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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

B228, also known as the Dark Wolf Nebula, is a dark nebula located in the Lupus Molecular Cloud, approximately 500 light-years away. The nebula is part of a larger star-forming region. Collab with @dompe.space and @cybertron-astrophoto.com #TicosEnAtacama #Astrophotography #Astro

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Dark Nebula in Chamaeleon Surrounding Beta Chamaeleontis, this faint and rarely imaged region is part of the Chamaeleon Molecular Cloud—a dark, dusty area hiding new stars in the making. Proudly captured in collab with @dompe.space & @cybertron-astrophoto.com #Astrophotography #Astro

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Small Magellanic Cloud The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a dwarf irregular galaxy, one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors, and is visible to the naked eye from the Southern Hemisphere. #TicosEnAtacama #Astrophotography #Astro

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Rho Ophiuchi A beautiful zone surrounding the massive Antares star located in the Scorpious constellation. Taken in Atacama using Askar V telescopes and ZWO ASI2600MC pro cameras, in collaboration with @cybertron-astrophoto.com. 3x3 mosaic #TicosEnAtacama #Astrophotography #Astro

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

NGC 6727 - Reflection Nebula in Corona Australis Sometimes known as Rampaging Baboon Nebula. Is a dark reflection nebula located in the southern hemisphere. Taken from Atacama using a 135mm Rokinon lens paired with a ZWO ASI294MC pro. #TicosEnAtacama #Astrophotography #Astro

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The Blue Horsehead Nebula IC 4592 A beautiful area in Scorpious constellation. Near the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex adds an amazing object to the already beautiful area. Taken from Atacama. #Astrophotography #TicosEnAtacama #Astro #Horsehead

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

NGC 6188 The Fighting dragons of Ara 4h of nice work in one of the best skies of the world, San Pedro de Atacama. First of many I need to process. #TicosEnAtacama #Astrophotography #Astro #Chile

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Captured from Atacama, one of the darkest skies on Earth 🌌 The Milky Way shot with just a phone, and Licancabur Volcano beneath a burst of galactic light. The universe, visible to the naked eye. #Astrophotography #MilkyWay #Atacama #Licancabur #Stargazing

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

🌌 Sh2-103 - Veil Nebula: A supernova remnant in Cygnus, about 2,400 light-years away. Delicate filaments of ionized gas create a stunning, wispy structure. Captured with Rokinon 135mm and ASI294MC Pro. One of my nicest photos✨🔭 #Astro #Astrophotography #VeilNebula #Sh2_103 #Astronomy #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

🌌 NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula: A star-forming region ~9,500 light-years away in Cassiopeia. Dark dust lanes and glowing hydrogen clouds shape its iconic look. Captured with RedCat 71 and ASI294MC Pro. ✨🔭 #Astro #Astrophotography #NGC281 #PacmanNebula #Astronomy #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

🌌 IC 443 - Jellyfish Nebula: A supernova remnant ~5,000 light-years away in Gemini. Its glowing filaments of ionized gas reveal the aftermath of a stellar explosion. ✨🔭 #Astro #Astrophotography #IC443 #JellyfishNebula #Astronomy #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

🌌 M8 - Lagoon Nebula: A stunning star-forming region in Sagittarius, ~4,100 light-years away. Its bright ionized gas and dark dust filaments create a breathtaking view. Taken from my backyard in Costa Rica✨🔭 #Astro #Astrophotography #M8 #Astronomy #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The Witch Head Nebula is a vast reflection nebula located in the constellation Eridanus, near the bright star Rigel in Orion. Its peculiar shape resembles a witch’s profile wearing a pointed hat. The dust in the nebula reflects Rigel’s intense blue light. #Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The California Nebula is a vast emission region located in the constellation Perseus. Its elongated, reddish shape resembles the outline of the state of California. It glows due to radiation from Xi Persei, which ionizes the hydrogen inside. #Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The Heart Nebula is a stunning star-forming region located in the constellation Cassiopeia. Its distinctive shape, featuring a bright core and sprawling clouds of gas and dust, resembles a cosmic heart filled with vibrant colors and intricate details. #Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The Carina Nebula is one of the brightest and most active star-forming regions in the sky, located in the constellation Carina. It hosts the massive and unstable star Eta Carinae, which could explode as a supernova at any time. #Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica #Nebula #Carina

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a stunning spiral galaxy located 31 million light-years away. Its interaction with the dwarf galaxy NGC 5195 has shaped its distinctive structure and triggered intense star formation. #Astro #Astrophotography #AstroCostaRica #M51 #Galaxy

