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Thomas

@pilot_astro

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✈️ Captain Airbus A330 by day 👨‍✈️
🔭 Astrophotographer by night 📷
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The most intense Aurora Borealis I have ever seen!

Absolutely stunning Aurora Borealis last night.

Vibrant, bright curtains of green and red ionized atmosphere. So intens, it was even visible from the Netherlands, a very rare sight.

📷 Canon R6 with Samyang 14mm f/2.8, Timelapse with 4 sec exposures iso 6400

@klm @crewklm @zoomnl @kameraexpress @natgeotravel @insidecockpit @cockpit_dreams @cameranu_nl @cockpitinsight @aviationdaily @columbustravel @liveauroranetwork @natgeoyourshot @outerspacemag

#pilotlife #milkyway #cockpit #737 #travel #airline #klm #aviation #boeing #cockpitdaily #flightdeck #view #instagood #airtravel #viral #reels #astronomy #astrophotography #amazingnature #aurora #nightphotography #ig_astrophotography #northernlights #airplane #longexposure #auroraborealis #pilotsofinstagram #nature #nightsky #apod by @pilot_astro

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3 years ago

Early morning Edmonton

#aerial #edmonton #dronevideo #canada #pilotlife taken in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by @pilot_astro

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4 days ago

Two Airbus A330’s brotherly next to each other on Bonaire 🇧🇶

A series 200 and a 300 together, with the first waiting for its new engine being installed. The engine is just visible behind the nose of the rear aircraft.

#klm #airbus #a330 #bonaire #klmroyaldutchairlines @klm taken in Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands by @pilot_astro

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11 days ago

Messier 101, the Pinwheel Galaxy 🌌

Some brief fact of this giant:

Distance: 21 million light years
Size: 252.000 light years across
No. of stars: a trillion
Weight: 100 billion Suns

Puts some things in perspective, right?
Have a great weekend!
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108 x 300sec

Total exposure time 11 hours

🖥 Edited in AstroPixel Processor, Photoshop and Lightroom
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🔭ZWO AM5, Meade 8” ACF, Svbony 60 mm guidescope with a ZWO ASI120MM guidecamera.

🕹ZWO ASIAIR

📷 ZWO ASI533 MC PRO

#astro #astrophotography #m101 #galaxy #astronomie taken in Friesland, Netherlands by @pilot_astro

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21 days ago

A very good morning 🌅

Sunrise over the south of the Netherlands, almost home. These views still amaze me, no words needed.

Can you spot my breakfast?

#pilotview #sunrise #cockpit #klm #a330 taken in Zeeland, Netherlands by @pilot_astro

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a month ago

Night views

Night flight home beneath a clear sky with the glowing green band on the Aurora Borealis on the horizon. Best view ever imho…

#pilot #piloteyes #aurora #cockpit #cockpitview by @pilot_astro

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2 months ago

The Wizard Nebula, NGC 7380

I had been a while since I found the time to edit astrophoto’s, but so good to be back bringing out the fine details. A bit rusty, but it’s like cycling.. 😆

64 x 600s, TS-Optics 800 f/7, ZWO ASI533 MC Pro, Optolong L-Extreme

#astrophotography #astronomy #astrophoto #wizard #nebula taken in Friesland, Netherlands by @pilot_astro

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2 months ago

First quick and dirty edit of today Solar Eclipse, more to come later!

#eclipse #solareclipse2026 #eclipse2026 #solareclipse taken in Volendam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands by @pilot_astro

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2 months ago

A few more hours… ☀️🌚🌎

Ate your eclipse ready??

In anticipation of tonight’s eclipse I went over my data from the 2024 solar eclipse and came up with this new edit.

Enjoy tonight event, I hope you’ll all have clear skies, looking forward to your the images!

#eclipse #solareclipse #solareclipse2026 #eclipse2026 taken in Dallas, Texas by @pilot_astro

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2 months ago

1 more day…

Good luck to everyone chasing totality, I’m a little bit jealous… but at least we have the pictures of two years ago.
And still very much looking forward the seeing a 90% eclipse here in the Netherlands.

Oh and nice new edit of the 2024 eclipse is coming soon, working on it, I think you’ll like it!

#eclipse #solareclipse #solareclipse2026 #eclipse2026 #sun by @pilot_astro

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A few more days… ☀️🌚🌎

Are you ready to watch or even image the solar eclipse 2026? Tell me where and how, love to hear it!

This photo was 2 years ago during the Great American eclipse of 2024.

#eclipse #solareclipse #solareclipse2026 by @pilot_astro

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2 months ago

Noctilucent Clouds Timelapse taken from the cockpit at Fl390 above Greenland.

#noctilucentclouds #nlc #cockpit #piloteyes #nature by @pilot_astro

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