Big Kid Working
@bigkidworking
Astrophotographer, techno nerd, amateur radio ham, tv producer, happily married anti-fascist cat dad. NO DMs.
The moon is trying to peek through... www.youtube.com/live/TBJZaDa...
A nice view of Orion in the southern skies -- brrr 25f degrees in Norfolk, VA #space #science #astronomy www.youtube.com/live/_JU0IJU...
Nice to have a Cooper’s Hawk stop by for a visit. Though he looks perturbed…Adele our cat was in the vicinity.
Camelopardalis, the giraffe, reaches for the northern sky and galaxy IC356 and friends, hidden by the Milky Way dust. Photographed early March 2025 at 2000mm with 5 minute exposures from Bortle 8 skies.🧪 Full rez link in the Alt text #astrophotography #astronomy #sciart
Today's star factory is the Cat's Eye Galaxy (M94) appearing in Canes Venatici. The center bulge is a site of intense star forming activity and forms the ring (in blue) surrounding the galaxy’s core. Shot with an SCT at 2000mm 5 min exposures🧪 #astrophotography #astronomy www.astrobin.com/psgjmc/0/
Wow - Jose Feliciano on an episode of Kung Fu, with a little jam session at the end over credits
Finding meaning in the vastness of space is like finding a needle in a haystack. Here's the Needle Galaxy...still looking for meaning :) Photographed with the Seestar telescope from Bortle 8 skies using :10 exposures x ~2000 at ~250mm.🧪 #astronomy #astrophotgraphy #SciArt
Here we have a flocculent spiral galaxy, a type of spiral galaxy whose arms are patchy and discontinuous- NGC 2841 appearing in Ursa Major photographed over 2 evenings last week, with an 8" SCT at 2000mm f/10 with 5 minute exposures totaling over 14 hours. #astrophotography #astronomy
Today's wonderment - the Valentine Rose Nebula (LBN 598), a dim planetary nebula appearing in Cepheus. Photographed over 14 hours from Norfolk, VA with a vintage Meade 8" SCT🧪 Clear skies everyone! #astrophotography #astronomy #photography #SciArt www.astrobin.com/xafuh3/?forc...
Snapped in Saluda NC #waterfallwednesday #photography #longexposure
Today's star factory is the "Trifid of the North", NGC 1579 appearing in Perseus. Photographed 1/4 to 1/10/25 with 15 minute exposures for more than 21 hours total exposure time from Bortle 8 skies. 🧪 #astrophotography #astronomy #SciArt www.astrobin.com/967upq/
Trying to get ready for galaxy season; imaging at f/10 2000mm with an SCT is showing my collimation/tilt issues. Might go back to using a reducer for f/6 at 1240mm. For a test, here's the Running Man at full gallop in Orion :) #astronomy #astrophotography #SciArt www.astrobin.com/e9e7yj/?nc=c...
Cloudy on the US east coast this morning. Nice to make progress receiving and decoding NOAA satellite transmissions.🧪 #Science
A 32% waxing crescent moon, side lit by the Sun makes the details pop!🧪 #astrophotography #astronomy #SciArt www.youtube.com/live/hBIADwe...
Got some more tweaking to do, but pretty jazzed about receiving a NOAA satellite transmission. Now to improve the V dipole antenna and reception, maybe re-purpose the elements of an old TV antenna.
Ironically, I just now replaced the adapters going into my SDR dongle - hopefully I’ll be able to hear the NOAA sats now.
Mars and Jupiter has been high and bright especially during a new moon with Orion in between. That Running Man steals the show ;) M42 via the Seestar 🧪 Clear skies! #astrophotography #astronomy #SciArt Live session recording here; www.youtube.com/live/06QO3LM...
This owl screeches high in the northern skies, here's the Owl Nebula (Messier 97) appearing in Ursa Major. Photographed in early January 2025 over 2 nights using (37) 15 minute exposures from Bortle 8 skies.🧪 www.astrobin.com/6qq91f/ #SciArt #Astronomy #Astrophotography
Here's the Little Dumbbell Nebula, M76 appearing the Perseus. Photographed over a couple of evenings from Norfolk, VA Bortle 8 skies with a color camera, 8" SCT and 15 minute exposures, HOO pallete🧪Clear skies everyone :) #SciArt #Astrophotography #Astronomy www.astrobin.com/0zp8pn/?utm_...
Adele is handling her Dunlop disease nicely on a sunny snow day ;) #CatPics
Today's alternative programming - a moment of zen. BTW, HF conditions could be a little spotty this week (see what I did there lol) due to AR regions 3961 & 3964🧪 #SciArt #Astrophotography #Astronomy #HamRadio youtube.com/live/gLMpRLS...
Radio comms could be dicey today due to threats of solar flares. 🧪 #SciArt #Science #Astronomy #Astrophotography #HamRadio See it live youtube.com/live/Tx0oUQI...
Jupiter and gang of four - happy anniversary! via Seestar s50 smart telescope 🧪 #astronomy #SciArt #Astrophotography