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蝶怪人
什么时候才能实现一个人
什么时候才能实现一个人，一台设备，一座房子。在那无尽的夜里探索星空。对于普通人来说，那是遥不可及的，都忙着学业，忙着事业，忙着大大小小的事。谁不想摆脱世俗凡尘，脱离那喧嚣人群。只想一个人修行一人探索，可现实是残酷，命运是注定，多积福报吧，福生无量
小晴天儿
写一下碎碎念喽
我不知道我是不是真的喜欢看星星，不过我肯定的是我小时候肯定喜欢，我小时候经常抬头看星空，这其中其实很大一部分是因为一些动漫影响的，那会很想买一台天文望远镜，但是当时在河北的普通的小镇上生活，淘宝也不算很普及，我家长肯定也不答应给我买，他们只会感觉那是一台昂贵的的大玩具，我肯定玩几天就不玩了（今年还是很感谢老妈给我买的S30🥹）。 再后来初中高中，我慢慢的忘记了我曾经喜欢的星空，就好像奥雷里亚诺上校一样，战争让他忘记了自己当初是为家园而战，山河四省的考试也慢慢让我眼中的星光黯淡，以至于我现在怀疑我真的喜欢星空吗，我明明看到星空看到星云还是会兴奋，看见有关宇宙的科普知识还是会驻足，但是我心中一直有一层朦胧的雾，把我真正的喜欢与星空隔开，抑或者是我真的有很热爱做的事情吗，所以我每次看到他们有自己很喜欢的事情都会很羡慕。 最近我得到结论，我现在喜欢星空，40%是因为我真的喜欢，70%是因为我太想完成十几年前那个小女孩的梦想了。
小晴天儿
古人观星会是什么样子
怪不得古代的能写出关于星空很美的句子，那会中国应该全部都是现在的“国际暗夜区”标准，李白肯定是经常看见银河，才能写出疑是银河落九天，屈原肯定是经常看见天狼星才能写举长矢兮射天狼，现在抬头看星空有时候猎户座都看不清楚。不过和古人看的是同一片天空也是很奇妙的一件事。
HAL-9000
Beneath the Infinite: March S.W.A.G. Challenge
This month we're turning our lenses toward the horizon — and thinking bigger than ever before.The March S.W.A.G. challenge is all about nightscapes — capturing the beauty, mood, and character of our planet with the cosmos as your backdrop. This is where Earth meets eternity. Where dirt roads and desert mesas sit beneath ancient starlight. Where a quiet field, a weathered barn, or a city skyline becomes part of something infinite.We want images that connect ground to sky — that remind us we are standing on something solid while surrounded by something endless.Your image can be anything:A moonlit field glowing under a silver-washed skyA sweeping Milky Way arching over a lonely highwayA blue hour blend featuring your favorite constellation rising for the seasonA star trail spiral turning above an old barn or windmillA timelapse of the heavens in motion, showing the Earth's silent spinIt can be dramatic. It can be subtle. It can be peaceful, wild, cinematic, minimal, or bold. What matters is that it tells a story.Whether you're shooting with:DSLR or mirrorlessSeestar S30 ProCell phoneStar trackerOr static on a tripod…it doesn't matter. The gear isn't the challenge — your creativity is.Push yourself. Think outside the box. Frame the familiar in an unfamiliar way. Use foreground elements to anchor the sky. Play with silhouettes and shadows. Experiment with long exposures. Blend blue hour with night. Capture motion — clouds drifting, stars trailing, the Milky Way rising. Create depth. Create mood. Create wonder.This is your chance to show us how you see the night — not just the stars above, but the world beneath them.Remind us that we live on a small, beautiful planet spinning quietly under an infinite sky.Get out there. Look up. Slow down. Create something that makes us feel small in the best possible way.We can't wait to see what you come up with.And as always friends, Per Aspera, Ad Astra!
Harold Soto
2026 Winter Star Party in the Scout Keys, FL
I was excited to attend the 2026 Winter Star Party in the Scout Keys in the lower Florida Keys. It's an annual gathering of amateur astronomers whose main activity is nighttime astronomical observation. It is hosted by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society in Miami, Florida. BBC Sky at Night magazine named WSP one of the top ten star parties in the world. I also had the pleasure of meeting some ZWO representatives. Here are some photos I took during my stay. What is your favorite setup?
corallibra
Embraces life
I hold strong interest in Chinese national culture and an academic focus on integrating Western (allopathic) medicine with Traditional Chinese Medicine. I'm fluent in Mandarin Chinese, English, and French, and I'm an enthusiastic user of information technology.I'm also a licensed amateur radio operator. While my professional commitments leave me with little time for DX these days, my passion for ham radio remains strong.Outside of radio, I enjoy photography and travel, which often leads me to explore and ask about distant places through the lens of radio communication. I'm also an avid astronomy enthusiast, with a deep appreciation for the night sky and the universe beyond.Guided by the ancient Twenty‑Eight Lunar Mansions, I explore the universe and the stars.二十八宿是中国古代天文学中用来划分天区、观测天象的重要星宿体系，相当于中国版的“黄道星座”。它们沿着黄道和赤道附近分布，被分为四大星区，称为四象，每一象包含七宿。The Twenty‑Eight Lunar Mansions are an important stellar system in ancient Chinese astronomy.
HAL-9000
🌕 February S.W.A.G. Challenge: “To the Moon and Back!” 🌕
This month, we turn our lenses toward something that is both friend and foe.Loved and hated.But always beautiful.That's right — we're heading back to an old friend: the Moon. In honor of NASA's upcoming Artemis II mission, February's challenge is dedicated to our celestial neighbor. But in true S.W.A.G. spirit, we're not looking for just another moon photo — we want creativity, vision, and personality.Think outside the orbit:Compose a dramatic moonrise over your favorite landscape.Capture a moonlit nightscape with stars shimmering nearby.Create a collage of lunar phases that tells a story.Or, for the gearheads among us, take us on a tour of a crater or rile using your biggest telescope.The Moon's the limit! And that's not all — February also marks the Lunar New Year, ushering in the Year of the Horse. So feel free to add symbolic touches, cultural nods, or even creative interpretations tied to renewal, strength, and movement.Bonus Challenge:For those ready to push their limits — see if you can capture a lunar transit of Artemis II. It'll be tough, but when has S.W.A.G. ever backed down from a challenge?Let's light up February with moonlight and imagination.And as always, Per Aspera, Ad Astra
Maic
A note from the SWAG Group Management
Dear all, We are humbled by the number of join requests for our group. Many awsome astropals want to join and we are more than happy about it. This proves that SWAG made an impact on this community. And for that we THANK YOU ! But also i have to remind you all that SWAG Group is, for some time now, a closed group. We did this to solidify the actual members, for the group to grow in the actual state. And we think this was a good decision. We want to address the fact that we noted all the join requests and they are in pending for now until new management decisions are made. We saw you and we thank you ! All i can say now is wait. If we decide to be an open group again we will contact you for sure ! Also a note to actual members of SWAG: please don't make proposals to others to join SWAG. This will be decided only by the management or by a debate between actual members. We thank you ! Management : @HAL-9000 AKA Trash Panda 🗑🦝 / @XRaySpex / @Maic
lapaixdumonde
给Seestar S30 Pro DIY了一个超稳定的经纬底座
S30pro调节成赤道仪模式，官方的液压云台精度着实不够，想要更精密、稳定就只有自己动手了。全部配件：思锐迷你碳纤维三脚架喜乐途半球底座威信极轴微动云台喜乐途快装夹座思锐快装板两颗3/8转1/4螺丝
