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Panagiotis Xipteras

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💯 Amateur astro, travel and tech geek, content creator, Earth🌿 and space advocate, AI adopter, photo editor, equipment reviewer, encouraging visionary, no politics. Website: https://www.xipteras.com

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 9h

Waning Gibbous Moon. 2029UT 8 October 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 22h

Sirius

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 1d

These days, you can spot ⭐️ #Venus early in the morning.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 1d

Half a million stars, all together. #Messier13 #stars

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 2d

It's worth processing photos. #astrophotography

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 2d

NGC6888 Cygni ✨
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Photo: 4,3 hours total exposure with a #Vespera2 telescope and a 2" IDAS LPS D1 filter mounted on the scope via a customized adapter, actually reducing its aperture to 46mm and f/5.4, #stars taken from my tiny rooftop observatory in Germany. com.xipteras.org/Engineering/...

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

I am happy to offer you free content, no matter whether you are rich or poor, fat or thin, a believer or a sceptic. It's all for you, for free.

Attached is my new NGC6888 image, a nebula in Cygnus constellation. Clear skies and enjoy the #stars, dear friends! ✨✨✨

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

I am happy to be here on #BlueskyVerified as a verified account, where I also meet many interesting people — although overloaded with politics, but I try to stay on track as always and don't go off topic.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

I am also present on X, which is definitely not the perfect platform for me, but thousands fellows are still there, and I am trying to overcome the difficulties I am facing with their new algorithm, which gives me at least 50x times less reach than it did in the old days with Twitter. #XTwitter

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

I am really happy to have several AIs to assist me with the documentation; otherwise, I would need a whole department dedicated to it.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

🤩 I hope you are satisfied with the images #astrophotography I have posted over the last few months. I have many other images in my queue that are overdue, and I really don't know which to post first.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

🤩 This little dwarf galaxy orbits the majestic Andromeda Galaxy! 🌌 You can read the full story by pressing ℹ️ at 👉 tinyurl.com/2xdy5r7d Clear skies✨ #spacephoto

NGC 147 is the shy neighbor of Andromeda, a dwarf spheroidal smudge tucked in Cassiopeia that rewards slow, careful looking. From Germany it rides high on autumn and winter nights; I like to start onc...

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

Ja. Gleichfalls.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

A new short 32-minute snapshot captured with my #Vespera2 telescope — taken from my little rooftop observatory here in Germany. Though yes, this one is definitely more of a multi-night target!

Clear skies.#galaxies

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

NGC 147 is a faint, dwarf spheroidal #galaxies about 2,580,000 light years away from us in the constellation Cassiopeia. NGC 147 is a member of the Local Group of galaxies and a satellite galaxy of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) [1]
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[1] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_147

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

Still, I try to distinguish real people from bots, and I like to know who I’m talking to. It’s similar to real life: when you introduce yourself and shake someone’s hand, you’d expect them to do the same. ‘Hello, I’m Steve Müller.’ — ‘Hello, I’m d342sede.’ Sounds a bit odd, doesn’t it?

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

I completely understand your point. For a follow-back, I simply look for real and on-topic content. Political or AI-generated posts just aren’t what I engage with.
I also understand that some people prefer to stay anonymous online to feel safer — and that’s perfectly fine.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

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So it feels a bit odd to retweet or follow anonymous accounts, doesn’t it? I hope you understand this I-Follow/You-Follow ratio. On Bluesky, I enjoy connecting with real accounts sharing real content.

Thank you. #Bluesky #Authenticity #RealPeople #Photography #Astrophotography #NoAI

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

As an eponymous, #Bluesky -verified account, the least I expect are #RealPeople — with a first and last name — so I can follow them back. I’m here under my real name and take full responsibility for my posts: genuine images, no AI nonsense — often created with significant effort and cost.
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Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 3d

Sunshine #landscapephoto #NikonD4 🇩🇪

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 4d

Taken in southern Germany with the trusty old Nikon D4. #landscapephoto

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 4d

Sorry, no politics here, folks.

There’s already enough of that online, and I doubt you came to my feeds for that. You probably get more than enough of it elsewhere ruining your mood day in, day out. You’re here for something different: astronomy, photography, the land, and the sky.

Welcome! ❤️✨

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 4d

🌌 The Hidden Galaxy IC 342, is a spiral galaxy about 10 million light years away from us in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 4d

Time for pumpkins! #Autumn2025

Panagiotis Xipteras @xipteras.org · 5d

☀️ #Sunspots today