Tiny telescope time! My normal "travel" scope is waiting for parts for a repair, so in the meantime I've modified my unused Meade 8x50mm finder scope into a tiny 50mm f/4 refractor! I'm about to head out west to the Rocky Mountains and this little scope should be a lot of fun!
FRESH #Astrophoto: Messier 67
Many open star clusters are great to capture with the 1800mm focal length and a full-frame camera. This was also the case with Messier 67.
Full story: https://astrocamp.eu/8ujs0
▼ Vixen VC200L | Canon EOS R(a) '25
Messier 66 is a spiral #galaxy located approximately 36 million light-years away in the constellation #Leo that reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in early March.
Detailed Information: https://astrocamp.eu/m66
▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS R(a) '25
Découverte d'une galaxie à disque géante, 2 milliards d'années après le Big Bang
Des observations approfondies du télescope spatial Webb ont révélé une galaxie qui est exceptionnellement grande dans l'Univers jeune, 2 milliards d'années après le Big Bang. Elle a été nommée la galaxie de la Grande Roue.
Par Éric Simon
https://www.ca-se-passe-la-haut.fr/2025/03/decouverte-dune-galaxie-disque-geante-2.html
#astrophysique #cosmologie #science #galaxie #GrandeRoue #Webb #télescope #JWST #TSJW #Univers #BigBang
Messier 65 is a spiral #galaxy located approximately 35 million light-years away in the constellation #Leo that reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed in mid-March.
Detailed Information: https://astrocamp.eu/m65
▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS R(a) '25
APOD from 2025-03-21
The Leo Trio
The Leo Triplet, a trio of spiral galaxies in constellation Leo, delights stargazers during the northern spring. NGC 3628, M66, and M65 vary in appearance due to their tilted angles. This image spans 1 degree and captures their gravitational interactions from #Earth, covering over half a million light-years.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250321.html#space #astronomy #galaxy #telescope #planet
Le télescope de cosmologie d'Atacama capture les images les plus claires à ce jour du fond de micro-ondes cosmique
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/atacama-cosmology-telescope-cosmic-microwave-background-images-13763.html
#science #astrophysique #télescope #Atacama #cosmologie #ACT #ESA #CMB #microondes #cosmos
On avait prévu une dernière séance de #polissage ce soir avant de faire une pause et refaire l'outil* en vue de la phase de parabolisation, mais le miroir est suffisamment avancé comme ça. On va rentrer plus tôt !
* on trouvait que les carrés de poix étaient très durs, on en profitera pour faire l'outil avec des carrés de poix plus mous, façon carambars...
#miroir #astrodon #telescope #optique
A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies. @AssociatedPress :
https://apnews.com/article/euclid-space-telescope-dark-energy-731a1c70f3603418e6c07a1012258adb
Messier 97, also known as the #OwlNebula, is a planetary nebula located approximately 2,030 light-years away in the constellation #UrsaMajor that reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around March 8th.
Detailed Information: https://astrocamp.eu/m97
▼ Vixen VC200L | SkyEye62AM '25
Heureusement aujourd'hui c'est #polissage !
#miroir #telescope #astrodon #poix
#JWST at it again -- these images of the Flame Nebula are lovely & sort of soothing (or is that just me??)
This nebula is located in the Orion Cloud Complex. You can learn more about the #astronomy of the #constellation #orion in our episode from last season here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/orion-cosmic-background/
No, that’s not a cosmic cone of shame—it’s #NASA’s newest #space #telescope
As soon as next month #SPHEREx will begin a two-year science mission surveying the sky in 102 colors invisible to the human eye. The observatory's infrared detectors will collect data on the chemical composition of asteroids, hazy star-forming clouds, and faraway galaxies.
"SPHEREx is going to produce an enormous three-dimensional map of the entire night sky."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/no-thats-not-a-cosmic-cone-of-shame-its-nasas-newest-space-telescope/
World’s Largest Camera is Ready to Take Its First 3,200-Megapixel Photos of the Universe https://petapixel.com/2025/03/14/worlds-largest-camera-is-ready-to-take-its-first-3200-megapixel-photos-of-the-universe/ #veracrubinobservatory #worldrecord #lsstcamera #astronomy #telescope #universe #science #galaxy #Space #chile #News #lsst #doe #nsf
#Messier108 is a barred spiral #galaxy located approximately 46 million light-years away in the constellation #UrsaMajor, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed around early-March.
Detailed Information: https://astrocamp.eu/m108
▼ Baader Apo 95 Travel Companion | Canon EOS R(a) '24
APOD from 2025-03-14
#Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow
A Full Moon occurs at 3.14 radians from the Sun, or Pi radians (180 degrees) in ecliptic longitude. On March 9, 2020, a full Moon rose as the Sun set, captured from Tenerife opposite the setting Sun and Teide's shadow. On March 14, 2025, at 06:55 UTC, it aligns again during a total #lunar #eclipse.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250314.html#space #astronomy #planet #earth #volcano #telescope
Tracking Deep-Sky Objects - Astrophotography, and astronomy in general, takes some fairly specialized tools an... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/tracking-deep-sky-objects/ #astrophotography #softwarehacks #deepskyobject #astronomy #telescope #tracker #camera #simbad #nova #dso
APOD from 2025-03-13
The Protostars within Lynds 483
#Webb's infrared image reveals two protostars within a pixel at the heart of an hourglass #nebula in Lynds 483, 650 light-years away. Their energetic jets sculpt bipolar outflows over tens of thousands of years, showcasing the tumultuous nature of star birth.
HD image at https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250313.html#space #astronomy #telescope #lunar #eclipse
