Research
Questions worth looking at twice.
Visual studies, controlled experiments, and survey datasets that can grow as new observations arrive.
12 research projects
Draft Transient study
A Nova Erupts in Andromeda
A backyard before-and-after study of AT 2026aabo in our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy, built from nineteen observing sessions and a reconstructed Siril workflow.
Completed Processing research
Reconstructing the AT 2026aabo edit
An interactive Siril processing graph, editing timeline, and reproducibility ledger showing how a 25-hour Andromeda portrait became a controlled nova comparison.
Completed Processing research
Reconstructing the SN 2026aaiv edit
An interactive Siril processing graph, editing timeline, and reproducibility ledger showing how two observing eras became a controlled supernova comparison.
Completed Transient observation
The (Humongous) Tiny Dot: Catching SN 2026aaiv in NGC 7331
A backyard before-and-after study of SN 2026aaiv, with a shared galaxy background, isolated point-source experiment, and fully reconstructed Siril workflow.
Experimental Regional survey · dust, star formation, and Local Group galaxies
Andromeda, Perseus, and Cassiopeia survey
Cross a vast Milky Way-mode panorama from the Andromeda system through Perseus and Cassiopeia, connecting nearby clusters, dark clouds, stellar nurseries, and neighboring galaxies.
Active Equipment research
The backyard telescope market
An interactive map of aperture, focal length, and focal ratio across amateur telescopes, with verified retail pricing coming soon.
Completed Processing experiment
A Step Too Far? AI Upscaling M27
A controlled comparison of native-scale data, conventional Lanczos-4 enlargement, and AI-assisted super-resolution applied to the same M27 observation.
Experimental Regional survey · nested sky scales
Cygnus and Vulpecula survey
Cross the northern Milky Way from Cygnus down into Vulpecula, explore stellar nurseries, supernova debris, planetary nebulae, clusters, and a background galaxy.
Experimental Regional survey · nested sky scales
Cepheus and Cygnus survey
Trace the northern Milky Way into ionized nebulae, dark molecular clouds, young clusters, and wind-blown structures across Cepheus and Cygnus.
Experimental Regional survey · nested sky scales
Sagittarius survey
Follow the Milky Way's bright Sagittarius star clouds into linked stellar nurseries around the Lagoon, Trifid, Eagle, and Swan nebulae.
Active
Survey research · field of view
Custom Rig FOV Survey
Compare how field of view and accepted integration change the presentation of the same deep-sky subjects across the S30 Pro, F30, S50, and WO Z61 + ASI662 imaging rigs.
Ongoing Community research
Seestar stability and dropped frames
A community study of whether target geometry, tracking drift, capture settings, observation age, and local conditions help explain dropped frames.