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The Smartest Witch

@twoint.bsky.social

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Amateur astrophotographer. I only have 2 INT. twitch.tv/thesmartestwitch

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · May 18

The Whirlpool galaxy, or Messier 51. I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but I'm very excited regardless to share. It was my personal goal this spring to get this one photographed.

🔭WO Flurostar 132
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#astrophotography #photography #astronomy #space
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The Whirlpool Galaxy situated against a black background of stars. The galaxy on the left is pulling material away from the right, giving the swirling effect observed here.

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 18h

Congrats! Here’s to many more

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you so much! I love it <3

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Snakun @snakun.bsky.social · 3d

Here ya go! Sorry it took so long to get it to ya
was fighting the posemaniacs website to find a good angle for your oc :>

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 3d

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 7d

Nice

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 8d

My 10” dob!

The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 8d

New eyepiece!! (Of course it’s cloudy though so no testing)

An explore scientific 9mm eyepiece in a desk. The lens caps are on

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 13d

The Pac-Man nebula. I photographed this nebula from a nearby parking lot, using long exposures over the course of 3 nights.

#astrophotography #photography #astronomy

A large nebula in SHO false color, with red and orange hues surrounding a blue core, with stars nestled inside

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 14d

I spent 20 hours photographing the Andromeda galaxy, taking long exposures over the course of four nights to create this image.

#astrophotography #photography #astronomy

The andromeda galaxy sits at a 45 degree angle, with a sister galaxy nearby. Swirls of dark dust run in a spiral towards the core, and small bright specks of far off worlds encircle the bright center.

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 15d

I’ve been working long hours recently so my photography time has been limited. I’ve been working on a couple projects though, and I’ll hopefully get at least one processed tomorrow. No promises, but I’m very excited about a 20 hour one in particular.

The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 21d

Naw, it just blew out on the highway

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 22d

I guess I need new tires

A blown out tire on a Toyota branded silver rim. The rubber has entirely separated in many sections, and black rubber flecks cover the pavement

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The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you so much!

The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you!

The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you so much!

The Smartest Witch @twoint.bsky.social · 26d

Nothing quite like the nightly adventure of a rando walking/driving up to you & asking what you're doing.

Personal fave was:
Rando: hey I see you got some telescopes here
Me: Yup. I'd appreciate it if you'd leave me alone though please, I'm a bit busy.
*10 sec pause*
R: So whatcha lookin at-