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Stellar Outreach

Astronomer/Educator/Space enthusiast. Bringing the universe to you! Book your astronomy experience today! My love for astronomy is unlike any other.
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When I was 12 years old, I saw the movie Apollo 13 and became interested in space exploration. While gaining an interest in that, I discovered astronomy and became hooked ever since. Since then, I've been studying the stars and the universe and educating myself to better our night sky. I enjoy sharing the things I've learned with others. I also enjoy astrophotography, telescope viewing and the fas

cinations of space. I created this page to share my journey and help educate, share and interest others in astronomy.

11/24/2024

Last night I took a peek at Jupiter. The four Galilean moons were present. Swipe to the second picture to see details. For a DSLR camera I felt that this shot came out really well. It is a blended shot where Jupiter and the moons have different exposure settings.
It's the 3rd brightest object that isn't our sun in the sky! Go out and look up!

🔭 Skywatcher Esprit 120ED
📸 Nikon D5500
⌚ 1/25
💡 Iso 800

11/23/2024

The Backyard sessions brought out some neat pics.
Here's one: The Orion Nebula, my favorite object. This was taken in heavily light polluted skies, but never the less it still can be amazing!

🔭 Skywatcher Esprit 120ED
📸 Nikon D5500
⌚ 25 seconds
💡 250
Edited in Lightroom

11/10/2024

Today we were a part of ' Grand Opening/Fall Festival! What a great turnout! We had solar and moon viewing throughout the day and turn the telescope to Saturn once it got dark! The staff and residents are super friendly and I look forward to seeing them again in the future!
Congrats on your grand opening! Thank you for allowing Stellaroutreach to be part of it!

Telescopes:
Solar by
Refractor by
Other Equipment provided by Skywatcher.

10/17/2024

During my photograph session of the comet the other night I also took this photo of the Moon! It's been a while since I've taken a moon shot!

📸 NikonD5500
⌚ 1/150
💡 Iso 100
My lens...... Um.... It was a cheap Barska Department store telescope lol. There I said it 🤣

10/15/2024

The comet was out again tonight! It's getting dimmer in light polluted skies, so I anticipate tonight being the last night being able to see it with the naked eye at least in my city. I took over 70 photos and this is just one of them. I'm working on editing others but I really like how this one turned out. Have you been able to see the comet?

📸 Nikon D5500
🔍 Nikkor 145mm
💡100 iso
⌚15 sec

10/13/2024

Comet C2003 3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible in central FL skies!!!! Over the next few days they comet will appear higher in the sky just at dusk. It's visible with the naked eye just as the sun sets. About 10 minutes after the sun sets it's still in the sky but you'll need a pair of binoculars. I ran outside and waited for the sun to sit and then all of a sudden it appeared right in my eyes and I was like a kid in a candy store! Go see this once in a lifetime comet! It's free!

📸 Nikon D5509
🔍 Nikkor 150mm
⌚ Photo 1 = 5 sec / Photo 2 = 10 sec
💡 Photo 1 iso 100 / Photo 2 iso 100

08/30/2024

Stellar Outreach is central Florida's educational outreach and engagement effort designed to introduce, inform and enhance the subject of Astronomy to humans of all ages! My mission is to encourage children, teens and adults to learn more about science and space exploration and build their curiosity about our place in the universe.
We provide:
-School Assemblies
-Telescope Viewings (Solar and Nighttime) for any business, school, library or even neighborhood/community events
-Library Programs
-Private Viewings
-Exhibits

Based in Kissimmee, serving all of Florida!

08/30/2024

Stickers!!!! They'll be at every outreach event!

08/23/2024

She knows. She knows.

08/21/2024

The story behind the Logo.

I have been planning on opening my own business for years with several ideas in mind. A friend recently convinced me to start with Astronomy outreach. A business can live and die with it's name and how it is represented. So as I pondered for a couple of weeks, I wanted the logo to show everything I want to do, yet be simple.

My daughter Sedona has inspired me in ways she doesn't even know or understand yet as she's a toddler. I've been teaching her the universe at an early level pretty much since the day she was born. I wanted her, to be the representation of me and my brand.

It's simple yet tells so much of a story. A young person, looking towards the universe, inspired, excited and happy. That's what Stellar Outreach is about and that it our mission.

The universe is above us for all to see, all you have to do is look up!

