Eliud Bonilla
@eliudbonilla.bsky.social
Member of the Parker Solar Probe Mission Operations team. Interests include astronomy, history/archaeology, and STEM.
On Oct 20th I imaged comet C/2025 R2, nice fuzzy streak with only 2 mins of integration. I heard yesterday that there was a fragmentation event and wanted to try to check it for myself. It was definitely much fainter, integrated for 5 mins total. The COBS light curve helps a lot. #Planetsci
November 6, 2025 at 2:53 AM
On Oct 20th I imaged comet C/2025 R2, nice fuzzy streak with only 2 mins of integration. I heard yesterday that there was a fragmentation event and wanted to try to check it for myself. It was definitely much fainter, integrated for 5 mins total. The COBS light curve helps a lot. #Planetsci
Very quick capture (2 mins total) of the Dumbbell Nebula, in windy/cold & Bortle 8 skies, with my eVscope2. @unistellar.bsky.social #Astronomy
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Very quick capture (2 mins total) of the Dumbbell Nebula, in windy/cold & Bortle 8 skies, with my eVscope2. @unistellar.bsky.social #Astronomy
Been supporting the IMAP mission, since pre-launch, launch (Sept 24th), and now the commissioning stage. Lots of work with the spacecraft plus 12 science instruments. We should complete placing it in it's permanent L1 orbit, in full ops mode, by the end of January 2026. #heliophysics #astronomy
October 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Been supporting the IMAP mission, since pre-launch, launch (Sept 24th), and now the commissioning stage. Lots of work with the spacecraft plus 12 science instruments. We should complete placing it in it's permanent L1 orbit, in full ops mode, by the end of January 2026. #heliophysics #astronomy
Oooops...C/2025 A6!
I was looking forward to taking images of comet C/2026 A6 (Lemmon) last night, but the clouds moved in and made it impossible. #Astronomy #Planetsci
October 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Oooops...C/2025 A6!
I was looking forward to taking images of comet C/2026 A6 (Lemmon) last night, but the clouds moved in and made it impossible. #Astronomy #Planetsci
October 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I was looking forward to taking images of comet C/2026 A6 (Lemmon) last night, but the clouds moved in and made it impossible. #Astronomy #Planetsci
BTW I plan on observing 3I/ATLAS with my personal eVscope2 smart telescope in November. It should be within the imaging range for several weeks. If successful I'll share images here, it should be fun! @unistellar.bsky.social @allplanets.bsky.social @joseptrigo.bsky.social @calgaryrasc.bsky.social
Sometimes you just have to chuckle and admire the "artistry" of misrepresentation and misleading practiced in some news organizations! Who says the press is dead? 😏 @Planetsci @astronomy
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
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NASA group launches defense probe to protect Earth from Manhattan-size comet
A NASA-backed planetary defense group has reportedly begun efforts to pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS after it was observed emitting an alloy not seen in nature and exhibiting other strange behaviors.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
BTW I plan on observing 3I/ATLAS with my personal eVscope2 smart telescope in November. It should be within the imaging range for several weeks. If successful I'll share images here, it should be fun! @unistellar.bsky.social @allplanets.bsky.social @joseptrigo.bsky.social @calgaryrasc.bsky.social
Reposted by Eliud Bonilla
Sometimes you just have to chuckle and admire the "artistry" of misrepresentation and misleading practiced in some news organizations! Who says the press is dead? 😏 @Planetsci @astronomy
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
NASA group launches defense probe to protect Earth from Manhattan-size comet
A NASA-backed planetary defense group has reportedly begun efforts to pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS after it was observed emitting an alloy not seen in nature and exhibiting other strange behaviors.
nypost.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Sometimes you just have to chuckle and admire the "artistry" of misrepresentation and misleading practiced in some news organizations! Who says the press is dead? 😏 @Planetsci @astronomy
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
Sometimes you just have to chuckle and admire the "artistry" of misrepresentation and misleading practiced in some news organizations! Who says the press is dead? 😏 @Planetsci @astronomy
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
NASA group launches defense probe to protect Earth from Manhattan-size comet
A NASA-backed planetary defense group has reportedly begun efforts to pinpoint comet 3I/ATLAS after it was observed emitting an alloy not seen in nature and exhibiting other strange behaviors.
nypost.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Sometimes you just have to chuckle and admire the "artistry" of misrepresentation and misleading practiced in some news organizations! Who says the press is dead? 😏 @Planetsci @astronomy
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
nypost.com/2025/10/23/s...
Awesome start to the IMAP mission! For the next week we'll be 24/7 all-hands on deckin the Mission Operations Center (MOC) guiding it through several trajectory correction maneuvers (TCMs). Go IMAP!
#astronomy #heliophysics
#astronomy #heliophysics
NASA’s IMAP mission lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 7:30 a.m. EDT. Led by Princeton and operated by APL, IMAP will explore the heliosphere and provide critical data for space weather forecasting, which will help protect spacecraft, satellites and human explorers. https://jhuapl.link/d11
NASA Launches IMAP Mission to Study the Heliosphere and Better Understand Space Weather
NASA’s Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:30 a.m. EDT.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Awesome start to the IMAP mission! For the next week we'll be 24/7 all-hands on deckin the Mission Operations Center (MOC) guiding it through several trajectory correction maneuvers (TCMs). Go IMAP!
#astronomy #heliophysics
#astronomy #heliophysics
3 min total exposure of the Ring Nebula (M57), from my typical light polluted urban skies, with my eVscope2 telescope. Testing the vivid vision tech algorithm which corrects the stars' colors based on Gaia databases as well as some sharpening and background subtraction.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
August 31, 2025 at 12:13 PM
3 min total exposure of the Ring Nebula (M57), from my typical light polluted urban skies, with my eVscope2 telescope. Testing the vivid vision tech algorithm which corrects the stars' colors based on Gaia databases as well as some sharpening and background subtraction.
