I just read a paper that provides background for understanding the study of gun shot wounds. Despite a couple of minor errors (Soviet rifles like the AK-47 and AK-74 do not use NATO rounds, and the definition of shotgun gauge is poorly worded) this seems like an excellent article to help people understand the basics …
I went through and extracted all of the LGBT+ issues from the new platform of the Texas Republican Party. It is fully evil and most concerns with attempts to effectively make being transgendered illegal. (Curriculum) 124. Gender Identity: The official position of the Texas schools shall be that there are only two genders: biological male …
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This is the recurring nova RS Ophiuchi as seen on August 22, 2021. The nova is the redish star in the middle of the image.
Tonight I finally got a new astrophoto taken. The globular clusterr M13 in Hercules. Enjoy!
Here are my latest screenshots from Elder Scrolls Online showing off my main house and character.
OK. Last night I made yet another attempt at photographing M42. This time I took a series of 90 second exposures, got all the needed flats, darks, and bias frames, and processed them with slightly more understanding of how to manipulate photos. Behold! The red colors are still very faint, and I had to crop …
So earlier this month I took a nice photo of M42, but it was an off the cuff event that I really didn’t plan out. Last night I made a second attempt and I was prepared this time. I bought a Bahtinov mask to help me get sharp focus, I took proper dark frames and …