The Christmas Tree Nebula (NGC 2264) in the SHO palette with a green-tinted interpretation. Merry Christmas! #Astrophotography 🔭 #science 🧪 #ChristmasTreeNebula #NGC2264 #ConeNebula #NebulaPhotography #EmissionNebula #Astronomy #AstroImaging #SpaceScience #Cosmos #CosmicChristmas

Drifting 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia, the Soul Nebula (IC 1848) glows with clouds of hydrogen sculpted by newborn stars. Image presented in SHO color palette. #Astrophotography #SoulNebula #IC1848 #DeepSky #Cosmos #NightSky #SpacePhotography #Universe #Stars #science 🧪🔭

The Last Joro. Details in alt text. #photography #photographychallenge #photooftheday #photographer #macrophotography #macrophoto #macrophotographer #Spider #spiders #spidersoffacebook #spiderphotography #spiderphoto #spidersofinstagram #joro #jorospider #jorospiders #science #spiderwebphotography 🧪

Devastation #photography #urbandecay #UrbanFire #FireDamage #blackandwhitephotography #tragedy #Ashes

The Heart Nebula near the constellation Cassiopeia. Explanation and gear details in alt text. 🧪🔭 #photography #astrophotography #astro #astronomy #heart #heartnebula #nebula #nebulaphotography #hydrogen #hydrogenalpha #opencluster #science

A stretch of golden trees on my way to work. I've always liked how the leaves reveal the volume of the shadow cast from the nearby structure. #autumn #autumncolors #autumnleaves #fallcolors #fall #fallleaves #photography #autumnphotography #fallphotography #architecture #architecturephotography

This backyard wildflower is about a half inch wide. I didn't even see the little curly-que stamen until I had imported it to my computer. #photography #wildflowers #macrophotography #wildflowerphotography #wildflowersphotography #purple #lavender #purpleflowers #lavenderflowers #flowersofbluesky

The delight at the end of the tunnel. #atlanta #atlantaphotographer #atlantaphotography #urbanphotography #urbandphotography_atlanta #autumnvibes #autumncolors #autumnleaves #autumnaesthetic #underpass #reflectors #tunnel #TunnelPhotography #recentrain #decaturstreet #lightattheendofthetunnel

Rusty works at a old mill. #urbandecay #rustic #rust #rustymetal #rusty #rustytreasures #funnel #rustyfunnel #RustyPipes #hiddenface #ChutesAndLadders #photography #urbanphotography #texturephotography #urbandecayphotography #itssinging #singing #singingfaces #oldmill #abandonedmill

A trip to Historic Oakland Cemetery today brought me to this view of what appears to be a brand new marble statue set against the colors of autumn. #autumn #autumnvibes #autumncolors #fallcolors #fallcolors2025 #cemetery #cemeteryphotography #cemeteryart #photography #passion #passionate

A sunrise drive through a golden, foggy morning in rural Georgia. #sunrise #fog #morning #photography #rural #ruralgeorgia #ruralga #journey #mysteriousroad #mystery

This is a reprocessing of the data I collected of the Elephant Trunk Nebula from 2024. As I've learned newer and better processing techniques, it's fun to go back and improve upon an image. Description and gear info in the Alt text. #astrophotography #photography #science #elephanttrunknebula 🧪🔭

The Cygnus Loop is a near-circular remnant of a super-nova explosion. One portion of it is called the Eastern Veil Nebula and I liken it to the Xenomorph from the movie, "Alien." Imaging details in Alt text. #cygnusloop #veilnebula #westernveilnebula #eastrnveilnebula #astrophotography #science 🧪🔭

Lobster Claw Nebula (SH2-157) and Bubble Nebula at the bottom edge (NGC 7635) in the SHO "Hubble" color palette. Details, gear, and stats in ALT text. 🔭 🧪 #science #astronomy #astrophotography #nebula #lobsterclawnebula #BubbleNebula #nebulaphotography #PlanetaryNebula #lobster #cosmos #Sharpless

The Elephant Trunk Nebula is 2,400 LY away in the constellation Cepheus. More details in the alt text. 🔭 SkyWatcher Esprit 100 APO refractor 📷 ASI2600MM Pro #astrophotography #science #elephanttrunknebula #nebula #nebulaphotography #widefield #widefieldastrophotography #hubble #hubblepalette

A Blue Dasher dragonfly. #dragonfly #dragonflyphotography #photography #dragonfliesofbluesky #bluedasher #anthropod #antropods #anthropodphotography #insect #insects #insectphotography Details in alt text.

