The weather is scorching, the residual heat from a thousand local BBQs are not helping the situation and it feels like my sunglasses have melted on to my…
We’re feeling the the undeniably pull of attraction to visit Woolsthorpe Manor deep in the rural Lincolnshire countryside, a site of scientific interest for it is the birthplace, family…
NGC 2359 commonly known as Thor’s Helmet. This bubble shaped emission nebula also has some complex filaments that help to give NGC 2359 a distinctive shape with the…
My image of Messier 15 The Great Pegasus Cluster. In the constellation of Pegasus, easily found approx 4 degrees north west of the star Enif. Slightly smaller and…
The Trifid Nebula, also known as Messier 20, is located over 5000 light years away in the constellation Sagittarius in a stellar nursery, a star forming region of…
My image of the Veil Nebula showing the delicate wispy remains of a supernova remnant. A supernova is the final destructive explosion of a massive star and can…
That tiny round black dot is Mercury. The 2016 Mercury transit of the Sun in a relatively rare astronomical event and visible in the UK for the entire…
A quick spot of solar astrophotography with ZWO ASI120MC camera on Sunspot AR2529 using Baader solar film white light filter. Nice to see some detail coming through with…
My image of the Leo Triplet was taken over several nights, stacking Luminance, Red, Green and Blue data together for this final image. The Leo triplet is a…
Comet C/2013 X1 (PANSTARRS) currently in the constellation of Andromeda at a brightness of magnitude 9.2. Comet C/2013 X1 is expected to get brighter with perihelion, its closest approach to…
Sunspot 2396 has grown rapidly over the past few days and yesterday I had a chance to quickly capture between the clouds. Sunspot 2396 stretches more than 150,000…
My photo of the partial UK Solar Eclipse 2015, taken by my very own hands in Nottingham. I’m desperately trying to avoid using terms like celestial dance, but…
Jupiter, King of the planets. Jupiter has recently passed opposition (exactly opposite the sun in the sky) and majestically shines away in the night sky with a magnitude of…
These images are the first light with ZWO ASI120MC astronomy camera. Of course, every seasoned amateur astronomer knows that the purchase of any astronomy equipment immediately brings on…
A view of the sun in white light revealing the sun’s visible surface, called the photosphere. Of course, looking at the sun is dangerous and it’s important to…
The International Astronomy Show 2014. A 2 day weekend event to myself, subjected to death by Powerpoint on a series of astronomy related lectures and a line up…
Astronomy round up for week up to 17th April. Spent the day in the garden trying to coax the Philips SPC900 webcam to work. Tried imaging the Sun…
This weeks astronomy round-up is starting to confirm my suspicion that my Philips SPC900 webcam used for astro imaging is on its way out. Used to be able…
Jupiter, King of the Planets. Shining majestically in the evening sky in the constellation of Gemini at magnitude -2.8. The giant gas planet is unmistakable, helped by being…
It may not look much to you, but this image shows solar filaments on the surface of the sun. My best yet with my meagre equipment. Taken using…