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The Spaghetti Nebula and the Star Alnath

CosmicWreckingBall April 14, 2021April 15, 2021

The Star Alnath (or Elnath), prominent in the bottom left, is the point of the right horn of the constellation Taurus and also a part of the Auriga Constellation. It

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Fast and Wide

CosmicWreckingBall April 13, 2021April 13, 2021

Astrophotographer (me) problems: Pixel Peeping. I’m finally finishing up my projects from the Winter in Marathon. I began SH2-240 ( often called the Spaghetti Nebula) thinking it would be my

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The Seagull Nebula IC-2177

CosmicWreckingBall March 13, 2021March 16, 2021

Data acquired from February 22, 2021 through March 8, 2021 in Marathon, Texas I’m happy to reveal the first mosaic image taken remotely out of my new Takahashi system. Learning

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Just Like Watching Grass Grow

CosmicWreckingBall February 27, 2021January 9, 2022

LIVE BEAN CAM! Throughout the month this tiny kidney bean will grow on camera. I’ll be posting the time lapse daily on our FB page if you are interested. Here’s

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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, 2022

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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A tale of two LRGB filter sets…

CosmicWreckingBall January 30, 2021May 28, 2021

Which filters should I buy? Which filters are right for my telescope? The simple answer is- it’s complicated. You’re going to need to do some research to find the best

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Planets, planets, and more planets!

CosmicWreckingBall November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

For the last few weeks I’ve enjoyed as much time in the driveway as the skies and my allergies would allow! It’s planetary season, and with it this year we

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When Power Solutions Melt Down…

CosmicWreckingBall October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

It’s going to happen… In this case, I purchased the Kendrick power box in 2015 and tonight in 2020, almost at Mar’s opposition for the year, it’s TOAST! It’s been

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Is This Real Color?

CosmicWreckingBall September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

I have had many folks ask me if the colors in my photos are real. I always explain the light/wave/spectrum concept, but never have I seen a more informative video

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Project Orion: A 200 panel mosaic by Matt Harbison

CosmicWreckingBall September 24, 2020September 24, 2020

Today is the day. Just like that, all the work is finished and it’s time to lift the veil. I keep waiting for this or that, but it’s time! Click

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1 Million Views

CosmicWreckingBall September 23, 2020September 23, 2020

That’s how many views this video should have… because it’s absolutely fantastic!

Clear Skies in Marathon Tonight…

CosmicWreckingBall September 22, 2020September 22, 2020

If it’s clear, I’m imaging. The last few nights I’ve been imaging Messier 33. I’ve shot this galaxy several times, but I’ve never put the kind of time I’m adding

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Recent APOD concerning Orion

CosmicWreckingBall September 19, 2020September 20, 2020

After spending the last 5 years imaging the Orion Constellation, I’ve thought about this very topic at length. As we look up and see the asterism (an arrangement of stars

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#ThreadripperIsAlive

CosmicWreckingBall September 15, 2020September 15, 2020

I finally finished my computer I’ve been building over the last year, and maybe even more exciting, I used it to finish processing my GIANT mosaic. Here’s the build time

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All Sky Cameras are LIVE!

CosmicWreckingBall May 24, 2020May 24, 2020

You can find some of my all sky cameras installed all over the Southern United States, and I’ve finally made good on the promise to gather them together on one

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ORION Luminance Test Complete

CosmicWreckingBall May 18, 2020September 18, 2020

I’ve spent the last six years collecting data for this project. Amid the Covid closures, I’ve had many late nights compiling channel data for my massive mosaic and have just

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