Bill Wathier

Married. Dad. Granddad. Love my wife, kids, grandkids, the USA, Colorado, #14ers, science, and Taekwon-Do. B.S. ChemE - CSM ‘02/M.Sc. Data Analytics - SNHU

[Bill Wathier @BillWathier]

@Seestar_astro WOW!!! Hoe long did it take to stack those? Did he stack them in the Seestar App or did he Stack them in Siril?

[Denver Broncos @Broncos]

Got it done.

#DENvsLAC

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M44 Beehive Cluster with the planet Mars. Captured with #Dwarf3 in Bortle 5 skies, 54 minute integration. 15 sec shutter with 60 gain. #astrophotography

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M37 Salt and Pepper Cluster. Captured with #Dwarf3 in Bortle 5 skies, 44 minute integration. 15 sec shutter with 60 gain. #astrophotography

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M38 Starfish Cluster. Captured with #Dwarf3 in Bortle 5 skies, ~58 minute integration. 15 sec shutter with 60 gain. #astrophotography

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M30 Jellyfish Cluster. Captured with #Dwarf3 in Bortle 5 skies, ~49 minute integration. 15 sec shutter with 60 gain. #astrophotography

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M36 Pinwheel Cluster. Captured with #Dwarf3 in Bortle 5 skies, 56 minute integration. 15 sec shutter with 60 gain.

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#M44 Beehive Cluster with Mars.
#astrophotography (Bortle 5, 15sec Shutter, 60 gain, ~54 min integration. #Dwarf3 #Dwarflab

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The #GreatOrionNebula #M42
#Messier42 Captured with #Dwarf3 @DwarfLab in Bortle 4 - 5 skies with a nearby bright light source. 15 sec shutter Gain of 60 as a mosaic for total integration of 114 minutes.

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The #Pleiades cluster #M45
#Messier45 Captured with #Dwarf3 @DwarfLab in Bortle 4 - 5 skies with a nearby bright light source. 15 sec shutter Gain of 60 as a mosaic for total integration of 99 minutes.

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M15 Globular Cluster in Pegasus
#Messier15 Captured with #Dwarf3 @DwarfLab in Bortle 4 - 5 skies with a nearby bright light source. 10 sec shutter Gain of 50 for total integration of 90 minutes.

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M2 Globular Cluster
#Messier2 Captured with #Dwarf3 @DwarfLab in Bortle 4 - 5 skies with a nearby bright light source. 10 sec shutter Gain of 50 for total integration of 118 minutes.

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Triangulum Galaxy #M33
Bortle 4-5
#Seestar #S50
20sec subs for a total of 227 minutes of integration.

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Fireworks Galaxy (#C12 / #NGC6946)
Bortle 4-5
#Seestar #S50
20sec subs for a total of 247 minutes of integration.

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M2 Globular Cluster
#Astrophotography #Dwarf3

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Andromeda Galaxy (M31).
#Seestar #S50 #Siril
2032x20sec subs.
Bortle 4 skies

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The #GospelOfToday (Mt 14:22-33) teaches us the importance of not getting carried away by success and of never being presumptuous. At the same time, it teaches us not to despair, even in moments of darkness, when we feel powerless in the face of problems.

[Bill Wathier @BillWathier]

@Seestar_astro My capture of the Lagoon Nebula:

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@Jevdet4444 @Seestar_astro Maybe the S50 Pro will be able to do it?