Chris Peterson
cloudbait.bsky.social
Chris Peterson
@cloudbait.bsky.social
Physicist, astronomer, astroimager, nature photographer, advocate for progressive change.

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C/2025 N1, the comet born around another star, now zooming through our solar system, far too fast to be captured by the Sun. This is its motion over about 2.5 hours on 26 July. Only the third interstellar object ever detected. #astronomy #astrophotography #cloudbait
July 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A supernova in NGC 7331 was discovered on 14 July. It's very near the galaxy core, about magnitude 17. Captured here with 80 min each RGB, animated against the same target imaged in 2022. #astronomy #astrophotography #cloudbait
July 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
M1, the Crab Nebula, over 22 years. First image from 2002 (with an SCT, so no diffraction spikes), second from 2024 (RC showing diffraction). And a high proper motion star in the upper right (TYC 1309-1640-1). Pretty obvious expansion. #astronomy #astrophotography
February 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM