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This is a photo I took of the big dipper. More photos are here.
Here is a practice drawing from Starry Night.
Here is Van Gogh’s impression of the Big Dipper. One of the first asterisms many people learn to recognize is the seven-star Big Dipper, consisting of the seven brightest stars of Ursa Major, [...]

I have added a new photo of the moon to the astrophotography page. I took this with the camera on automatic shutter/F settings, focus to infinity, and telephoto zoomed to full. I have no photo or drawing, but in the telescope, the moon was particularly interesting. Toward the top, right on the [...]