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Mark Your Calendars! In just 22 days, join us for an extraordinary day of discovery and innovation at our Annual Open House & Science Expo! 🌟 This year, we're teaming up with the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute, Adrian Center for the Arts, and River Raisin Ragtime Revue to bring you an experience like no other. Explore the wonders of the universe and beyond, with family-friendly activities that delve into the art of creativity, the magic of science, cutting-edge robotics, and more. And the best part? It's all free! Enjoy complimentary parking and shuttle service on the PlaneWave Campus. Don’t miss out on this incredible adventure!✨ Learn more here 🔗https://hubs.la/Q02P8Z3F0

This week's #repost goes to James Edlin!💫 "M20: "The Trifid Nebula" taken with a CDK700 📅 Captured: February 15th, 2024 📷 Camera: SBIG STXL11000 ⏱️ Integration Time: 2 hours 🌈 Filter Wheel: SBIG FW-7" Tag us to be featured! ✨🔭

The PlaneWave L-500 Direct Drive Mount embodies the pinnacle of engineering precision, designed to meet the rigorous demands of advanced astrophotographers and astronomical researchers. As a critical part of our L-Series, this mount leverages sophisticated technology to provide an unmatched observational platform. Learn more about the L-500 on our new website! 🔗https://hubs.la/Q02P5tmL0

What's in the sky this month? 🌜Moon Edition🌛 • • • 🌝Sept 17: The Moon is near Saturn 🌕Sept 17: Full/Super Moon (AKA, The Harvest Moon) 🌔Sept 17: Partial Lunar Eclipse (at maximum, less than 4% of the Moon’s disk will be covered by the umbral shadow of the Earth) 🌓Sept 23: The Moon is near Jupiter 🌒Sept. 25: The Moon is near Mars

This week's #repost goes to, APOD Winner, Ani Shastry!💫 "The beautiful Tulip Nebula, or Sh2-101, located in the constellation of Cygnus approximately 6,000 light years away from our Earth, elucidates its shape magnificently from the background of Hydrogen-Alpha stellar nebulosity through additional Oxygen-III and Sulfur-II emissions. Furthermore, just to the right of the image underneath the bluish arc, the brighter of the two stars is a micro-quasar, termed Cygnus X-1, that is the site of one of the first suspected Black Holes. The arc is supposed to have been created by a jet of energetic particles from the Black Hole as they interact with the stellar medium. Captured from my remote setup at Sierra Remote Observatories in Auberry, California: PlaneWave CDK350 Observatory System ZWO ASI6200MM Pro Camera Chroma R, G, B, 5nm H-alpha, 3nm Oiii and Sii Filters R: 30x120s, G: 30x120s, B: 30x120s, Ha: 35x600s, Oiii: 27x600s, Sii: 24x600s Processed in PixInsight and Adobe Photoshop" Congratulations, Ani! 🤩👏 Tag us at PlaneWave Instruments to be featured! ✨🔭

This week's #repost goes to Bernard Miller! 💫 "This is an image of NGC 253, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy. It is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 11 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor. The Sculptor Galaxy is a starburst galaxy, which means that it is currently undergoing a period of intense star formation. Image Data: Telescope Live Processing & Copyright: Bernard Miller August 13, 2024 Location: Rio Hurtado, Chile Telescope: PlaneWave CDK24 Camera: QHY 600M Pro Mount: Mathis MI-1000/1250 Luminance: 44x5 minutes (binned 1x1) Red: 40x5 minutes (binned 1x1) Green: 47x5 minutes (binned 1x1) Blue: 49x5 minutes (binned 1x1)" . . Tag us at PlaneWave Instruments to be featured next! 🔭✨

Blast off to our Annual Open House this fall on October 5 and 6! This ✨free✨ event invites you to orbit our Adrian campus for a stellar day of fun. It’s an out-of-this-world experience with food trucks, live music, activities for all ages, and even a to-scale solar system stroll! 🌌 ✨ Bring your crew and prepare for a cosmic adventure—planet-sized fun awaits! Learn more: https://hubs.la/Q02LWjrs0

This week's #repost goes to @christophevergnes and Aziz Kaeouach!💫 "The galaxy M 83, also cataloged NGC 5236, is a spiral galaxy located in the direction of the constellation Hydra, about 15 million light years from Earth. Medium-sized and similar to our own Milky Way, M 83 is a barred spiral galaxy, meaning it has a central bar of stars and dust that extends several thousand light years. Around this bar are spiral arms containing very active star forming regions. Indeed, one of the most striking features of M83 is its magnificent spiral arms densely filled with young blue stars. These stars are actively forming in these arms, giving the galaxy a vibrant and colorful appearance. Besides its visual appeal, what sets this magnificent galaxy apart from others is its massive halo of gas and dust that extends far beyond its spiral arms. This halo is the product of billions of years of evolution of the galaxy M 83. Researchers believe that this halo was formed during interactions and collisions with other galaxies several billion years ago, and that these interactions continue to influence the evolution of the galaxy. PlaneWave CDK500 {CDK20 on an L-500 Mount) ZWO ASI6200MM Pro 21h 16min integration" . . Tag us at PlaneWave Instruments to be featured! 🔭✨

Great success! ✨ We are celebrating the completed installation at Sam Houston State University Dominey Observatory! This state-of-the-art system is enhanced with an ADA-compliant periscope, ensuring that the wonders of the cosmos are accessible to all aspiring astronomers. The Sam Houston State University Dominey Observatory marked a significant milestone as it opened its doors to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this year. Read more about this awesome observatory: https://hubs.la/Q02LZ6Gf0 #shsuplanetarium #planewave #astronomy #education

This week's #repost goes to Kevin Morefield!💫 "NGC 6726 | Corona Australis *** Stars forming in the dust. The little red Herbig-Haro objects are associated with star formation and often align with the rotational axis of the new star. The blue is reflected light from young hot stars. The globular cluster NGC 6723 is, I think, an unrelated happy accident. *** 32.6 hours HaLRGB data PlaneWave DR350 QHY600M PlaneWave L-600" Tag us at PlaneWave Instruments to be featured next! 🔭✨