Failed Protostar

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Backyard astronomer and astrophotographer from Ottawa, Canada. More or less agog.

Photo of Animal from the Muppets drumming at the World Cup halftime show.
iPhone photo of the crescent moon and Venus low on the sky at sunset this evening above clouds and trees.
Screenshot of Corky Romano movie trailer showing “October 12th” as the opening date.
iPhone photo of the first quarter moon against a blue sky surrounded by thin and wispy white clouds.
iPhone photo of this evening’s crescent moon above the horizon with Venus and Jupiter visible behind scattered clouds against a dark but colourful sky just after sunset.
iPhone photo of Venus and Jupiter against a deep blue sky over a silhouetted houses and a tree.
iPhone photo of Venus and Jupiter against a dark blue sky above houses and a large tree taken June 8, 2026.
Photo I took of comet Hale-Bopp above trees and houses taken with a 35mm film camera from my backyard in 1997.
iPhone photo of pinkish clouds against a blue sky with trees on the horizon.
Old illustration from the early 1960s of three men enjoying steaks and alcohol while wearing suits.
Photo of text in the style of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles logo that reads “Fukushima Mutant Piggies.”
Photo of a smiling John Travolta wearing all black - including a black beret - with outstretched arms while promoting a film at the Cannes Film Festival.
Screenshot of CNN homepage article titled “Hantavirus briefing led by penile implant specialist who pushed election conspiracy theories.”
Photo of politician Bernie Sanders with the words “I am once again asking you to help me destroy Pluto” overlaid onto the image meme-style.
Screenshot of the Orion spacecraft floating on the Ocean with a boat nearby.
Photo of the Orion spacecraft splashing safely into the Pacific Ocean under 3 good parachutes.
Photo of Orion spacecraft under 3 parachutes above the Pacific Ocean via NASA livestream.
View from the NASA livestream through the Orion spacecraft window of Earth’s horizon at bottom with hints of bright plasma at top.
Photo of the four Artemis II astronauts behind the flag created for the cancelled Apollo 18 mission. The flag is folded in a triangular shape floating in front of them in the spacecraft.
Photo of the Milky Way taken by Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft showing many stars, nebulae, star clusters and one of the Magellanic Clouds.
Screenshot of the live NASA feed from the Orion spacecraft showing a nearly-quarter moon floating in the blackness of space.
Screenshot of the NASA online feed showing the Orion spacecraft and moon as captured via one of the cameras mounted outside the craft.
Photo of the moon from the Orion spacecraft taken April 6 with some edits (and rotation) done by Andrew Symes.
Photo of the Moon taken from The Orion spacecraft showing the near side we see from Earth along with some of the far side including the Orientale basin, a nearly 600-mile-wide crater that straddles the Moon’s near and far sides and is partly visible from Earth.
Photo of a small crescent Earth against the blackness of space. Taken through the window of the Orion spacecraft.
Photo of the moon taken from the Orion spacecraft en route to the moon.
NASA photo of the Earth as seen through the window of the Orion spacecraft.
Photo of a crescent Earth taken by the Artemis II spacecraft.
Photo of TV screen coverage of Artemis II rocket launch.
Photo of TV screen coverage of Artemis II rocket launch.
Photo of Bernie Sanders with a fake caption reading “I am once again asking you to help me destroy the moon.”
Photo of American sounding baseball player names from the Japanese SNES video game “Fighting Baseball.”
Image of the words “Hidden Vela Super Cluster” arranged like the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” logo.
Collage of telescopic photos of the moon during a lunar eclipse using thermal imaging and visible light.
iPhone photo of the full moon rising over trees and a barn.
Closeup of the moon against a blue sky photographed with an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
Photo of the nearly-full moon rising against a blue sky over a wintry forest.
Photo of a nearly-full moon rising in a blue sky over an abandoned barn surrounded by trees.
iPhone photo of a thin crescent moon against a dark blue sky with trees in the foreground.
iPhone photo of the full moon rising at sunset behind trees against a purple and pink sky.
Photo of tomato sauce on a shelf labeled “Stefano Primavera.”
Photo of the NASA SLS rocket beginning its rollout to the launch pad.
iPhone photo of a very thin crescent moon against a golden coloured sky at sunrise.
Screenshot of CNN website from April, 2001 showing “space” as a unique news section.
iPhone photo of the full moon rising near a pine tree in a blue sky with clouds.
Telescopic photo of Jupiter showing the shadow transit of moon Io.
iPhone photo closeup of the moon.
iPhone photo of the rising full moon.
iPhone photo of the Orion constellation with thin cloud in the foreground.
Photo of TV screen showing “112th Grey Cup” during halftime of Monday Night Football.
Photo of green Aurora with a hint of red against a starry sky.
iPhone photo of green and red Northern lights along with the rising moon and Orion.
Closeup photo of two Canada Geese flying overhead against blue skies with clouds.
Closeup photo of red maple leaves on a tree in Canada.
Telescopic photo of the moon using an iPhone 14 Pro Max attached to a Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope.
iPhone photo of the waning gibbous moon between tree leaves against a blue sky.
iPhone photo of Venus against a dark blue sky before sunset with trees lining the horizon.
iPhone photo of rising full moon behind thin clouds.