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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A little inspiration for the day (seen on threadless; artist @dinomike_design on IG)

Drawing of a frog with a large bloody sword, and the text: The horrors persist, but so do I

Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Really odd framing of IC63 Ghost of Cassiopeia by the orig #S50, 52 minutes of integration, #StackingWizard, #AstroWizard with hubble palette. It's kind of terrible but I'm honestly surprised I got anything with this low amount of data and I like the color 😆

not very good bluish pic of part of IC63

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Fall is upon us, and the cool weather is inspiring Luna to be upon me 🧡 #cats #catsofbluesky

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

One more from the vaults - 62 minutes, 10 sec subs, #S50, Bortle 6 on NGC6992 Eastern Veil nebula, #StackingWizard, #AstroWizard, #PS2024 for final comp #Astrophotography

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

More #astrowizard fun with stars- a few minutes on Albireo, just wanted to see if I could split this optical double star; looks much bluer from my 8" dob, but still nice. And just under 4 hours of 10 sec subs, old #S50 data on M38 Starfish cluster #astrophotography

a double star with a blue and yellow star visible

the starfish cluster is a whole bunch of stars

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Just 90 minutes (30 sec subs, #S50Pro) on the M45 (the Plieades) produced decent results with #Astrowizard and #StackingWizard; love the labelled image option too! #Astrophotography

The Pleiades nebula and stars labelled with astronomical catalogue numbers

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

NGC7635 Bubble neb 1.8 hours of 30sec subs, Seestar S50Pro, processed in #StackingWizard, AstroWizard with 2 takes on the HOO palette, Photoshop #Astrophotography

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Nothing but respect for MY Digger.

Twin Peaks The Return character Nadine walking with golden shovel in hand

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

For the last week there’s been a lot of “the night sky will be clear, oh wait guess what, last minute fog”. Tonight, there MAY be a better chance of an actually clear sky🤞so my S50Pro has got a full dance card ready if we’re lucky #astrophotography

A smart telescope’s planning strategy with 4 targets engaged from 8:30pm to 5am. Wish me luck!o

A screenshot of the First Light Optics app Clear Outside showing clear dark skies all night! 🤞

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Luna considers the age-old question: to be kiki, or to be bouba #cats #catsofbluesky

A tortie cat chilling in the driveway, contemplating the eternal verities of cat-ness

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This was pretty fun to process - NGC 7380 Wizard Nebula: 1.9 hours (30sec subs) Seestar #S50Pro, Bortle 6, processed in Stacking Wizard, #AstroWizard with Hubble palette, RC Astro plugins PS #Astrophotography

a wizard-shaped nebula in blues and pinks

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Luna birdwatching from under the lemon tree #cats #catsofbluesky

Tortie cat in a spiffy red striped harness relaxing under a short lemon tree

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

More old data - Butterfly Nebula: an hour of 10sec subs from orig Seestar S50, Bortle 6, processed in Stacking Wizard, Astro Wizard, RC Astro plugins and PS final #Astrophotography

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

NGC 2244 Rosette Nebula, Seestar S50 (orig), reprocessed old mosaic data (3 hours of integration, 1083f 10 sec) with Stacking Wizard and Siril script Hubble Palette from Dual-Band OSC (SHO), and second image normal processing in Astro Wizard, RC Astro plugins, final tweaks in PS #Astrophotography

Rosette nebula with blue and yellow colors of SHO palette. Not sure how i feel about it but kind of interesting

Rosette nebula processed without script, colored in shades of pink

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Going through old S50 (not pro) data - M78, 638 10sec subs, and stacking/processing with Stacking and Astro Wizard turned out better than expected. Makes me want to get much more/better data on this object! #Astrophotography

a so/so but not too terrible pic (for only 1.7 hours of data) of the M78 nebula

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Fighting with moonlight last night for C37 open cluster in Vulpecula, 293 20sec subs (Seestar S50 pro, Bortle 6, Stacking Wizard, Astro Wizard with RC astro, Photoshop) #Astrophotography

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tried stacking IC5068 again with more data (1103f_30sec - over 9 hours) but honestly still feel like i don't have a handle on processing this nebula. Still, I find it fascinating #Astrophotography (Stacking Wizard, Astro Wizard, RC Astro, Photoshop)

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I’ve got my second tortie named Luna right here! 😁

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A new AI horror - an ad from Reddit for a company that will let you record your voice because "real voices make better AI experiences". You can apply and maybe you'll get picked and make - wow - $300 !! While an AI company can do whatever they want with YOUR voice. How it works.... 1/2

an ad for SonaHouse with a cool chick holding up a mic to you, the viewer, and the text reads: Your voice belongs somewhere. Maybe somewhere bigger than you thought. SonaHouse sonahouse.theliva.ai

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Luna is extra kiki today, she reeeaaallly wants to kill something. I am hoping for more bouba #cat #catsofbluesky

A cat crouched and in watchful hunting mode

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It’s 2:30am-ish and luna wants me to go to sleep and stop bugging her already #cat #catsofbluesky

Cat in a cat tree who has had her sleep disturbed by an annoying human hugging a lambchop toy while trying to ignore said human

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A budding Mrs. Kravitz, Luna likes to keep an eye in the neighbors #cat #caturday

Tortie cat peeking through a knothole in a fence

Another view of said cat peeking through fence

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Santa Cruz County Fair yesterday, and the theme is apple pie. There was, however, nowhere to actually buy apple pie at the fair. I call shenanigans!

