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12P/Pons-Brooks, a Halley-type comet with a 71-yea

12P/Pons-Brooks, a Halley-type comet with a 71-year orbit around the sun. There are ancient records of comets that are suspected of having been apparitions of 12P/Pons–Brooks. Officially, it was first observed at Marseilles Observatory in 1812. It's among the brightest periodic comets, with historical records from 1385 and 1457 from both Chinese and European sources. The nucleus of this comet is estimated at 30 km. The perihelion passage (closest approach to the sun) is on 21 April 2024 and it will make its closest approach to Earth (at 1.55 AU) on June 2, 2024, expected to reach an apparent magnitude of 4.5. I photographed the comet with a tracker, dslr and a Samyang 135mm lens, stacking a bunch of images and cropping to enhance detail. #Astrophotography #CometPonsBrooks #CelestialHistory #SkyGazing #SpaceExploration

Landing in London. I hesitated posting this photo

Landing in London. I hesitated posting this photo because I took it with my phone in January. However, there is something about this view that stayed with me, so I wanted to share it and add it to my collection here.

I spotted this European robin (Erithacus rubecula)

I spotted this European robin (Erithacus rubecula) in Greenwich Park, right after the fox in my previous post. Interestingly, both male and female robins exhibit the same bright plumage, a feature somewhat uncommon among birds. #Robin #Greenwich #UrbanNature #Birdwatching #LondonBirds #NatureInLondon #WildlifePhotography #BirdLovers #NaturePhotography

London fox, which I photographed in Greenwich Park

London fox, which I photographed in Greenwich Park last month. In the UK, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) adapted to urban life nearly 100 years ago, in the 1930s. Usually you see them at dusk or dawn, but this fellow was out and about in the middle of the day. #Fox #London #greenwich #greenwichpark #LondonWildlife #UrbanFoxes #FoxesOfInstagram #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #LondonNature #UrbanFox #FoxPhotography #NaturePerfection #InstaNature #naturephotography

I accidentally photographed the landing site of Ap

I accidentally photographed the landing site of Apollo 15 a few nights ago. I marked it with a yellow +. I was really excited when I noticed and checked. Apollo 15 launched on July 26, 1971, targeting the lunar equator for its scientific significance, focusing on geological studies and the Moon's history. This mission introduced the lunar roving vehicle (picture from wikipedia), expanding exploration capabilities. Astronauts conducted comprehensive experiments and collected about 77 kilograms of lunar material. Additionally, they left a plaque in memory of astronauts and cosmonauts who lost their lives in the advancement of space exploration (final picture from a great Apollo 15 video from NASA YouTube channel).
#Moon #Apollo15 #LunarExploration #MoonLandingSite #SpaceHistory #telescopephotography #LunarLandscapes #SpaceScience #Astrophotography #HadleyRille #ApennineMountains #LunarRover #SpaceLegacy

Jupiter with its moons Io (left) and Europa (right

Jupiter with its moons Io (left) and Europa (right). Captured 11 Feb 2024. The video combines two images, taken 30 minutes apart. In it you can just about see Ganymede appearing near the bottom-right of Jupiter after passing in front of it.

#Jupiter #galileanmoons #Space #Astronomy #photography #astrophotography #space

The Pleiades (M45) aka the Seven Sisters, is an op

The Pleiades (M45) aka the Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars. At 444 million light-years away, it's one of the nearest star clusters to Earth and is visible with the naked eye in the night sky. Currently left of the bright Jupiter.

In Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of the titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione. According to the myth, they were transformed into stars to save them from the pursuit of Orion, the giant huntsman.

Photographed from my balcony, 17 December 2023, in Nokia, Finland, under bortle 6 light polluted skies.

28 x 30s, f4, ISO400.

📷 Camera: Nikon D3500
🔎 Lens: Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC II (Nikon AE).
🌠 Guidance: Skyhunter.
💻 Software used: Stellarium, SkySafari, APP, Darktable.

