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Posts by Mountain Star Chaser

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This is NGC 2359, also known as Thor's Helmet. It is an emission nebula in the constellation Canis Major. The nebula is approximately 11.96 thousand light years away and 30 light-years in size.

1 month ago 2 0 0 0
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#RosetteNebula #Astrophotography
#Colorado
#DeepSpace

3 months ago 6 0 0 0
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Aurora light show happening in Colorado tonight!
#AuroraBorealis #Photography #CanonR5 #Colorado

5 months ago 12 2 0 0
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Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon
#astrophotography #photography #LightChaser #Colorado

5 months ago 13 0 0 0
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The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070).
Captured near Boulder, Co.
#astrophotography #photography #Colorado

5 months ago 7 0 0 0
Rick’s Astrophotography Sept 20 2025
Rick’s Astrophotography Sept 20 2025 YouTube video by Optical Euphoria

I just created a YouTube channel to share some astrophotography & photography. Please follow at @opticaleuphoria
Hope you enjoy my first astro video!
youtu.be/kk8DKtPWVLk?...

6 months ago 0 0 0 0
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NGC 7023, the Iris Nebula. The IRIS nebula is a bright reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 1300 light years away, and, about 6 light years across. #Astrophotography #Zenithstar #Colorado

8 months ago 6 0 0 0
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Went out last week to watch the Perseid meteor showers, no bueno, so I did star trails😎!
#Photography #Canon #Colorado #Nightscapes

8 months ago 11 0 0 0
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This is a composite of two separate photos I took. While not astronomically correct, fun all the same😎.
#Photography #Colorado #Astrophotography #Composites #CanonR5

8 months ago 11 0 0 0
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Beautiful day at the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, Colorado!
#Photography #Landscape #Colorado #Canon

8 months ago 22 0 0 0
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Enjoyed photographing the massive Union Pacific steam locomotive "Big Boy Engine #4014" while it was heading from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Colorado. It was built between 1941-1944.
#Photography #CanonR5 #Trains

9 months ago 10 0 0 0

It's time for this 2 party system to go. We seriously need a third common sense party.

9 months ago 0 0 0 0

Time to not be butt hurt in Seattle

9 months ago 0 0 0 0

Not without Halliburton

9 months ago 1 0 0 0
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Love Lorikeets!
#Photography #Birds #Nature

9 months ago 14 0 0 0
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Birds are what's up!
#Photography
#Nature
#Birds

10 months ago 22 0 1 0
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Happy Mother's Day to all😎. Went out yesterday to enjoy a beautiful 70⁰ day and capture a pano of our beautiful Rocky Mountains!
#Colorado #Photography #Landscapes #Canon

11 months ago 15 0 0 0
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Enjoyed getting out for some astrophotography last week. This is Messier 101, the "Pinwheel Galaxy", it is a spiral galaxy located about 22 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. It is nearly twice the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy!
#astrophotography
#SeestarS50 #Colorado

11 months ago 9 0 0 0
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Enjoyed a drive east of Black Forest in Colorado. Love old windmills. This one had a solar panel 😎.
#Photography #Landscapes #Colorado #Canon

11 months ago 21 1 1 0
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Fun with light...
#Photography #Colorado #Canon

11 months ago 8 1 0 0
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Always enjoy peeping at the moon during different phases!
#Photography #Astrophotography #Moon

11 months ago 33 3 0 0
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This is the Rosette Nebula NGC 2244, an emission nebula. It is a H II region located near one end of a giant molecular cloud in the Monoceros region of the Milky Way Galaxy. It has a radius of 65 light years and is 5,219 light years from earth.
#astrophotography #photography #zenithstar

1 year ago 30 1 0 0
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Union Pacific Big Boy Engine #4014 out for a stretch.
#Photography #OldTrains #Colorado

1 year ago 12 0 0 0
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Lower Boulder Falls in Boulder Canyon.
#Photography #Colorado
#BoulderCanyon #LifeIsGood

1 year ago 29 3 0 0
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Hazy, smokey morning near the Tetons this past fall. #Photography #Landscapes
#Wyoming #Canon

1 year ago 23 1 1 0
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Fly me to the moon! 🎶
#Photography
#NightPhotos
#Canon

1 year ago 11 0 0 0
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Mission Bay, Cali
#Photography
#Cali
#CanonR5

1 year ago 11 1 0 0
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Beautiful day in the 'hood!
#Photography
#Colorado

1 year ago 43 1 0 0
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Fearless!
#Photography #Wildlife
#RMNP #Colorado #Canon

1 year ago 25 1 0 0
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Amazing how Yellowstone has changed over my lifetime! Never get tired of wandering around the park😎
#Photography
#Yellowstone
#Canon

1 year ago 23 0 0 0
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