#AstroPhotography
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #AstroPhotography from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-09-07 17:55 UTC110 uses by 71 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-09-07 17:55 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-09-07 17:55 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~60 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 10:00
Languages: English (35)
Avg boosts / post: 8.2
Top of the latest posts
So happy to have captured this — my best astro photo to date. This is, of course, the Andromeda Galaxy, our nearest large galactic neighbor at a stone’s throw of 2.5 million light years away. You can also see M110 and M32, its two brightest
My first attempt at capturing star trails! Under clear Idaho skies I pointed my Dwarf 3 telescope north to catch the stars wheeling tightly around Polaris, with the eaves of my in-laws’ house providing some helpful framing. This was around
First light with my ultra-narrowband filters! The North America Nebula (C 20) in the classic Hubble palette, captured over three July nights from Koblenz. 6 h 15 min total, and every minute was worth it. ▼ Baader Apo 95 CaF2 | SkyEye62AM ht
What “astrophotography” means
Wiktionary · Wikipediaastrophotography
- nounA specialized kind of photography, composed of concepts and techniques that pertain to the production of photographic images of astronomical objects.
Astrophotography, also known as astronomical imaging, is the photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events, or areas of the night sky. The first photograph of an astronomical object was taken in 1839, but it was not until the late 19th century that advances in technology allowed for detailed stellar photography. Besides being able to record the details of extended objects such as the Moon, Sun, and planets, modern astrophotography has the ability to image objects outside of th
“Astrophotography” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#astrophotography across platforms
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