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Waxing Gibbous Moon Over Alabama Hills/Inyo Mountains, California
The 98% illuminated Waxing Gibbous Moon rises over the Alabama Hills and Inyo Mountains of California on 3/5/2023. On the way to Mammoth...
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Tom
- Feb 19
- 2 min
Wider Field of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF passing by Mars from Grand Mesa Observatory
This wider field capture of Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF passing by Mars from Grand Mesa Observatory on the night of 2/11/2023 shows more of the...
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Tom
- Feb 12
- 1 min
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF Passes by Mars from Grand Mesa Observatory 2/10/2023
Last night 2/11/2023 Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF made a very close approach to Mars in our night sky passing about 1.3 degrees away from the red...
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Tom
- Jan 29
- 3 min
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF from Grand Mesa Observatory 1/22/2023
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF from Grand Mesa Observatory on 1/22/2023 After dodging clouds for well over a month and despite some bad seeing...
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Tom
- Nov 30, 2022
- 2 min
Iris Nebula Widefield from Grand Mesa Observatory
Iris Nebula Widefield from Grand Mesa Observatory The Iris Nebula (NGC 7023) is front and center of this widefield image of this quite...
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Tom
- Jul 14, 2022
- 2 min
Milky Way over Fairyland Canyon, Bryce Canyon NP
Full Resolution on Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/2ny9GwE Milky Way over Fairyland Canyon, Bryce Canyon NP In this view standing on the edge...
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Tom
- Mar 7, 2022
- 2 min
The Amazing Clouds of Orion
What started off as a 3 panel mosaic covering The Great Nebula in Orion, The Horsehead, Barnards Loop and M78 soon became a much larger...
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Tom
- Dec 5, 2021
- 1 min
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Moves Past Globular Cluster M3 While a Meteor Streaks Across the Sky
In this image taken on the early morning of Dec. 3, 2021, at Grand Mesa Observatory, Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) is seen moving past...
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Tom
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Passes by The Whale and Hockey Stick Galaxies
The above image taken and processed by Terry Hancock and me, Tom Masterson captures a steadily brightening Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard as it...
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Tom
- Nov 23, 2021
- 4 min
Trip to Grand Mesa Observatory November 2021 (Part 1)
Earlier this month I was fortunate enough to make the trek to Grand Mesa Observatory arriving Thursday November 4th staying until Sunday...
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Tom
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Terry Hancock’s California Dreaming is in the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist!
I’m so very excited that my good friend and Director of Grand Mesa Observatory (www.grandmesaobservatory.com) Terry Hancock has his...
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Tom
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
Astronomical League Reflector Magazine Cover Photo!
Terry Hancock and I are honored to have an image we captured at Grand Mesa Observatory of Comet C/2020 R4 (ATLAS) passing by the Whale...
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Tom
- Sep 13, 2021
- 1 min
Welcome to the Transient Astro Blog page!
I will be posting regular updates and other things related to Astronomy and other interesting things I come across. I hope you enjoy what...
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