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It’s a Bird!

CosmicWreckingBall February 24, 2021February 24, 2021

I’ve always joked about this nebula being a bird, but I’m starting to see it! This is a three panel mosaic from my system in Marathon, Texas. On my old

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Just Out of the Visible Spectrum

CosmicWreckingBall February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

I’m having so much fun on my new (to me) telescope system. Not only is it FAST- it’s WIDE! Giant swaths of the sky are available with just one exposure.

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Here’s to Perseverance

CosmicWreckingBall February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

Today’s the day. Nasa’s new Mars rover touches down! Or- at least I hope it does in one piece. So many things have to go right (and not wrong) that

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The Long Ride Home

CosmicWreckingBall February 12, 2021February 18, 2021

Sleet, snow, ice, and freezing fog, Oh My! We have started our twenty hour, two day, trip home. It’s a LONG ride for sure… luckily we enjoy the company! Follow

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All Systems Go!

CosmicWreckingBall February 9, 2021February 14, 2021

To say that I’m excited would be an understatement. The upgrade in the observatory is proving to be a game changer. Extremely fast glass, giant sensor tech, and precision tracking

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It’s All In the Details

CosmicWreckingBall February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

You’ve heard it said. “It’s the little things”. And it really is. For me, little things add up to the big things. So how about another list of little things…

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A 20 Hour Drive

CosmicWreckingBall February 6, 2021February 18, 2021

We made it. The annual February maintenance trip to MaRIO is underway as we arrived early yesterday morning. We uninstalled two telescopes and then installed two new telescopes in the

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Catching Photons

CosmicWreckingBall February 4, 2021February 4, 2021

Twice a year, I drive out to Marathon Texas to maintain a telescope I’ve had the privilege of installing and controlling in the Marathon Remote Imaging Observatoy (or MaRIO). It’s

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Grand Plans

CosmicWreckingBall February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

Yes I did.  I had grand plans.  Recently I finished a five year project in Orion. On the way to completion I had many problems and failures. It took all of

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Background Noise

CosmicWreckingBall February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Is there anything better than listening to a scheduled launch and it’s preparations? From the days of the space shuttle until now, finding a live launch (carried on major news

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