Create accountLogin

Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
flipboard.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
Welcome to Flipboard on Mastodon. A place for our community of curators and enthusiasts to inform and inspire each other. If you'd like to join please request an invitation via the sign-up page.

Administered by:

Server stats:

1.2K
active users

flipboard.social: AboutProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.3.7

#comet

10 posts8 participants1 post today
CosmicRami<p>A new comet has appeared - Comet SWAN25F.</p><p>It's still in the process of being catalogued. Discovered by Aussie amateur astronomer Michael Mattiazzo.</p><p>It is brightening to binoc level observability. Its tail is long, about 2 degrees</p><p>This image was taken by Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotography</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Astrodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrodon</span></a></p>
Jorma Ryske<p>Here <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SWAN25F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWAN25F</span></a> images taken today early morning 8th April from my remote observatory at Spain. SWAN25F is quite low in the morning sky near Pegasus square upper area between stars Alpheratz and Scheat. It's magnitude is about 9, tail visible almost one degree toward PA 300deg and coma diameter is 5'. Animation 18x30sec in the link below shows also moving tail details.<br>More info here <a href="https://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/133765" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taivaanvahti.fi/observations/s</span><span class="invisible">how/133765</span></a></p>
Jorma Ryske<p>Here <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SWAN25F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWAN25F</span></a> images taken today early morning 8th April from my remote observatory at Spain. SWAN25F is quite low in the morning sky near Pegasus square upper area between stars Alpheratz and Scheat. It's magnitude is about 9, tail visible almost one degree toward PA 300deg and coma diameter is 5'. Animation 18x30sec in the link below shows also moving tail details.<br>More info here <a href="https://www.taivaanvahti.fi/observations/show/133765" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taivaanvahti.fi/observations/s</span><span class="invisible">how/133765</span></a></p>
Dr. John Barentine FRAS<p>Looks like new <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/SWAN25F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWAN25F</span></a> is not going to get any above the E horizon before dawn. This is a projected track for the next month using Stellarium &amp; orbital elements from Project Pluto's "Pseudo-MPEC" (<a href="https://www.projectpluto.com/swan.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">projectpluto.com/swan.htm</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>) View is at start of astronomical twilight.</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a></p>
Westport Observatory<p>A new <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a>, <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SWAN25F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWAN25F</span></a> is brightening in the pre-dawn sky. Catch it moving through constellations such as Pegasus and Andromeda. As of early April, Comet SWAN25F has brightened to approximately magnitude 8.0, making it observable with binoculars with great conditions. <a href="https://ow.ly/BBPH50VvPTT" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ow.ly/BBPH50VvPTT</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
AkaSci 🛰️<p>Here is another outstanding image of comet SWAN25F and its bright bluish-green coma, taken last night by 喜闻乐见小绿人 @xwlj_XLR and posted on twitter -<br>"Comet SWAN25F<br>D=203mm f/5​ 60s*44<br>AstroMamenchi Remote Observatory<br>2025-04-07</p><p>Despite the bad weather, the tail became even longer, extending out of the frame!<br>4:03 AM · Apr 7, 2025."</p><p>Time zone = UTC+8, China.</p><p>喜闻乐见小绿人 = Xǐwénlèjiàn xiǎo lǜ rén, The Little Green Man.</p><p>Credit: 喜闻乐见小绿人<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> <br>6/n</p>
AkaSci 🛰️<p>The green color seen in the coma of many comets such as SWAN25F, but not in their tails, is due to emissions from Diatomic carbon C2 molecules.</p><p>Sunlight heats the comet’s ice and organic material to produce quadruple bond C2 molecules, which break apart in ~2 days before they reach the tail. C2 is excited by solar UV radiation and emits mostly in infrared but its triplet state radiates at 518 nm (d3Πg → a3Πu transition below).</p><p><a href="https://physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">physicstoday.scitation.org/do/</span><span class="invisible">10.1063/pt.6.1.20220110a/full/</span></a><br><a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2113315118" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2113</span><span class="invisible">315118</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a><br>4/n</p>
NewsFlash<p>✅ Importance Score: 35 / 100 </p><p>Skywatchers anticipating celestial events can look forward to the annual Lyrid meteor shower, a recurring spectacle in April, recognized as on...<br>More » <a href="https://newsflash.one/2025/04/06/lyrid-meteor-shower-2025-peaks-this-month-could-we-be-in-for-a-surprise-outburst-this-year/?feed_id=920686&amp;_unique_id=67f31d01a8b21" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsflash.one/2025/04/06/lyrid</span><span class="invisible">-meteor-shower-2025-peaks-this-month-could-we-be-in-for-a-surprise-outburst-this-year/?feed_id=920686&amp;_unique_id=67f31d01a8b21</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vega" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vega</span></a></p>
NewsFlash<p>✅ Importance Score: 10 / 100 </p><p>2025 Olivier Awards: Honoring Excellence in London Theatre<br>LONDON - The distinguished recipients of the 2025 Olivier Awards were revealed Sunda...<br>More » <a href="https://newsflash.one/2025/04/06/winners-of-the-2025-olivier-awards-celebrating-work-on-the-london-stage/?feed_id=920529&amp;_unique_id=67f2f2d1a5486" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsflash.one/2025/04/06/winne</span><span class="invisible">rs-of-the-2025-olivier-awards-celebrating-work-on-the-london-stage/?feed_id=920529&amp;_unique_id=67f2f2d1a5486</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LatestNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatestNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entertainment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a></p>
Random Astronomy Pictures OTD<p>APOD from 2021-10-22</p><p>A <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> and a Crab</p><p>Spanning over 2 degrees in Taurus, this image features the Crab Nebula (M1) and comet 67P. M1 is a Messier catalog non-comet; 67P, known from the Rosetta mission, sports a greenish coma and tail, heading for its perihelion on November 2.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211022.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap211022.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
Random Astronomy Pictures OTD<p>APOD from 2013-12-09</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> Lovejoy Over a Windmill</p><p>Comet Lovejoy, captured in a 6-second exposure above a French windmill and lavender field, offers December photo ops for northern sky-watchers. Best seen with binoculars before sunrise, it's fading but still visible since its last visit 7,000 years ago.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131209.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131209.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
Astronomy Picture of the Day<p>APOD from 2025-03-31</p><p>Parker: The Solar System from Near the Sun</p><p>NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured a time-lapse from inside <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercury</span></a>'s orbit, showing coronal streamers, a Coronal Mass Ejection, and <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/planets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>planets</span></a> like Mercury and <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a>. Between <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Earth</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> Tempel 1 appears. The video also shows high-energy solar particles. This data helps us understand space weather impacts on Earth.</p><p>Video at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250331.html#space" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250331.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml#space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/saturn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>saturn</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jupiter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/eclipse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eclipse</span></a></p>
Random Astronomy Pictures OTD<p>APOD from 2022-04-08</p><p>Hale-Bopp: The Great <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> of 1997</p><p>25 years ago, Comet Hale-Bopp dazzled night skies after its closest Sun approach. Captured on 35mm film, this image shows its dust and ion tails stretching across the sky. Visible for over a year, it's one of the most pristine comets from the Oort cloud, due back ~4380 AD.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220408.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220408.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
The Inquisitive Biologist<p>This week's <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NewBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewBooks</span></a> at the library: Some second-hand treasures: The Great <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> Crash: The Collision of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Jupiter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jupiter</span></a> from Cambridge UP, and two books from Rutgers UP: Upheaval from the Abyss: <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ocean</span></a> Floor Mapping and the Earth Science Revolution (sans dust jacket), and Mass Destruction: The Men and Giant <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Mines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mines</span></a> That Wired America and Scarred the Planet <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Scicomm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scicomm</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Oceanography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oceanography</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geology</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/EarthSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthSciences</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/EnvironmentalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Random Astronomy Pictures OTD<p>APOD from 2013-10-07</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> ISON Approaches</p><p>Comet ISON's brightness is increasing slower than expected. Recently imaged by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, its fate near the Sun in late November is uncertain—it could outshine the Moon or disappoint. Surviving fragments may still delight observers on Earth throughout the year.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131007.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap131007.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
RocketshipRetro<p>🟡 Comet Above Amsterdam, Netherlands 1769 Aert Schouman⁣<br>⁣<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/18thCentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>18thCentury</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amsterdam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amsterdam</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dutch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dutch</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Windmill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windmill</span></a>⁣<br>⁣<br>Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣<br>⁣<br>Prints, T-Shirts, Stickers, &amp; More by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rocketshipretro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rocketshipretro</span></a></span> via RedBubble → <a href="https://bigplanetprints.com/go/1Rih2A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bigplanetprints.com/go/1Rih2A</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Random Astronomy Pictures OTD<p>APOD from 2015-07-23</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> PanSTARRS, <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Moon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moon</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Venus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venus</span></a></p><p>Comet PanSTARRS, with two tails, brightened and passed close to Earth in July. Captured near Tauranga Harbour Inlet, NZ, it's seen left of a Norfolk Pine, flanked by Pohutukawa trees, with Venus, a crescent Moon, and Jupiter overhead. It will soon fade into southern skies.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150723.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150723.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
Nicolas Glade<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Astrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Astrophotography</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/astroscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astroscape</span></a> of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comet</span></a> C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS captured in October 2024 from Villard de lans, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vercors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vercors</span></a>.<br>257 x 2 to 20s Exp time, 800 iso, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>canon</span></a> 1200D df, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/skywatcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>skywatcher</span></a> Star adventurer 2i, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/samyang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>samyang</span></a> 135 f/2 <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@f" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>f</span></a></span>/4.<br>Full: <a href="https://flic.kr/p/2qTbb3a" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flic.kr/p/2qTbb3a</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Random Astronomy Pictures OTD<p>APOD from 2008-01-20</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bot/tags/Comet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comet</span></a> McNaught Over Chile</p><p>Comet McNaught, with its dazzling dust tail, was captured in Chile's Andes a year ago. Once visible to the naked eye, it now requires a large telescope. Its image shows a bright comet and expansive tail over Santiago's city lights, beside a crescent moon and clouds.</p><p>HD image at <a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080120.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080120.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
JeffIn my off season this past fall, I decided to go to Kauai and go backpacking all over the island. Coming from Alaska it was quite pleasant to wear shorts constantly and have good fresh fruit everywhere you went. While I was camping on the west side of the island I decided to pull the camera out and get some Milky Way shots. What I totally forgot about was the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/comet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comet</a> C/2023 A3 passing by our planet. <br> <br> The hooting and hollering that I made when I first looked at the image could be heard for miles.<br> <br> The upper part of the cloud is lit up from the moon rising behind the island creating a very pleasing image. <br> I am shooting this on a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sony?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sony</a> A7iii with a 20mm f1.8 lens. 30” exposure, iso 1250 <br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/milkyway?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#milkyway</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/astrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#astrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/comet?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#comet</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sonyalpha?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sonyalpha</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/kauai?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kauai</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hawaii?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hawaii</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beaches?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beaches</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nightsky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nightsky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ocean?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ocean</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hiking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hiking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/camping?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#camping</a>
ExploreLive feeds
About