department of Uranology
The GUILD OF KEEPERS Department of Uranology is committed to capturing, processing, and analyzing images of celestial objects and events in the universe. Tony Scarpone is our lead astrophotographer and CT Technologist, using a ZWO Seestar S30 Pro Smart Telescope to capture celestial objects in the night sky. The telescope automates its alignment to follow celestial bodies as they appear to drift across the sky when Earth rotates, and is capable of imaging cosmic formations millions of light-years away.
These images are processed and layered using Siril, an astrophotography processing software. You can see more of our astrophotography on our Instagram and YouTube channel!
M33, September 16, 2026, 0:30 CDT
This is M33, the Triangulum Galaxy, photographed by Tony Scarpone on our Seestar S30 Pro deep-sky telescope.
The Triangulum Galaxy is 2.9 million light-years away from Earth and is half the size of our own galaxy with roughly 40 billion stars. Astronomers have discovered streams of hydrogen gas connecting M33 to M31, the Andromeda galaxy, suggesting a previous gravitational relationship.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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M31 – September 6, 2026, 0:38 CDT
The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest galaxy to our own at 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. In dark-sky locations on moonless nights without clouds to obscure the cosmos, one can identify this galaxy in the sky with the naked eye, making it one of the farthest celestial objects that can be seen without a telescope.
Its diameter is 150,000 light-years across, with a mass around 1 trillion solar masses (☉). You can see 60 astral symbols like this surrounding the Guild of Keepers logo, and each fictional star system referenced in the Fantastic Worlds mythology uses this same designation.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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NGC 891 – September 11, 2026, 2:34 CDT
Known as the Outer Limits Galaxy, NGC 891 is roughly 30 million light-years away from Earth, but our Seestar S30 Pro deep-sky telescope is able to capture images like this, which feature the edge of this colorful sideways-appearing spiral galaxy. The Outer Limits galaxy, located in the Andromeda constellation was discovered by German astronomer and music composer William Herschel on October 6, 1784. Scientists believe that, if we were able to look at our own galaxy from the side, it might look something like this.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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M74 – October 6, 2026, 0:00 CDT
Behold the Phantom Galaxy (M74; NGC 628), first noticed from Earth by French astronomer Pierre Méchain in the autumn of 1780. The galaxy sits in the Pisces constellation 32 million light years away. It is amazing that we can see the faint outline of its dual spiral arms from so far away! With an estimated 100 billion stars, it is close to the size of the Milky Way.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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IC 1795 – September 6, 2026, 3:13 CDT
Otherwise known as the Fish Head Nebula, IC 1795 is located in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. The Fish Head is a glowing cloud of cosmic gas and dust, and the reason it glows so brightly is because of massive newly forming stars that give off strong ultraviolet light, lighting up surrounding gas space.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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SOL 1 – August 7, 2026, 18:53 CDT
Our Seestar S30 Pro Smart Telescope blocks dangerous sunlight using a magnetic solar filter that allows the camera to track the sun and take pictures without damaging the camera lens.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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SOL 2 – August 19, 2026, 16:00 CDT
In this second image, the dark areas on the surface of our star are caused by strong magnetic fields that cool areas on the surface. As the sun rotates, the sunspots appear to slowly move across the sun between several days.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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LUNA – August 2, 2026, 22:51 CDT
When our moon is low in the sky, its light is filtered by layers of atmosphere that cause it to exhibit an amber hue like this image. Check out our YouTube channel to see our full lunar eclipse timelapse!
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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LUNA 2 – August 27, 2026, 23:23 CDT
When the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, a deep amber shadow is cast on the moon’s surface. Were you able to see the eclipse from the moon, you might realize that this color is actually caused by the light of every sunrise and sunset on Earth!
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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LUNA 3 – September 23, 2026, 23:46 CDT
Farmers worked under the light of the Harvest Moon for thousands of years. Because it rises at around the same time for several consecutive nights nearest to the Autumn Equinox, farmers were able to have a reliable source of natural light to harvest.
North American indigenous tribes first noted this change of moonlight to follow seasonal shifts. European settlers in North America would eventually learn these traditions and call the moon that rose at the equinox the “Harvest Moon.”
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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LUNA 4 – September 26, 2026, 1:31 CDT
This is the first full moon of Autumn (MMXXVI), captured by Guild of Keepers creative director and astrophotographer, Tony Scarpone.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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LUNA 5 – October 6, 2026, 3:21 CDT
We captured a rare lunar occultation with our Seestar S30 Pro deep-sky telescope. Here, the planet Jupiter can be seen beside our greatest natural satellite. A lunar occultation occurs when the moon passes before a distant celestial object. After this autumn, the next lunar occultation of Jupiter will not be visible from North America until the same time in 2037.
Each of these images was taken by Guild of Keepers astrophotographer and artistic director, Tony Scarpone. Please follow our Instagram and Facebook and subscribe to our official YouTube channel to support our efforts to continue sharing the mysteries of the night sky with you!
If you have any questions regarding our astrophotography imaging process, or are interested in commissioning a work, please fill out the contact form on our home page.
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