Clay Ennis Astrophotography
@clayennisastro.bsky.social
If you like space, you are in the right place! Follow me for Astro shots of our cosmos!
Studied Astronomy:Exploring Time and Space, University of Arizona (Coursera) and Super Earths and Life at HarvardX (edX)
Studied Astronomy:Exploring Time and Space, University of Arizona (Coursera) and Super Earths and Life at HarvardX (edX)
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The Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is a cosmic masterpiece in the night sky! Its swirling arms are a perfect example of the universe’s artistry. I love when this galaxy is in our night sky and am able to image it! @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy
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
November 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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
Vega is the bright blue white star high in the night sky. It’s only 25 light years away and shines about 40 times brighter than our Sun. It was the first star ever photographed and still steals the show in the constellation Lyra. #astronomy #astrophotography #star @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Vega is the bright blue white star high in the night sky. It’s only 25 light years away and shines about 40 times brighter than our Sun. It was the first star ever photographed and still steals the show in the constellation Lyra. #astronomy #astrophotography #star @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
These young, hot blue stars formed only about 100 million years ago. They are called The Pleiades! They are visible with the naked eye and are located around 440 light years away! #astronomy #universe #Astrophotography #star @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
These young, hot blue stars formed only about 100 million years ago. They are called The Pleiades! They are visible with the naked eye and are located around 440 light years away! #astronomy #universe #Astrophotography #star @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
The Orion and Running Man Nebula. I love this target. It is so beautiful. I’m hoping to capture the Orion Nebula and Horsehead together tonight! #astrophotography #astronomy #space #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The Orion and Running Man Nebula. I love this target. It is so beautiful. I’m hoping to capture the Orion Nebula and Horsehead together tonight! #astrophotography #astronomy #space #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
This is the Heart Nebula. It is 7,500 light years from earth! I always enjoy capturing it. It always impresses me! #astronomy #astrophotography #universe #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is the Heart Nebula. It is 7,500 light years from earth! I always enjoy capturing it. It always impresses me! #astronomy #astrophotography #universe #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
The Moon is shining bright tonight. Step outside and take a look. Even with the naked eye it is beautiful and with binoculars you can see craters and details come to life. Nights like this are a reminder of why I love looking at the sky. #astronomy #moon #astrophotography
October 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
The Moon is shining bright tonight. Step outside and take a look. Even with the naked eye it is beautiful and with binoculars you can see craters and details come to life. Nights like this are a reminder of why I love looking at the sky. #astronomy #moon #astrophotography
This is the Triangulum Galaxy, M33. It is located about 2.7 million light years away. This stunning spiral galaxy is one of our Milky Way’s closest neighbors. Every point of light in this image represents billions of stars and countless worlds. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography #stars
September 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
This is the Triangulum Galaxy, M33. It is located about 2.7 million light years away. This stunning spiral galaxy is one of our Milky Way’s closest neighbors. Every point of light in this image represents billions of stars and countless worlds. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astrophotography #stars
Quick shot of the milky way with my phone last night. #astronomy
September 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Quick shot of the milky way with my phone last night. #astronomy
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Here’s my second poem, “Astronomers Explain Why There Are No Green Stars,” that dropped yesterday in @eunoiareview.bsky.social. Thank you to @clayennisastro.bsky.social for the beautiful image of the Lagoon Nebula. eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/a...
September 17, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Here’s my second poem, “Astronomers Explain Why There Are No Green Stars,” that dropped yesterday in @eunoiareview.bsky.social. Thank you to @clayennisastro.bsky.social for the beautiful image of the Lagoon Nebula. eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/a...
