What to do when your very first astro-image shows up on the NASA website?

NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Narrowband Beginner
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John Stone avatar
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This is the very first thing I imaged after getting my C8 + Hyperstar + ASI2600MC + Apt-T dual narrow-band filter + EQ6-R from a guy who had to have quadruple bypass heart surgery and couldn't lift the scope or mount anymore.

Crazy. I had no idea what I was doing at the time. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CcfcBRkzv/

https://www.astrobin.com/7p2zlu/

Quinn Groessl avatar
Quinn Groessl avatar
That's awesome, to me it would be like the ultimate honor. Hope you've recovered well from your bypass.
John Stone avatar
John Stone avatar
Quinn Groessl:
That's awesome, to me it would be like the ultimate honor. Hope you've recovered well from your bypass.

Quinn, thanks for the kind words, but I want to be clear that isn't wasn't me that had the heart surgery;  it was the guy I bought my first telescope from that I took this first picture with.
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John Stone · Apr 29, 2025, 08:12 AM

This is the very first thing I imaged after getting my C8 + Hyperstar + ASI2600MC + Apt-T dual narrow-band filter + EQ6-R from a guy who had to have quadruple bypass heart surgery and couldn't lift the scope or mount anymore.

Crazy. I had no idea what I was doing at the time. 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CcfcBRkzv/

https://www.astrobin.com/7p2zlu/

Well done apply for a job !
Super congratulations !!!!

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