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Meech, et al.)https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/reddwarfship.jpgRedDwarfShipRed Dwarf mining vessel owned by the Jupiter Mining Corporation (BBC)https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/eso1737a.jpgArtist’s impression of the interstellar asteroid `OumuamuaCredit: ESO/M. Kornmesser2017-11-22T04:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/11/20/my-photo-in-this-weeks-skynews/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/myphoto_skynews_november20-27-2017.jpgMyPhoto_SkyNews_November20-27.20172017-11-21T04:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/10/07/open-cluster-ngc-6709/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ngc6709_30x30sec.jpgngc6709_30x30secOpen Cluster NGC 67092017-10-07T04:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/10/05/open-cluster-ngc-6633/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ngc6633_51x30sec.jpgngc6633_51x30secOpen Star Cluster NGC 66332017-10-06T01:03:12+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/09/28/cassiopeia-the-w-in-the-sky/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/cassiopeia-2017-08-10.jpgCassiopeia-2017-08-10Cassiopeia above the three line - Benoit Guertin2017-09-29T03:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/09/15/this-weekend-4-planets-in-plain-sight/2017-09-16T04:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/09/09/ursa-major/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/ursamajor-2017-08-10-50p.jpgUrsaMajor-2017-08-10.50pUrsa Major (Big Dipper) low in the sky in late summer around 11pm2017-09-10T02:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/gallery/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/icon_instagram-e1505001718313.jpgicon_instagram2017-09-10T00:12:01+00:00weekly0.6https://benbackyardastro.com/2017/09/09/moonlit-mountain-under-the-stars/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/comaberenices_2017-08-10.jpgComaBerenices_2017-08-102017-09-09T23:55:19+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/27/the-milky-way-sagittarius-to-aquila/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/galacticplane-sagittariustoaquila-2018-08-10-ident.jpgGalacticPlane-SagittariusToAquila-2018-08-10-IDENTObjects in the Milky Wayhttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/galacticplane-sagittariustoaquila-2018-08-101.jpgGalacticPlane-SagittariusToAquila-2018-08-10Milky Way - Sagittarius (just above the trees) to Altair (bright star upper left)2017-08-28T02:55:16+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/22/solar-eclipse-post-processing/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21aug2017_ar2671_2672.png21Aug2017_AR2671_2672Sunspot Region 2671 (right) and 2672 (left)https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21aug2017_58p_eclipse.png21Aug2017_58p_eclipse58% Cover from the Montreal, Canada Location.https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21aug2017_mosaic.png21Aug2017_MosaicAugust 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse2017-08-24T15:32:00+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/21/getting-prepared-for-the-eclipse/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170821_1205351.jpgSolar Eclipse Setuphdr2017-08-23T01:57:42+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/21/partial-eclipse-and-sunspots/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170821_151510.jpgEclipse and Sunspot Region 2671Eclipse and Sunspot Region 26712017-08-21T19:24:10+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/21/eclipse-viewing-with-a-pasta-strainer/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170821_143745.jpgPasta Strainer Eclipse ViewingPasta Strainer Eclipse Viewinghttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170821_143830.jpgPasta Strainer Eclipse ViewingPasta Strainer Eclipse Viewing2017-08-21T18:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/21/something-is-taking-a-bite-out-of-the-sun/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170821_144052.jpgEclipse - PeakPeak of the eclipse from the Montreal, Canada location (58% cover)2017-08-21T18:42:07+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/20/polar-align-the-night-before-the-eclipse/2017-08-21T03:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/18/william-optics-gt71-f5-9-triplet-refractor/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170818_115710-1024x768.jpgWO GT71 vs SW80ED LensWO GT71 vs SW80ED Opticshttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170818_115542-1024x768.jpgWO GT71 vs SW80EDComparing size with Skywatcher 80EDhttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_20170818_113856-1024x768.jpgWilliam Optics GT71William Optics Gran Turismo 71mm Triplet2019-04-01T15:43:05+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/16/bummed-about-missing-totality-plan-for-april-8th-2024/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20240408_eclipse_path.jpg20240408_eclipse_pathApril 8th, 2024 Eclipse Path2017-08-16T21:16:50+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/14/eclipse-viewing-in-canada/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/skynews-julaug2017.jpgSkyNews-JulAug2017July/August SkyNews - includes eclipse viewer2017-08-14T18:12:51+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/13/next-year-lights-for-the-perseids/2017-08-14T03:05:04+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/12/perseid-peaking-tonight/2017-08-12T23:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/08/05/jupiter-below-a-crescent-moon/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/moon-jupiter-2017-07-28.jpgMoon-Jupiter-2017-07-28Jupiter Below a Crescent Moon (July 28, 2017) - Benoit Guertin2017-08-05T04:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/04/16/comet-41ptuttle-giacobini-kresak/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/comet_41p_13apr2017_travel.jpgcomet_41p_13apr2017_travelDistance