Deep Sky Diaries

The journey of an amateur astronomer

Follow along as I embark on a 6-year adventure through the cosmos, learning the art and science of astrophotography while working toward contributing to citizen science projects.

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Recent Adventures

Edited picture of the Pleiades Star Cluster
December 1, 2025

November 2025: Deep Sky Imaging

Introduction – This Month Under the Stars My educational focus this month was on optics. Topics in my studies focused on the functions of a…
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November 22, 2025

2025-11-22 M33 Triangulum Galaxy

Location and Conditions Date: 2025-11-22Location: Ashland, Ne Bortle 4-5Conditions: Seeing (1-5), Transparency (1-5), Temperature (0Ā°C)  Equipment Used Target Information Imaging Details Framing Image Observing Notes…
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November 7, 2025

Observation Log: 2025/11/1 – M45 Pleiades Star Cluster
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November 4, 2025

Observation Log: 2025/10/21 – M31 Andromeda Galaxy
October 31, 2025

October 2025: Meeting Our Nextdoor Neighbor

This Month Under the Stars Welcome to my very first post in this adventure. October was only a partial month of dedicated study. Most of…
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October 3, 2025

Welcome

Hello, My name is Sage. Iā€™m 30 years old and have forever been in love with space. So I decided to become an amateur astronomer…