Alex P
alex.pirozhenko.me
Alex P
@alex.pirozhenko.me
📸 Amateur photographer
🏔️ Outdoor enthusiast
📍 Based in Colorado
The Great Orion Nebula in SHO.

#astrophotography #astronomy #nebula
March 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
M51 - Whirlpool #galaxy in LRGB and HaLRGB.

I'm positively surprised by the amount of details that my 6" newtonian managed to capture!

#astronomy #astrophotography
March 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Tadpole #nebula in SHO.

📸 12*600s exposures for each of Sii/Ha/Oiii, plus 5x5s RGB stars.
🔭Apertura Carbonstar 150 on AM5N

#astrophotography #astronomy
February 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Jellyfish #nebula is a result of a that occurred about 30000 years ago. After a spectacular explosion the star's core collapsed into an extremely dense pulsar of 1.5 solar masses and only 8 miles in diameter, spinning around 30 times a second. #Space is mind-blowing.

#astrophotography #astronomy
February 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Rosette nebula in H/S/O.

#astrophotography #astronomy
February 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Horsehead and Flame nebulae in narrowband.

#astrophotography #nebula #astronomy
February 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Symphony of color in #Colorado #Rockies.
Unlike maples and other trees that produce red pigments, #aspens primarily contain carotenoids, which absorb blue and reflect yellow light, giving the leaves their golden hue.
#autumnvibes #fallcolors #naturephotography #fall
#landscape #landscapephotography
December 16, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Polar bears in #tundra.

Despite their deceptively friendly features, these fluff balls are vicious apex predators, predominantly hunting seals for their blubber. An adult #bear can eat about 40lbs of fat in one sitting!

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #canada #polarbears #arctic
December 14, 2024 at 7:46 PM
A handsome #fox hunting small prey in #tundra near Churchill, Manitoba.
#ClimateChange is pushing red foxes further north than ever before, forcing them to compete (often too successfully) with their much smaller #arctic siblings.

#wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography
December 13, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Mineral #Moon.

Oversaturated colors reveal chemical composition of the Moon's surface, e.g. areas rich in ilmenite (a mineral that contains iron, titanium, and oxygen) have a blueish hue, while brown spots correspond to iron-rich areas.

#MoonShots #Photography #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos
December 12, 2024 at 12:25 PM
A silhouette of a grey #heron perched on a roof.

#ukwildlife #photography #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography
December 12, 2024 at 2:39 AM
This is my first attempt at capturing North America nebula in Cygnus. Its red light is emitted by some very excited hydrogen atoms!

#astrophotography #nebula #space #astronomy #photo
December 11, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Waxing #Moon with its unlit part illuminated by #earthshine, a dull glow of sunlight reflected by Earth's surface back onto the Moon.

#MoonShots #Photography #MoonPhotography #MoonPhotos
December 8, 2024 at 4:40 PM
The Andromeda Galaxy.

Dipping my toes in backyard astrophotography using just a star tracker and my trusty camera. It's amazing how much detail one can capture with just a little bit of patience!

📷 45x60s lights, Fuji X-H2 and XF150-600mm at 600mm F/8

#astrophotography #photography #astronomy
December 4, 2024 at 11:39 PM