Atlanta is known for its amazing BBQ. This glowing neon sign beckons to an amazing meal (as if the smell wasn't enough on its own). Stats and details in alt text #bbq #atlantabbq #atlbbq #neon #neonphotography #neonsign #neonsignphotography #architechturephotography #photography #photosofbluesky

Delta planes on the tarmac and in the air. #delta #deltaairlines #airliner #airplanephotography #flight #airport #airportphotography #puffyclouds

Details of a fallen backyard mushroom. The porous underside and strange pattern on the purple stalk seem alien. #mushroom #mushroomphotography #mycology #mycologyphotography #photography #stalk #purple #purplestalk #mushroomsofbluesky #pores #porous #spores #sporepores #alien #alienpattern

Neon on Leon. The Majestic Diner, serving hungry Atlantans since 1929. Its neon lights glow on Ponce de Leon Ave. More in alt text. #longexposure #longexposurephotography #neon #neonlights #neonglow #diner #dinerphotography #neonphotography #atlanta #atlantaphotography #atlantainfluenceseverything

Curls and gills. #mycology #mushroom #mushroomphotography #mushroomhunting #mushroomart #ᴍᴜsʜʀᴏᴏᴍᴀʀᴛ #mushroomsofbluesky

Tromping through an emerald forest. More detail in alt text. #green #Verdant #greenforest #forest #verdantforest #orientering #photography #forestphotography #trees #emerald #emeraldforest #treephotography

The ticketing lobby at Reagan International Airport. #washingtondc #airport #airportphotography #patterns #architecture #architecturephotography #rhythmandrepetition #texture #perspective #onepointperspective #recede #receding #reflection #reflections

The U.S. Capitol Building in the spring. #washingtondc #uscapitol #capitolhill #architecture #architecturephotography #Federal #photography #washingtondcphotography

Happy, colorful art in a rural mountain town.

I took a trip to Washington DC recently and visited the Udvar-Hazy Center. I saw all kinds of air- and spacecraft and was taken with the graphics visible on most of them. This was from a test craft. #space #spacecraft #spaceship #photography #warning #warningsigns #rescue #instructions #1950s

Sunflower petals #sunflower #sunflowerphotography #flowerphotography #flowerphoto #yellow

Magenta wildflowers. #magenta #wildflowers #flowers #flowerphotography #wildflowerphotography #macro #macrophoto #macrophotography #stamen

A Portobello mushroom up close and personal. #myclogy #mushroom #mushroomphotography #photography #macro #macrophotography

The George Washington Bridge with a tilt shift effect applied to make it look like a miniature. #georgewashingtonbridge #gwb #newyork #newyorkcity #nyc #nycphotography #newyorkphotography #bridgephotography #photography #tiltshift

Backyard birds putting on a show #birds #bird #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birb #birbs #birbsofbluesky #avian #avianphotography #backyard #backyardbirds #birdfeeder #wing #wings #sunset #sunsetbirds #aviary #finch #housefinch #talons

Heat lightning in Apalachicola, FL. #heatlightning #photography #photo #lightningphotography #lightningphoto #Florida #naturephotography #longexposure #longexposurephotography

The Cygnus Wall is a giant cloud of hydrogen gas that is ionized by nearby stars, so it glows. From end to end, it's about 20 LY long. It's 1,500 LY away, so this is really what it looked like 1,500 years ago. HOO color palette. #astronomy #astrophotography #astro #science #cygnus #space #nebula

Took 3 images of the triangle formed by Castor, Pollux, and Mars with 2 of them slightly out of focus & composited. Preserves all the detail of the objects while revealing their bokeh colors. I call this a #bokehblast. 🤣 See also, Orion. Inspired by @peterlewis55.bsky.social 🧪🔭 #astrophotography

