OBSERVATORY TELEMETRY
SYSTEM STANDBY
Last session: 2h agoM 31Phase: Paused
INTEGRATION PROGRESS19%
44.3h acquired227.5h target
FILTERHa
GAIN100
TEMP-4.9°C
EXP600s
Raw single frame, straight off the camera
Latest Stats
HFR: 1.55
Stars: 500
LATEST ACTIVITYWhat's NewRecent updates from the observatory.
GALLERY1 Month Ago
A Cluster Carving Its Own CavitySH2-86
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GALLERY2 Months Ago
A Flower Made of Dust and StarlightNGC 7023
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GALLERY2 Months Ago
A Pinwheel in Ursa MajorM101
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BLOG2 Months Ago
Back Under the StarsGetting back under the stars after a long, cloudy stretch. A thirty-minute drive to dark skies at Camp Floyd, Utah, two moonless nights, and finished images of M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, and M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.
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GALLERY2 Months Ago
The Great Globular Cluster in HerculesM13
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IMAGE ARCHIVEPortfolio GalleryDeep sky objects captured in high resolution.
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Latest Blog Posts
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IMAGE PROCESSINGJun 15, 2026
Back Under the StarsGetting back under the stars after a long, cloudy stretch. A thirty-minute drive to dark skies at Camp Floyd, Utah, two moonless nights, and finished images of M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, and M13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules.Read Article→
IMAGE PROCESSINGJan 20, 2026
The Great Orion Nebula: Measuring Progress in Imaging and ProcessingA three-stage journey through the Orion Nebula, tracing my growth in astrophotography from a smart telescope to a full mono LRGB + narrowband workflow, and the lessons learned processing a 45-hour HDR image with nearly 3,000 exposures.Read Article→
PYTHON PROGRAMJan 2, 2026
PFR Sentinel: From Pier Anxiety to a Purpose‑Built ToolI built PFR Sentinel because I was tired of logging into a remote observatory just to see if my pier was okay. What started as a small script became a purpose-built tool shaped by community feedback and vibe coding.Read Article→