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The Cosmic Dad Welcome to the Cosmic Dad. I wanted to create a special place to share my love of the night sky.

08/23/2025

NGC 6960, also known as the Western Veil Nebula, the Witch’s Broom Nebula, and Sharpless 103, is the remnant from a supernova which occurred about 10,000 years ago.

A few months ago I captured this amazing image of Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is about 7,500 to 14,000 times brighter than th...
05/27/2024

A few months ago I captured this amazing image of Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is about 7,500 to 14,000 times brighter than the Sun. Betelgeuse is also one of the largest stars visible to the unaided eye. It’s about 700 times the size of the Sun and around 15 times more massive.

The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in...
05/23/2024

The Owl Nebula (also known as Messier 97, M97 or NGC 3587) is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Estimated to be about 8,000 years old.

M13, also known as the Hercules Cluster, is a globular cluster with over 100,000 stars. Some estimates range from 300,00...
05/15/2024

M13, also known as the Hercules Cluster, is a globular cluster with over 100,000 stars. Some estimates range from 300,000 to over half a million stars.

Finally a break in the weather gave me an opportunity to capture the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy. The Whirlpool Galaxy is estim...
05/05/2024

Finally a break in the weather gave me an opportunity to capture the M51 Whirlpool Galaxy. The Whirlpool Galaxy is estimated to be about 400-million years old.

What an amazing experience to witness a Total Solar Eclipse with family and friends. It really was something special.
04/11/2024

What an amazing experience to witness a Total Solar Eclipse with family and friends. It really was something special.

Drove down to SE Missouri to experience totality. Working on extracting photos from my telescope. More to come.
04/09/2024

Drove down to SE Missouri to experience totality. Working on extracting photos from my telescope. More to come.

I was in Oxford Mississippi over the weekend and captured a beautiful image of the moon. Post processed in photoshop.
03/29/2024

I was in Oxford Mississippi over the weekend and captured a beautiful image of the moon. Post processed in photoshop.

Great night to capture Jupiter and a few of its moons.
03/29/2024

Great night to capture Jupiter and a few of its moons.

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