Out of this World Trio

Last Night's Seeing was Excellent (Limited twinkling)

From Closest to Farthest 

Monkey Head Nebula 6,523 Light Years - took the light 6,532 years to reach my telescope.

Sculptor Galaxy 45,000 Light Years

Triangulum Galaxy 300,000 Light Years

 

Sunspots in side by side White Light and Hydrogen-Alpha spectrums

 

Oceanside California - Exceptionally High Waves

Absolutely gorgeous wave spray all week long

Wave nearly reaching up to the halfway mark on the pilings of Oceanside Pier

Beautiful sunrise wave action

Sunsets that left nothing on the table

This is what the call a partial greenflash a very rare event 

Waves the surfers were absolutely craving

My awesome buddy... crescent Moon

SpaceX Falcon F9 contrail

Pelicans always showing thier low altitude flying skills

USN LSD 49 Did not see the either of the two amphibious landing craft attached to this ship. The ship was with us nearly the entire week