Kuiper Kat's Astronomy

Hey. I heard y’all like pink moons. So here’s an early perigee shot. Taken with CanonM50, and Sky-Watcher StarTravel 120. Edited in PS Express. #PinkMoon #Supermoon #AprilMoon #FullMoon #Astrophotography

Pink Supermoon official. Handheld shot with iPhone XR. Edited in PS Express. #SuperMoon #PinkMoon #SuperPinkMoon #AprilMoon #FullMoon

In just a few hours, this Falcon 9 rocket will carry Crew Dragon 2 to the International Space Station! Coverage starts at 1:30 AM EDT vía NASA Live, with a launch time of 5:49 AM. Best of luck to the teams at NASA and SpaceX, and go Crew-2! (Credit: @nasa) #Falcon9 #DragonCrew2 #LaunchAmerica

This #EarthDay, I had the privilege of chatting with the pre-K class of the Robert Vernam School, here in Queens. We spoke about the Sun, Earth our home and our Moon! Here I am demonstrating how small we are on the grand scale of things. Happy Earth Day, astro nerds. Let’s continue to take care of this pale blue dot; it’s the only place with tacos

In New York City, you have to play Which Light is the Moon? #SuperMoon #AprilMoon #SuperPinkMoon

GOOD MORNING Y’ALL, WE’VE FLOWN ON MARS From NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this shot as it hovered over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet. It used its navigation camera, which autonomously tracks the ground during flight. Monday, NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter became the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet. The Ingenuity team at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California confirmed the flight succeeded after receiving data from the helicopter via NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover at 6:46 a.m. EDT (3:46 a.m. PDT). Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech #MarsHelicopter #Ingenuity #Mars2020

Kuiper Kat says: even *after* completing your vaccination, you should OBAFGKM: Obviously Be a Friend; Gotta Keep Masking! Keep wearing your masks, social distance when possible, and wash them hands! Brought to you, once again, by the Hudson Yards Hive #FullyVacinnated #NewYorkTough #ShoutOutToAnnieJumpCannon

Astro nerds, it is not looking good. #HalloweenFullMoon

May all your pumpkins be this orange. Taken with Canon M50 camera and Celestron 6SE telescope and filter. #HalloweenFullMoon #PumpkinMoon #HuntersMoon #Astrophotography

WHAT: Social Distance Stargazing: Halloween Edition! WHEN: Tonight, October 31; 10:00 PM ET WHERE: Instagram Live - instagram.com/kuiperkat Grab your biggest bag of candy, and join me this evening for the first Halloween Full Moon since 2001!... #StarParty #NYC #LiveStream #HalloweenFullMoon #PumpkinMoon

UPDATEUPDATEUPDATE Tomorrow evening‘s Halloween Full Moon Live Stream will begin at 10 PM ET.

UPDATEUPDATEUPDATE Tomorrow evening‘s Halloween Full Moon Live Stream will begin at 10 PM ET. Get ready for a spooky Halloween evening, astro nerds! This Saturday, join me for the first Full Moon on Halloween since 2001! ... October 31; 9 PM ET, weather permitting! #StarParty #Stargazing #NYC #LiveStream #HalloweenFullMoon

ICYMI from @sofiatelescope: Scientists using NASA’s telescope on an airplane, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), discovered water on a sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time. Molecular water, H2O, was found in Clavius Crater, one of the largest craters visible from Earth in the Moon’s southern hemisphere. This discovery indicates that water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. These photos were taken in May 2020 using an iPhone XR and telescope, with the Clavius Crater pointed out in orange. Additional mapping shown by Replogle Lunar Globe. #ClaviusCrater #SofiaTelescope #astrocelltography

From: @sofiatelescope: We detected water on the Moon’s sunlit surface for the first time! This suggests water may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to cold, shadowed places. Previous observations from spacecraft hinted there might be water, but they could not distinguish if it was water, (H2O) or its close chemical relative, hydroxyl. Understanding the Moon’s water helps piece together the history of water in the inner solar system and also supports future human space exploration. Image: This illustration highlights the Moon’s Clavius Crater, where we found water molecules, with a call-out depicting water trapped in the lunar soil. Credit: NASA/Ames Research Center/Daniel Rutter. Link in bio has details.

Exciting new science results about the Moon break at 12 p.m. EDT today! go.nasa.gov/3dKNz6N The lunar research comes from the airborne SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and Goddard postdoctoral fellow Casey Honniball.

Due to ongoing fog conditions in the area, tonight’s social distance stargazing session has been cancelled. See you on October 31st!

It's spooky space season! We're one week away from Halloween; enjoy the new Sinister Solar System site from NASA! https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ne/1546/sinister-solar-system/

WHAT: Social distance stargazing WHEN: Friday; 7:30 PM ET WHERE: instagram.com/kuiperkat The early forecast is dicey, but we’ll make a final decision for stargazing on Friday afternoon. ... #StarParty #Stargazing #NYC #LiveStream

HAPPENING NOW: Join NASA as we retrieve a sample, live, from the asteroid Bennu! https://youtu.be/A6K2dqCoin8

Guess who made it into the #NASAMoonKit video! Thank you NASA; let’s goooooooo! #Artemis2024 https://youtu.be/FnYDx1RvtIc