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.

#RosetteNebula #Astrophotography
#Colorado
#DeepSpace

Aurora light show happening in Colorado tonight!
#AuroraBorealis #Photography #CanonR5 #Colorado

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon
#astrophotography #photography #LightChaser #Colorado

The Pelican Nebula (IC 5070).
Captured near Boulder, Co.
#astrophotography #photography #Colorado

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?...

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

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

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

Beautiful day at the Colorado National Monument in Grand Junction, Colorado!
#Photography #Landscape #Colorado #Canon

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

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

Time to not be butt hurt in Seattle

Not without Halliburton

Love Lorikeets!
#Photography #Birds #Nature

Birds are what's up!
#Photography
#Nature
#Birds

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

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

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

Fun with light...
#Photography #Colorado #Canon

Always enjoy peeping at the moon during different phases!
#Photography #Astrophotography #Moon

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

Union Pacific Big Boy Engine #4014 out for a stretch.
#Photography #OldTrains #Colorado

Lower Boulder Falls in Boulder Canyon.
#Photography #Colorado
#BoulderCanyon #LifeIsGood

Hazy, smokey morning near the Tetons this past fall. #Photography #Landscapes
#Wyoming #Canon

Fly me to the moon! 🎶
#Photography
#NightPhotos
#Canon

Mission Bay, Cali
#Photography
#Cali
#CanonR5

Beautiful day in the 'hood!
#Photography
#Colorado

Fearless!
#Photography #Wildlife
#RMNP #Colorado #Canon

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