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Artemis II MISSION START

An Exploration of Sights and Sounds from NASA's Historic Artemis II mission - Images from NASA's Photographers.

Apr 4 • Duncan Pond

SKYGUIDE: April 1-20th, 2026 & Humanity’s Return to the Moon

Dwarf-Scope Event Astrophotography: Capturing the Rare Transients and Celestial Wonders of April 2026

Mar 31 • Duncan Pond

Mid March SKYGUIDE Update - Galaxy Season Supernovas Galore!

March & April are looking up! We have two bright Supernova's to shoot, a rare lunar occulation of Regulus, and a comet that my outshine them all in…

Mar 19 • Duncan Pond

The Blood Moon Eclipse is upon us & the SET III Winter Challenge “The Pearls of Winter.”

Tonight’s rare "Black-Sky Window" and Tactical Deep-Sky Hunting during the Return of Light.

Mar 2 • Duncan Pond

A Stellar Zombie S-Nova, Humanity's next Leap & Mercury Blinks - FEB. SkyGuide Update

From 100 million light-year explosions to the edge of the Moon: Your field guide for the month's most historic captures.

Feb 1 • Duncan Pond

Comets, Occultations, Historic Planetary Grand Finale - OH MY! - Our SKYGUIDE through FEB.15 is Live

From "Twilight Races" with comets to the ultimate DSO battlefield—here is your mission profile for the next 30 days of cosmic adventure.

Jan 21 • Duncan Pond

A Returning Comet & Shooting Jupiter: Your DwarfVision Sky Guide Update

From Comet 24P’s Neon-Green Glow, the King of the Planets & the Solar Maximum Peak—The Backyard Revolution is Here.

Jan 12 • Duncan Pond

#DwarfVisionWinterChallenge: Capture Deep Sky Targets With DWARF Scopes & Win PRIZES!

A Season of Discovery: Pushing the DWARF II, DWARF 3, & the New Mini to the Limit

Dec 21, 2025 • Duncan Pond

AI in Astrophotography? Why Adobe's Free AI Video Editor is a Game Changer

Normally the answer is a hard NO, but for storytelling? This tool might be the exception. And for a limited time, it’s completely free.

Dec 8, 2025 • Duncan Pond

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The Interstellar "Ghost" Wakes Up: Tracking 3I/ATLAS with the Dwarf Mini

We tracked the third-ever interstellar visitor from a "faint smudge" to a developing tail in just one week. Here is the timeline of our observations.

Nov 23, 2025 • Duncan Pond

Dwarf 3 vs. Dwarf Mini: Why the Best Smart Telescope is Actually... Both

A direct capture-to-capture comparison of Resolution vs. Pixel Depth—and the composite image that beats them both.

Nov 22, 2025 • Duncan Pond

CITIZEN SCIENCE: The (continued) Fragmentation of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS)

From "Rising Hope" to spectacular disintegration. My observations from this morning confirm the nucleus is splitting apart.

Nov 18, 2025 • Duncan Pond

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