual time. Along with it came clouds left behind by some strong thunderstorms. I took a quick look at Saturn then Jupiter, before going back in to wait some more. At 2:30 the sky did clear so I got to view the area and think. Thanks for the image. Good seeing the craters named for them. I could see Armstrong good, then as Aldrin move through the sweet spot, it would appear. Collins remained hidden.

There's no more of a, let's use the word, rebel, than me. I feel the anguish and pain, and understand it, but sometimes you have to sit down, talk and come to some agreement. Mount Rushmore was built on sacred land. Do we send men up there an desecrate the monument now, to satisfy someone's, concerns, as real as they seem to them? Why not let the countries that harvested whales as a way of life continue their heritage? This is another example of the extremes we see today throughout the entire world. With so many that would try to stop, what is impossible to stop. Mankind moving forward. If its sacred land, gather together, pray, dance, chant, do what ever it is you do, and try to help MANKIND, not just your group. Again, WE, have to overlook our small differences in favor of the big picture. Education, which this will be, learning something unknown, will hopefully benefit us all. Wouldn't that please the Gods. Sorry, I'll get off my soap box.

Love the shirt. And really like putting a face to the incredible images you've posted. So often we know each other by name, or title, but seldom see who were, befriending.

The same thing with my SIL's mom and dad. Probably their first time looking through a telescope. Both stepped back to look up at the bright "star" in the sky and asked "that's what I'm looking at?" Seeing how thrilled it made them, thrilled me!

I thought I was the only one like this! Feel the same way when I see footage of the two shuttles again.

This morning Lunar viewing was very good. Quite unlike my normal routine, I never turned the telescope towards Saturn. But, the view of the moon made up for it. First, I took a few prime focus images to get the entire moon. Then I did eyepiece projection before going solely to visual. The terminator was in the perfect position to give the large craters along Mare Fecunditatis amazing details. As I watched the shadows grow on the craters, marvelling at how different they were from each other, I watched the rim of a much smaller crater turn into a ring floating in the darkness. Even more shadows put four distinct lines breaking the ring apart. Seeing such amazing sites on our neighbor can easily turn you into a lunatic!

If the weather Gods permit, I will be looking at the Sea of Tranquility early Sunday too!

Know it well! Thanks! Every chance I get when the terminator gives me the right light, I look at it as close as conditions permit. Have seen the three craters named in their honor, but struggle to image them