This is the Lagoon Nebula, a massive cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born. This shot reveals the dark dust lanes and glowing regions of hydrogen and oxygen that give it such a dramatic look. It is 4,000 light years away! #astronomy #astrophotography #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This is the Lagoon Nebula, a massive cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born. This shot reveals the dark dust lanes and glowing regions of hydrogen and oxygen that give it such a dramatic look. It is 4,000 light years away! #astronomy #astrophotography #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Crescent Nebula, 5,000 light years away in Cygnus, was formed by powerful winds from a dying massive star. Its glowing filaments show the beauty and chaos of a star nearing the end of its life. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophotography #space #universe
September 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
The Crescent Nebula, 5,000 light years away in Cygnus, was formed by powerful winds from a dying massive star. Its glowing filaments show the beauty and chaos of a star nearing the end of its life. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophotography #space #universe
The Bubble Nebula, located about 7,100 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, is a cosmic masterpiece shaped by the powerful stellar winds of a massive star at its center. #astrophotography #astronomy #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
September 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The Bubble Nebula, located about 7,100 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, is a cosmic masterpiece shaped by the powerful stellar winds of a massive star at its center. #astrophotography #astronomy #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
People ask why we can’t see the Apollo flags on the Moon with a telescope. Even the biggest scopes on Earth can’t spot something that small from 239,000 miles away. A 4 ft flag would be like trying to see a postage stamp from Texas to Florida. Space isn’t hiding secrets, it’s just huge. #astronomy
September 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
People ask why we can’t see the Apollo flags on the Moon with a telescope. Even the biggest scopes on Earth can’t spot something that small from 239,000 miles away. A 4 ft flag would be like trying to see a postage stamp from Texas to Florida. Space isn’t hiding secrets, it’s just huge. #astronomy
Just when you thought the 80s were gone Pac Man is still out here chomping away only now it is in space. This shot is of the Pac Man Nebula a deep space cloud of gas and stars 9200 light years away that just happens to look like the arcade legend. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #science
August 31, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Just when you thought the 80s were gone Pac Man is still out here chomping away only now it is in space. This shot is of the Pac Man Nebula a deep space cloud of gas and stars 9200 light years away that just happens to look like the arcade legend. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #science
Here is my first attempt at a false Hubble palette of the Rosette Nebula. In this style the colors are symbolic rather than natural, with oxygen shown in blue, hydrogen in green, and sulfur in red. When combined, hydrogen and sulfur form the golden tones #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Here is my first attempt at a false Hubble palette of the Rosette Nebula. In this style the colors are symbolic rather than natural, with oxygen shown in blue, hydrogen in green, and sulfur in red. When combined, hydrogen and sulfur form the golden tones #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
The Andromeda Galaxy, our closest spiral neighbor, shines from 2.5 million light years away. Home to about a trillion stars, it offers a glimpse of what lies just beyond the Milky Way. 7 hrs of data. Siril, Graxpert and LR. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophotography #space
August 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy, our closest spiral neighbor, shines from 2.5 million light years away. Home to about a trillion stars, it offers a glimpse of what lies just beyond the Milky Way. 7 hrs of data. Siril, Graxpert and LR. @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #astrophotography #space
The Witches Broom Nebula is a beautiful remnant of a massive star that exploded thousands of years ago. It lies in the constellation Cygnus about 2,400 light years away. The delicate threads of glowing gas stretch across space like strands of a cosmic broom. #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The Witches Broom Nebula is a beautiful remnant of a massive star that exploded thousands of years ago. It lies in the constellation Cygnus about 2,400 light years away. The delicate threads of glowing gas stretch across space like strands of a cosmic broom. #astronomy @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
The Wizard Nebula, where stars cast their own spells in the dark. Located about 2,600 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, it's a stellar nursery where new stars are born in clouds of gas and dust. Edited in Siril, Graxpert and LR @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #space #universe
August 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Wizard Nebula, where stars cast their own spells in the dark. Located about 2,600 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, it's a stellar nursery where new stars are born in clouds of gas and dust. Edited in Siril, Graxpert and LR @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social #astronomy #space #universe
Our closest spiral galaxy neighbor, sitting about 2.5 million light years away. Captured with my Seestar S30 telescope and processed in Siril, Graxpert and Lightroom. This is 3.5 hrs of data and I will continue to add to it. #astronomy #space #universe #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Our closest spiral galaxy neighbor, sitting about 2.5 million light years away. Captured with my Seestar S30 telescope and processed in Siril, Graxpert and Lightroom. This is 3.5 hrs of data and I will continue to add to it. #astronomy #space #universe #astrophotography @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
The Dumbbell Nebula is about 1200 light years away in the constellation Vulpecula. It was created when a dying star shed its outer layers leaving behind glowing gas. This is a glimpse of what will happen to our own sun one day. #astronomy #astrophotography #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The Dumbbell Nebula is about 1200 light years away in the constellation Vulpecula. It was created when a dying star shed its outer layers leaving behind glowing gas. This is a glimpse of what will happen to our own sun one day. #astronomy #astrophotography #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
This is Triangulum Galaxy, M33. It is 3 million light years from us. Every one of those tiny dots is a star with billions of them making up this one galaxy. Mind-blowing. #astrophotography #astronomy #space #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This is Triangulum Galaxy, M33. It is 3 million light years from us. Every one of those tiny dots is a star with billions of them making up this one galaxy. Mind-blowing. #astrophotography #astronomy #space #universe @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
New edit of Bodes Galaxy M81. It is located 11.8 million light years away! This was one of my first targets and has always been a favorite of mine. #astrophotography #astronomy #universe #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
August 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
New edit of Bodes Galaxy M81. It is located 11.8 million light years away! This was one of my first targets and has always been a favorite of mine. #astrophotography #astronomy #universe #space @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social
Reposted by Clay Ennis Astrophotography
Hot air, cool waters, golden dawn.
#scape Friday, #photography
📷3-image blend: two for balanced exposure, one for sharp focus from foreground stones to distant valley
#scape Friday, #photography
📷3-image blend: two for balanced exposure, one for sharp focus from foreground stones to distant valley
August 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hot air, cool waters, golden dawn.
#scape Friday, #photography
📷3-image blend: two for balanced exposure, one for sharp focus from foreground stones to distant valley
#scape Friday, #photography
📷3-image blend: two for balanced exposure, one for sharp focus from foreground stones to distant valley