traveled by the comet in 41 minuteshttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/17966299_10154895406105129_6902680070980862398_o.jpgSetup in the garage to image comet in constellation DragoSetup in the garage to image comet in constellation Dragohttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/comet_41p_13apr2017_crop.jpgcomet_41p_13apr2017_cropComet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak (13-Apr-2017) - Benoit Guertin2017-04-23T02:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/04/22/animation-movement-of-comet-41p/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/comet_41p_2017-04-13.gifComet_41P_2017-04-13Animation of comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák (45 minutes)2017-04-22T04:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/04/16/large-asteroid-to-pass-near-earth/2017-04-17T02:53:03+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/12/26/comets-for-2017/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/camera-flat.pngicon-camera2017-04-16T16:08:05+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/04/09/jupiter-and-three-moons/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/jupiter-2017-04apr-08_moons.jpgJupiter-2017-04apr-08_MoonsJupiter - 2017 opposition - SW80ED and 2x barlow2017-04-10T03:06:21+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/04/07/this-weekend-best-time-to-see-jupiter/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/jupiter_moon_10apr2017.jpgJupiter_Moon_10apr2017April 10th 2017 Sky Chart2017-04-08T01:08:53+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/03/06/lower-orion-constellation/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lower_orion_skygradient.jpgLower_Orion_SkyGradientImage before removal of sky gradient in IRIShttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/lower_orion_chart.jpgLower_Orion_ChartSky Chart - Lower Orion with nebula and open star clustershttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/orion_2017-02-27_original_levels.jpgorion_2017-02-27_original_levelsLight levels of a 20 second exposure due to "sky fog"https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/orion_2017-02-27_original.jpgorion_2017-02-27_originalOriginal image - high light position for 20 seconds exposurehttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/orion_2017-02-27_m72.jpgorion_2017-02-27_m72M72 and Lower Orion Constellation - Benoit Guertin2017-03-07T04:23:23+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/02/24/exoplanet-series-trappist-1/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/eso1023e.jpgeso1023e0.60m Ritchey-Chrétien Reflector [TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope–South / ESO]https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/trappist-1_system.jpgThe TRAPPIST-1 system contains a total of seven planets, all around the size of Earth. Three of them -- TRAPPIST-1e, f and g -- dwell in their star’s so-called “habitable zone.” The habitable zone, or Goldilocks zone, is a band around every star (sThe TRAPPIST-1 system contains a total of seven planets, all around the size of Earth. Three of them -- TRAPPIST-1e, f and g -- dwell in their star’s so-called “habitable zone.” [NASA/JPL]2017-02-25T04:35:04+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/02/09/fast-moving-comet-before-sunrise/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/45p_10feb2017_chart.jpg45p_10feb2017_chartComet 45P over the next few days starting Feb 10th.2017-02-10T04:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/30/tomorrow-evening-moon-mars-and-venus/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moon_2017-01-30.jpgmoon_2017-01-30Crescent Moon - 30-JAN-2017 (5:40pm) - Benoit Guertinhttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/31-jan2017-sky.jpg31-jan2017-skyEarly Evening Sky (7pm) - Look WSW for this close formation2017-01-31T03:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/26/2017-product-meade-eclipseview/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/meade_eclipseview.jpgmeade_eclipseviewMeade EclipseView [Meade]2017-01-27T02:49:22+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/19/processing-raw-cassini-spacecraft-images/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cassini_images.jpgcassini_imagesDownloaded raw image sethttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cassini_filters_narrow.jpgcassini_filters_narrowCassini ISS Narrow Band Filtershttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cassini_filters_broad.jpgcassini_filters_broadCassini ISS Broadband Filtershttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/7589_pia21056.jpg7589_pia21056Daphnis making waves - Cassini spacecraft Jan. 16, 2017 - JPL/NASAhttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/saturn02.jpgsaturn02Saturn with IR, Red and Blue for RGB assignmenthttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/saturn01.jpgsaturn01Saturn with normal RGB assignment (close to real colours)2017-01-20T04:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/06/comet-45phonda-mrkos-pajdusakova/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/45p45p_06jan2017_crop_14x6sec.jpgPicture saved with settings embedded.Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova - around magnitude 7 on January 6th, 20172017-01-07T04:23:38+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/04/challenge-for-the-next-2-days-comet/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/45p_hmp-05jan2017.png45p_hmp-05jan2017Location of comet for January 5th 5:30pm EST2017-01-05T04:16:44+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/03/2017-event-total-solar-eclipse-for-north-america/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/gaeclipse2017_usa_1120w.jpggaeclipse2017_usa_1120wThe total solar ecplise will only be viewable in the narrow path crossing the middle of the USA. North and south of that will get a partial eclipse. The green vertical lines indicate the time of maximum eclipse. Courtesy Michael Zeiler, GreatAmericanEclipse.com.2017-01-04T03:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/02/the-moon-mars-and-venus/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/moon_mars_venus_wide.jpgmoon_mars_venus_wideMoon with Venus and Mars in the evening sky2017-01-03T04:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2017/01/01/venus-and-crescent-moon/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/venus_moon_1jan2017.jpgvenus_moon_1jan2017New Years 2017 Moon and Venus2017-01-15T14:23:20+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/12/28/easily-locate-neptune-on-december-31st/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/31dec2016_venus_mars_neptune.gif31dec2016_venus_mars_neptuneNeptune Mars and Venus setting in the West - December 31https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/31dec2016_mars_neptune.gif31dec2016_mars_neptuneNeptune and Mars 1/3 degree - December 312016-12-28T15:29:56+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/12/25/december-25th-no-sunspots/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ssn_predict_l.gifssn_predict_lCycle 24 Sunspot Number (NASA)https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016_12dec_25.jpg2016_12dec_25December 25th 2016 - No Sunspots2016-12-25T22:22:22+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/12/11/deepskystacker-faster-and-better-results/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/deepskystacker_proc.jpgDeepSkyStackerDeepSkyStacker - Processing Fileshttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/deepskystacker.jpgDeepSkyStackerDeepSkyStacker2016-12-23T03:34:36+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/09/16/autumn-darker-skies-and-no-mosquitos/2016-12-21T04:51:17+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/12/20/junocam-revealing-jupiter-from-new-angles/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/junocam_pj3_2016dec11.jpgjunocam_pj3_2016dec11NASA, JPL-Caltech, SwRI, MSSS; Processing: Damian Peach2016-12-21T04:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/12/18/time-selects-best-space-photos-of-2016/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/wp-1482114947638.jpgwp-1482114947638.jpg2016-12-19T02:46:28+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/11/13/november-13-nearly-full-moon/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/supermoon_tristan_13nov2016_small.jpgsupermoon_tristan_13nov2016_smallNovember 13th 2016 Full Moon - just ahead of the Super Moon.2016-11-14T02:29:45+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/11/11/novembre-14th-supermoon/2016-11-12T00:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/26/how-many-stars/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cr399_meteorite_20sep2016_20x30sec.jpgcr399_meteorite_20sep2016_20x30secPortion of the Milky Way near Vulpecula.2016-10-27T03:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/22/stitching-together-the-milky-way/2016-10-22T04:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/16/missed-the-2016-october-hunter-moon-no-worries/2016-10-17T02:58:43+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/12/apollo-11-and-17-landing-sites/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/moon_06oct2016_tagged.jpgmoon_06oct2016_taggedApollo 11 and 17 landing sites and other features Moon (October 6th, 2016) - Benoit Guertin2016-10-13T01:18:41+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/06/moon-october-6th-2016/2016-10-07T01:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/09/17/2016-harvest-moon/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/fullmoon_17sep20161.jpgfullmoon_17sep20162016 Harvest Moon - Benoit Guertin Canon XTi 85mm F5.6 1/250sec (ISO200) 61mm F5.6 0.5sec (ISO400)2016-10-06T01:48:52+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/09/21/rosetta-spacecrafts-last-few-days/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rosetta_solarsystem.jpgrosetta_solarsystemRosetta and comet 67P/C-G position on September 30th2016-10-06T01:48:33+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/05/october-5th-2016-mars-saturn-and-the-moon/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/05oct2016_mars_saturn_moon_ident.jpg05oct2016_mars_saturn_moon_identOverlay with star chart - October 5th, 2016https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/05oct2016_mars_saturn_moon.jpg05oct2016_mars_saturn_moonOctober 5th, 2016 - Mars, Saturn and the Crescent Moon2016-10-06T01:48:12+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/05/october-5th-2016-photo-opportunity/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/wp-1475698248563.jpgwp-1475698248563.jpg2016-10-06T01:32:29+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/04/layers-and-blurring/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blurredlayers_original.jpgblurredlayers_originalhttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blurredlayers_mid.jpgblurredlayers_midhttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blurredlayers_compare.jpgblurredlayers_comparehttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blurredlayers_bottom.jpgblurredlayers_bottomhttps://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/blurredlayers.jpgblurredlayers2016-10-05T01:07:12+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/09/20/dark-nebula-barnard-142-and-143/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/altair_b142_darkneb.jpgaltair_b142_darknebDark Nebula Barnard 142 and 143 near Altair (Aquila)2016-10-04T02:20:55+00:00monthlyhttps://benbackyardastro.com/2016/10/02/wide-field-around-vulpecula/https://benbackyardastro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/vulpecula_15sep2016_46x30sec_ident.jpgvulpecula_15sep2016_46x30sec_identLeft to Right: Globular Cluster M71 in Sagitta; 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