FallbrookAstro

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 to orbit from Vandenberg, while a small meteor says hello.

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule returns from a mission off the coast of Oceanside, California.

Not much in the way of astrophotography lately, but did capture some rocket launches and capsule reentries ✨🚀

#rocket #photography

A rocket’s bright engine plume streaks across the night sky, revealing clouds of exhaust interacting with itself, while stars trail slightly in the background.

SpaceX Falcon 9 takes to the skies with NROL-57 from Vandenberg AFB 🚀🔭

Thanks!

I really appreciate the response on this one, as you can see I went through some trials and tribulations to get the shot! 🔭

sorry to be that guy, but that’s not really how this works

feels like home!

HDR composite of the lunar eclipse just before totality.

HDR composite of last week’s lunar eclipse.

Not my favorite work ever, but it is technically art, so i’m sharing regardless.
#astrophotography 🔭

lucky you! i’m jealous 😭

The moon glows red due to every sunset on earth being projected onto it as it passes through our shadow. A sliver of raw sunlight shows on the top left.

Our moon emerging from our shadow!

#astrophotography 🔭

The exhaust plume of a Falcon 9 launch streaks across the twilight sky in colors of blue and red, illuminated by the sunlight due to its height. Venus shines brightly front and center, and Saturn watches from below.

The wing of the Falcon. 🚀

#photograhy #rocket

Mars. Very blurry, but some details like polar ice caps can be made out.

Here is the full resolution close up of Mars:

The Full Wolf Moon takes up most of the frame, with the exception of a small red dot just above it. This is the planet Mars, shortly after reappearing from behind the moon. This is known as an occultation. Zooming in, Mars has some vaguely resolved details such as darker regions of soil and polar ice caps. And yes, the moon is out of focus. Don’t mention it.

Lunar occultation of Mars 🌕🔭
January 13, 2025

#astronomy #astrophotography

merry christmas everyone! don’t forget to hold your family close.

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When i don’t have access to a computer for scripting, i like to use this retro game console to do simple math:

Between finals I’ve been starting to work on a photorealistic lens flare based on photography from space. Here’s a test render:
#blender 🔭

That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing!

how’s everyone doing today? lovely week for calculus and physics finals

i’d take Mars rover boredom over vector calculus boredom any day, although i suppose Mars rover boredom is the end goal, lol

weird flex tbh but i’ll take it

terrible nobody mentioned stars by switchfoot

Render of Earth from space during nighttime. The moon glows in the distance above streetlights that gently glow through the atmosphere. Stars dot the sky all over.

Test render for an upcoming animation #blender #b3d 🔭

this is the orion nebula, stop spreading misinformation

From a Million Miles Away, NASA Camera Shows Moon Crossing Face of Earth - NASA A NASA camera aboard the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite captured a unique view of the moon as it moved in front of the sunlit side of Earth

Original article from NASA:

www.nasa.gov/solar-system...

Render showing the moon crossing over the face of the earth, based on the image by NASA’s DSCVR EPIC camera. Zooming in, there is RGB offset on the moon. This is due to the camera taking pictures in the respective color channels with a considerable time gap between each image. When aligned in post, an offset becomes visible due to the moon moving throughout the imaging process.

Lunar transit

This render is based off the famous image from NASA’s DSCVR EPIC camera, taken from a million miles away, with visible offset in the RGB channels on the moon. This is due to the moon’s motion. #blender #b3d 🔭

not sure how i missed that; looks like a 10000th rewatch is in my future!

The sun rises, shining blue through Mars’ unique atmosphere. The sliver of atmosphere stretches across the image with shades of orange and blue.

Sunrise on Mars
#blenderartists #b3d

Link to original image:

photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA0... 🔭

mighty Titan is backlit by the sun, causing light to be dispersed around the back of the moon and creating a ring of light that is strongly visible. Saturn’s rings take the foreground, crossing almost directly in front of Titan. On the moon’s lower right limb, Enceladus glows lightly.

Candle in the Dark

Based on NASA photojournal image PIA08235, this render shows Titan’s atmospheric glow behind Saturn’s rings, with Enceladus peeking from the lower right. Original image processed by the Cassini imaging team.
#blender #b3d

In this render, the sun rises over the Earth from a relatively high orbit point of view. The sunlight reflects reddish off the ocean and the terminator can be seen very clearly. Center right, the moon makes an appearance as a very thin crescent.

Sunrise from orbit
#blender #b3d 🔭

this is fantastic!