{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Parag","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/Parag","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"112892","username":"Parag","bio":"A scientist who posts about his hobbies - astronomy, photography and cycling","pronouns":"he/him","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":135,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2025/47/112892.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"81462766","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://parag.bsky.social\">@parag.bsky.social</a> Wordle 1,662 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Naz!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbmz4ahbec2v","date_published":"2026-01-04T22:50:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-04 22:50","date_timestamp":1767567020,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81322927","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://parag.bsky.social\">@parag.bsky.social</a> Wordle 1,660 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href=\"https://boxd.it/cosbOz\">boxd.it/cosbOz</a></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2026/01/03/watched-wake-up-dead-man.html","date_published":"2026-01-03T12:51:27+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-03 12:51","date_timestamp":1767444687,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115831255876207376","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbjh6syl4t2m"]}},{"id":"81257987","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://parag.bsky.social\">@parag.bsky.social</a> Wordle 1,659 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I am glad these photos brought you some joy!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Parag/81135153","date_published":"2026-01-01T13:05:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-01 13:05","date_timestamp":1767272721,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81133797","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bagphos.bsky.social\">@bagphos.bsky.social</a> Thanks, <a href=\"http://bagphos.bsky.social\">@bagphos.bsky.social</a> ! Happy New Year!!!</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbd5cusiys22","date_published":"2026-01-01T00:39:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-01-01 00:39","date_timestamp":1767227941,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81095936","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/Miraz\">@Miraz</a> Thank you! Wish you a happy and healthy new year!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/Parag/81095936","date_published":"2025-12-31T21:16:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 21:16","date_timestamp":1767215774,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81095720","content_html":"<p>Finally a special mention for this photo that was in the making for half of 2025. A six month long exposure from Summer to Winter solstice using a pinhole camera tracking the movement of Sun in the sky!</p>\n<p>#astro #astrophotography</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/dcb2496a80-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"304\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/31/finally-a-special-mention-for.html","date_published":"2025-12-31T21:10:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 21:10","date_timestamp":1767215458,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115816233635955623","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcrpk63rv2n"]}},{"id":"81095605","content_html":"<p>My favorite deep space photos from December:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Elephant trunk nebula</li>\n<li>Tulip nebula</li>\n<li>Pleiades cluster</li>\n<li>California nebula</li>\n</ol>\n<p>#astro #astrophotography</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/62ec921901-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/2039c5a67a-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/d5a01335a7-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/c5112ac99a-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/31/my-favorite-deep-space-photos.html","date_published":"2025-12-31T21:08:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 21:08","date_timestamp":1767215284,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115816222623309449","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcrkoa4k52m"]}},{"id":"81095459","content_html":"<p>Favorite photos from November:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Our closest neighbor Andromeda galaxy (M31)</li>\n<li>Iris nebula</li>\n</ol>\n<p>#astro #astrophotography</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/0fc801a82b-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/fb1f6e62d1-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/31/favorite-photos-from-november-our.html","date_published":"2025-12-31T21:04:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 21:04","date_timestamp":1767215050,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115816206872935971","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcrdfvjth2n"]}},{"id":"81095325","content_html":"<p>A couple of comets made appearances in October. I could capture only Comet Lemon. Its tail kept changing very quickly and can be seen in these two photos taken over 2 days.</p>\n<p>#astro #astrophotography</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/28c1113444-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"419\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/47922e5f2a-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/31/a-couple-of-comets-made.html","date_published":"2025-12-31T21:01:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 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I also started shooting with a new imaging setup and the first image with it was this image of M13 - the great Hercules cluster.</p>\n<p>#astro #astrophotography</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/dfa3d9ffb7-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/824bf21b26-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/a23e0274df-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/31/favorite-photos-from-june-are.html","date_published":"2025-12-31T20:42:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 20:42","date_timestamp":1767213725,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115816119761990680","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcq3tok3s24"]}},{"id":"81094370","content_html":"<p>Month of May was quite cloudy and rainy. 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These are from January:</p>\n<ol>\n<li>Moon occultation of Mars</li>\n<li>M81 and M82 from Ursa Major</li>\n<li>Some star trails</li>\n</ol>\n<p>#astro #astrophotography</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/32bd7ff64d-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/5549cafd9a-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/a0a6e36aec-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/31/as-comes-to-an-end.html","date_published":"2025-12-31T20:29:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 20:29","date_timestamp":1767212996,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115816072274901714","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcpg7sn7z2e"]}},{"id":"81093321","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://xipteras.org\">@xipteras.org</a> Happy New Year! Looking forward to enjoying more of your photos in 2026.