08/18/2024

Hi Astro Family. If you've noticed, this page has gone through a change. If you have been with me since the beginning, it's been an adventure. From Nick Wightman Astronomy (lame name), to Astronomy by Astr0Nick to now Stellar Outreach.

Astr0nick was born when I began this page in 2017. After doing many years of networking and volunteer outreach, it became clear to me what I want to do with my life. I want to do something passionate about astronomy. While I will still do many volunteer outreach events, this is a transition for me to do this professionally. This has been part of the plan since the beginning.

What is going to change? Not too much. Posts about astronomy will remain, and I want to enhance my astronomy posts but this will also become a space for my outreach gigs with information, posts. from events and so forth.

So what is Stellar Outreach? Stellar Outreach is an educational outreach and engagement effort designed to introduce, inform and enhance the subject of Astronomy to humans of all ages! My mission is to encourage children, teens and adults to learn more about science and space exploration and build their curiosity about our place in the universe.

This is the next chapter! Let's continue to ride through hyper space!

-Astr0nick

08/16/2024

💥 Introducing Stellar Outreach LLC!💥
I want to welcome you to Central Florida's new astronomy and educational Outreach program! I am beyond excited to begin this journey! will provide telescope observing, educational school assembly programs, and library programs throughout Central Florida. Private programs are available. I began my astronomy outreach journey 2017 and was born. Over the last 7 years it has become clear that this is the path that I want to take. While this is a small step towards a long-term goal it begins today! Let me bring the universe to you!

Please give my outreach page a follow!!!!

08/10/2024

I can't think of a title for this photo, but I just absolutely love it. captured this breathtaking photo of me pointing to something with my laser in the Milky Way at the Grand Canyon Star Party. If you can name this photo what would you call it?

06/25/2024

"Sedona look at the moon."
Sedona looked up, but she didn't recognize what she saw. She didn't understand what she saw. But what she saw was a total solar eclipse. This was moment I thought about for weeks, holding my daughter and showing her this phenomenon. I lived this vision and nearly lost my emotions. I maintained what I could while narrating the stages of the eclipse for about 45 people standing next to me along with taking photos every 10 seconds. You might say I was overwhelmed, but I'll tell you I was overjoyed. My favorite moment of 2024 is what occurred in this picture.

📸 By
Blended and cropped with 200mm shot of the totality.
Edited in Adobe Lightroom

06/17/2024

Reaching for the Milky Way.
I am one with the universe. When I look up at our galaxy I feel different. All my problems go away. My stress, my anxiety, my depression is all gone in an instant when I look up and see our Spiral Arm of stars, dust and gas. I want it to take me away. I feel this comfort and it's where I find solace. That is what a dark sky does to me. It's euphoric!

06/15/2024

My outreach partner in crime! I wouldn't be doing the Grand Canyon Star Party if it wasn't for Vannessa. Also a fellow Jersey born soul, we connected via the internet in 2019 and began doing online outreach together before we finally met in person at my first GCSP in 2022. Every year we share a camp site that has become the best site in the park and every evening we set up our scopes and engage with hundreds of people together. I'm very proud of everything she's done with outreach in southern Arizona and excited she found a new journey at the Kitt Peak observatory! Thank you for being a great friend and helping me with me grow my outreach and beyond in the astronomy field!

If you're in Tucson, please make a trip to visit Kitt Peak! Their programs there are about to be lit!!!

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Kissimmee, FL

Website

http://www.linktr.ee/Astr0nick, https://stellaroutreach.org/

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Our Story

“When I was 12 years old, I saw the movie Apollo 13 and became interested in space exploration. While gaining an interest in that, I discovered astronomy and became hooked ever since. Since then, I've been studying the stars and the universe and educating myself to better our night sky. My love for astronomy is unlike any other. I enjoy sharing the things I've learned with others. I also enjoy astrophotography, telescope viewing and the fascinations of space. I created this page to share my journey and help educate, share and interest others in astronomy.” - Astr0Nick

Here, you will find up to date news on discoveries, a daily astronomy fun fact and pictures from Astr0Nick’s personal collection.

We also aim to help the astronomy community such has being apart of fighting light pollution with the help of the IDA (International Dark-Sky Association,) being an active member in the Planetary Society and help fund the future of Space Exploration and organizing community events such as star parties and Astronomy movie nights!

Astr0Nick has launched a YouTube Channel with various videos and a web series to premiere in March 2019!