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Pioneer

Among the first five members to publish a catalogued object. Collected per object.

Earned the way points are: nothing on your own pictures counts, and both you and anyone whose action counts need a confirmed email and an active account. Badges stay once earned.

How to earn it

Tier	How	Members holding it
Gold	Be among the first five to publish an object	Held by 80 % of members (40 of 50 members)

Shares are of confirmed members with at least one published picture, comment or forum post. They are counted when you open this page.

Recently earned

@Santakrooz7 Nov 2026
the fourth member to picture M 42 · Orion Nebula
@lyra31 Oct 2026
the fourth member to picture M 45 · Pleiades
@bortle8_ben31 Oct 2026
the second member to picture NGC 2467
@andeswatcher31 Oct 2026
the first member to picture NGC 3766 · Pearl Cluster
@southern_photons31 Oct 2026
the third member to picture B 33 · Horsehead Nebula
@galaxyhunter_jo31 Oct 2026
the second member to picture NGC 1300
@outback_obs31 Oct 2026
the first member to picture NGC 1300
@kestrel_skies31 Oct 2026
the first member to picture NGC 7635 · Bubble Nebula
@cassiopeia_kim31 Oct 2026
the second member to picture NGC 7293 · Helix Nebula
@veil_vera31 Oct 2026
the first member to picture NGC 1637
@orbit_olu31 Oct 2026
the first member to picture NGC 6791
@nightowl_ines31 Oct 2026
the second member to picture IC 2163