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![SIMPLE = T / file does conform to FITS standardBITPIX = 20 / number of bits per data pixelNAXIS = 3 / number of data axesNAXIS1 = 5863 / length of data axis 1NAXIS2 = 3885 / length of data axis 2NAXIS3 = 3 / length of data axis 3EXTEND = T / FITS dataset may contain extensionsCOMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in 'AstronomyCOMMENT and Astrophysics', volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A...376..359HBZERO = 0 / offset data range to that of unsigned shortBSCALE = 1 / default scaling factorDATE = '2024-06-10T05:33:48' / UTC date that FITS file was createdDATE-OBS= '2024-06-08T01:36:44' / YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss observation start, UTINSTRUME= ' ' / instrument nameOBSERVER= ' ' / observer nameTELESCOP= ' ' / telescope used to acquire this imageROWORDER= 'TOP-DOWN' / Order of the rows in image arrayXPIXSZ = 9 / X pixel size micronsYPIXSZ = 9 / Y pixel size micronsXBINNING= 1 / Camera binning modeYBINNING= 1 / Camera binning modeCCD-TEMP= 0 / CCD temp in CSET-TEMP= 0 / Temperature setting in CEXPTIME = 0 / Exposure time [s]APERTURE= 0 / Aperture of the instrumentHISTORY TOP-DOWN mirrorHISTORY GHS pivot: 0.175, amount: 5.32, local: 2.37 [0.00 1.00]HISTORY SCNR (type=average neutral, amount=1.00, preserve=true)HISTORY Background neutralizationHISTORY Asinh Transformation: (stretch= 4.0, bp=0.06369)HISTORY CLAHE (size=8, clip=1.50)HISTORY Wavelets TransformationHISTORY Saturation enhancement (amount=0.50)HISTORY Saturation enhancement (amount=0.32)HISTORY Crop (x=97, y=54, w=5863, h=3885)END](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lr/AAJ1LKc9FkVJN_Iwa_aqM-60kAR89Ia3sY7CEkmBQ2kvGeBCJunBkOBn_aqlzbslIlOpmKLu6VGPND1zJonJJKhg84G84H4aXFEPzicYZWvuaiMzsGKtQcpdGVZxNbaEBV5a12Hhs-MdamkmsSdasPLeEMgx5hl9BAQXXehgbrkoAzUxhTYCSB0j7ZjalGB9Ye2HVRQvrTkfOeLTlMvCj3IdAKX1dHJyP7Y-ZUiCKh4646rGxZ9IX1HAS-FeVCob9iFtSqhrii1ElN2o02-djEamI8w5eBlVXr7SyUQ4M1jqMcLAovACz2KME5mRD09urx5_z4YgMgrlyczmmk-VNEo3spGb_RKQcr2KfTUjFNXNruoJzoqK5nbCyWo_z45VR5tA7QGyGrfw7Ks2aHsw-nz1uHL6HhWp18PNdwhJk2GPzjlf3BNghCtTHftUUggWyz3FgXbeio2sj3MAoahzgntZD__MYcZ1D2yL_mBV6Bc7pi83xmagtu50GBqJhRqPWwvBzPwmPg0sug-8HTjL8siEH4uuCpXL5AFPYRZvYjYGqtxnPBQjEuJWfB6aL2iCbwwErL-UYZpAzPBIxM431fZuLLlgsFExQbtH8atYaQYAgc9zW8LP-ttkqBzjF90hPAyjPgZ4z4YUBLzbUz2Qv1pHPgS6XQuRFgKdit9sOo6dpvCJa6xCemLk-auBgpPP-YkjUniXz-0sVbr3WNO5fWlqFQKKGN8hns3zbWL8zhrO1iNz_onBkS-ry647ZB6aS19ZY2QwKXMjUfQ55qXqnfrPbA9NJphjS0ueHAe7MuU83z0eQfTXYG9drzTe6n-FVy8YZMx7Inwqm9cQfTsc3q-l2cLNVGtD_78kLcGQNhrp7m5UM2VeXhunVtaHZlEk3kFhc4xQc3ZS6bXof4K_QeC1GvWGswHF9A5BIBAWhb-2vUMxVkIWujg2VTynQib5XGw9G3ZgAIeGn9SLhIzecT2Zy_jA=w1600-h1600)
SIMPLE = T / file does conform to FITS standardBITPIX = 20 / number of bits per data pixelNAXIS = 3 / number of data axesNAXIS1 = 5863 / length of data axis 1NAXIS2 = 3885 / length of data axis 2NAXIS3 = 3 / length of data axis 3EXTEND = T / FITS dataset may contain extensionsCOMMENT FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) format is defined in ‘AstronomyCOMMENT and Astrophysics’, volume 376, page 359; bibcode: 2001A&A…376..359HBZERO = 0 / offset data range to that of unsigned shortBSCALE = 1 / default scaling factorDATE = ‘2024-06-10T05:33:48’ / UTC date that FITS file was createdDATE-OBS= ‘2024-06-08T01:36:44’ / YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss observation start, UTINSTRUME= ‘ ‘ / instrument nameOBSERVER= ‘ ‘ / observer nameTELESCOP= ‘ ‘ / telescope used to acquire this imageROWORDER= ‘TOP-DOWN’ / Order of the rows in image arrayXPIXSZ = 9 / X pixel size micronsYPIXSZ = 9 / Y pixel size micronsXBINNING= 1 / Camera binning modeYBINNING= 1 / Camera binning modeCCD-TEMP= 0 / CCD temp in CSET-TEMP= 0 / Temperature setting in CEXPTIME = 0 / Exposure time [s]APERTURE= 0 / Aperture of the instrumentHISTORY TOP-DOWN mirrorHISTORY GHS pivot: 0.175, amount: 5.32, local: 2.37 [0.00 1.00]HISTORY SCNR (type=average neutral, amount=1.00, preserve=true)HISTORY Background neutralizationHISTORY Asinh Transformation: (stretch= 4.0, bp=0.06369)HISTORY CLAHE (size=8, clip=1.50)HISTORY Wavelets TransformationHISTORY Saturation enhancement (amount=0.50)HISTORY Saturation enhancement (amount=0.32)HISTORY Crop (x=97, y=54, w=5863, h=3885)END
