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Part 2: The Observatory is Born — Foundations and Structure (August 21–29, 2025)
After the demolition of the old stables, the most exciting moment of the project arrives: beginning to build the astronomical observatory.
In this second part, I describe how we prepared the foundations and the central column, the true heart of the observatory, and how Beatriz added her personal touch by creating an access path.
Finally, between August 28 and 29, 2025, the dream began to take shape with the erection of the walls and the installation of the gate.

Alberto Pisabarro
Oct 27, 2025


From stacking to cropping: three key tools in PixInsight”
En el segundo episodio del tutorial de procesado con PixInsight exploramos tres herramientas esenciales: ImageIntegration, para combinar tus tomas; ScreenTransferFunction, para visualizar datos lineales; y DynamicCrop, para ajustar el encuadre final. Un paso clave hacia imágenes más limpias y equilibradas.

Alberto Pisabarro
Oct 23, 2025


From the Block to the Observatory — Demolition and Site Preparation (August 12–20, 2025)
En “De la cuadra al observatorio” relato cómo transformé una vieja cuadra familiar en un observatorio astronómico funcional.
Desde la demolición hasta el montaje del telescopio, comparto cada paso, los desafíos, la construcción artesanal del techo corredizo y el resultado final: un espacio para mirar el cielo desde casa.

Alberto Pisabarro
Oct 21, 2025


New tutorial series: Learn how to process astronomical data from Invisible Colors
Today we begin a new adventure with Invisible Colors: a series of video tutorials designed to help anyone learn, step by step, how to process the astronomical data we share for free. The first video is now available, showing you how to get started with the files you can download from our website. These data were obtained with a dedicated astronomical camera (ASI 533 MC-PRO) and a Sky-Watcher Explorer 200 PDS telescope, capturing the beauty of the LDN 1183 nebula. For this ser

Alberto Pisabarro
Oct 19, 2025


When a galaxy flickers: NGC 7331 and supernova SN 2025rbs
Astrophotography of NGC 7331 in the constellation Pegasus, taken between July and August 2025 with a Sky-Watcher 200 PDS telescope, ASI 533MC Pro camera and L-Quad Enhance filter on an EQ6R Pro mount. In this session, with more than 10 hours of exposure from a Bortle 4.5 sky, the supernova SN 2025rbs, discovered in July 2025, was recorded. This supernova is a type Ia, a stellar explosion that shines with the intensity of an entire galaxy and can be detected even with amateur

Alberto Pisabarro
Sep 14, 2025


Young stars in the heart of the cosmos: more than 20 hours of Melotte 15
Hello everyone! I'm back and today I have something very special for you: the Melotte 15 data is ready to share! For those who don't...

Alberto Pisabarro
Aug 31, 2025
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