Nerd stuff:
3542 frames, stacked (~10 hours)
Seestar s50
Stacked in Siril, and processed in Pixinsight, with minor edits in Gimp

They are a reflection nebula (IC 59, left part of image) and an emission nebula (IC 63, center of image). They were both discovered in 1895 by German astronomer Max Wolf. The bright star γ Cas is is 19 times more massive and 65,000 times brighter than our Sun!

IC 59 and IC 63 - The Ghost of Cassiopeia
These nebulae are part of a massive star system Gamma Cassiopeiae (γ Cas) in the constellation Cassiopeia, and is about 10,500 light-years from the sun.

Nerd stuff:
12 frames, stacked
Seestar s50
Stacked in Siril, and processed in Pixinsight, with minor edits in Gimp

And finally, my favorite sightings: I got to snorkel with a bunch of sea lion pups in their nursery at La Jolla Cove! I didn't approach them: I basically just floated there and they would do 'flybys' every couple of minutes. This one was playing with a piece of kelp! 🤿🐬🦑 #snorkeling

A small school of Pacific barracuda (Sphyraena argentea) - a bit smaller than the great barracuda you find in the Caribbean, and with a distinctive yellow tail; my first time seeing this species!