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Find someone that looks at you the way Gregory looks at catnip-stuffed toys …and then run away before you get thrown around mercilessly

Find someone that looks at you the way Gregory looks at catnip-stuffed toys …and then run away before you get thrown around mercilessly

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I was in the middle of shooting my narrowband data on this galaxy when the supernova happened so I was probably one of the first people to photograph it!

I was in the middle of shooting my narrowband data on this galaxy when the supernova happened so I was probably one of the first people to photograph it!

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Here’s the raw stack vs processed photo. All of that color was there in the image data, and when brought out it reveals a hidden world of geological curiosity!

Here’s the raw stack vs processed photo. All of that color was there in the image data, and when brought out it reveals a hidden world of geological curiosity!

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I spent 3 hours yesterday with my solar telescope pointed at a tall tornado-y looking thing on the sun. This 14-Earths-tall swirling column of plasma was raining moon-sized gobs of incandescent material on the sun. I can't imagine a more hellish place.

I spent 3 hours yesterday with my solar telescope pointed at a tall tornado-y looking thing on the sun. This 14-Earths-tall swirling column of plasma was raining moon-sized gobs of incandescent material on the sun. I can't imagine a more hellish place.

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A tense moment: a watchful Greggors sneaks by the slumbering Bailey

A tense moment: a watchful Greggors sneaks by the slumbering Bailey

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I can’t believe I’ve gone my whole life without seeing a lightning bug… how are these things real

I can’t believe I’ve gone my whole life without seeing a lightning bug… how are these things real

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He sings his sad song if I don’t give scritches the whole ride

He sings his sad song if I don’t give scritches the whole ride

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Here’s a timelapse I captured of the annular eclipse from Saturday morning. Seeing it like this really helps me visualize the movement of the sun and the moon.

Here’s a timelapse I captured of the annular eclipse from Saturday morning. Seeing it like this really helps me visualize the movement of the sun and the moon.

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I captured photos of the moon every night for a month to watch how it dances 👀

I captured photos of the moon every night for a month to watch how it dances 👀

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Look in the upper arm of this galaxy- you'll see a star appear to blink in and out of existence. That's a supernova! Very recently discovered in m101: the Pinwheel galaxy (which I happened to be shooting when this happened)

Look in the upper arm of this galaxy- you'll see a star appear to blink in and out of existence. That's a supernova! Very recently discovered in m101: the Pinwheel galaxy (which I happened to be shooting when this happened)

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“Y’all want any biscuits?” -Greggy

“Y’all want any biscuits?” -Greggy

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Humans for scale

Humans for scale

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I’m capturing one of the most important moments in the history of spaceflight, and it was *nearly* perfect 🤣😭

I’m capturing one of the most important moments in the history of spaceflight, and it was *nearly* perfect 🤣😭

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The best sleeps happen in boxes full of trash Volume up for activation noise

The best sleeps happen in boxes full of trash Volume up for activation noise

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My first photo of Andromeda captured over 6 years ago vs my latest. Don't let where you are today discourage you from where you want to be.

My first photo of Andromeda captured over 6 years ago vs my latest. Don't let where you are today discourage you from where you want to be.

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It's legitimately incredible what we can observe happening on sun. This is a timelapse of a flaring active region I captured from my backyard. You can see how energy shifts across the atmosphere in the form of loops of plasma, guided by the powerful magnetic field.

It's legitimately incredible what we can observe happening on sun. This is a timelapse of a flaring active region I captured from my backyard. You can see how energy shifts across the atmosphere in the form of loops of plasma, guided by the powerful magnetic field.

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Human for scale

Human for scale

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Here’s around ~300 photos I took of the historic booster catch sequence, hand aligned and interpolated to make this video. I’m nearly done with the composite photo I’ll be releasing in print, I *think* I’ll be able to go live with it tomorrow.

Here’s around ~300 photos I took of the historic booster catch sequence, hand aligned and interpolated to make this video. I’m nearly done with the composite photo I’ll be releasing in print, I *think* I’ll be able to go live with it tomorrow.

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I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this happen before, but I flew over another plane’s contrail today. I thought it added a bit of depth and context to how fast we were flying!

I don’t think I’ve ever noticed this happen before, but I flew over another plane’s contrail today. I thought it added a bit of depth and context to how fast we were flying!

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As I was working on my 2022 recap, I came across this timelapse video I captured but never shared. It’s probably the smoothest timelapse of Jupiter’s rotation I’ve ever done, captured with an 11” telescope.

As I was working on my 2022 recap, I came across this timelapse video I captured but never shared. It’s probably the smoothest timelapse of Jupiter’s rotation I’ve ever done, captured with an 11” telescope.

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