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Amateur astronomer, astrophotographer, and science communicator, showcasing the universe to the public. The cosmos around us is just waiting to be explored.
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a grouping of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, including emission, reflection, and dark nebulae, about 460 light years, a closest star-forming regions to us.
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Messier 33 Triangulum Galaxy
The Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33) is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.
In dark skies, this is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye.
#astronomy #astrophotography #triangulum #galaxy #space #science #astrophoto #hyperstar
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a star-forming region about 460 ly away from us, towards the center of the galaxy.
app.astrobin.com/i/55lqts
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Young moon at sunset, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
Young moon at sunset, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
The yellow haze is from KΔ«lauea erupting at the time, spewing sulfur dioxide into the air.
#hawaii #volcano #bigisland #maunakea #sunset #clouds #moon #astronomy #space #mountain
Summer Milky Way from above the VIS, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
Summer Milky Way from above the VIS, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
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CanadaβFranceβHawaii Telescope at Maunakea, Hawai'i
Sunset with the CanadaβFranceβHawaii Telescope (CFHT) on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
#hawaii #bigisland #maunakea #observatory #telescopes #space #astronomy #sunset #mountain #CFHT
Sunset on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
From left to right, the Subaru, Keck I, and Keck II, observatories.
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47 Tucanae, a giant globular cluster deep in southern skies, hidden from most sites in the northern hemisphere. Imaged with a rented telescope from Australia.
www.astrobin.com/sfljjj/
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Just before the occultation of Mars by the Moon, from January 13, 2025.
www.astrobin.com/k0p8uq/
#astronomy #mars #planets #space #astrophotography #occultation #moon
Timelapse of the Moon-Mars occultation from Monday night.
youtu.be/_IGA6XcXB4I
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Marsrise over the Moon.
The end of the occulation from last night.
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About to start the livestream in a few more minutes. Clear, with a very bright moon in the sky.
www.youtube.com/live/ePRit92...
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I'm trying with the C11 at f10 - you should have it higher in the sky than me, but if I can get it, it will be bigger!
14.01.2025 00:10 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0About to go live for the Fort Worth Astronomical Society - Mars-Moon Occultation viewing!
www.youtube.com/live/ePRit92...
The California Nebula (NGC 1499 is a rather large emission nebula in Perseus, about 1,000 light years away. The name comes from how it rather resembles the state of California, being almost 2.5 dregrees wide, but only 1 degree across
www.astrobin.com/84z8zy/
Alnitak, the Horsehead and the Flame.
Orion's Belt and nearby objects are part of the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, a star-forming region of gas and dust in the winter Milky Way.
There is also a little MAC galaxy in the image - bonus points to whoever can find it!
www.astrobin.com/full/lnoec1/0/
Soon to start posting astrophotography, live viewing, image stacking and processing, and more from North Texas.
Some kit to start - Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain with a Starizona Hyperstar v4 and ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro (hidden behind the dewshield) on an iOptron CEM60EC mount, 70mm guidescope.
