TwilightMoons Astronomy
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Amateur astronomer, astrophotographer, and science communicator, showcasing the universe to the public.
The cosmos around us is just waiting to be explored.
The cosmos around us is just waiting to be explored.
This image contains the northern areas of Mare Imbrium and Mare Serenitatis, with the walls surrounding Sinus Iridium to the west, lit brightly in the morning light.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM
This image contains the northern areas of Mare Imbrium and Mare Serenitatis, with the walls surrounding Sinus Iridium to the west, lit brightly in the morning light.
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While Tycho Crater (location of the first Monolith of 2001 fame) and it’s ejecta rays seem to dominate the southern regions of the moon, there is quite a lot to see, from the various mare, to the other large craters.
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December 23, 2025 at 6:28 AM
While Tycho Crater (location of the first Monolith of 2001 fame) and it’s ejecta rays seem to dominate the southern regions of the moon, there is quite a lot to see, from the various mare, to the other large craters.
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Sun in Ha - October 2, 2025 1607 GMT
The Sun in hydrogen-alpha light on the morning of October 2, 2025.
The image is oriented with Solar North at the top, rotating west (left) to east (right).
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The Sun in hydrogen-alpha light on the morning of October 2, 2025.
The image is oriented with Solar North at the top, rotating west (left) to east (right).
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December 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Sun in Ha - October 2, 2025 1607 GMT
The Sun in hydrogen-alpha light on the morning of October 2, 2025.
The image is oriented with Solar North at the top, rotating west (left) to east (right).
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The Sun in hydrogen-alpha light on the morning of October 2, 2025.
The image is oriented with Solar North at the top, rotating west (left) to east (right).
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This image is of IC 1396A, a dark, dense cloud of gas 20 light years long, embedded in the larger IC1396 nebula. It is informally known as the “Elephant Trunk Nebula” because of its long, distinctive shape.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This image is of IC 1396A, a dark, dense cloud of gas 20 light years long, embedded in the larger IC1396 nebula. It is informally known as the “Elephant Trunk Nebula” because of its long, distinctive shape.
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Sporting around 20 billion stars, the Large Magellanic Cloud is just a 1/100th the mass of our Milky Way. Nearly 200,000 light years away from us, this satellite of the Milky Way is teaming with newly formed stars glowing blue and lighting up nebulae in this image.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Sporting around 20 billion stars, the Large Magellanic Cloud is just a 1/100th the mass of our Milky Way. Nearly 200,000 light years away from us, this satellite of the Milky Way is teaming with newly formed stars glowing blue and lighting up nebulae in this image.
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The Gamma Cygni Nebula is a diffuse emission nebula surrounding the star Sadr (γ Cygni), at the center of Cygnus's cross.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Gamma Cygni Nebula is a diffuse emission nebula surrounding the star Sadr (γ Cygni), at the center of Cygnus's cross.
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Looking in the direction of the center of the galaxy, we see the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in Sagittarius, both about 4,100 ly away from us, and may be part of the same cloud complex.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Looking in the direction of the center of the galaxy, we see the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in Sagittarius, both about 4,100 ly away from us, and may be part of the same cloud complex.
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The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a grouping of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, including emission, reflection, and dark nebulae, about 460 light years, a closest star-forming regions to us.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a grouping of interstellar clouds with different nebulae, including emission, reflection, and dark nebulae, about 460 light years, a closest star-forming regions to us.
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#astronomy #astrophotography #rhoophiuchi #galaxy #space #science #astrophoto #milkyway
The Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33) is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.
In dark skies, this is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye.
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In dark skies, this is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Triangulum Galaxy (Messier 33) is a spiral galaxy 2.73 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Triangulum.
In dark skies, this is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye.
#astronomy #astrophotography #triangulum #galaxy #space #science #astrophoto #hyperstar
In dark skies, this is the most distant object that can be seen with the naked eye.
#astronomy #astrophotography #triangulum #galaxy #space #science #astrophoto #hyperstar
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a star-forming region about 460 ly away from us, towards the center of the galaxy.
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June 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a star-forming region about 460 ly away from us, towards the center of the galaxy.
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#astronomy #astrophotography #milkyway #rhoophiuchi #scorpius #sagittarius #galaxy #nebula #darknebula #space #science #astrophoto #dzofilm
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Young moon at sunset, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
The yellow haze is from Kīlauea erupting at the time, spewing sulfur dioxide into the air.
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The yellow haze is from Kīlauea erupting at the time, spewing sulfur dioxide into the air.
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June 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Young moon at sunset, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
The yellow haze is from Kīlauea erupting at the time, spewing sulfur dioxide into the air.
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The yellow haze is from Kīlauea erupting at the time, spewing sulfur dioxide into the air.
