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Solo and Symphony Under the Stars: Guillermo Cervantes Mosqueda’s 12-Year Cosmic Journey

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Guillermo Cervantes Mosqueda is an astrophotographer lives in Poncitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, whose fascination with the night sky began with astronomy books in his childhood. His journey officially took flight in 2013 after a breathtaking first view of Saturn through a modest 60mm refractor, a moment that sparked a lifelong passion to capture and share the…

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Distributed-Aperture Telescopes

Get StartedApril 24, 2026814Views1Like0Comments
Distributed-Aperture Telescopes: A New Revolution in Astronomy A new wave of astronomy is here. Instead of relying on a single massive telescope, distributed-aperture systems combine multiple smaller telescopes working together—unlocking new levels of flexibility, sensitivity, and precision. One standout example is the Condor Array Telescope, led by Stony Brook University. Since 2020, it has been…

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216 Hours on Andromeda — A Team, A Gamble, A Galaxy Revealed

User StoriesApril 10, 20261KViews0Likes0Comments
Capturing the Andromeda Galaxy is not uncommon. Resolving it—star by star, across its vast spiral arms—is something else entirely. For the four-member team Cosmic Quadrant, this project became a test of patience, precision, and collaboration. Over nearly six months, they combined time, technology, and shared vision to produce a 216-hour long focal-length mosaic of M31—revealing…

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Galaxy season is here

Richard HarrisMarch 27, 20261KViews0Likes0Comments
A little more than a century ago, astronomers were still debating the true nature of those faint, cloudy smudges that appeared in their eyepieces. Telescopes had already grown remarkably capable, and the observers behind them were careful and experienced. The sky itself had not changed. What remained uncertain was the scale of the universe. For centuries…

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