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If you like space, you are in the right place! Follow me for Astro shots of our cosmos! Studied Astronomy:Exploring Time and Space, University of Arizona (Coursera) and Super Earths and Life at HarvardX (edX)
Mineral Moon tonight.
Boosted the natural color data to reveal composition differences across the surface. Blues and teals show titanium rich regions. Warmer tones highlight iron rich basalt from ancient lava flows.
Same Moon. Hidden geology revealed. #astronomy #moon #astrophotography
Shot of tonight’s moon at 86.5% waxing gibbous! I really never get tired of imagining the moon. It is always so beautiful. #Astronomy #astrophotography #moon
28.02.2026 02:17 — 👍 25 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1Thank you!
17.02.2026 14:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I added 8 more hours to my M51, whirlpool galaxy data which puts this image right around 16 hours total. I don’t think I can squeeze out much more detail with my equipment even if I gathered more data. Hope you like it! #astrophotography #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
17.02.2026 03:52 — 👍 62 🔁 10 💬 3 📌 0
M35 is a young open star cluster in the constellation on Gemini. Blue looking stars mean they are young. Hope you enjoy! It is about 2800 light years away! #astrophotography #astronomy Processed in Siril, Lightroom and Topaz for manual denoise. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
11.02.2026 03:21 — 👍 29 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
Reprocess of my M33 image. I used Siril, Lightroom and Gimp for the signature. Hope you enjoy! #astrophotography #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
10.02.2026 02:19 — 👍 36 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
More work on the Whirlpool Galaxy! It is so beautiful! #astronomy #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
08.02.2026 21:46 — 👍 51 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
NASA vs CLAY. Billions of dollars vs less than 500 dollars. Let’s go! I’m just getting started!! #space #astronomy #astrophotography
08.02.2026 06:54 — 👍 33 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
This is M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy! It is located 31 million light years away! This image was taken last night from my front yard driveway.Three hours and 50 minutes of 10 second shots to complete the image. I really hope you like it! #astrophotography #astronomy #galaxy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
07.02.2026 22:21 — 👍 95 🔁 18 💬 4 📌 0
Wide-field astrophotography of the Iris Nebula surrounded by faint, smoky Integrated Flux Nebula. Subtle brown and gray interstellar dust clouds fill the frame, softly illuminated by the Milky Way’s background starlight.
Cosmic #clouds.
The Iris Nebula wrapped in foreground Integrated Flux Nebula, interstellar dust illuminated by the diffuse light of our galaxy.
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Beautiful!
02.02.2026 11:45 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The moon last night at 98.8% full and the star Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse could go supernova in the next 100,000 years, which basically means it could happen tomorrow because 100,000 years on a cosmic scale is really a short period of time. Hope you enjoy! #astronomy #astrophotography
02.02.2026 03:46 — 👍 42 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
At night along the Quai de Seine in Paris, a framed portrait from an outdoor photo exhibition stands in the foreground, sharply lit and isolated, while the riverfront city lights behind it dissolve into soft golden bokeh, creating a quiet contrast between still art and the surrounding urban glow.
At night along the Quai de Seine in Paris
21.01.2026 15:27 — 👍 47 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
A vibrant deep-space image of the Elephant Trunk Nebula, a cosmic region filled with colorful swirling gas and dust. Countless stars shine brightly across the scene, scattered throughout the nebula’s rich hues of purple, blue, red, and gold. The nebula’s intricate structure is shaped by stellar winds and radiation.
The Elephant Trunk Nebula, when nature paints a masterpiece. 🎨
Where stars are born and dreams take flight.
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@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social : What do you see in the cosmic canvas ?
The Witch Head Nebula looks like a ghost drifting through space. Its eerie blue glow comes from starlight reflected off cosmic dust near the bright star Rigel. About 900 light years away this massive cloud shows just how hauntingly beautiful the universe can be @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy
20.01.2026 01:54 — 👍 33 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
I have been wanting to get this capture for a very long time. This is Orions Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula in a single frame! I hope you like this as much as I do! #astronomy #astrophotography #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
19.01.2026 04:06 — 👍 50 🔁 7 💬 4 📌 0
My latest shot of M81 Bodes Galaxy, a grand design spiral galaxy located roughly 12 million light years away. Space never ceases to amaze me! #astrophotography #astronomy #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
16.01.2026 23:19 — 👍 44 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0Thank you! You’re welcome!
09.01.2026 04:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I always get excited when the Horsehead Nebula is back in the night sky. It is a super cool target and one of the first that I tried and failed miserably at. I made this image black and white mainly because I think it looks cool. How do you like it? #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
09.01.2026 02:10 — 👍 75 🔁 16 💬 4 📌 0
I took a quick shot of the Orion Nebula last night before the moon came up. This is the result! Hope you enjoy! #astronomy #astrophotography #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
08.01.2026 00:47 — 👍 46 🔁 7 💬 2 📌 0
Flying into Orion’s Belt at 0.001c 🌌
The hunter isn’t flat. It’s a real 3D region of space. (Upgraded animation!) #astronomy 🔭
Tonight’s Wolf moon! I love the way it turned out! Hope you do too.#moon #astronomy
03.01.2026 03:45 — 👍 31 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
This is a star trail shot I took last month. With a little bit of editing, it turned into this. I call it Midnight Vortex. If you look closely at the center, that’s the only star that stayed still. The north star, Polaris. The rest is just us, not the stars, spinning through space. #startrails
29.12.2025 10:48 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0A tribute to Stranger Things.
28.12.2025 10:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This is the Rosette Nebula. It is located 5219 light years away from earth! It is beautiful and one of my favorite targets. Hope you enjoy! #astronomy #astrophotography #space #science @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
20.12.2025 02:07 — 👍 46 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
This is the Monkey Head Nebula! It is located 6,400 light years away! I always enjoy imagining it and I hope you like it too! #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
09.12.2025 06:52 — 👍 23 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
This is the Horsehead and Flame nebula! It is a dark cloud of gas and dust in the Orion constellation. It is located around 1300 light years away. It is in a region where new stars are born! #astrophotography #astronomy #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
16.11.2025 18:19 — 👍 61 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0What a beautiful night! #astronomy
15.11.2025 17:13 — 👍 17 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Tap the picture to see the full view!! This is Orions Belt. It is one of the easiest and most looked at spots in the night sky. Down on the left is the Horsehead and Flame Nebula sitting by the star Alnitak. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social @astronomy.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophotography
12.11.2025 00:25 — 👍 35 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
M101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is about 21 million light years away in Ursa Major. Its spiral arms stretch gracefully through space, making it one of the most beautiful galaxies you can capture. #astrophotography #astronomy #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
09.11.2025 23:13 — 👍 35 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
