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
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
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
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.
Happy Summer Solstice! From my backyard late afternoon, in between clouds/trees, used my Unistellar eVscope2 very quickly. #heliophysics #astronomy @unistellar.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Happy Summer Solstice! From my backyard late afternoon, in between clouds/trees, used my Unistellar eVscope2 very quickly. #heliophysics #astronomy @unistellar.bsky.social
This month's issue of ASTRONOMÍA magazine, with my article on Parker Solar Probe operations, hit the stands today in Spain. (www.globalastronomia.com) @joseptrigo.bsky.social @ignrobsmadrid.bsky.social @snhwx.bsky.social @setiinstitute.bsky.social #heliophysics #Astronomy
May 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This month's issue of ASTRONOMÍA magazine, with my article on Parker Solar Probe operations, hit the stands today in Spain. (www.globalastronomia.com) @joseptrigo.bsky.social @ignrobsmadrid.bsky.social @snhwx.bsky.social @setiinstitute.bsky.social #heliophysics #Astronomy
April 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Parker Solar Probe is in it's 23rd "solar encounter" and will reach perihelion Saturday, March 22nd ~22:42 UTC. Just like in its last record breaking encounter in December 2024, it will be ~6.2 million km from the Sun at a speed ~690,000 km/hr (430,000 mph). Go Parker!
☀️ #astronomy
☀️ #astronomy
March 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Parker Solar Probe is in it's 23rd "solar encounter" and will reach perihelion Saturday, March 22nd ~22:42 UTC. Just like in its last record breaking encounter in December 2024, it will be ~6.2 million km from the Sun at a speed ~690,000 km/hr (430,000 mph). Go Parker!
☀️ #astronomy
☀️ #astronomy
Thrilled and proud to be part of the team that supported the Blue Ghost Mission 1. It was so cool to work a spacecraft "track" that was synchronized with a lunar eclipse! How often does that happen?! 😀 #planetsci
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March 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Thrilled and proud to be part of the team that supported the Blue Ghost Mission 1. It was so cool to work a spacecraft "track" that was synchronized with a lunar eclipse! How often does that happen?! 😀 #planetsci
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Lunar nightfall moving in tonight over Mare Crisium and Mons Latreille, where the BGM1 lander is located. Its not expected to survive the 14 days of darkness and cold.
#planetarysci
#planetarysci
March 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Lunar nightfall moving in tonight over Mare Crisium and Mons Latreille, where the BGM1 lander is located. Its not expected to survive the 14 days of darkness and cold.
#planetarysci
#planetarysci
Umbra about to reach Mare Crisium, where the Blue Ghost Mission Lunar Lander was preparing for the eclipse.
#astronomy
#astronomy
March 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Umbra about to reach Mare Crisium, where the Blue Ghost Mission Lunar Lander was preparing for the eclipse.
#astronomy
#astronomy
I was enjoying the lunar eclipse until a minute before totality when I got completely clouded out! :( Here are two photos, one of the barely visible penumbra and the other of the umbra. #planetaryscience
March 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I was enjoying the lunar eclipse until a minute before totality when I got completely clouded out! :( Here are two photos, one of the barely visible penumbra and the other of the umbra. #planetaryscience
Mars' lunar occultation in progress. Overexposed image allows to see the little "bump" of mid-occultation.
February 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Mars' lunar occultation in progress. Overexposed image allows to see the little "bump" of mid-occultation.
With about 2 minutes before ingress of Mars being occulted by the Mon.
February 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
With about 2 minutes before ingress of Mars being occulted by the Mon.
A month ago I had the chance to image Mars being occulted by the Moon.
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February 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A month ago I had the chance to image Mars being occulted by the Moon.
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