Dobs

How did you catch the entire body in focus?! That's like threading a needle while blind! (Don't touch the hogweed. Made that mistake in 1982!)

Mad props to the wife.

What I imagine a forest fire might be like, no offence to anyone who's been caught up in one. Really just a sunset behind the trees with a bit of editing.

Forest fire

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekFforFire #photography #Fire #edit

Planet Venus dot at top right corner. Planet Jupiter dot at bottom left corner. Three moon dots around.

Venus and Jupiter (with faint Galilean moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede). Zoom to see moons. 0256UT 5 August 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

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As long as you give me credit in the work published, I do not charge for my work. Please just add: (photos taken by R. Swaneck / @Dobviews on YT and @dobviewsoh.bsky.social)

I am a firm believer in open access to educational materials. If you seek specific photographs of the moon or planets lmk. 🔭🤓

I too am passionate about budget-friendly photography. All of my photos and videos are taken using just a silly Android phone camera connected to my Dob10 telescope. 😁

Please note Riphaeus Mtns should only have one (h).

Aw, thanks! I work hard at giving the best pictures/maps/data I possibly can. I just recently posted some lunar maps if you are interested.
Keep Looking Up!
Dobs

You're most welcome. I just posted some lunar maps if interested. Keep Looking Up! Dobs

The Sun in the month of July 2025. Last month was another moderate-activity month for the Sun. The months of May–July had the lowest sunspot numbers since April 2024, and we went almost the full month without an M-class #SolarFlare – unusual for this phase of the solar cycle!

(Movie data from SDO/AIA and GOES/SUVI)

Because you needed a video of a Porcupine eating an apple... You're welcome #bluesky... ☺️

Lunar Maps of the Waxing Gibbeous at 88.7%

Along the Terminator Line I have mapped out some craters Mtns and also noted some areas that are still showing up well with shadow detail.

I hope you enjoy, Dobs

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#lunarmaps

88.7% Waxing Gibbeous Moon

Tonight's moon was a pleasant surprise when skies cleared revealing a lovely view.

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A black bodied butterfly with forewings that are black with the upper top part of the wings sporting orange/red spots and then a thinner line of white spots that fade into light blue v's along the outer edge. The aftwings have a sheen of very light blue, a black edge that fades along the edge into three rows of light blue v's. This one was flying along the garden but wouldn't stop long enough for me to take a picture. I called out and said, "I just want a picture!" in frustration... it seemed to hear me and landed right beside my shoe as if to say, "Oh, well here... take a picture." It stayed long enough for me to get three pics then flew off. Now I tend to ask permission before taking a picture. 🫠

A vibrant view of a female monarch with her wings fully outstretched. The inner panes of her forewings are burnt orange which fade into a perfect pumpkin color that are lined in thick black veins. The outer tips are a mixture of small white and yellow dots against black. The aftwings are a lighter pumpkin orange featuring thick black veins which make elongated panes from body to down the length of the wing. Two lines of white tiny dots border the edge set against black. She is resting on my finger as I try to coax her to walk up onto the lavender bloom when I release her to the wild. This was the last of 36 healthy monarchs released in 2025 season.

Butterfly Week

The first photo is of a red-spotted admiral taken in 2023/East TN

Second/Third photos monarch female released in July 2025

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#butterflies
#entomology

Dark Nebula in Chamaeleon

Surrounding Beta Chamaeleontis, this faint and rarely imaged region is part of the Chamaeleon Molecular Cloud—a dark, dusty area hiding new stars in the making. Proudly captured in collab with @dompe.space & @cybertron-astrophoto.com

#Astrophotography #Astro

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Sweet!

Nope. I never had one and never will.

Majestic coronal loops dance above the Sun’s surface huge arcs of hot plasma shaped by magnetic fields. These stunning loops can last for days and are often found near sunspots. Some even unleash solar storms affecting Earth’s space weather! Credit: Andrea Vanoni

Majestic coronal loops dance above the Sun’s surface huge arcs of hot plasma shaped by magnetic fields. These stunning loops can last for days and are often found near sunspots. Some even unleash solar storms affecting Earth’s space weather!

Credit: Andrea Vanoni

I turned this on in the garage and the crows answered!🤣🤣🤣

A bit of ‘low hanging fruit’ from a recent trip into the North Cascades, BC, Canada.

M8 & 20 (Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae), 90 minutes with Redcat 51 + Nikon D5600a. #astrophotography

Stunning! This Rainbow Waterfall at Yosemite National Park.

You can see Titan’s shadow on the upper left of Saturn. In my next picture taken about 30 min later, you can see the shadows moved towards the center of Saturn, due to the orbit of Titan, wrt the location of the sun. My 3rd pic is purposely over exposed to show the moons Rhea (far left), Titan left high above the rings, and Dione (right immediately above the ring). Titan is the 2nd largest moon in the solar system (Jupiter’s Ganymede is the largest). To put that in perspective, Titan is larger than the planet Mercury. The 15-year-ish cycle is due to Saturn’s tilt on its axis, so like Earth, it has seasons. Its long slow orbit around the sun account for the long cycle. So for a shadow to be seen from Earth, Titan must be in just the right spot. Titan orbits Saturn once every 16 days, so we actually get to see the shadow about a half dozen times on a 16 day cycle during the transit year. Then Saturn’s tilt changes enough and the shadow no longer hits Saturn. Aug 29, Sept 4, and Sept 20 are the last chances to see the transit. You will need a pretty good telescope, however to see the shadow. I tried my 4” 900 mm refractor, but was disappointed. Tech stuff: Scope 11” SCT focal length 3000 mm Mount: ZWO AM5N Camera: ZWO 533MC Video: about 40% of 2000 frames stacked

Titan’s shadow mid transit, Aug 3 4:50 AM, EDT

Saturn’s moons Rhea (far left), Titan (left above the rings), Dione (right just above the rings).

Saturn’s moon Titan casts its shadow on Saturn where we Earthlings can see it once every 15 (or so) years. Even then, you have to be in the right location. North America was the right location for 2025. I took these last night.

Click ALT on the first pic for more info
#astronomy

Hi from Greenland everyone ✌️!
I’m a bit busy guiding our red sails tours here these days so I don’t post much, but I thought I’d share a little glimpse from yesterday night sailing ⛵️🧊.
That’s shot around 12pm…

Those of us addicted to Milky Way photography grow to love Antares and Scorpio.
😍🌟🦂

A long exposure image of the Earth from orbit showing the Dragon capsule, the city lights appearing like streaks with the green and orange atmospheric glow, many stars in the background of space with the streak of the Milky Way and both Magellanic Clouds as large circular blobs.

3 GALAXIES CAPTURED FROM ORBIT!!!

YOU CAN SEE THE MILKY WAY AND BOTH MAGELLANIC CLOUDS!! 🌌🌌

yet ANOTHER banger from astronaut don pettit

YouTube video by Dobviews August Sky Report 2025 #ihavethisthingwithplants #solarsystem

August Sky Report
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What to see in night skies the month of August 2025!

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@wlsemedium.bsky.social Tonight the Moon will be just under the star Antares which is the heart of Scorpio constellation in Southern skies. It will be the bright orange star just above the moon.

Clear skies!
Dobs

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#antares