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myron wasiuta

Im an optometrist practicing in Culpeper,Virginia, and have been an amateur astronomer for about 40 years. My wonderful and supportive wife Terry and four children often go camping while I set up a telescope and observe. Ive taught astronomy at University of Mary Washington, and am a member of the Rapahannock Astronomy club, and founded the Culpeper Astronomy Club.

Stars & Star Clusters

Delta Equulei at 3250x with iPhone

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By: myron wasiuta September 16, 2024

Stars & Star Clusters

Visual binary Delta Equulei

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By: myron wasiuta September 16, 2024

Meteors and Comets and Asteroids

C/2019 Y4 9 (Atlas) with double nucleus!

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By: myron wasiuta April 21, 2020

Stars & Star Clusters

The closest White Dwarf to Earth

By: myron wasiuta April 17, 2018

Editor's Choice

A Cosmic Rose Blooms on a Frigid Winter Night

By: myron wasiuta January 8, 2018

Conjunctions

Neptune and Triton approach target star

By: myron wasiuta October 4, 2017

Sun & Moon

Limb prominence against sky and solar disk

By: myron wasiuta November 28, 2015

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Cloud Prominence

By: myron wasiuta November 28, 2015

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Mare Crisium at sunset

By: myron wasiuta November 28, 2015

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Alhazen Alpha and its dusky bands

By: myron wasiuta November 28, 2015

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Mare Humboldtianum at Sunset

By: myron wasiuta November 28, 2015

Nebula & Galaxy

The Trifid Nebula

By: myron wasiuta August 18, 2015

Nebula & Galaxy

The gossamer Lagoon Nebula

By: myron wasiuta August 18, 2015

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