Current Lock Screen on my phone: Picture of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) from last week.


Why is Apple AI summarizing the notifications in French?


On Sunday morning, went to the mega Indian grocery store in NJ - Patel Brothers. Seemed like the latest trend in fashion for Indian people is to go grocery shopping in their pajamas! Wondering if this is limited to NJ or it is a nationwide phenomenon?


Have been listening to Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” on a loop all day long. What a fantastic album it is! Can’t believe it was released 60 years ago even before I was born.


M51 aka the Whirlpool galaxy.

Whirlpool galaxy on a dark background with a few stars.

🔭 William Optics Megrez 90 📷 ZWO ASI2600MC Duo 97 x 1 min exposures stacked in SIRIL and further stretched and processed in Photoshop


Planning for May 2nd to 4th for an opportunity to capture Mars in Beehive cluster. On May 3rd, the moon will be close by to be in the same frame.


Spotted another of Fernando Botero’s “La gorda” statue in his home country of Colombia. This one is in Plaza de Santo Domingo in Cartagena. The other one was in San Juan, Puerto Rico about two years ago when Botero was still alive.


Colorful streets in the historic walled city of Cartagena, Colombia. 🇨🇴


Packing for an international trip and as always couldn’t find my passport. Had some panicky moments before I remembered where it was.


This spinner Sai Kishore on Gujurat Titans team in IPL reminds me of Sideshow Bob from “The Simpsons”.


Happy Liberation day, people! We are being liberated from the horrible condition of having money in our pockets.


Moon and Pleiades this evening along with a stray satellite


Respect for Cory Booker! 🫡

19 hour long speech!!! Not only that he has been talking all this while but He has been on his feet all this time. That is hard.


In the Apple fitness app, the monthly challenge for April for me is 3 five minute walks over the month?!?!

This must be April fool’s joke. In previous months these challenges were significantly harder.


This group of spiral galaxies is about 35 million light years away in the constellation of Leo. M65 and M66 can be seen face on while NGC3628 shows an edge-on view

🔭 William Optics Megrez 90 📷 ZWO ASI2600MC Duo 114 x 1 min exposures stacked in SIRIL and further stretched and processed in Photoshop


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I hate daylight saving time. By the time it is dark enough to start imaging, it is after 8 pm. Not enough time after that on a week night. It will only get worse from here on. Hoping for some clear nights on weekends - not going to happen this weekend. ☹️


Wanted to be a stay-at-home dad and now want be a kept-man but, it is not working out. Can’t seem to get away from the day job. 😬


My son is at the ACS Spring meeting in San Diego. On Wednesday evening, he is presenting a poster with 2 other students about their undergraduate research over the last year. If you are there, please go ask him some tough questions. 😄


I’m going to see The Moth live tonight at the Garde Arts Center in New London, CT. I’ve followed this show as a podcast for many years, and seeing it live for the first time will be great.