#Pleiades #SevenSisters #StarCluster #GreekMythology #AstronomyLovers #NightSky #Stargazing #nightsky #nightscape #fantastic_universe #stars #universe #photography #astrophotography #space

#space #milkyway #nightsky #astrophotography #seit

#space #milkyway #nightsky #astrophotography #seitseminennationalpark #seitsemisenkansallispuisto

#valosaaste #Tampere ➡️ #seitsemisenkansallisp

#valosaaste #Tampere ➡️ #seitsemisenkansallispuisto. Tämä on yksi pimeimmistä paikoista täällä päin. Onneksi voimme edelleen ihailla Linnunrataa ja pohjoista taivasta, mutta on harmillista, että niin paljon energiaa hukataan avaruuteen turhaan. Tämä ongelma on ratkaistavissa, ja sen ratkaiseminen voisi tehdä paikoista kuten tämä todella pimeitä, jotta voisimme nauttia taivaista kuten esi-isämme tekivät.

#lightpollution from #Tampere to #seitseminennationalpark. This is one of the darkest spots around here. Luckily, one can still admire the Milky Way and the Northern sky, but it is a shame that so much energy is wasted into space for no reason. This is a solvable problem, and solving it could make places like this truly dark, so that we could enjoy the skies like our ancestors did.

Täällä pohjan tähden alla... Lapin revontulet

Täällä pohjan tähden alla... Lapin revontulet tulivat moikkaamaan astrovalokuvaajaa Seitsemisen kansallispuistoon lauantain vastaisena yönä. Tunnistatko tähtikuvion? Se ohjaa kohti pohjoista.

The Northern Lights of Lapland came to greet the astrophotographer at Seitseminen National Park on the night leading into Saturday. Can you recognize the constellation? It points towards the north.

#AuroraBorealis #NorthernLights #BigDipper #UrsaMajor

#Revontulet #Guovssahasat #Otava #IsoKarhu #Yötaivas #seitsemisenkansallispuisto

Jupiter with its moons Ganymede (left) and Io (rig

Jupiter with its moons Ganymede (left) and Io (right). I captured this just last night, 2023-10-09.

#Jupiter #galileanmoons #Space #Astronomy #photography #astrophotography #space

My first photo of #saturn, and only my second time

My first photo of #saturn, and only my second time ever seeing it through a telescope. Such a beautiful planet. Captured 6.9.2023. #astrophotography #space

A pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos (Callocephalon fimbr

A pair of Gang-gang Cockatoos (Callocephalon fimbriatum).

#Cockatoo #GangGangCockatoo #Nature #Photography #MtAinslie #Canberra #Australia

Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus). #Ka

Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus).

#Kangaroo #Macropus #Marsupial #nature #photography #naturephotography #wildlife #Jerrabomberra #Canberra #Australia

🌾🌕 Ympärilläni kosteikon korkeat heinät s

🌾🌕 Ympärilläni kosteikon korkeat heinät suhisivat tarinoitaan, kävellessäni pitkin laudoitettua luontopolkua. Katsahdin ylöspäin, ja näin kuun kurkistavan uteliaana heinien lomasta. Tässä oli jotain kaunista ja rauhallista. Luonnosta sen löytää. #kosteikko #luonto #kuu #moon #Jerrabomberra #Canberra #photography

Tai Chi Roo. Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus gig

Tai Chi Roo.

Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus).

#taichi #kangaroo #Macropus #Marsupial #nature #photography #naturephotography #wildlife #Jerrabomberra #Canberra #Australia

Big baby cockatoo. I took this picture almost exac

Big baby cockatoo. I took this picture almost exactly 1 year ago. In fact, I have quite a few photos from Australia I haven't been able to post yet. It has soon been 1 year since we left back to Finland, and in light of this, I want to share some of these never before seen pictures in the coming days and weeks. 🙂

Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita).

#Cockatoo #cacatua #nature #photography #naturephotography #Canberra #Australia

Video of our ☀️, with sunspots larger than 🌍! Taken yesterday evening.
#sun #sunspot #sunspots #solar #photography #solarphotography #astrophotography

Do you ever just pause to marvel at our moon? It's

Do you ever just pause to marvel at our moon? It's so pretty, isn't it?

#relaxtime #moon #nightsky #astrophotography #photography

Evening moon, photograped a few hours ago through

Evening moon, photograped a few hours ago through my new telescope.

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