{"id":280,"date":"2025-07-24T20:55:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:04:19","slug":"summer-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/summer-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Astrophotography images taken with the Toot 20 telescope by our summer students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"311\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Arjun_RGB-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Arjun_RGB-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Arjun_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Arjun_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Arjun_RGB-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Arjun_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Arjun_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andromeda Galaxy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/AviGamCyg-1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/AviGamCyg-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/AviGamCyg-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/AviGamCyg-1-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/AviGamCyg-1-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/AviGamCyg-1-2048x1370.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/AviGamCyg-1-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gamma Cygni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/cigar-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/cigar-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/cigar-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/cigar-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/cigar-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/cigar-2048x1370.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/cigar-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Cigar Galaxy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Colin_RGB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Colin_RGB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Colin_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Colin_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Colin_RGB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Colin_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Colin_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elephant Trunk Nebula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Dumbell-1-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Dumbell-1-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Dumbell-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Dumbell-1-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Dumbell-1-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Dumbell-1-2048x1370.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Dumbell-1-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Dumbbell Nebula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"313\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Gabe_RGB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Gabe_RGB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Gabe_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Gabe_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Gabe_RGB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Gabe_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Gabe_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Globular Cluster M13<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/jazzy_RGB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/jazzy_RGB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/jazzy_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/jazzy_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/jazzy_RGB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/jazzy_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/jazzy_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">North American Nebula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Molly_RGB-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Molly_RGB-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Molly_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Molly_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Molly_RGB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Molly_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Molly_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Galaxy M81<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/omega-Nick_RGB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/omega-Nick_RGB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/rho-oph-Vina_RGB-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/rho-oph-Vina_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/rho-oph-Vina_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/rho-oph-Vina_RGB-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/rho-oph-Vina_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/rho-oph-Vina_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rho Ophiuchi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" data-id=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ring-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ring-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ring-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ring-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ring-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ring-2048x1370.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ring-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Ring Nebula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ronit_RGB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ronit_RGB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ronit_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ronit_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ronit_RGB-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ronit_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Ronit_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Globular Cluster M15<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"322\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Sarah_RGB-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Sarah_RGB-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Sarah_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Sarah_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Sarah_RGB-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Sarah_RGB-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Sarah_RGB-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Galaxy M101<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/veil-avi_RGB-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/veil-avi_RGB-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/veil-avi_RGB-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/veil-avi_RGB-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/veil-avi_RGB-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.alfred.edu\/observatory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/veil-avi_RGB-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, 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