A large decorative model of an apple pie

An old-timey wood wagon loaded with apple crates with labels from apple farms

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Late afternoon birdwatching with my cat

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Enjoying #NoMansSky expedition 23 and a little Traveller perspective #cosmos

No Man's Sky character saying: "What's the rush, Traveller? Do not fret. Whatever problems you face... they will pass. We are all in this together, after all"

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Expedition: tonight for me - can't wait! 👇 swiped from reddit #NoMansSky

Absolute Cinema - title, pic of a man's body (Hideo Kojima maybe?) with the No Man's Sky Atlas symbol over the head

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

RE: #2 - Game developer Hideo Kojima was very inspired by Lynch and specifically Death Stranding 2 was inspired by The Return (it's truly amazing)

Twitter post from 2018 by Hideo Kojima reads: We watched TWIN PEAKS THE RETURN E1-3 this afternoon at Kojima Productions. It is not directly related to DEATH STRANDING but I wanted to let them know the direction and the world of Lynch. I ask them to watch the rest if they liked it. Also gave away KJP cap at the end.👍🦀🌈

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I didn't think it was either. Then I found this on instagram; seems to be a legit account www.instagram.com/georgewbush/...

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

7:15 pm and it’s still hot but at least it’s under 90. Luna says it’s about damn time

Tortie cat on a lead looking over her shoulder in annoyance

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

C5068 Forsaken Nebula #Seestar S50Pro in EQ, Bortle 6, 336_30 sec subs (2 hr 48 min) processed in Stacking Wizard & Astro Wizard with RC Astro plugins. I'm fascinated with this; I need a lot more data whenever the weather decides to cooperate again (not this week apparently 😐) #astrophotography

photo of a nebula that looks like an abstract painting, soft washes of color over stars

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

C27 Crescent nebula, #Seestar S50Pro, 4 hours 8 min integration (744-20 sec subs); processed with Stacking Wizard and Astro Wizard with RC Astro plugins #Astrophotography

photo of the Crescent Nebula, which looks like a fuzzy space brain

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Luna has a window perch in my office, and i’ve been telling her “i wanna do just one more thing and then we’ll go out” for the last hour. She has waited long enough #cat #catsofbluesky

Tortie cat giving me the head-tilted stare of shame from between an xbox and a speaker

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

M31 - Bortle 6 backyard, 280 minutes of integration (30 second subs) stacked in Stacking Wizard; processed in Astro Wizard with RC Astro plugins. Now I just need more data! Will also try processing in Siril to see if I can get better cores but pretty pleased with Astro Wizard #Astrophotography

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I love it when Luna uses my shoe as a pillow 😁 #cat #catsofbluesky

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Brought out the Pursued By Bear for the occasion :)

A bottle of wine 2017 Pursued by bear cabernet

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

25 years married to my sweetie today! Walked the beach, ate incredible sushi (Santa Cruz’ Mobo Sushi, first sorta-date there 31 years ago, still the best). On the way home to wine and dessert. It’s been a good day 🫶

Selfie by an old male/female couple, with curly white hair and glasses. I’m the female 😆

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"hmmm. i love elon. now what can i do to look like even more of a techno-dweeb?"

ad from reddit of a man gazing thoughtfully off into the distance with a Vielight "photobiomodulator" with "patented intranasal-transcranial PBM tech" encircling his head and clipped to a nostril

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hanging with Luna before we head out. She always likes to keep her butt in the sun 😆 #cats #catsofbluesky

Tortie cat lying on pavement with her back half in the sun

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My cube in the amazing #ProjectSkyscraper prime Tower - I am Operator 1123 (my namesake, Harpo Marx's birthday) and decorated the cube with a representation 4 planets and 2 moons of the star system System assigned me to! Thanks to all MainFam Operators 🫶 #NoMansSky @nomansbsky.bsky.social

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Briefly (not briefly enough) was on X to read Mark Carney's words on "Lake America" and saw this in response. I mean... where is this vast majority of "Native American Indians" who want the lake renamed to Lake Amerikkka? WTAF. Delusion is quite a drug

Text reading: "Native American Indians once roamed the plains of our great United States. The vast majority of them support renaming the waterway Lake America. Hopefully @randmcnally
and @googlemaps will update their databases immediately."
Text is on top of an AI image of a traditional native american man with headdress sitting on top of a huge turkey. Really.

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The old data stack (right) didn't note the number of subs/time, but it was probably a third versus the stack in the 2nd pic (left). This app really compresses pics (understandable) but you can get the idea. I'm starting to like M1 now #Astrophotography #AstroWizard #StackingWizard

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Capt.Harpo @captharpo.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

More data, more better! Another run at M1 with 312 minutes of data (10 sec frames). Stacked in Stacking Wizard and processed in Astro Wizard with RC Astro plugins and Graxpert. Lucomatico rocks!

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