After stage 5 time trial in the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar is at the top of 3 out of 4 classifications of the competition. He is missing out on young rider jersey as he is now 26 years old. We are watching a cycling GOAT in action!!! 🚴♂️🐐
Cygnus wall in NGC7000. Really like how all the details of dark nebulosity showing here.
🔭WO UC108
📷ZWO ASI2600MC-Duo
Optolong LeNhance dualband filter
35x3 min
Processed using SIRIL
Single 3 minute frame of the Ring nebula (M57) in Lyra. This is a shell of gas expelled by a dying star. In the cropped version the remains of that star, a white dwarf, can be seen at the center of the ring.
Great night for astrophotography. Guiding is working great with total RMS error of 0.3-0.4 arcsec. Capturing another hour of lights on M13.
The weather for this Fourth of July ride on Airline trail was fantastic. Temps in 60s and 70s with all the nice shade along the trail felt really good.
Went running 5K on a hot muggy evening. Not the smartest idea but it felt good.
M13 aka the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules is a cluster of several hundred thousand stars that is part of our galaxy at a distance of about 22,000 light years. The little smudge at the top is a galaxy (NGC6207) that is much farther away at 50 million light years.
It was a proper Summer day for a nice bike ride. Made it back home before it gets really hot.
Watched “Blink twice” last night. It was quite good. Nicely told story; everything gets revealed at the end. There are a lot of little clues all through the movie that can be missed if you blink at the wrong time.
Last night I felt sharp pain on my arm that made me wake up but, couldn’t figure out if it was real or if it was a dream. Noticed a red sting mark on the arm this morning. Upon further investigation, found a dead wasp under the covers. From now on, will have to check bed before sleeping.
Sad to see India lose but, the first test match in the India vs England series was a good one. Hope this continues for the next 4 matches. 🏏
My daughter is doing an internship at my workplace and we have been commuting together. Still remember those days when she used to be in the back seat on the way to Summer camps before I went to work. Now, not only that she is in the front seat but, she is driving while commuting on many days.
Installed the pin hole camera - Solarcan - on my mailbox post on Summer Solstice. Now to wait for 6 months till the Winter Solstice to process the image. Hope no one disturbs it intentionally or otherwise.
It is fireflies season! Captured these trails of fireflies, stars and airplanes on the night of Summer Solstice.
170 ten second exposures stacked using StarStaX.
Finished watching “Dept Q” over the weekend. What a great show! Great dialogue, great ambience and fantastic storytelling. Can’t wait for season 2.