M88 - Spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices M88 is a spiral galaxy part of the nearby Virgo Cluster, located in the constellation Coma Berenices, about 50-60 million light-years from our solar system. It's also known as NGC 4501 in the New General Catalog. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

M64 - The Black Eye Galaxy M64 is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices, about 17 million light-years from our solar system. It's also known as NGC 4826 in the New General Catalog (NGC). #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

Leo Quartet group of galaxies The Leo Quartet or Hickson Compact Group 44 (HCG 44) is a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo, it is situated around 100 million light years from Earth. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

SH2-284 - Emission nebula in Monoceros Sh2-284 is a massive emission nebula and active star-forming region located about 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros, the unicorn. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

Leo I, Dwarf Galaxy. Although this is not a very eye-catching picture, the faint smudge in the center of the image is very interesting object: Leo I, a dwarf galaxy gravitationally bound to our Milky Way, and one of the farthest ones, at 820,000 light years. #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭

SH2-280: emission nebula in Monoceros, the unicorn. It's an interesting HII region very close to the Rossette nebula, frequently overshadowed or ignored because of its bright neighbor. Located at around 5,500 light years from Earth. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

Horsehead Nebula & Flame Nebula — 2×2 Mosaic in HaRBG Over several of the few clear nights at end of Dec and Jan, I collected data for this ambitious project: a 2×2 mosaic of this iconic region, captured with both broadband and narrowband filters. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

Boogeyman nebula, part of Barnard's loop and Casper Nebula (M78) in HaRGB #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

Gum 15, Gum 17 & NGC 2671 in Vela. Gum 15 and Gum 17 are two emission nebulae in the southern constellation Vela, which represents the sails of the ancient ship Argo Navis. Near the center of both nebulae lies the open cluster NGC 2671. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

LBN 777 - Vulture Head Nebula In the constellation Taurus, vast regions of faint, dusty nebulae stretch across the sky, occasionally forming shapes that feel strikingly familiar. The Vulture Head Nebula is one such example, its outline resembling the head of a bird. #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭

CG4 (Cometary Globule 4) in Puppis — also known as the Hand of God or the Mouth of the Beast. This is a star-forming region in the constellation Puppis. It resembles the trunk of a cosmic monster reaching toward the small galaxy ESO 257-19, trying to devour it. #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭

Timelapse of the Southern night sky captured alongside my telescope imaging session. While visiting the dark and beautiful skies of Ensenada, Puntarenas, I decided to record a timelapse of the southern horizon as my telescope tracked nebulae. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

NGC 246, Small Planetary Nebula in Cetus Another fascinating planetary nebula can be found in the constellation Cetus. Commonly referred to as the Skull Nebula due to its resemblance to a human skull. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

Pleiades, The Seven Sisters, The Seven Little Goats, Subaru (M45) One of the most recognizable asterisms, the Pleiades can be seen with the naked eye as a compact group of stars in the night sky. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

Helix Nebula - NGC 7293 Back in my backyard, another nebula that was on my list of pending targets is the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293), popularly known as “The Eye of God” or “The Eye of Sauron”. #astrophotography #astronomy #AstroCostaRica 🔭

North America and Pelican nebulae - wide field I’ve long wanted to capture these two stunning nebulae together in a wide field, so that both could fit within the same frame. #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

The Famous Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object discovered (hence the designation 3I) to pass through our Solar System. #astrophotography #astronomy #comet3IATLAS #3IATLAS #astrocostarica

One of the last ones I still have left from the Atacama desert: the Trifid Nebula (M20) The Trifid Nebula (M20) is a star-forming region, with three distinct sections of gas and dust separated by dark lanes. #astronomy #astrophotography #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

The Great Carina Nebula Complex. One of the largest and brightest nebulae in the night sky, the Great Carina Nebula lies in the constellation Carina. Under dark southern skies, it appears to the naked eye as a faint, misty patch. #astronomy #astrophotography 🔭

The Dark Wolf Nebula - Barnard 228 About 500 light-years away, in the direction of the constellation Lupus, lies that complex of dark clouds of dust and gas cataloged as Barnard 228. #astronomy #astrophotography #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

This is my latest image of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), this time in HaRGB. It's a collaborative image with @jmoneste.bsky.social (RGB) and @dompe.space (Ha). #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

Chamaeleon Complex: molecular clouds in the constellation Chamaeleon, near the South Celestial Pole. It is composed of the dense molecular clouds Chamaeleon I, II, and III, which obscure the light from stars located behind them. #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

Large Magellanic Cloud, combining broadband (RGB) and narrowband data (Ha y OIII). Captured from the Atacama Desert under exceptionally dark skies, this image reveals the structure of one of our closest galactic neighbor. #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

Blue Horsehead Nebula (IC 4592) in Scorpius, in LRGB It's a reflection nebula located in the constellation Scorpius. #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭 #TicosEnAtacama

Cosmic Bat Nebula (LDN 43) In the constellation Ophiuchus, some 1,400 light-years from Earth, a giant cosmic bat seems to fly across the stars. #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

Large Sagittarius Star Cloud, Lagoon (M8), Trifid (M20) and Chinese Dragon (NGC6559) nebulae. This image is centered near the Galactic Center, where there's a dense concentration of stars called Large Sagittarius Star Cloud, the brightest visible region of our galaxy. #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭

Silver Coin Galaxy or Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253) The Silver Coin Galaxy, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy, is one of the brightest galaxies visible in our sky. Under dark conditions, it can be spotted with binoculars. #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

Part of the Pipe Nebula, a dark cloud complex in Ophiuchus. The Pipe Nebula is a vast dark nebula complex located just in front of the center of the Milky Way, in the constellation Ophiuchus. #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭

The Veil Nebula in Cygnus, supernova remnants, in wide field. This is what’s left of a massive star that exploded thousands of years ago. The shockwaves from that supernova still ripple through space, shaping these intricate filaments of ionized gas. #astrophotography #astronomy 🔭 #TicosEnAtacama

Dark Doodad Nebula and Globular Cluster NGC 4327 The Dark Doodad Nebula is a striking dark nebula located near the globular cluster NGC 4372, in the direction of the constellation Musca, the Fly, in the southern sky. #astrophotography #astronomy #TicosEnAtacama 🔭