Astrovelo

SH2-129 aka The flying bat and squid nebulae in Cepheus is the hardest target I have tried so far.

Cepheus has so many great targets to photograph.

Got my Flu and Covid vaccines.

The temperature was in the 30s when I woke up this morning.

Dark shark nebula in Cepheus at 650 LY away.

NGC7822 is a large emission nebula which is an active star-forming region in the constellation of Cepheus at about 3000 light years from Earth.

The North America Nebula (NGC 7000) and the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) are large emission nebulae located in the constellation Cygnus, approximately 2,500 light-years from Earth.

Today i solved my 1700th wordle!!!

The outdoor temps are falling in 50s as this Autumn has arrived.

Image showing stratrails with Aurora from 2 years ago taken in Iceland at 60+ N latitude.

A type Ia supernova designated SN 2026aaiv was discovered in the spiral galaxy NGC7331 on Sep 1, 2026.

While I was away for 2 weeks, there were 30+ spam calls (voicemails) on my phone.

I only use Google AI, Gemini, as it is offered at work.

Ordered iPhone 18 pro and Apple Watch 12.

Me and my brother at the Summit of Kilimanjaro (19430 ft amsl) Recently, I went on a hiking trip with friends to Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

On the last day we descended from Millennium camp to Mweka gate (1640 m - 5381 ft amsl).

Started the hike soon after midnight.

From Third Cave camp to School Hut base camp (4715 m - 15470 ft amsl) was a short hike of 2.5 miles with continuous climbing that added more than 2000 ft of elevation.

Going from Pofu camp to Third Caves camp (3800 m - 12467 ft amsl) Started later usual at 8:30 am as it was a short hike of only 4 miles.

It is the best day so far.

On day 3, we walked from moorland into alpine desert.

On the second day, we hiked out of jungle into moorland.

After some delays and situations beyond our control in Nairobi, we reached Arusha a day later than planned.

Today is travel day.

As I re-listened to the podcast series “Dolly Parton’s America”, I was amazed at how she talked on both sides of any issue without taking any position on them.

Sad to see the news about Dolly Parton’s death.

In the constellation Canes Venatici, we can see two spiral galaxies in an edge-on view.

With all the rain we are getting this Summer, there are so many different kinds of mushrooms in my backyard.

Over the last 2+ weeks, there was only one clear night when I was traveling and away from home.

It has been 35 years!

Adit and I went hiking in the White Mountains.

After escaping it for so long, a heat wave has descended upon us here in coastal Connecticut with disgusting amount of humidity.

I use Google Finance to keep track of financial markets and stocks that I follow.

Am I supposed to trust everything/anything this technology tells me?

I can’t decide if I should laugh or get upset at the pathetic spectacle of a car dealer putting on a show of shouting and insulting a world-renowned, esteemed scientist with an outstanding career spanning 50+ years.

Last night, we wanted to go to a theater to watch “The Odyssey” but, didn’t seem like a brilliant idea for weeknight.

NGC 6914 is a reflection nebula in the region north of Sadr in the constellation Cygnus.

Commuted on my bike this morning.

The Soap Bubble nebula (PN G75.5+1.7) is a planetary nebula near the Crescent nebula (NGC6888) in the constellation Cygnus.

Both stages 11 and 12 were flat and boring.

Daylight savings time is stupid.

So much smoke from the Canadian wild fires.

On stage 10 there were seven categorized climbs.

I took this photo of Comet Neowise in the pre-sunrise early morning hours of July 14, 2020.

There is a lot of beautiful nebulosity in the Cygnus section of the Milky Way.

Stages 8 and 9 of Tour de France were different but similar. 8 was flat and 9 was hilly through the Massif Central region in France but in both stages there were break aways that escaped the peloton right from the beginning.

It was a flat as a pancake stage 7 going into Bordeaux - guaranteed to be a bunch sprint finish.

On this hard mountain stage, the riders went up on hard climbs like Col d’Aspin and Col du Tourmalet and in the end, (as expected) Tadej Pogacar emerged as the winner of the stage and leader of this year’s race.