Lagoon Nebula (M8), true color
Flaming Star, Tadpoles, and Spider Nebulae
Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex
Grand Canyon North Rim Overlook
Sunset from Grand Canyon North Rim
Raven, Grand Canyon North Rim
Sunset, Grand Canyon North Rim
Bright Angel Point and Grand Lodge, Grand Canyon North Rim
Grand Canyon North Rim Overlook
Lichen on Stone
Lisa at the Grand Canyon North Rim
Sphex Lucae Wasp
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Red-Tailed Hawk
Flame Skimmer Dragonfly
Apache Paper Wasp
New Mexico Thistle
Screwbean mesquite pods
Railroad Tie Cabin at Desert National Wildlife Refuge
Stream at Desert National Wildlife Refuge
M101 with SN2023 supernova
Leafhopper assassin bug, pre-adult
Leafhopper assassin bug, pre-adult
Firecracker Penstemon
Echo Azure Butterfly
Cactus Coreid Bugs
Chambers’ Twinpod
Bruneau Mariposa Lily
Weidemeyer’s Admiral Butterfly
Stansbury’s Cliffrose
Jaeger’s Ivesia
Milky Way Core over Las Vegas City Lights – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
North Lake – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Clark’s Grebe – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Great Blue Heron – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Zebra-Tailed Lizard – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Variegated Meadowhawk – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Zebra-Tailed Lizard – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Black-Throated Sparrow – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Common Raven – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Western Pygmy-Blue Butterfly on Desert Marigold – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Checkered White Butterfly on Russian Knapweed – Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge
Desert Cottontail Rabbit – Pueblo Park
Desert Cottontail Rabbit – Pueblo Park
Gambel’s Quail – Pueblo Park
Gambel’s Quail with Chick – Pueblo Park
Twisted Log – Cathedral Rock Trail, Mt Charleston
Cathedral Rock Trail Vista – Mt Charleston
Echo Cliff – Mt Charleston
Palmer’s Chipmunk – Cathedral Rock, Mt Charleston
Mt Charleston Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel – Cathedral Rock, Mt Charleston
Mt Charleston Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel – Cathedral Rock, Mt Charleston
Mt Charleston Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel – Cathedral Rock, Mt Charleston
Mt Charleston Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel – Cathedral Rock, Mt Charleston
Anna’s Hummingbird – Red Rock
Anna’s Hummingbird – Red Rock
Yellow-Backed Spiny Lizards – Red Rock
House Sparrow – Red Rock
Creosote Flowers – Red Rock
Burned Tree – Red Rock
Creosote Pods
Bladder Sage
Chuckwalla
Rabbit Digging – Desert Shores
Mallards – Desert Shores
Muscovy Duck – Desert Shores
Muscovy Duck – Desert Shores
Muscovy Duck – Desert Shores
Muscovy Duck – Desert Shores
Muscovy Duckling – Desert Shores
Great-Tailed Grackle Couple – Desert Shores
Vela Supernova Remnant
Shopping Complex – Desert Shores
Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Rosette/Skull Nebula
Anna’s Hummingbird – Lone Mountain
Desert Cottontail Rabbit – Lone Mountain
Zophobas Morio Beetle Ecdysis
Venus over Lone Mountain
Zophobas Morio Beetle Pupa (Early)