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lunar delight
🌑 New Moon
📆 Tue, Feb 17 @ 12:03 GMT
🌕 Next Full Moon in ~14 days:
🗓 Tue, Mar 3 @ 11:39 GMT
🌑 Next New Moon in ~30 days:
🗓 Thu, Mar 19 @ 01:26 GMT
🌑 #february2026 #newmoon #aquariusmoon #universetoday #milkyway
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🌘 Waning Crescent - Illumination: 25%
📆 Tue, Jan 13 @ 10:15 GMT
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🌘 #january2026 #waningcrescent #scorpiomoon #universetoday #nightsky
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🌔 Waxing Gibbous - Illumination: 93%
📆 Thu, Jan 1 @ 06:35 GMT
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🌔 #january2026 #waxinggibbous #geminimoon #universetoday #nightscaper
Bright Taurid meteor spotted in the constellation Orion, captured on the night of November 17–18, 2025.
Image: @sebastianvoltmer
#constellation #orion #meteor #shootingstar #tauridmeteorshower #astrophhotography #astronomy #space #universetoday #universe #sebastianvoltmer
lunar delight
📆 Mon, Nov 17 @ 21:44 GMT
The 🌘 moon just changed sign to ♏️ Scorpio .
🌘 #november2025 #scorpio #scorpiomoon #universetoday #night_excl
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🌘 Waning Crescent - Illumination: 37%
📆 Thu, Nov 13 @ 12:25 GMT
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🗓 Thu, Dec 4 @ 23:15 GMT
🌘 #november2025 #waningcrescent #virgomoon #universetoday #astro_photography
lunar delight
🌖 Waning Gibbous - Illumination: 63%
📆 Sun, Oct 12 @ 14:35 GMT
🌑 Next New Moon in ~9 days:
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🌖 #october2025 #waninggibbous #cancermoon #night_excl #universetoday
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lunar delight
🌘 Waning Crescent - Illumination: 37%
📆 Mon, Sep 15 @ 14:44 GMT
🌑 Next New Moon in ~6 days:
🗓 Sun, Sep 21 @ 19:54 GMT
🌕 Next Full Moon in ~22 days:
🗓 Tue, Oct 7 @ 03:48 GMT
🌘 #september2025 #waningcrescent #cancermoon #stargazing #universetoday
Milky Way, Andromeda, and Falcon 9 debris from the Starlink G10-20 launch. 🚀
🗓️ August 13, 2025
📍 Southern Oregon
#Astrophotography #NightSky #MilkyWay #MeteorShower #SpacePhotography #Starlink #RocketReentry #SpaceX #Cosmos #UniverseToday #SkyWatch #EpicSky #AstroCommunity #Starscape #Oregon
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🌔 Waxing Gibbous - Illumination: 63%
📆 Sat, Aug 2 @ 21:35 GMT
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🗓 Sat, Aug 9 @ 07:57 GMT
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🗓 Sat, Aug 23 @ 06:07 GMT
🌔 #august2025 #waxinggibbous #scorpiomoon #universetoday #nightimages
lunar delight
📆 Mon, May 26 @ 18:00 GMT
The 🌑 moon just changed sign to ♊️ Gemini .
🌑 #may2025 #gemini #geminimoon #universetoday #nightscaper
This is a striking, dramatic portrait taken at night under a vividly detailed starry sky, showcasing the Milky Way in brilliant clarity. The subject, a woman in a flowing red dress with a high slit, stands confidently on weathered wooden posts embedded in sand dunes. Her pose is powerful and elegant, with one hand on her hip and the other behind her head, drawing attention to her silhouette against the celestial backdrop. The scene combines natural elements—sand, grass, and stars—with fashion and fine art portraiture. The lighting on the subject is well-controlled, contrasting with the dark sky and enhancing the vibrant red of her dress. The photographer’s watermark, "Butrovich Photography," is visible in the lower right corner, suggesting this is a professionally crafted image designed to be both bold and ethereal.