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Messier 1, known as the Crab Nebula, is the most famous supernova remnant in the sky. It originated from a stellar explosion recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1054. At its core lies a rapidly rotating pulsar emitting intense radiation pulses #Astro #Astrophotography #M1 #AstroCostaRica

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Ensenada, Costa Rica A crystal-clear night, a sky filled with stars. This place is a hidden gem for astrophotography, offering stunning dark skies away from city lights. Nothing but the sound of nature and the endless cosmos above. #Astrophotography #CostaRica #NightSky #MilkyWay #DarkSkies

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Messier 33, also known as the Triangulum Galaxy, is one of the closest spiral galaxies to the Milky Way, located about 2.73 million light-years away. With an open spiral structure and bright star-forming regions, it is one of the largest galaxies in the Local Group. #Astro #Astrophotography #M33

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

This image showcases three cosmic wonders: the Rosette Nebula, with its distinctive floral pattern; the Christmas Tree Nebula, and the Cone Nebula. The frame highlights the beauty and diversity of these hydrogen-rich regions where stars are being born. #Astro #Astrophotography

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

IC 434, known as the Horsehead Nebula, is a dark nebula located in the Orion constellation. Its iconic horsehead silhouette is formed by dense interstellar dust that stands out against the reddish glow of ionized hydrogen illuminated by the nearby star Alnitak. #Astro #Astrophotography #IC434

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Here’s an incredible timelapse of the Sun! 😍 I captured the movement of its prominences over 45 minutes and condensed it into a 2-minute video so you can appreciate its majesty in action. #Astro #Sun

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

The Flaming Star Nebula (IC 405) is a breathtaking celestial region in the constellation Auriga. It combines an emission nebula's glowing hydrogen gas with a reflection nebula's blue hues, resulting in an extraordinary interplay of colors that frames the central star AE Aurigae. #Astro #Nebula

A vibrant image of the Flaming Star Nebula, showcasing a deep red emission region surrounded by soft blue reflection areas. Intricate gas and dust clouds create a dynamic interplay of colors, set against a dense background of countless stars.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

NGC 2264, known as the Christmas Tree Cluster and Cone Nebula, is a stellar nursery in the constellation Monoceros. This region showcases a stunning combination of emission nebulae, reflection nebulae, and an open cluster, offering a mesmerizing view of the cosmos. #Astro #ConeNebula

A vivid depiction of NGC 2264, featuring the Christmas Tree Cluster and the iconic Cone Nebula. The image highlights red emission areas from hydrogen gas, blue reflective regions, and a bright stellar cluster, surrounded by dark interstellar dust.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

A stunning full solar disk showcasing intricate details of the Sun's surface. Prominences of plasma arc outward, while dark sunspots speckle the surface, revealing the dynamic and captivating nature of our closest star. #Astro #Astrophotography #Sun

A detailed full solar disk showing glowing plasma prominences along the edges and dark sunspots scattered across the surface, capturing the Sun's fiery and ever-changing activity.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

An image showcasing the Sun's immense scale compared to Earth. A massive solar prominence rises 50,000 km high, dwarfing Earth, which is shown to scale beside it. This breathtaking view emphasizes the Sun's overwhelming size and power. #Astro #Astrophotography #Sun #LuntSolarScope

A scaled image of the Sun with Earth nearby for size comparison. A bright solar prominence extends 50,000 km into space, towering over the tiny Earth, highlighting the Sun's immense size and energy.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The Orion Nebula (M42) is a stellar nursery 1,344 light-years away. It glows in vibrant pinks, reds, and purples, where young stars form from swirling gas and dust. This iconic nebula offers a glimpse into the process of star birth in the universe. #Astro #Astrophotography #M42

The Orion Nebula (M42) radiates in vivid reds, whites and pinks, with glowing clouds of gas and dust surrounding young, bright stars. Its intricate structures reveal the chaos and beauty of star formation.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) is a reflection nebula in Scorpius. It resembles a horse's head bathed in soft blue hues, illuminated by nearby stars. Dust particles scatter starlight, creating the nebula’s ethereal glow against a backdrop of countless stars. #Astro #Astrophotography #Horsehead

The Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) reveals a horse-like shape glowing in soft blue, surrounded by scattered starlight and a rich field of stars. Its ethereal glow comes from dust reflecting light from nearby stars.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

NGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, is an emission nebula in Cygnus. Its crescent shape is created by stellar winds from a massive Wolf-Rayet star colliding with earlier ejected material, glowing in shades of red and blue from ionized hydrogen and oxygen. #Astro #Astrophotography #Crescent #NGC6888

