Photography, astrophotography, running, travel...that's enough for me www.frankalvaro.net https://www.astrobin.com/users/Frank777/ 🇦🇺https://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lpkq2iy3ss2sThe Boogeyman Nebula in the constellation of Orion #astrophotography19 May 2025 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpkq2iy3ss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lopgyzdmxc2ePeople chanting "USA, USA, USA" in St Peter's Square today is the most cringeworthy thing I've seen in a long time. #pope09 May 2025 03:05 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopgyzdmxc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lhczg35gdk2rCG 4, commonly referred to as God's Hand, is a star-forming region located in the Puppis constellation, about 1,300 light-years (400 pc) from Earth. It is one of several objects referred to as "cometary globules", because its shape is similar to that of a comet. #astrophotography #astronomy04 Feb 2025 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhczg35gdk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lhczesdefc2rCG 4, commonly referred to as God's Hand, is a star-forming region located in the Puppis constellation, about 1,300 light-years from Earth. It is one of several objects referred to as "cometary globules", because its shape is similar to that of a comet.04 Feb 2025 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhczesdefc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lh3dea4sis2pBecause I refuse to follow Bezos up Trump's arse, I'm now banning myself from purchasing anything more from Amazon. As a long term Kindle ebook user, I thought this might be difficult, but since discovering Kobo ebooks I've not looked back. Twitter/X ❌️ Amazon ❌️01 Feb 2025 01:10 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3dea4sis2phttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lg4oxezq4k2xFrom my backyard...Jupiter! This is my first serious attempt at planetary imaging. Taken with a Skymax 127 maksukov scope and 2x focal length extender. #astrophotography #astronomy19 Jan 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4oxezq4k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3ldfjc5agrs2eFrom my backyard...the Cosmic Reef, a vast star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. (1/2) #astrophotography #astronomy16 Dec 2024 04:42 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldfjc5agrs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3ld5x4q5nxs2rMy first lunar images with my full astro rig. First clear night in Sydney and the moon is just laughing at us deep sky imagers, so if you can't beat em... #astrophotography #astronomy13 Dec 2024 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5x4q5nxs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lboh6j43t22hNGC 346 is a young open cluster of stars with associated nebula (approx. 200 ly across) located in the Small Magellanic Cloud in the southern constellation of Tucana. It is a region of high mass star formation. #astrophotography #astronomy24 Nov 2024 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lboh6j43t22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lbktfe4rqc26I saw Saturn with my own eyes last night through the first eyepiece I've owned for ages. No photos, just visual. It reminded me of the first time I saw it through my little 2" Tasco refractor 50+ years ago...still just the most marvellous sight in the sky 🪐 #astrophotography #astronomy22 Nov 2024 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbktfe4rqc26https://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lb2s4445gk2j@taffyblue.bsky.social Idiot, we're already blocking you16 Nov 2024 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb2s4445gk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3laxleqw5ec2sEagle nebula, aka the Pillars of Creation. I'm not a fan of the Hubble palette but it seemed to work better here than the other versions I tried. #astrophotography15 Nov 2024 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxleqw5ec2shttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3laxjt2fym22p@astropix.bsky.social 1.9? So jealous 🙂15 Nov 2024 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laxjt2fym22phttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lavor2adgk2wJoey, relaxing #dogsofbluesky14 Nov 2024 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lavor2adgk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lautqjdd6c2nAny day now I'm expecting Trump to appoint Rudy Giuliani as Secretary of Media Events and Landscaping Supplies14 Nov 2024 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lautqjdd6c2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3laujm34pc22nThis is part of the Vela supernova remnant...it's an image that I'm quite proud of #astrophotography13 Nov 2024 23:42 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3laujm34pc22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lau2xma7g22nI've just deactivated Twitter13 Nov 2024 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lau2xma7g22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lat6z37wms2q@bot.astronomy.blue signup13 Nov 2024 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lat6z37wms2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lapnby5gdc2hNGC 3293, the Gem Cluster, is an open star cluster in the Carina constellation. It consists of blue supergiants and a 7th magnitude pulsating red supergiant, V361 Carinae. #astrophotography #astronomy #space12 Nov 2024 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapnby5gdc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/frankalvaro.bsky.social/post/3lapfaowbzc2bThe Cosmic Reef and other colour splats (technical astronomical term) in the Large Magellanic Cloud. #astrophotography #astronomy11 Nov 2024 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:fz5mjg7xo44v4fldiwd25gi3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lapfaowbzc2b