Collecting images of the Horsehead Nebula. 8" Meade LX200 classic, polar aligned, SBIG ST-2000XCM camera with an SBIG AO-7 adaptive optics unit.
Final Stacked Image:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NYISLI1lJQqP6fWCNewfPmcWokvoiUxG/view?usp=sharing
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFijy-ETz_o
On March 2nd, the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) will observe a partial eclipse of the sun caused by earth's atmosphere. NASA's official SDO blog predicts that the current eclipse season should end on March 1st:
http://sdoisgo.blogspot.com/2019/02/welcome-to-2019.html
According to my SDO annotation and prediction software, a final partial eclipse caused by the earth's atmosphere will occur on March 2nd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU9d-kTW_7s
NASA's predictions do not seem to account for earth's atmosphere.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6CC1W5zTdw
Music: Grand Orrery by Stellardrone
11" Celestron NexStar GPS and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K
Aligned and stacked in 900 frame increments using custom Python software. First test of automatic field rotation removal.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq6cwi5RCyU
Recently a number of creators have been abusing the DMCA takedown system or threatening to abuse it in order to silence channels that engage in commentary and criticism that they don't approve of. Commentary and criticism is a fundamental example of fair use, and the thumbnail for this livestream is one such example. One of the avatars featured in this thumbnail is the subject of DMCA takedowns at the center of this discussion.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1RixxZPFO4