#hawaii #volcano #bigisland #maunakea #sunset #clouds #moon #astronomy #space #mountain
Summer Milky Way from above the VIS, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Summer Milky Way from above the VIS, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
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Sunset with the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
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#hawaii #bigisland #maunakea #observatory #telescopes #space #astronomy #sunset #mountain #CFHT
June 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sunset with the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
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Sunset on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
From left to right, the Subaru, Keck I, and Keck II, observatories.
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From left to right, the Subaru, Keck I, and Keck II, observatories.
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June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Sunset on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
From left to right, the Subaru, Keck I, and Keck II, observatories.
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From left to right, the Subaru, Keck I, and Keck II, observatories.
#hawaii #bigisland #maunakea #observatory #telescopes #space #astronomy #sunset #mountain #subaru #keck
47 Tucanae, a giant globular cluster deep in southern skies, hidden from most sites in the northern hemisphere. Imaged with a rented telescope from Australia.
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47 Tucanae
An astrophotograph by TwilightMoons Astronomy on AstroBin
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January 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
47 Tucanae, a giant globular cluster deep in southern skies, hidden from most sites in the northern hemisphere. Imaged with a rented telescope from Australia.
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#astronomy #astrophotography #space #southerskies #telescope #cosmos #globularcluster #tucana
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Just before the occultation of Mars by the Moon, from January 13, 2025.
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Start of Moon-Mars Occultation
An astrophotograph by TwilightMoons Astronomy on AstroBin
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January 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Just before the occultation of Mars by the Moon, from January 13, 2025.
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Timelapse of the Moon-Mars occultation from Monday night.
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Moon-Mars Occultation of January 13, 2025
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January 17, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Timelapse of the Moon-Mars occultation from Monday night.
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Marsrise over the Moon.
The end of the occulation from last night.
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The end of the occulation from last night.
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January 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Marsrise over the Moon.
The end of the occulation from last night.
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The end of the occulation from last night.
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About to start the livestream in a few more minutes. Clear, with a very bright moon in the sky.
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January 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
About to start the livestream in a few more minutes. Clear, with a very bright moon in the sky.
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About to go live for the Fort Worth Astronomical Society - Mars-Moon Occultation viewing!
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January 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
About to go live for the Fort Worth Astronomical Society - Mars-Moon Occultation viewing!
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The California Nebula (NGC 1499 is a rather large emission nebula in Perseus, about 1,000 light years away. The name comes from how it rather resembles the state of California, being almost 2.5 dregrees wide, but only 1 degree across
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NGC 1499 - California Nebula
An astrophotograph by TwilightMoons Astronomy on AstroBin
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January 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The California Nebula (NGC 1499 is a rather large emission nebula in Perseus, about 1,000 light years away. The name comes from how it rather resembles the state of California, being almost 2.5 dregrees wide, but only 1 degree across
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Alnitak, the Horsehead and the Flame.
Orion's Belt and nearby objects are part of the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, a star-forming region of gas and dust in the winter Milky Way.
There is also a little MAC galaxy in the image - bonus points to whoever can find it!
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Orion's Belt and nearby objects are part of the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, a star-forming region of gas and dust in the winter Milky Way.
There is also a little MAC galaxy in the image - bonus points to whoever can find it!
www.astrobin.com/full/lnoec1/0/
Alnitak, the Horsehead, and the Flame
An astrophotograph by Chris Mlodnicki on AstroBin
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January 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Alnitak, the Horsehead and the Flame.
Orion's Belt and nearby objects are part of the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, a star-forming region of gas and dust in the winter Milky Way.
There is also a little MAC galaxy in the image - bonus points to whoever can find it!
www.astrobin.com/full/lnoec1/0/
Orion's Belt and nearby objects are part of the Orion Molecular Cloud complex, a star-forming region of gas and dust in the winter Milky Way.
There is also a little MAC galaxy in the image - bonus points to whoever can find it!
www.astrobin.com/full/lnoec1/0/
Soon to start posting astrophotography, live viewing, image stacking and processing, and more from North Texas.
Some kit to start - Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain with a Starizona Hyperstar v4 and ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro (hidden behind the dewshield) on an iOptron CEM60EC mount, 70mm guidescope.
Some kit to start - Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain with a Starizona Hyperstar v4 and ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro (hidden behind the dewshield) on an iOptron CEM60EC mount, 70mm guidescope.
January 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Soon to start posting astrophotography, live viewing, image stacking and processing, and more from North Texas.
Some kit to start - Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain with a Starizona Hyperstar v4 and ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro (hidden behind the dewshield) on an iOptron CEM60EC mount, 70mm guidescope.
Some kit to start - Celestron 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain with a Starizona Hyperstar v4 and ZWO ASI2600MC-Pro (hidden behind the dewshield) on an iOptron CEM60EC mount, 70mm guidescope.