Getting close to finishing my second vibe coded application. A planetary stacking application called "Strata".

@stroughtonsmith I don't know how to program, and have never made an application. I'm a designer, and an SME for the type of app I was able to create with Claude Code. This opens up a world of possibilities for me and I now have a list of apps for my hobby (astrophotography) that i'm creating. My first app, Laminar: https://www.macobservatory.com/laminar-planetary-capture-software

This image I took captures part of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster, rich with diverse galaxies. Lower right is M49 (NGC 4472), the brightest elliptical, hosting a supermassive black hole and thousands of globular clusters. To the left, NGC 4535—the “Lost Galaxy”—is a star-forming spiral. Nearby, NGC 4526 shows a spinning disk and dusty core, tied to a precise black hole mass. Together, they reveal the dynamic life of galaxies in Virgo. https://app.astrobin.com/u/Lead_Weight?i=okkras#gallery

I discovered a new nebula over the last few nights. Dubbed Burwell 2: Reflection of Delta Cephei. It's the hazy blue reflection nebula lit up by the bright double star Delta Cephei. It's surrounded by emission nebulas and dark nebula. A little more on the discovery here: https://www.astrobin.com/4kg6i9/0/ #astrophotography #spacephotos #nebula

The Iris and Ghost nebula! Shot from my remote observatory in New Mexico. Details here: https://www.astrobin.com/ctclf5/ #astrophotography #nebula #ghost

Galaxy M108 and the Owl Nebula. There are an additional 1,000 tiny distant galaxies in this image as well, so view at 100%. I took this image with a Takahashi TOA-130 telescope from the deserts of New Mexico. #astrophotography #astronomy #spacephotos #space #galaxy #messier

After taking some 360 or so astronomical images, I've made my first discovery. A new reflection nebula near the bright star Caph. Dubbed “The Blue Ghost" nebula (Burwell 1) due to how elusive it's been to image until now. It's next to and being illuminated by the star HD 225257. More details on my Astrobin account: https://www.astrobin.com/7dkrc3/ #astrophotography

van den Bergh 14 & 15 catalog objects. Shot in LRGB + HA. Details on my Astrobin account. https://www.astrobin.com/aem8d0/ #astrophotography

Galaxy NGC7640 and surrounding integrated flux nebula. 10 hours of 10 minute exposures. Details at my astrobin account. https://www.astrobin.com/h3dvtw/0/ #astrophotography #galaxy #nebula

I started shooting vdB targets. These are awesome from a dark sky. They're smaller reflection nebulas often surrounded by dark nebula. Here's vdB 152. High resolution over on Astrobin: https://www.astrobin.com/hu6b75/C/ #spacephotos #astrophotography #nebula