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Visitors to Colorado historic sites urged to report “negative” information about America, per order Signage seeking visitor feedback went up last week at the Amache and Sand Creek Massacre sites, prompting concern stories could be sanitized.

Visitors to Colorado historic sites urged to report “negative” information about America, per order

Where's the birds

Pine Marten in my bird feeder, Almont, CO.

🚨 Did you know? In Colorado, many rivers & streams are blocked by landowners! 😱

Stream access is a right for all. It's about fairness and the outdoor economy! 💧

Join the @co-stream-access.bsky.social in reclaiming public access to our rivers.

👉 Visit www.coloradostreamaccess.org

#RightToWade

NGC1333 - on the right, a bright reflection nebula about 1000 light years away in the Perseus Molecular Cloud. It is surrounded by Dark Nebula Barnard 205. Upper left is the star-forming region IC 348 and Dark Nebula Barnard 3.

Data captured in Deer Trail, CO. #astrophotography 🔭

Thanks Bernd

The Lobster Claw Nebula (Sh2-157), a bright emission nebula about 11,000 light-years away in Cassiopeia. Also, the Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) and the Northern Lagoon nebula (NGC 7538).

Data captured in Almont, CO. #astrophotography 🔭

Sh2-150 - a faint emission nebula about 2,900 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. Along side is VdB154, a blue reflection nebula with unkown exact distance. The larger H II emission region is Sh2-145 and it contains several dark nebula.

Data captured in Almont, CO. #astrophotography 🔭

Yes, it is.

The Heart Nebula, IC 1805, is an emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia. Happy Valentines Day. #astrophotography 🔭

Sorry for late reply. I used 80mm refractor at f6. My camera is 2600mm and the image is LRGB+Ha. I had 19hr L and 15 hrs Ha. Your hyperstar should do well in much less time.

Thanks Keith. I never know how it will turn out 😁

NGC 7822 is a young star forming complex in the constellation Cepheus about 3,000 light-years away. This emission nebula area shows glowing pillars of gas intertwined with dark dusty structures. Many summer nights accompanied by my dog, Missy, while capturing data in Almont, CO #astrophotography 🔭

Thanks!

Thank you, Darren

Thanks Sidivis!

Thank you, Beatrice

This is an astrophotography image of the Wolf's Cave nebula. The center of the image shows a dusty orange brown worm-like structure rising through the clouds of dusty brown gas. On the tip of the structure is a bright bluish reflection nebula, similar to the shape of a penguin head. Going diagonally across the image, from upper left to lower right, are wispy entwined red structures of gas from a supernova remnant. The background of the image is filled with brown and light blue clouds of dusty gas with multi-colored stars.

The Wolf's Cave Nebula (VDB 152) is a bright reflection nebula at the tip of dark nebula LDN 1217 located in the constellation Cepheus. It is located about 1400 light-years away and is named after the German astronomer Max Wolf.

Data captured in Almont, CO #astrophotography 🔭

It's National Bird Day! Here are four Colorado birds to celebrate:

🔹 White-Tailed Ptarmigan: Changes color in winter.
🔹 Gunnison Sage-Grouse: Critically endangered.
🔹 Brown-Capped Rosy-Finch: Rare, lives at high elevations.
🔹 Bald Eagle: Thriving but still vulnerable.

#NationalBirdDay

This is an astrophotography image of the Pipe Nebula. The dominant central feature is a large, dark and elongated cloud that resembles a pipe. The surrounding area is filled with countless stars creating a stark contrast of golden brown and blue behind the dusty, dark nebula.

Pipe Nebula - a pipe shaped dust lane with the Stem (Barnard 59, 65, 66, 67) and the Bowl (Barnard 78) located about 600 light-years away in the constellation Ophiuchus.

Captured with my DSLR from Almont, CO #astrophotography 🔭

Happy New Year 🥳

Thanks Kyle

Hello. Thank you for the kind words. I don't sell anything. It is just for my own personal use.

Indeed 🙂

This is an astrophotohraphy image of the Rosette Nebula, NGC2237. The giant cloud of gas and dust appears as a big, red flower. Inside the flower is a cluster of bright, young stars. The whole nebula glows with a soft, red light surrounding the center soft, lavender core.

The Rosette Nebula (NGC2237) - a large emission nebula in the constellation Monoceros about 5000 light-years from Earth. Among the gas and dust are several star forming regions including the center open star cluster, NGC2244.

Captured with my DSLR from Deer Trail, CO #astrophotography 🔭

Thank you Bernd

#astrophotography 😀

This is an astrophotography image of Messier 16, the Eagle Nebula. The center sprawling cloud of gas and dust appears as an eagle, spreading its wings. The body of the eagle is pale blue and green with darker, finger-like structures known as the "Pillars of Creation". The head and wings are graduating vivid hues of blue, green, yellow, and golden orange. The background has faint gas clouds structures of varying colors of with multi-colored white, blue, and orange stars.

The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) - a cluster of stars with active star formation in a large area of gas clouds and dust . About 5,700 light-years away, it is located in the constellation Serpens and home to the Pillars of Creation

Data captured this summer from Almont, CO. #astrophotograpy 🔭

Astronomers urge FCC to research impacts of space junk In a letter organized by a public interest group, 120 researchers have expressed concern about the number of satellites in low Earth orbit.

"The number of existing satellites has increased 12 times over in the last five years, with SpaceX alone launching around 60 percent of them"

www.astronomy.com/space-explor...

This was taken with:
Canon 6D modified
Scope SV80ST at 480 mm f/6
Mount iOptron CEM60