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Space is Freaking Cool.<\/h1>\n

So I thought I would share some of my Photos.<\/h3>\n

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FREE is the Best<\/h3>\n

Download for Free<\/h2>\n

There are a ton of this stuff online, so I don’t see any reason to charge for it. I just wanted to share my hobby with you so you could appreciate some of the beauty of our universe. So feel free to download any of my Astrophotography. Make them your backgrounds, post on social media, or do whatever you want with them. I just hope you love them as much as I do.<\/p>\n

DOWNLOAD ALL PHOTOS HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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My Covid Story<\/h2>\n

That had nothing to do with Covid<\/h3>\n

In March of 2020, while everyone started to freak out about Covid, I learned that normal people could take photos of deep space. It blew my mind that I could take photos from my backyard reminiscent of those from the hubble space telescope.<\/p>\n

Since I found myself locked indoors like everyone else in the world, I went on a journey<\/a> to figure out how to take a photo of a galaxy or nebula.<\/p>\n

The process was so much harder than I had imagined. It took about 6 months before I could shoot something decent, and over a year before I was proud of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Because I love space and I know that others do too, I wanted to share my photos with anyone who wants them. So please take, share, and post any that you like. Just make sure to give credit.<\/p>\n

–Matt<\/p>\n

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Mind = Blown<\/h3>\n

Gallery<\/h2>\n

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