Clay Ennis Astrophotography

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

Thank you!

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

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

Reprocess of my M33 image. I used Siril, Lightroom and Gimp for the signature. Hope you enjoy! #astrophotography #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

More work on the Whirlpool Galaxy! It is so beautiful! #astronomy #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social

NASA vs CLAY. Billions of dollars vs less than 500 dollars. Let’s go! I’m just getting started!! #space #astronomy #astrophotography

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

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!

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

At night along the Quai de Seine in Paris

The Elephant Trunk Nebula, when nature paints a masterpiece. 🎨
Where stars are born and dreams take flight.

🔭 N130/900 | 📸 A7S | ⌚ 5h Ha / 3h RGB
@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

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

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

Thank you! You’re welcome!

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

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

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

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

A tribute to Stranger Things.

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

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

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

What a beautiful night! #astronomy

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

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