#Astronomy
#Astronomy
It's been a long time since I've used my telescope, but the Sun rewarded me today with a lot of sunspots. Let's hope for clear skies tonight!
#heliophysics #astronomy
#heliophysics #astronomy
August 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's been a long time since I've used my telescope, but the Sun rewarded me today with a lot of sunspots. Let's hope for clear skies tonight!
#heliophysics #astronomy
#heliophysics #astronomy
My colleagues at the New Horizons mission
keep doing amazing space operations!
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#Planetsci #Astronomy
keep doing amazing space operations!
science.nasa.gov/blogs/new-ho...
#Planetsci #Astronomy
NASA’s New Horizons Enters Mission’s Longest Hibernation Period - NASA Science
Running with updated onboard fault protection software that improves its ability to operate farther from the Sun than originally designed, NASA's New Horizons
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August 23, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My colleagues at the New Horizons mission
keep doing amazing space operations!
science.nasa.gov/blogs/new-ho...
#Planetsci #Astronomy
keep doing amazing space operations!
science.nasa.gov/blogs/new-ho...
#Planetsci #Astronomy
Less than 46 days until launch (Sept 23rd)! We're going through launch & commissioning rehearsals to get our operational team as sharp as possible for the Launch and Early Orbit phase (LEOPs) activities. Very cool and exciting!
www.jhuapl.edu/destinations...
#heliophysics #astronomy
www.jhuapl.edu/destinations...
#heliophysics #astronomy
August 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Less than 46 days until launch (Sept 23rd)! We're going through launch & commissioning rehearsals to get our operational team as sharp as possible for the Launch and Early Orbit phase (LEOPs) activities. Very cool and exciting!
www.jhuapl.edu/destinations...
#heliophysics #astronomy
www.jhuapl.edu/destinations...
#heliophysics #astronomy
Sometimes you need to have fun and decompress a little.
July 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Sometimes you need to have fun and decompress a little.
A very well presented exposition.
#Planetarysci
#Planetarysci
July 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A very well presented exposition.
#Planetarysci
#Planetarysci
Nice article on #ParkerSolarProbe with comments from of our Project Scientist Nour Rawafi. Go Parker!
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#heliophysics #Astronomy
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#heliophysics #Astronomy
See images of solar eruptions on the sun in unprecedented detail
Scientists have released the closest images ever to the sun, captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flying 3.8 million miles above the solar surface.
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July 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Nice article on #ParkerSolarProbe with comments from of our Project Scientist Nour Rawafi. Go Parker!
wapo.st/44zaQEU
#heliophysics #Astronomy
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#heliophysics #Astronomy
For those of you who are geeks with plenty of disposable income (you know who you are 😉), here is the link to the Sotherby's Geek Week Auctions. Have fun, and if you buy something please share it with us virtually!
www.sothebys.com/en/series/ge...
#Planetarysci #Astronomy
www.sothebys.com/en/series/ge...
#Planetarysci #Astronomy
July 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
For those of you who are geeks with plenty of disposable income (you know who you are 😉), here is the link to the Sotherby's Geek Week Auctions. Have fun, and if you buy something please share it with us virtually!
www.sothebys.com/en/series/ge...
#Planetarysci #Astronomy
www.sothebys.com/en/series/ge...
#Planetarysci #Astronomy
I forgot to mention that the video has Closed Caption in several languages. #Astronomy
Excellent profile of the issues of light pollution in Spain. We need similar opportunities to reach out to the general public in all TV markets. !Enhorabuena!
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
Objetivo Planeta - Contaminación lumínica
Emisión del programa Objetivo Planeta titulado Contaminación lumínica. Todos los contenidos de TVE los tienes aquí, en RTVE Play
www.rtve.es
July 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I forgot to mention that the video has Closed Caption in several languages. #Astronomy
Forgot to tag my post... #Astronomy
Excellent profile of the issues of light pollution in Spain. We need similar opportunities to reach out to the general public in all TV markets. !Enhorabuena!
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
Objetivo Planeta - Contaminación lumínica
Emisión del programa Objetivo Planeta titulado Contaminación lumínica. Todos los contenidos de TVE los tienes aquí, en RTVE Play
www.rtve.es
July 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Forgot to tag my post... #Astronomy
Excellent profile of the issues of light pollution in Spain. We need similar opportunities to reach out to the general public in all TV markets. !Enhorabuena!
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
Objetivo Planeta - Contaminación lumínica
Emisión del programa Objetivo Planeta titulado Contaminación lumínica. Todos los contenidos de TVE los tienes aquí, en RTVE Play
www.rtve.es
July 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Excellent profile of the issues of light pollution in Spain. We need similar opportunities to reach out to the general public in all TV markets. !Enhorabuena!
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
www.rtve.es/play/videos/... @rtvecom.bsky.social
Reposted by Eliud Bonilla
Super proud of being part of this mission. Go Parker!
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#astronomy #heliophysics
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#astronomy #heliophysics
The Closest Images Ever Taken of the Sun’s Atmosphere
YouTube video by NASA Goddard
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July 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Super proud of being part of this mission. Go Parker!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1dT...
#astronomy #heliophysics
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#astronomy #heliophysics
Lessons Learned from Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 and the International Coordination that Retired the 2032 Earth Impact Risk - NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office
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#Planetsci #Astronomy
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July 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Lessons Learned from Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 YR4 and the International Coordination that Retired the 2032 Earth Impact Risk - NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office
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#Planetsci #Astronomy
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