This message from Michael’s wife was posted in reply to an image post https://www.astrobin.com/csrye9/ I thought it best to share here as Michael was a great friend to many of us on AstroBin and will be greatly missed. ————————————— Good morning<this is Monica Montoya,Mike Feigenbaum wife,this is something very hard for me ande my family to say,Mike is no longer with us,he lost the battle against the cancer sunday morning(sorry for my english)he enjoy to be in this hobby,I will kept his photos in his page the most i can or forever,thanks to this comunity . —————————————
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Rest in peace, Michael. This is devastating news. Michael was an active member of our community, and respected by many. He has had a very strong impact on our community as an IOTD Judge.
I heard from him last time in the Fall of last year, and he mentioned to me that he was battling a serious illness.
My deepest condolences to Michael's wife.
Salvatore
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I'm saddened to hear of Michael's passing. He was a superb imager and so supportive to those of us new to the hobby. I always appreciated his input and willingness to answer questions. He will be missed.
Condolences to his wife and family.
Bob
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Rest in peace, Michael , my next imaging is for you
I heard from him last time in january 2025
we are and will be starsdust my friend
Condolences to his wife and family.
CS
Brian
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Rest in peace, Michael, very sad to hear of his passing. Michael was so helpful, kind and supportive to this community.
Deepest condolences to Michael's wife and family.
Gowri
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Very sad to read about the passing of Michael. He was always a kind and supporting friend.
Rest in peace, Michael!
My deepest condolences to his wife and family.
Harald
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Oh..this message touches me deeply. Mike was a great astrobin friend for me here for a long time. I knew he was suffering from cancer and hoped he would overcome it. I am really sad about his passing. He was a very friendly and warm heartet person and open to everyone. May he rest in peace. Yes please keep his beautiful pictures here on astrobin, so that his friends can go to his beloved work, like his family can visit his grave to give him a sign of honour and love.
Christoph
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Christoph Lichtblau:
Oh..this message touches me deeply. Mike was a great astrobin friend for me here for a long time. I knew he was suffering from cancer and hoped he would overcome it. I am really sad about his passing. He was a very friendly and warm heartet person open to everyone. May he rest in peace. Yes please keep his beautiful pictures here on astrobin, so that his friends can go to his beloved work, like his family can visit his grave to give him a sign of honour and love.
Christoph count on me too Brian
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Wow, such a shock! Mike was a great person, always looked forward to my exchanges with him. He will be missed.
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I was stunned to see this announcement some hours ago. I couldn't respond immediately, it just touched my heart so. Though my participation here on AB is relatively recent, Mike was more than willing to offer assistance and very respectful exchanges of great interest to me. I wondered why I heard from him increasing infrequently as of late. Sad to hear the reason why.
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So, so sad to hear this. Mike was such a kind and pleasant person to interact with. While we never met in person, he was the type of person you felt like you knew for years as a good friend. Rest in peace, Mike.
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I am saddened to hear this news. Although I didn't know him well, Mike was an active participant here and I always enjoyed hearing from him and seeing his images. It would be nice if the IOTD team would consider going through all of his images and picking their favorite to make it the IOTD in honor of his memory. That would be a nice tradition when we learn of the passing of particularly well known or involved AB participant. Perhaps his loved ones could be invited to attach an obituary to the image. It would certainly be a fitting way to honor Mike's memory.
John
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i agree 100% , also my avatar is black and white in his memory
Brian
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Seeing this one took the wind out of my sails today. Unexpected tears flowed because of the gratitude I have for @Michael Feigenbaum through his mentoring and encouragement to me through our mutual enjoyment of capturing the night sky. He more than probably anyone else propelled me through the joys and short falls of the initial years of imaging. Words alluded me then and still several hours later. Mike was one of the very first to comment and encourage me as I ventured into the world of astrophotography. He and I started imaging with an edge 9.25 nearly 5 years ago at the same time. Our correspondence about equipment, processing, enjoyment of the hobby, and the joy of the community on astrobin continued over those 5 years. I am sure he had similar involvement with so many others in a mentoring role as well. He was quick to send me morning messages of congratulations and encouragement about my presentations on TAIC. He was graceful in his appreciation and desire to continually improve his and my process start to finish. He made me laugh talking about his wife appreciating thanking him and other at the start of one of the presentation. We each so appreciated our wives' support of our fascinating but slightly off the beaten path hobby. He was the first to reach out to me after I posted my first image after my dad's unexpected passing. He exuded care and enthusiasm through his astrophotography. Mike's own words in a message he sent state it best, " In my journey, I received a lot of the same kind of support from other experienced and very nice imagers. To me, sharing the journey has always been as important as learning the skills. The camaraderie here is so good and very unique I think. " Thank you Mike and you will be missed!
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Goog Morning!
My condolences to his family…indeed it has been shocking news for me too as I often too communicated with Michael on the astrobin.com plattform.
RIP Michael!
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I am so very sorry to hear this - my sincere condolences to all the family at this difficult and sad time. Michael was such a gentleman, and encouraged many of us with his images, kind and helpful comments and enthusiasm for this hobby. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
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This is devastating. I could not believe it when I saw the comment on the image. Michael was so friendly and helpful. Very sad.
JF
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I was saddened to hear of Mike's passing. A true friend has passed away who embraced me from the moment I stepped in this beautiful hobby. He always had a few kind words and I learned a lot from his advices. His memory will remain with me forever. Rest in peace. My sincere condolences to his wife and family.
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I am very sorry about this sad news. Michael was a kind person. Always providing positive and encouraging feedback. We exchanged comments often. May he rest in peace forever.
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This is a very very bad news…
My deepest condolences to his beloved ones.
Michael, rest in peace…
Lorenzo.
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Very sad news.
We followed each other: I liked/commented on his photos and he did the same with me.
I noticed that he hasn't been as active as he used to be, but I never thought of such a terrible illness.
Rest in peace Michael.
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Devastaging news…. my heartfelt condolences to the whole family.
May he reste in peace.
A.
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Requiescat in pace. Semper ad astra.
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It is with great sadness that I learn that Mike has left us.
I feel like I've lost a very dear friend. I will remember his great kindness and our discussions about Astrobin.
I offer his wife and family my sincere condolences.
Patrick
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I am very sad to learn this news, Michael was a very supporting member of our community. my sincere condolences to the family. I would like to second the proposal by John!
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