The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) arcs gracefully in space, with glowing red hydrogen and blue oxygen emissions. Its intricate, textured structure is set against a rich, star-filled background.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Messier 104 (the Sombrero Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy in Virgo. Its distinct sombrero shape comes from a bright central core and a massive dust lane encircling its disk, visible edge-on. It's one of the brightest galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. #Astro #Astrophotography #M104 #Galaxy

The Sombrero Galaxy, M104, features a bright central core with a prominent, dark dust lane forming its iconic sombrero-like shape. It stands out vividly against the dark, star-filled background of space.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Thor's Helmet (NGC 2359) is an emission nebula in Canis Major. Shaped like a Viking helmet with wing-like extensions, it glows blue due to ionized gas from a massive Wolf-Rayet star, surrounded by a field of stars. #Astro #Astrophotography #Thor #NGC2359

Thor's Helmet Nebula resembles a cosmic Viking helmet with arcing, wing-like extensions. Its bright blue hue stands out against a dark starry background, illuminated by a massive central star.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

The Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) is an emission nebula spanning the border of Monoceros and Canis Major. Its bird-like shape glows with red hues, where intense star formation illuminates the surrounding gas and dust. #Astro #Astrophotography #IC2177 #Seagull #Space

The Seagull Nebula, glowing red with hints of orange, resembles a bird in flight. Its elongated, wing-like structures contrast beautifully with the dark, starry backdrop, highlighting areas of active star formation.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Messier 51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, is a stunning face-on spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici. Its elegant arms and companion galaxy showcase active star formation, making it a striking example of galactic interaction. #Astro #Astrophotography #M51

Messier 51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, with its bright core and graceful spiral arms, is accompanied by a smaller galaxy. Its swirling structure glows with blue and white hues, set against a starry black sky.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest large spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and the largest in the Local Group. Located in the Andromeda constellation, it's about 2.54 million light-years away from Earth and visible to the naked eye from dark sky sites. #Astro #Astrophotography

An image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), showcasing its massive, elongated spiral shape. Bright central core radiates golden hues, while the outer arms shimmer with soft blues and purples, dotted with star clusters. A backdrop of countless stars highlights its grandeur.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The Dolphin Nebula, is a bubble nebula formed by the stellar wind of a Wolf-Rayet star, located in the Canis Major constellation, about 4,500 light-years from Earth. It is distinguished by its near-perfect bubble of ionized gas, created by material expelled from this star. #Astro #Astrophotography

A striking image of the Dolphin Nebula, glowing in soft shades of blue, with its curved, dolphin-like shape surrounded by delicate clouds of star dust. The nebula stands out against a dark space background sprinkled with numerous bright stars, creating a serene and cosmic scene.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The Rosette Nebula is a magnificent star-forming region located in the constellation Monoceros, approximately 5,200 light-years from Earth. Known for its petal-like appearance, the nebula glows in striking reddish hues due to the ionization of hydrogen gas in the area. #Astro #Astrophotography

An image of the Rosette Nebula, a circular, flower-like cloud of gas and dust with vibrant red and pink hues. Its intricate, petal-shaped structures surround a bright central star cluster, creating a stunning contrast against the dark, star-filled background of space.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet is a recently discovered comet expected to become one of the brightest objects in the coming years. Discovered by the Tsuchinshan and ATLAS observatories, this comet’s orbit starts from the outside of the solar system towards the sun. #Astro #Astrophotography

A stunning image of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, featuring a vibrant green coma and a faint, wispy tail extending into the dark sky. The comet glows against a backdrop of scattered stars, emphasizing its ethereal and dynamic presence in space.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The Eta Carina Nebula, also known as the Great Nebula in Carina, is a massive star-forming region located about 7,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina. At its center lies the Eta Carinae star system, one of the most massive and unstable stars in our galaxy. #Astro #Astrophotography

A vivid image of the Eta Carinae Nebula, showcasing swirling clouds of gas and dust in shades of red, orange, and blues. Bright stars punctuate the scene, with intricate filaments and glowing regions revealing intense star formation in this massive and dynamic nebula.

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Monestel Astrophotography @jmoneste.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

M16 - Pillars of Creation One of my best images, showcasing the intricate dust and gas formations where new stars are being born. Taken from Costa Rica. #Astro #Astrophotography #M16 #Nebula

A detailed image of the Pillars of Creation, towering columns of gas and dust in hues of gold and red, set against a vibrant star-filled background of blues and blacks. Bright stars and glowing regions highlight areas of active star formation within the iconic structure.

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