It was more of a starting point. It was in the same quadrant of sky.

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Nov 24, 2021
11:51:29pm

RSL Nerfherder

It was more of a starting point. It was in the same quadrant of sky.

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Next to Orion tonight is a small cloud that you see when you look out of the side of your eye

RSL Nerfherder

11/24/21 9:52pm

One of my favorite shots of Andromeda that my dad took

Bert609

11/24/21 9:56pm

Here I was expecting a fuzzy dot. How did he take it?

777

11/24/21 10:05pm

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11/24/21 10:11pm

Well done.

DomCasual

11/25/21 12:18am

Autoguided 800mm F1.9 lens for 5 minutes on a Nikon D800 @ 400ISO. I was helping him take it. He's since upgraded

Bert609

11/24/21 10:12pm

Buddy in my old ward took this one

JOPE

11/24/21 10:10pm

That one is fantastic too!

Bert609

11/24/21 10:13pm

How did he track that across the sky for six hours.

Florwood

11/24/21 10:57pm

What galaxy is that below the Andromeda galaxy?

panacablue

11/25/21 5:55am

How is that a thing, the side of your eye?

Ted Lasso

11/24/21 10:04pm

Your peripheral vision is optimized to detect contrast, which is great for low light situations. For deep sky objects i

Bert609

11/24/21 10:06pm

Yeah. In college someone had out those glow in the dark stars on my ceiling.

v1k0u6

11/24/21 10:10pm

Same for motion, as I understand. Best way to detect things like shooting stars

seacougar

11/24/21 10:40pm

Cool I didn’t know this

ByuImaginesDragons

11/25/21 11:09am

I know, right? All I saw was my sinus cavity on one side, and the inside of my

11/24/21 10:09pm

It's called "averted vision" here is a link on how it works

Bert609

11/24/21 10:09pm

Most people call them cataracts.

John Doe

11/24/21 10:12pm

Receptors within the eyes called cones and rods. Cones are more central and used during the day. Rods are found around

11/24/21 10:19pm

These guys can help explain it

kirty

11/24/21 11:33pm

Isn't the Andromeda Galaxy in the Andromeda constellation?

mobius

11/24/21 10:19pm

Is it about where his head would be?

DiamondMo

11/24/21 10:41pm

I really don’t want to be pedantic, but the Andromeda galaxy, while awesome, is not very near Orion.

Sandstone Cougar

11/24/21 11:20pm

It was more of a starting point. It was in the same quadrant of sky.

RSL

11/24/21 11:51pm

I think I saw it.. if you follow orion's belt to the right and up. Cool!

Ted Lasso

11/25/21 12:23am

Cool if there’s not clouds I will try to remember

ByuImaginesDragons

11/25/21 11:08am

I love this and am fascinated by space. I want to learn more about it.

Hawk Talons

11/25/21 11:04pm

I’d like to know as well. I too am fascinated by it and feel closer to god when

11/25/21 11:18pm

Found this:

Hawk Talons

11/26/21 8:50am

I’m in Chicago and falling asleep.. wish I would have seen this earlier. Wonder

11/25/21 11:19pm

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