Panagiotis Xipteras
@xipteras.org
💯 Amateur astro, travel and tech geek, content creator, Earth🌿 and space advocate, AI adopter, photo editor, equipment reviewer, encouraging visionary, no politics. Website: https://www.xipteras.com
If you look up at the night sky tonight, you will see a bright star in the constellation of Canis Major.
Dominating the southern winter sky at the heels of Orion, the dazzling Sirius has a magnitude of -1.46, making it the brightest star in our night sky. #stars
Dominating the southern winter sky at the heels of Orion, the dazzling Sirius has a magnitude of -1.46, making it the brightest star in our night sky. #stars
February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
If you look up at the night sky tonight, you will see a bright star in the constellation of Canis Major.
Dominating the southern winter sky at the heels of Orion, the dazzling Sirius has a magnitude of -1.46, making it the brightest star in our night sky. #stars
Dominating the southern winter sky at the heels of Orion, the dazzling Sirius has a magnitude of -1.46, making it the brightest star in our night sky. #stars
Heading out into nature. 🌲🏔️🇩🇪 2026
February 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Heading out into nature. 🌲🏔️🇩🇪 2026
Tonight #Galaxies 🌌
🐉 Tucked away in the winding coils of the constellation Draco, NGC4236 is a barred spiral galaxy ~12 million light-years away. 👻 This "ghost" has an extremely low surface brightness, and easily blends into the background sky glow despite its large apparent size.🔭 #DeepSky ✨
🐉 Tucked away in the winding coils of the constellation Draco, NGC4236 is a barred spiral galaxy ~12 million light-years away. 👻 This "ghost" has an extremely low surface brightness, and easily blends into the background sky glow despite its large apparent size.🔭 #DeepSky ✨
February 7, 2026 at 7:11 PM
It's full of stars!
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
It's full of stars!
This #astrophoto was taken from the southern edge of Europe 🇪🇸 in Fuerteventura. The lens was angled towards the centre of our Milky Way, where a massive black hole resides. Enjoy #CanaryIslands
February 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
This #astrophoto was taken from the southern edge of Europe 🇪🇸 in Fuerteventura. The lens was angled towards the centre of our Milky Way, where a massive black hole resides. Enjoy #CanaryIslands
GM from Germany ☁️
February 7, 2026 at 10:13 AM
GM from Germany ☁️
Tonight, if you look toward the constellation Canes Venatici just below the handle of the Big Dipper, you can find a fascinating galactic pair: NGC 5005 and NGC 5033, two massive spiral galaxies located roughly 60 million light-years away that offer a study in contrasts. #nightsky
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Tonight, if you look toward the constellation Canes Venatici just below the handle of the Big Dipper, you can find a fascinating galactic pair: NGC 5005 and NGC 5033, two massive spiral galaxies located roughly 60 million light-years away that offer a study in contrasts. #nightsky
Tonight, high in the northern sky within the familiar pattern of the Big Dipper, lies Messier 109, a magnificent barred spiral galaxy located approximately 83 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. #Messier109 #UrsaMajor 🌍✨ #Astrophotography
February 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Tonight, high in the northern sky within the familiar pattern of the Big Dipper, lies Messier 109, a magnificent barred spiral galaxy located approximately 83 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. #Messier109 #UrsaMajor 🌍✨ #Astrophotography
On Feb 4, 2026, a Waning Gibbous moon drifts through the Lion’s tail, 91% illuminated and dimming in the velvet dark. ~380,000 km of silence separates us as the great lantern recedes, the shadow slowly claiming the edge of the light in Leo. #moonphase #stargazing
February 4, 2026 at 7:28 AM
On Feb 4, 2026, a Waning Gibbous moon drifts through the Lion’s tail, 91% illuminated and dimming in the velvet dark. ~380,000 km of silence separates us as the great lantern recedes, the shadow slowly claiming the edge of the light in Leo. #moonphase #stargazing
A little bit of southern vibes. #travelphotography 🌍
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
A little bit of southern vibes. #travelphotography 🌍
Today, 2nd February 2026, I captured a solar photograph showing the sunspot 4366. #solarphotography
February 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Today, 2nd February 2026, I captured a solar photograph showing the sunspot 4366. #solarphotography
A little bit of here and now. 🇩🇪#GoodMorningBluesky
February 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM
A little bit of here and now. 🇩🇪#GoodMorningBluesky
🌌 In the deepness of space, in the constellation of Leo amongst many others, three #Galaxies are pronounced tonight: Messier 66, M65, and the striking NGC 3628, making a magic #LeoTriplet visible in big amateur telescopes under dark starry skies far from light pollution... x.com/xipteras/sta...
January 31, 2026 at 7:04 PM
🌌 In the deepness of space, in the constellation of Leo amongst many others, three #Galaxies are pronounced tonight: Messier 66, M65, and the striking NGC 3628, making a magic #LeoTriplet visible in big amateur telescopes under dark starry skies far from light pollution... x.com/xipteras/sta...
January 31, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The Beehive Cluster (M44) is a bright and nearby open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, located about 580 light-years from Earth. #astrophoto
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January 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
The Beehive Cluster (M44) is a bright and nearby open star cluster in the constellation Cancer, located about 580 light-years from Earth. #astrophoto
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