@cosmic_backgroundAndrew McCarthy

Exploring the universe from a backyard in Arizona Join me on IG👇

card updated Sep 27, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 48 · 6,500,000 likes total

Engagement16.56%above average

Account summary

@cosmic_background has 373,800 followers and 116 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 1,837,115 views and 299,071 likes. Engagement to views is 16.56%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−4.56 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 491% of the follower count.

Followers

373.8K

−300 in period

Engagement

16.56%

−4.56 pp newer half

Average views

1.8M

median 37.6K

Likes per clip

299.1K

2.1K comments avg

Shares / saves

3.2K / 18.1K

0.98% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 491% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

After months of exposure I'm proud to unveil "Secrets of the Hunter": — @cosmic_background

24.7K1:04After months of exposure I'm proud to unveil "Secrets of the Hunter": a 320-megapixel photo of the most iconic constella1.6K6184154

Our star doing star things will never not blow my mind This is 6 hours — @cosmic_background

22K0:52Our star doing star things will never not blow my mind This is 6 hours of motion from 2TB of photos crunched into one s1.3K665492

I’ll never get tired of capturing these! They’re quite difficult to ca — @cosmic_background

28.8K0:42I’ll never get tired of capturing these! They’re quite difficult to capture at this level of detail, but the payoff is w1.8K4559111

Pleased to share my 2025 recap! I'm so proud of everything that went d — @cosmic_background

685.1K2:36Pleased to share my 2025 recap! I'm so proud of everything that went down this year, it was the most chaotic year of my 83.2K1.2K8.1K6.2K

I’m back! Figured I’d start off by sharing the photo that blew up my l — @cosmic_background

22.8K0:59I’m back! Figured I’d start off by sharing the photo that blew up my life last month: “The Fall of Icarus”. This shows a1.5K52165122

Been a fun ride, thanks for following along! Hope to catch you on anot — @cosmic_background

46.1K1:22Been a fun ride, thanks for following along! Hope to catch you on another platform 🤙1.4K4136125

Here’s highlights of what I was able to capture with my cameras and te — @cosmic_background

37.6K1:33Here’s highlights of what I was able to capture with my cameras and telescopes in 2024. An eclipse, Aurora, rockets, and2.2K43100209

I rented a $17k lens to photograph the recent starship launch in detai — @cosmic_background

63.9K1:25I rented a $17k lens to photograph the recent starship launch in detail. When I aligned and stitched all the photos I to5.1K132439504

Our future in space is bright, and there will be many more significant — @cosmic_background

22K1:25Our future in space is bright, and there will be many more significant milestones on the path to expanding into the sola529243959

Watch Saturn emerge from behind the moon in real-time. The only editin — @cosmic_background

29.5K1:06Watch Saturn emerge from behind the moon in real-time. The only editing done to this clip was brightening the shadows si1.6K7759108

A project 3 years and millions of photos in the making #space #telesco — @cosmic_background

11.7M0:28A project 3 years and millions of photos in the making #space #telescope #astronomy #astrophotography #cosmic #photograp2.5M10.8K14.3K174.6K

There’s a party on the sun but you’re not invited #astrophotography #s — @cosmic_background

7.9M0:27There’s a party on the sun but you’re not invited #astrophotography #space #telescope #cosmic #astronomy #solar #sun #as643.4K7.4K2.9K22.1K

Still can’t believe I pulled this off. This is one “Lunation” showing — @cosmic_background

3.3M0:34Still can’t believe I pulled this off. This is one “Lunation” showing Libration #astrophotography #space #astronomy #cos644.2K7.1K14.8K30.4K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 21.6% ER

Mar 9Dec 31Feb 19

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Feb 19, 2026	24,700	1,639	61	84	154	7.22%
Feb 4, 2026	22,000	1,338	66	54	92	6.63%
Jan 9, 2026	28,800	1,808	45	59	111	6.64%
Dec 30, 2025	685,100	83,200	1,205	8,137	6,194	13.51%
Dec 21, 2025	22,800	1,471	52	165	122	7.40%
Jan 18, 2025	46,100	1,440	41	36	125	3.29%
Dec 31, 2024	37,600	2,212	43	100	209	6.26%
Oct 20, 2024	63,900	5,083	132	439	504	8.85%
Oct 20, 2024	22,000	529	24	39	59	2.69%
Sep 24, 2024	29,500	1,604	77	59	108	5.90%
Jul 20, 2022	11,700,000	2,500,000	10,800	14,300	174,574	21.58%
Apr 8, 2022	7,900,000	643,400	7,378	2,866	22,126	8.27%
Mar 9, 2022	3,300,000	644,200	7,095	14,800	30,391	20.18%