I had a lot of folks show me the photos they took of the moon on their phones from last night. Phones are getting better each year, but my Sony A7r V shows there still isn't a replacement yet for an SLR/DSLR, a good lens, and a little bit of knowledge. Exposure bracketing made this one of the best moon photos I have ever taken.
Almost 4 #StarLink satellites fall back to Earth every day and they rain out aluminum oxide into the stratosphere which destroys the ozone layer. These microsatellites are more and mire problematic with every article I read.
promise of new heights
we keep reaching for the stars
and making wishes
#mastoprompt - promise
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/keep-reaching-for-the-stars-sharon-cummings.html
@sundogplanets Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites interfered with a tuku wairua ceremony during Matariki in New Zealand.
#Starlink #Satellite #NewZealand #AotearoaNZ #Matariki #NightSky
Went out to dinner yesterday and knew that there's gonna be a great nightsky later on, so I decided to bring my camera and tripod with me.
Eventually photobombed Orion the hunter while gazing at the stars :D
Didn't stay too long as it was quite cold and I wasn't alone, so no deep-sky action, but it's still great looking up and feeling like being part of the universe.
Nightsky is like magic...
20mm, F/1.4, 8s, ISO1600
Ooh six planets in the sky at once! Look up around Jan 21 but also before and after 
“The 43° and 53° inclination shells of the #Starlink #satellite constellation flaring above 14,429′ Mt. Massive, with Mt. Elbert (the highest peak in Colorado) on the left", September 2024.
: Jeff Warner Photographic https://catchingtime.com/9-25-24-starlink-satellite-constellation-flaring-over-mt-massive-co/
#MonochromeMonday strikes back. I mean, here's a black and white seascape for you. Basalt columns are lit by the nearly full moon.
Messier 1, also known as the #CrabNebula, is a #supernova remnant located in the constellation #Taurus, approximately 6,500 light-years away from Earth. The object reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around December 16th.
detailed information: https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-1-crab-nebula/
▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS M100(a) '24
Messier 43, the De Marian’s Nebula, located in the #Orion constellation, is approximately 1,300 light-years away and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around mid-December.
detailed information: https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-43-de-marians-nebula/
▼ Vixen VC200L | EOS M100(a) '23
#astrophoto #astrophotography #nightsky #space #sky #astronomy #telescope #clearsky #photography #nature #astrodon
On January 21, 2025 there will be a planetary alignment of six planets. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn will all be visible at the same time. All but Neptune will be visible to the naked eye.
This image is a depiction of a planet map from the Northern Hemisphere.
More on the event, complete with a detailed schedule for all regions:
https://starwalk.space/en/news/what-is-planet-parade
