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SH2-114 A Cosmic Dragon from Grand Mesa Observatory
This image captured at Grand Mesa Observatory over many nights in the fall of 2023 highlights a very faint area of H II region (region of...
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Feb 55 min read
Technical Projects and Volunteering at Mount Wilson Observatory
(The mighty Hooker Telescope Dome on the night of October 7th , 2023 100 years since the 1923 VAR! Plate. Andromeda is located to the...
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Tom
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Flickr Your Best Shot, Landscapes 2023 Shortlist/Highlight
I'm super excited to have my Milky Way Rises Behind the Bristlecone Pines photo shortlisted/highlighted by Flickr for their Your Best...
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Tom
Sep 18, 20232 min read
Milky Way Arch Over Grand Mesa Observatory 7/15/2023
This panoramic image taken on the same night but a bit earlier in the evening than the 360 spherical image I took at Grand Mesa...
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Tom
Sep 7, 20231 min read
'Star Factory Messier 17' Featured on NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)
We at Grand Mesa Observatory (www.grandmesaobservatory.com) are so very happy to announce that our recent image of the Omega Nebula or...
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Tom
Aug 28, 20232 min read
Omega Nebula from Grand Mesa Observatory
Over 4 nights back in June, July, and August we captured a nice RGB color dataset of the Omega Nebula from Grand Mesa Observatory. Listed...
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Tom
Aug 14, 20232 min read
The Hamburger Galaxy NGC 3628 from Grand Mesa Observatory
This image of NGC 3628, sometimes known as Sarah’s Galaxy or by the more visually descriptive Hamburger Galaxy represents 9.6 hours of...
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Tom
Aug 6, 20233 min read
Spectacular Airglow from Grand Mesa Observatory on 7/16/2023
In the early morning hours of July 16th 2023 at Grand Mesa Observatory there was the most spectacular show of airglow I’ve ever seen....
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Tom
Jun 23, 20232 min read
Milky Way Rises Behind the Ancient Bristlecone Pines 6/17/2023
Clicking on the image above will bring you to my Flickr page, to view this image on my website follow this link:...
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Tom
Mar 10, 20231 min read
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 18, 20232 min read
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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Feb 11, 20231 min read
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, 20233 min read
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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Nov 29, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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 6, 20222 min read
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 4, 20211 min read
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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Nov 30, 20211 min read
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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Nov 23, 20214 min read
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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Sep 15, 20211 min read
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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