#cosmicbackground
yourself zooming in, searching for our planet—this tiny, fragile world lost in something unimaginably vast.
Source: CosmicBackground / Andrew McCarthy
August 19, 2026 at 2:57 AM
No beauty here?
(Photo credit: Cosmicbackground on Instagram)
February 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Moon! This is DIANA, a watercolor painting of our Moon seen at sunset, inspired by CosmicBackground ‘s October calendar photo 🤩

6x8”, watercolor and ink on cotton.

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03
October 5, 2023 at 1:21 PM
One more #funfact about #giraffes before tomorrow's new episode on the #cosmicbackground of #leominor --- giraffes give birth standing up, which means the calf drops ~6 feet upon birth (which is what breaks the umbilical cord)

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June 5, 2026 at 11:12 PM
An astronaut as your camera operator, the far side of the moon as your location, and no atmosphere getting in the way. Good combo. Astrophotographer @cosmicbackground teamed with Artemis II's Reid Wiseman to get the cleanest lunar color data ever captured. buff.ly/gtzt0VE #Artemis2 #Astrophotography
Artemis II: stacked lunar far side photos with Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy and Artemis II's Reid Wiseman collaborate on the first stacked color images of the lunar far side, revealing its mineral geology in unprecedented detail.
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May 25, 2026 at 11:55 AM
So... is this giving "microscope" to you or....?

Find out our first impressions and how this part of the night sky became #microscopium on this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/microscopium-cosmic-background/

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July 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
The Fall of Icarus

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured this stunning photo of skydiver Gabriel Brown's dark silhouette against the Sun's fiery chromosphere. The photo was shot through a telescope equipped with a special Sun filter and positioned about 1.5 miles away from the light aircraft…
The Fall of Icarus
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy captured this stunning photo of skydiver Gabriel Brown's dark silhouette against the Sun's fiery chromosphere. The photo was shot through a telescope equipped with a special Sun filter and positioned about 1.5 miles away from the light aircraft circling at an altitude of 3,500 ft. It took one hour of circling and six tries to get the perfect shot. Learn more about how Andrew McCarthy takes his photos: CosmicBackground Get a limited edition print:
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December 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM