#astro-photography — Public Fediverse posts

A thin sliver of the #moon and #Venus as they set today after sunset.
#astronomy #astrophotography

Me with a tiny-ass telescope on my driveway vs Hubble telescope :D
🔭🧪 #astrophotography

Helios Helium
Credits: Discover the cosmos!, EIT Consortium, SOHO project, ESA, #NASA
#nature #space #astrophotography

2026 May 19

NGC 2170: The Angel Nebula
* Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Marriott
https://www.instagram.com/unsolicitedspacepix/

Explanation:
Is this a painting or a photograph? In this celestial abstract art composed with a cosmic brush, dusty nebula NGC 2170, also known as the Angel Nebula, shines just above the image center. Reflecting the light of nearby hot stars, NGC 2170 is joined by other bluish reflection nebulae, a red emission region, many dark absorption nebulae, and a backdrop of colorful stars. Like the common household items that abstract painters often choose for their subjects, the clouds of gas, dust, and hot stars featured here are also commonly found in a setting like this one -- a massive, star-forming molecular cloud in the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros). The giant molecular cloud Mon R2, is impressively close, estimated to be only 2,400 light-years or so away. At that distance, this canvas would be over 60 light-years across.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_art
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2170
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070228.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/reflection_nebulae.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/emission_nebulae.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/dark_nebulae.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap251228.html
https://www.thecollector.com/famous-abstract-artists/
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/
https://www.instagram.com/p/DXzjEFkjmhq/
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellations/
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/45/b7/eb/45b7eb6cdfa79df25c1d28e0d4a6f1c2.jpghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoceros
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/m/Molecular+Cloud
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997AJ....114..198C/abstract
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005A%26A...430..523W/abstract
https://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosmic_distance.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL5KZWDe8x8
https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/what-is-a-light-year/

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/fap/ap260519.html

#space #galaxy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #apod

18-05-2026 Image Of The Day
https://app.astrobin.com/u/Mhanson?i=1bg0d3#gallery
Cederblad 51 “Turned to Stone!” by Mark Hanson
 #astrophotography

LDN 988 and Friends
Credits: RafaelRodríguez Morales
#nature #space #astrophotography

https://youtube.com/shorts/8Zwr7KhuD-M?feature=share

#moon
#astronomy
#crescentmoon
#lunarpics
#photography
#astrophotography
#smartphoneastronomy
#science

#FotoVorschlag

“Ball (Das runde Ding)” / Ball (the round thing)

A couple of balls that I love to photograph, composited together. (Not to scale, obviously!)

#photography #astrophotography #photoedit #photomontage #sun #sunspots #moon #crescentmoon

Neptune Rings

In Neptune outermost ring, 39,000 miles out, material mysteriously clumps into three arcs. Voyager 2 acquired this image as it encountered Neptune in August of 1989.

More: https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA01493
Credit: NASA/JPL

#neptune #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

Grand Design Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997
Credits: Anglo-Australian Telescope, Anglo-Australian Telescope Board
#nature #space #astrophotography

My best capture of Jupiter so far - March 4, 2026.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 6 + ZWO ASI585MC Pro.
3000mm, f20, derotation from 41 x 2-minute captures, best 500 frames each.
#telescope #telescopes #celestron #celestrontelescope #celestronnexstar #nexstarevolution #zwo #zwoasi #zwoasi585mc #astro #astrophoto #astrophotos #astrophotography #astrophotographer #spacephotography #astronomy #spaceexploration #nasa #universe #space #deepsky #deepspace #solarsystem #planet #planets #jupiter

Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges
Credits: RGO, Isaac Newton Telescope
#nature #space #astrophotography

A new image of #Mars from #Psyche mission flyby.

#planets #astrophotography

NGC4039: Starbirth and Galaxy Death
Credits: STScI, DTM, CIW, HST, #NASA, AURA
#nature #space #astrophotography

The Hamburger Galaxy, NGC 3628, is a magnificent unbarred spiral galaxy located 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Seen edge-on from Earth, its distinctive shape and dust lane give it its appetizing nickname. This distant spiral reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight in early March, making it a prime target for northern hemisphere observers during spring evenings.

https://astrocamp.eu/en/ugc-6350-hamburger-galaxy/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky #nightsky #space

.. annotated version of previous posted image

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260515.html

#space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

2026 May 15

R3 PanSTARRS: An Orion Comet
* Image Credit & Copyright: Chester Hall-Fernandez
https://www.instagram.com/astro_che/

Explanation:
Comet R3 PanSTARRS might be best remembered as an Orion comet. A key reason is because Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) was near its most spectacular -- in terms of tail visibility -- when passing in front of the iconic constellation. Although rare, other bright comets, too, have ventured across Orion, including Lovejoy in 2015, Hale-Bopp in 1997, and the Great Comet of 1264. Best visible in long duration exposures, the featured image was captured last week from the Craigieburn Mountain Range in New Zealand. Visible in the deep background image are the Orion Nebula, Barnard's Loop, and through R3's tail, the bright star Saiph, the sixth brightest star in the constellation of Orion. Comet R3 PanSTARRS continues to fade as it moves further south, passing into the constellation of the Unicorn (Monoceros) in the next few days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2025_R3_(PanSTARRS)
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stories/quick-reads/discovering-the-universe-through-the-constellation-orion/
https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/comets/facts/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150128.html
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970825.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Comet_of_1264
https://www.instagram.com/p/DYRnA1TT6Iy/
https://youtu.be/i1ePpgYaRcA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130320.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard%27s_Loop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiph
https://science.nasa.gov/universe/stars/
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/constellations/en/
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260510.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoceros

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap260515.html

#space #comets #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #nature #NASA #education #apod

In the Vicinity of the Cone Nebula
Credits: T. A. Rector, NRAO, NOAO, AURA, NSF
#nature #space #astrophotography

StarLitter got a visit from J.J. Abrams. 😆

https://starlitter.info/?view-mode=3D&sun-position-active=true&sun-position-sync-time=true

#Astrophotography #Satellite #Starlink #SpaceX #OneWeb #MegaConstellations #Astronomy #NASA

Processed. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc6960

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7pkzzzyr5cruwxk3x3wbe6a7/post/3lvuykmldhs2b

M92 between some tree branches 😅

#astrophotography

17-05-2026 Image Of The Day
https://app.astrobin.com/u/Awaytothestars1?i=uai0i9#gallery
LDN1452 by 文飞 刘
 #astrophotography

Unraveling NGC 3169
Credits: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona
#nature #space #astrophotography

Arp 114: Lenticular galaxy NGC 2300 (centerish, 90 million light years away) is disrupting spiral galaxy NGC 2276 (right, 120 million light years away. #astrophotography #seestar #ngc2300 #ngc2276 #arp114

astrocamp planner

Planning my astrophotography sessions used to mean juggling Excel spreadsheets. I turned one of my own planning files into a WordPress plugin: the Astrocamp Planner.
Right now, you can use the plugin on my webpage but you can not install it on your own wordpress.

Feedback, bug reports, and suggestions are very welcome.
Here on mastodon or as a comment on the blog.

https://astrocamp.eu/en/astrocamp-planner/

#astrophotography #astronomy #nature #deepsky

Seagull Nebula (IC 2177):
90mm Tamron lens, IMX585 Color Camera; 4hr 15min Ha-Oiii; 45min Oiii-Sii; stacked and processed in Siril.

#nebula #astrophotography #astronomy #space #photography #ScienceSunday