Aggie Astronomer

Darkness starts earlier and lasts longer. Just gotta get the clouds to move it move it. #September #Recap #Rewind #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Highlights

Saturn-day morning 10K achievement unlocked! 🪐 🏃‍♂️ #10K #VirtualRace #Space #SolarSystem #Saturn @PacerAdventure

Feeling Jovial after this morning’s 10K walk. 😃 #10K #VirtualRace #Space #SolarSystem #Jupiter @PacerAdventure

The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 63) is a dim nebula right near the middle star of the Cassiopeia constellation’s “W” asterism. #GhostOfCassiopeia #Cassiopeia #Nebula #Ghost #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Short summer nights, but the first month with double-digit clear nights since March. I’ll take it! 📸 #August #Recap #Rewind #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Highlights

The Western Veil Nebula nestled among a billion stars in the constellation Cygnus. #VeilNebula #Cygnus #Astrophotography #Astronomy

5K @ 5AM. A metallic Mars medal motivated me to move more miles this morning. #5K #VirtualRace #Space #SolarSystem #Mars @PacerAdventure

First true test of Origin on its new EQ mount: staring at Andromeda for 4+ hours, stacking 500 perfectly aligned 30-second frames. Minimal processing with iPhone photos app. Looking forward to pulling down the raw files. 🤤 #Andromeda #Galaxy #M31 #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Behold 12th magnitude comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) speeding through the constellation Ophiuchus. ☄️ #Comet #K1 #ATLAS #Astrophotography #Astronomy

V is for Victory! And Venus. #5K #VirtualRace #Space #SolarSystem #Venus @PacerAdventure

@SpaceBiz1 Don’t mind at all, thanks!

@AggieAstronomer Hello! Great photos 😍 Would you mind if we included them in our article about Venus-Jupiter conjunction on Orbital Today (with full credit, of course)?

Jupiter & Venus Conjunction 12 AUGUST 2025 5-6 AM CDT Shot with: Celestron Origin 6” RASA smart telescope, Canon Rebel T7 DSLR, SiOnyx Aurora night vision #Jupiter #Venus #Conjunction #Planets #SolarSystem #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Monday. Mercury. Medal. #3K #VirtualRace #Space #SolarSystem #Mercury @PacerAdventure

Sunday night 3K = Moon medal 🌝 #3K #VirtualRace #Space #SolarSystem #Moon #Moonwalk @PacerAdventure

Started the day with a 5K and earned my first in a series of solar system themed virtual race medals from @PacerAdventure 🌎 #5K #VirtualRace #Space #SolarSystem #Earth

My planned shot for tonight’s full moonrise didn’t work out. I’ll have to try again in the future. Driving home disappointed, I was suddenly reminded why I do this in the first place and had to capture the “sign”. @LovesTravelStop #Moon #FullMoon #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Right place, right time. ✈️ 🌓 #Moon #Airplane #Transit #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Everything fell into place for me to capture the International Space Station crossing in front of the sun again today. ✅Large angular size ✅ Centerline near home ✅ Happened on a weekend ✅ Clouds parted JUST in time #Sun #Solar #ISS #Transit #Astrophotography #Astronomy

Fewer clear nights in July but better luck capturing a variety of targets near and far. #July #Recap #Rewind #Astrophotography #Astronomy #Highlights

This is a first for me. I finally got to see and image Pluto! Two images separated by six days when Pluto was near opposition. It’s only traveled about 30% of one orbit around the Sun since it was discovered in 1930. #Pluto #DwarfPlanet #SolarSystem #Astrophotography #Astronomy