This weekend, I processed data from the Moon's occultation of Mars on January 13, 2025. My telescope tracked with Mars as the Moon covered it, and then I captured this image as Mars reappeared on the other side. Processing revealed a hint of Mars's ice cap. #astrophotography #science #moon #mars 🔭🧪

The Flaming Star Nebula, in the constellation Auriga, is 1,500 LY away. It's both an emission and reflection nebula, illuminated by the star AE Auriga.This image represents 5 hours of integration time. Gear: Skywatcher Esprit 100, ASI2600MM #astro #astrophotography #nebula #space #science #stars 🔭🧪

The Tadpole Nebula presented in HOO color palette. Red areas are Hydrogen gas, while the pink areas are Oxygen. The nebula is named after cloudy formations that resemble tadpoles (detail image). It's about 12,000 LY away. #astro #astrophotography #photography #nebula #space #red #hydrogen #oxygen

The Flame Nebula and Horsehead Nebula in SHO. Took several imaging sessions, dodging weather and snow, to finally get enough data. Bortle 7 skies. 🔭🧪 Hα: 300s x 20 SII: 300s x 20 OIII: 300s x 18 Gear: Esprit 100, AM5, ASIAir, ASI2600MM Pro #astrophotography #space #astro #photography

The crescent Moon and Venus, just after sunset tonight. #moon #Venus #astro #astrophotography #photography #science #nature 🔭 🧪

Itty-bitty, teeny-tiny "screeeeeeeech!" #bird #birds #birb #birbs #birdphotography #birbphotography #birdsofbluesky #birbsofbluesky #photography #raptor #raptors #talons #clevergirl #flyingdinosaurs

A red-wing blackbird, dusted with snow, pauses on a bird feeder. #bird #birb #birds #birbs #birdsofbluesky #birbsofbluesky #snow #Atlanta ❄️🐦‍⬛

A male house finch snacks on seeds in the midst of snowfall in Atlanta, GA. #bird #birds #birb #birbs #birdsofbluesky #birbsofbluesky #housefinch #snow

We had to get in on the video action too — Bluesky now has custom feeds for video! Like any other feed, you can choose to pin these or not. Bluesky is yours to customize.

First quick pull from images tonight. This is the moment #mars reappeared from behind the #moon at the end of tonight's occultation. I'm thrilled to have captured this. #astrophotography 🔭

Snowbirds #snowbirds #Atlanta #atlantasnow #birds

I put together a comparison of what I was able to capture two years ago vs. now in narrowband with better equipment, and hours and hours of "YouTube University." Being honest, I never thought I would be able to capture astro images from an intensely light-polluted sky (Bortle 7). #astrophotography 🔭

Captured this Hubble palette (SHO) image of The Orion Nebula just before the end of 2024. Happy New Year to you all! #astrophotography 🔭🧪 Gear: Skywatcher Esprit 100, ASI2600MM Pro, AM5, ASIAir Plus with EAF and EFW Processing: Siril, PhotoShop, Lightroom SII: 20x300s; H-a: 19x300s, OIII: 22x300s

The Rosette Nebula is about 5k light years away from Earth. Battling cloudy nights, so I don't have as much integration time as I would like, but pleased with this first attempt at an HOO edit. Gear: Skywatcher Esprit 100, ZWO AM5, ZWO ASI2600MM. Ha 14x300 sec, OIII 7x300 sec #astrophotography 🔭🧪

Was just watching some early Christmas cartoons when I noticed that the backgrounds were legit 3D and I learned about Max Fleischer's Stereoptical process. Innovative! Found a video on YouTube showing the technique. #animation #cartoons #christmas #3danimation youtu.be/YefGpzMLu18?...

Merry Christmas! This is my interpretation of the Christmas Tree Nebula, located near the constellation Orion. Five hours of integration time. Gear: Skywatcher Esprit 100, ZWO AM5, ASI2600MM, ASIAir Plus, EAF, EFW Processing: Siril, Lightroom, PhotoShop #astrophotography #christmas #astro