</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcdrskp3s2p","date_published":"2025-12-31T17:02:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 17:02","date_timestamp":1767200524,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81093322","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://parag.bsky.social\">@parag.bsky.social</a> Resealed the Solarcan with new photographic paper for another long exposure till summer solstice. Hope the duct tape holds it all together through winter. #solar #astronomy #astrophotography</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcdnlz3sc2p","date_published":"2025-12-31T16:59:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 16:59","date_timestamp":1767200383,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81093337","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://quantumtessera.bsky.social\">@quantumtessera.bsky.social</a> Maybe then I should wish you significantly less time on the computer in 2026. You should just bark out orders to your minions. 😄</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbcbi62jl22n","date_published":"2025-12-31T16:20:53+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 16:20","date_timestamp":1767198053,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81068798","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://bhalomanush.bsky.social\">@bhalomanush.bsky.social</a> Feels safe to be in the blue northeast bubble but only 30-40 years ago Texas was all blue and NY all red. These things keep changing.</p>\n<p>The student from the second story.… how/why is she looking for jobs in second year of her PhD program?</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mbbybragjs2v","date_published":"2025-12-31T13:36:15+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-31 13:36","date_timestamp":1767188175,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"81068802","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://quantumtessera.bsky.social\">@quantumtessera.bsky.social</a> Wishing you a quick recovery and a good ergonomic 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Interesting show! Want to watch the rest of the season.</p>\n<p>The name of the main character should have been Karen instead of Carol. That would have been perfect!</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/27/watched-first-two-episodes-of.html","date_published":"2025-12-28T03:59:07+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-28 03:59","date_timestamp":1766894347,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115795189813674324","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3mazgnz776a2x"]}},{"id":"80834462","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://parag.bsky.social\">@parag.bsky.social</a> Yeah, watched it. 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The result was super saturated and also too bright with many blown out areas. Ended up doing my usual processing. I’ll try it with non narrow band filter data like M45. bsky.app/profile/para…</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3maxtzmk3gk25","date_published":"2025-12-27T12:53:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-27 12:53","date_timestamp":1766840009,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80827554","content_html":"<p>Added 3 more hours of subs on California nebula. It seemed to reduce noise and bring out more details of the nebula. That’s what one would expect with longer exposure.</p>\n<p>🔭WO UC 108\n📷ASI2600MC-Duo\nOptolong LeNhance filter\n61x5-min subs\n#astrophotography #astro</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/fc3350054d-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/27/added-more-hours-of-subs.html","date_published":"2025-12-27T12:44:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-27 12:44","date_timestamp":1766839461,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115791592009035863","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3maxtjssfxv2m"]}},{"id":"80827321","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://parag.bsky.social\">@parag.bsky.social</a> Wordle 1,652 5/6*</p>\n<p>🟨⬛⬛⬛⬛<br>\n⬛🟨🟨⬛⬛<br>\n⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛<br>\n⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛<br>\n🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩</p>\n","url":"https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3maxsqihs7c2l","date_published":"2025-12-27T12:30:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-27 12:30","date_timestamp":1766838629,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"80598410","content_html":"<p>Was able to capture just about 2 hours of California nebula (NGC1499) on the night of Winter Solstice before clouds came in. This emission nebula in Perseus is at 1K ly and is powered by nearby star Menkhib.</p>\n<p>🔭WO UC 108\n📷ASI2600MC-Duo\nOptolong LeNhance filter\n23x5-min subs\n#astrophotography #astro</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/b2dee82875-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/23/was-able-to-capture-just.html","date_published":"2025-12-23T12:41:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-23 12:41","date_timestamp":1766493662,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115768930196252085","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3manrigzehb23"]}},{"id":"80533097","content_html":"<p>Windows is asking me to change my password on this last day before the holiday break starts. Not going to do any such thing. Will deal with it when I return in January.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/22/windows-is-asking-me-to.html","date_published":"2025-12-22T13:02:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-22 13:02","date_timestamp":1766408572,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115763353387247892","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3malcadh4wj2m"]}},{"id":"80507493","content_html":"<p>Shooting California nebula (NGC1499) tonight. The guiding is working well. Hoping to collect at least 3 hours of 5-min subs.</p>\n<p>#astro #astrophotography</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/2b175ef7a8.png\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/21/shooting-california-nebula-ngc-tonight.html","date_published":"2025-12-22T00:36:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-22 00:36","date_timestamp":1766363800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115760420399277972","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3majykmbd7t2m"]}},{"id":"80474850","content_html":"<p>Today as Winter Solstice marks the start of Winter season for northern hemisphere, I am hoping for clear skies on this longest night of the year.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/21/today-as-winter-solstice-marks.html","date_published":"2025-12-21T12:45:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-21 12:45","date_timestamp":1766321113,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@astrovelo/115757622669678715","https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kukkhk7wydvtmpekcnoqty24/post/3maiqsehnbd25"]}},{"id":"80474693","content_html":"<p>Tulip nebula is an emission nebula in Cygnus. Not as bright and big as other nebulae around it but there is an interesting object in the same field of view. The blue lines point to the location of an X-ray source, Cygnus x-1 - the first ever black hole candidate discovered in 1964.</p>\n<div class=\"microblog_collection\">\n<img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/43a67d37f1-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/67299/2025/bd854e3fb3-m.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n</div>\n","summary":"","url":"https://astrovelo.com/2025/12/21/tulip-nebula-is-an-emission.html","date_published":"2025-12-21T12:39:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Parag","url":"https://www.astrovelo.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2025%2F47%2F112892.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"Parag"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-21 12:39","date_timestamp":1766320782,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}