"Aphrodite and the Stars"
Model: Sarah
Folly Beach, SC 📍
#MilkyWay #MilkyWayPhotography #Astrophotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWayChasers #CosmicPhotography #Nightscape #UniverseToday #DeepSkyPhotography #OutdoorFashion #FashionPhotography #FashionShoot #OutdoorPortraits
#LadyinRed
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🌖 Waning Gibbous - Illumination: 63%
📆 Mon, May 19 @ 06:50 GMT
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🌖 #may2025 #waninggibbous #aquariusmoon #night_captures #universetoday
I normally don't share my editing tricks, but this is how I photographed Sarah under the stars. Nikon D750 24mm lens Tripod Strobe and octobox I took several 20-sec exposure photos of the background and stars. I asked Sarah to pose in the background and I used a strobe on the camera's left using 1/10th second exposure. Using Photoshop, I merged/stacked the background images and edited for the Milky Way. Then I stacked Sarah's image on top of that. By the way, the temperature was only 52'F, so Sarah braved the cold to make several of these photos. An outstanding model to work with. This stunning image captures a woman in a vibrant red dress standing barefoot on weathered wooden posts along a sandy beach. She gracefully holds a glowing orb that appears to mirror the brilliance of the Milky Way galaxy stretching vividly across the night sky. The dramatic split-leg dress adds flow and elegance, contrasting sharply against the natural textures of the beach grass, dunes, and cosmic backdrop. The composition blends elements of fantasy, fashion, and astrophotography, creating a surreal, ethereal scene.
Nikon D750 24mm RAW single frame photo. 20-second exposure.
Nikon D750 24mm RAW single frame photo. 1/10th-second exposure. Strobe/octobox to the camera's left
""Aphrodite and the Stars"
BTS story in photos' ALT texts 👇
#MilkyWay #MilkyWayPhotography #Astrophotography #NightSky #Starscape #MilkyWayChasers #CosmicPhotography #Nightscape #UniverseToday #DeepSkyPhotography #OutdoorFashion #FashionPhotography #FashionShoot #OutdoorPortraits
#LadyinRed
R U S T I C
#youresa #theastrophotography #capturetheatlas #nightscaper #milkywaychasers #nightsky #nightscape #photography #astronomy #nasa #milkyway #nightphotography #universetoday #starrynight #beautifulnature #milkywaynightscape #sonycameraclub #shropshirenightsky #longexposure #starglow
So nice to finally see the eclipse from the other end of the equation, from the moon's perspective. This is a Lunar Eclipse, Seen From the Moon! www.universetoday.com/articles/thi...
#moon #universetoday #lunareclipse #eclipse #BlueGhost #space #spacenews
lunar delight
🌔 Waxing Gibbous - Illumination: 85%
📆 Mon, Mar 10 @ 08:40 GMT
🌕 Next Full Moon in ~4 days:
🗓 Fri, Mar 14 @ 06:55 GMT
🌑 Next New Moon in ~19 days:
🗓 Sat, Mar 29 @ 11:00 GMT
🌔 #march2025 #waxinggibbous #leomoon #universetoday #nightimages
Should March 5th be #Mar5day ?
#NASA #curiosity #perseverance #JPL #ESA #JAXA #UniverseToday #FraserCain #CoolWorldsLabs
Underneath The Cosmos
#astrophotography #astrophoto #astronomy #milkyway #nightsky #milkywaychasers #universetoday #milkywaygalaxy #telescope #space #deepsky #nightscaper #cosmos #natgeospace #stargazing
#NightSky #StarryNight #Astrophotography #NightPhotography #NatureLovers #SkyGazing #MilkyWayChasers #Stargazing #InstaSky #Cosmos #LongExposure #NightShots #SkyLovers #UniverseToday #DarkSky #StarHunting #FotografiaNotturna #CieloStellato #AstronomiaItalia #FotografiItaliani #PaesaggiNotturni
Good old days 🌌
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Canon 6D + Samyang 35mm + SWSA Pro Pack
Sky: ISO1600 - 30sec x 3 pic
FG: ISO400 - 10sec
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#astrophotographyturkey #stars #space #nightscapes #astrophotography #nightscape #astroscape #apod #youresa #cosmos #universetoday #nightphotography #milkyway #asteonomy
