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Nova is a community for astrophotographers to post breathtaking captures, discover new skies, and learn from photographers who never stop looking up.
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Bortle 2 skiesShare the conditions that made it.
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There are billions of stars. Nova is for the people who still stop to photograph one patch of them.
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