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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 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.

#astronomy #astrophotography #rhoophiuchi #galaxy #space #science #astrophoto #milkyway
June 26, 2025 at 4:38 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
June 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a star-forming region about 460 ly away from us, towards the center of the galaxy.

app.astrobin.com/i/55lqts

#astronomy #astrophotography #milkyway #rhoophiuchi #scorpius #sagittarius #galaxy #nebula #darknebula #space #science #astrophoto #dzofilm
June 23, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Young moon at sunset, Maunakea, Hawai'i.
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
June 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
June 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Sunset with the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) on Maunakea, Hawai'i.

#hawaii #bigisland #maunakea #observatory #telescopes #space #astronomy #sunset #mountain #CFHT
June 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sunset on Maunakea, Hawai'i.
From left to right, the Subaru, Keck I, and Keck II, observatories.

#hawaii #bigisland #maunakea #observatory #telescopes #space #astronomy #sunset #mountain #subaru #keck
June 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Marsrise over the Moon.
The end of the occulation from last night.

#astronomy #mars #planets #space #astrophotography #occultation #moon
January 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
About to start the livestream in a few more minutes. Clear, with a very bright moon in the sky.

www.youtube.com/live/ePRit92...

#astronomy #astrophotography #moon #mars #planets #space
January 14, 2025 at 1:08 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.
January 11, 2025 at 6:36 AM