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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Not much in the way of astrophotography lately, but did capture some rocket launches and capsule reentries ✨🚀 #rocket #photography

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 to orbit from Vandenberg, while a small meteor says hello.

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule returns from a mission off the coast of Oceanside, California.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

SpaceX Falcon 9 takes to the skies with NROL-57 from Vandenberg AFB 🚀🔭

A rocket’s bright engine plume streaks across the night sky, revealing clouds of exhaust interacting with itself, while stars trail slightly in the background.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I really appreciate the response on this one, as you can see I went through some trials and tribulations to get the shot! 🔭

My telescope wearing my jacket to prevent the spotty showers from reaching its electronics!

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

HDR composite of last week’s lunar eclipse. Not my favorite work ever, but it is technically art, so i’m sharing regardless. #astrophotography 🔭

HDR composite of the lunar eclipse just before totality.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

merry christmas everyone! don’t forget to hold your family close.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

When i don’t have access to a computer for scripting, i like to use this retro game console to do simple math:

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Between finals I’ve been starting to work on a photorealistic lens flare based on photography from space. Here’s a test render: #blender 🔭

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

how’s everyone doing today? lovely week for calculus and physics finals

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Test render for an upcoming animation #blender #b3d 🔭

Render of Earth from space during nighttime. The moon glows in the distance above streetlights that gently glow through the atmosphere. Stars dot the sky all over.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Lunar transit This render is based off the famous image from NASA’s DSCVR EPIC camera, taken from a million miles away, with visible offset in the RGB channels on the moon. This is due to the moon’s motion. #blender #b3d 🔭

Render showing the moon crossing over the face of the earth, based on the image by NASA’s DSCVR EPIC camera. Zooming in, there is RGB offset on the moon. This is due to the camera taking pictures in the respective color channels with a considerable time gap between each image. When aligned in post, an offset becomes visible due to the moon moving throughout the imaging process.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Candle in the Dark Based on NASA photojournal image PIA08235, this render shows Titan’s atmospheric glow behind Saturn’s rings, with Enceladus peeking from the lower right. Original image processed by the Cassini imaging team. #blender #b3d

mighty Titan is backlit by the sun, causing light to be dispersed around the back of the moon and creating a ring of light that is strongly visible. Saturn’s rings take the foreground, crossing almost directly in front of Titan. On the moon’s lower right limb, Enceladus glows lightly.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Cassini’s Huygens lander on Titan’s surface. This was a commission for a group I’m affiliated with to turn into a poster. #blender #b3d 🔭

Cassini’s Huygens probe rests quietly on the shore of a methane lake on Saturn’s Moon Titan. Clouds swirl in the sky, and Saturn hangs menacingly in the sky.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Earthrise, based on one of the most iconic images of all time #blender #b3d 🔭

Blender recreation of the Earthrise photo taken by Bill Anders on Apollo 8. The lunar limb is the majority of the foreground, and a brilliant blue marble Earth lingers on the horizon.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Unofficial name “Poppies where they shouldn’t be” #blender #b3d

A render of a foresty scene with dense foliage and not a lot of sunlight coming through. Poppies grow front and center regardless of the unusual condition for them.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

GIS render of Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan. #blender #b3d

Lake Balkhash is pictured here as a 2D projection into Blender, with synthetic clouds over the top.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Render of Skylab based on that one popular image #blender #b3d

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Cassini speeding by Saturn and mighty Titan #blender #b3d 🔭

With cassini in the foreground, Saturn takes up most of the frame, and Titan appears as a small sphere on center left.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io against a white background #blender #b3d 🔭

Render of Io by me, against a white background for contrast.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Plumes on Enceladus Based on NASA photojournal image PIA19061, this render shows water ice plumes on Enceladus’ poles, ejecting through geysers into space. #blender #b3d #astronomy

Render by FallbrookAstro showing plumes on enceladus.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Enceladus, as seen by Cassini in October of 2008. #blender #b3d

Render of Enceladus based on Cassini’s flyby of the moon on October 9, 2008. There was no direct source image but similar images can be found on the CICLOPS website under October 2008.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Fire and Ice This is a rudimentary and inexperienced render based on NASA photojournal image PIA17174. #blender #b3d

Based on NASA photojournal image PIA17174, Rhea sits nicely in front of Titan, with its blue and tan atmosphere glowing brightly.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I hope you guys like 3d space art, because I have a LOT to share #blender #b3d

Render of Saturn and its moon Enceladus. My first ever and is thus wildly not to scale.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Solar eclipse panorama collage I made this as an entry for the San Diego County Fair photography exhibition. It’s one of the ones that was rejected in favor of others. #astrophotography 🔭

Stages of April 2024’s eclipse are shown here in succession, with totality taking the main stage front and center.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Totality, Mk.2 AKA my profile picture for everything now #astrophotography 🔭

April 8 2024’s total solar eclipse shines brightly through my telescope. Some prominences are visible, but the first bit of sunlight on third contact overtakes most of it.

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Kelly Lepo @kellylepo.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

So this AI nonsense showed up in my discovery feed. A thread on how to avoid AI-generated slop and mislabeled/misattributed/unattributed images and find real space images and astronomy content on Bluesky. 🔭

Screenshot of a post from the account Pictures @piictures.bsky.social. The post contains an AI-generated image that has dark swirling clouds with bright dots and a glowing center. It looks like a mix between a cinnamon bun and a hurricane seen from space at night. The post has 460 reposts 38 quotes and 7.8k likes (sigh).

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

March 2024’s full moon between the sunlit clouds. #astrophotography 🔭

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Here is a video I made that loops between the Ha and Oiii emissions from the Orion Nebula. It is quite interesting to see how each filter leaves behind a set of filaments to make way for the other, and how it completely ignores the other wavelength. #astrophotography 🔭

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The North American Nebula and the Cygnus Wall - Ha and Oiii 1hr Ha and 2hrs Oiii. I feel proud of how this turned out given the short integration time! #astrophotography 🔭

The North American Nebula and the Cygnus Wall glow brilliantly against a backdrop of dust and stars in a bright red and light blue hue.

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The Great Orion Nebula - M42 Imaged here in Ha and Oiii. Details in thread. #astrophotography 🔭

The Orion Nebula shines magnificently in false color, with Hydrogen-alpha being represented by Reds, and Oiii being represented by Greens. Blues here are represented as a 50/50 mix of the two. The center core is blown out due to the sheer brightness and exposure length needed to get detail in the darker regions.

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Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

BOOOO NOOOO BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK!!! This image is fake. Let’s not let fake science accounts thrive on Bluesky!!!

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FallbrookAstro @fallbrookastro.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Prenumbral Lunar Eclipse, March 2024. This was the lunar eclipse on the dawn of the April 8 solar eclipse. #astrophotography 🔭

Prenumbral Lunar Eclipse, in HDR. The top right quarter of the full moon has a very prominent shadow over it with a slight red hue, reminiscent of sunsets on earth. Stars dot the background.

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