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Harley326 t1_je7wren wrote

I need a personal observatory.

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SoYxProductionsx t1_je8h3xh wrote

Originally from Ohio here, maybe the best thing to come from that place.

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achillymoose t1_je8jdzv wrote

You, or the photo?

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SoYxProductionsx t1_je8jfkz wrote

The photo

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Diligent-Quarter5920 t1_je8qfh8 wrote

Thats a big FU to hot dogs, superman, light bulbs, rubber, and LeBron James.

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NatusEclipsim t1_je7x6v1 wrote

76,900 light years diameter! Great shot.

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djamp42 t1_je9jj0b wrote

I'm in the rabbit hole of YouTube space videos right now and it's just insane,. absolutely insane the scale of the universe. Like our radio bubble from earth ever since we started broadcasting is so small compared. Basically just 218 light years away from. Beyond that the signal simply hadn't had enough time to travel..the milkyway is 52,000 light years across. So even another intelligent life form in our own Galaxy wouldn't even know we exist for possibly another 50,000+ years. Not to mention you need to wait another 50k to send a message back.

And that's just our own Galaxy.

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darrellbear t1_je8j2dr wrote

AKA Messier 51. Two galaxies gravitationally interacting. Several background galaxies as well. Nicely done! Details on your setup, imaging and such?

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Breddit3 t1_je8rrdy wrote

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away….

Great shot!

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AngieTheQueen t1_je8ukz4 wrote

Every time I look at a galaxy photo I think, is there life somewhere in that cluster? And if there is, is it looking back at us?

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dataplayer t1_je9kbxg wrote

What’s your setup like? Mind sharing what kind of camera and telescope you have.

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fyrfytr310 OP t1_je9lgis wrote

Sure, I have a ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera paired with a 12” f/8 Ritchey Chretien telescope.

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Stohnghost t1_jeao4l4 wrote

damn.. cheaper than I thought (as far as hobby specialty equipment goes).

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fyrfytr310 OP t1_jeaus2c wrote

There are certainly more expensive hobbies (as well as more expensive options in this one). My wife has horses, my expenses can’t hold a candle to that.

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guitarist4hire t1_je9siyn wrote

so little to do in that state, that op had to build an observatory for something to do.

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nickjz t1_je8ht0z wrote

Amazing photo. Kind of looks like it’s giving us a thumbs up

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fyrfytr310 OP t1_jea1bfd wrote

My wife thinks it looks like a snail and I can’t unsee it.

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Choppergold t1_je9iwcp wrote

Man I thought they only made appliances

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Lhad t1_je83eat wrote

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