Comet 3I/Atlas and a revisit of IC443
Logging 3I/Atlas (and IC443)
November continued to be cloudy, but I captured M81, M82, NGC3077, IC443, NGC1333 and Comet C/2025 K1 Atlas.
Combined post with captures of M81, M82, NGC3077, IC443, NGC1333 and Comet C/2025 K1 Atlas
Comet C/2025 R2 Swan – NGC1499 (California Nebula) – Moon
Attempt to capture R2 Swan, in combo with some shots of the Moon and a mosaic of the California Nebula (NGC1499)
October 2025: The Month My Telescope Forgot the Stars
Hi all, October was a complete washout for astrophotography — literally. Night after night, clouds, rain, and relentless...
Chasing the Swan: C/2025 R2 with the DWARF 3
Clouds have kept my DWARF 3 grounded, but Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) is quietly rising from the dusk. For now it’s a southern-sky spectacle, but by mid-October it will climb higher for northern observers too. With careful pointing — Spica nudges in September, direct coordinates in October — and patient stacking, the DWARF 3 should catch its bright core and the sweep of its tail as it slips past Earth.