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AI generated image of some of the planets

Starting August 10, six planets align—four visible to the naked eye, two with telescopes. The best viewing is before August 23. This rare celestial event won’t return until February 2026. Don’t miss the planetary parade!

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Captured the ethereal beauty of the Eastern Veil Nebula—delicate threads of ionized gas glowing in the aftermath of a supernova 8,000 years ago. Over 6 hours of exposure brought out the intricate filaments and subtle color gradients. A hauntingly beautiful reminder of the life and death of stars. Truly humbled by the cosmos.

Planning a deep-sky dive into the Eastern Veil Nebula. Hoping to capture its wispy filaments and shock fronts—remnants of a stellar explosion 8,000 years ago. 🤞 for clear skies!

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Image taken 19/09/2023

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A great day out if you're looking for something to entertain the kids.

Brilliant image and love the colour 🎨 used, it creates a very detailed image.

UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.

What a great choice for Astronomer Royal 🙌🔭

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Jupiter and it's moons Io and Europa

Jupiter will be visible in the UK night sky from late July 2025, around twilight's end. It's moons & red spot are fascinating to observe.

Are you excited to observe Jupiter soon?

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Bortle 3, but M8 still put on a show! My broadband shot of the Lagoon Nebula came out better than expected. Love this complex mix of glowing magenta gas, the intricate dark dust lanes, and the brilliant sparkle of the NGC 6530 cluster. ✨ #astrophotography #space

Bortle 3 skies, and the view is unreal. broadband shot of M8, the Lagoon Nebula, It's a complex mix of glowing magenta gas, intricate dark dust lanes, and the brilliant sparkle of the open cluster NGC 6530.✨ #astrophotography
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Car with sunsetting in the background with telescope in the foreground

Took a drive out to a dark sky site on Thursday night, was great to get out and see a sky full of stars. Big thanks to @hasungazer.bsky.social for the loan of wedge to resolve goto and tracking issues.

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Well done you, I haven't even looked at my data yet 😄

There's some nice detail there tho 👍

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Considering the seeing its really good 👍

Not posted in a while as the nights are just too short and seeing has been pretty poor. But had a few days out in the Yorkshire dales and visiting the Cheshire Show

Ah, the Ring Nebula, M57! Just gazing at its ethereal beauty through a telescope sparks the imagination, doesn't it? But let's really dream for a moment, casting aside the current limitations of our technology and knowledge. What could the future hold for our understanding and exploration of this cosmic marvel? Imagine, if you will, a future where we have developed sophisticated, autonomous probes capable of traversing interstellar distances in a reasonable timeframe. Picture one such probe, equipped with sensors far beyond our current capabilities, gently maneuvering through the glowing tendrils of M57. What secrets would it unveil? Could it map the three-dimensional structure of the nebula with unprecedented accuracy, revealing intricate knots and filaments we can only hint at now? Perhaps it could analyze the precise elemental composition at various points, giving us a much clearer picture of the dying star's final contributions to the cosmos. And what about the central white dwarf? Imagine a probe that could safely approach its intense gravity and radiation, perhaps even deploying tiny, resilient sensors onto its surface. What exotic states of matter might we discover under such extreme conditions? Could we learn more about the processes that lead to the formation of these stellar remnants? Beyond robotic exploration, let's really stretch our minds. What if future generations develop technologies that allow for human presence in such environments? Imagine a research outpost orbiting the white dwarf, shielded from its radiation, where scientists could directly observe the nebula's evolution in real-time. Perhaps they could even deploy advanced instruments to manipulate the nebula on a small scale, allowing for controlled experiments to test our astrophysical models. Think even further! Could we one day harness the energy released by such dying stars? It's a long shot, of course, but what if the intense radiation and magnetic fields could be safely channeled for s…

Gazing at the Ring Nebula #M57 tonight! 🌌 This cosmic smoke ring, a dying star's farewell, is a beautiful reminder of the universe's cycle of birth and death, one of my favourite DSO objects.

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10 hrs of Drako triplet

5 hrs Drako Triplet

So been able to get 2 full nights now on the Drako Triplet, here's both nights images 5hrs then 10hrs

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The Drako triplet

Done a quick stack and process of the Drako Triplet from last night,
1 lenticular in NGC5981
2 elliptical in NGC5982
3 NGC5985 a barred spiral

Will get another night of data tonight.

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The Draco triplet

Inspired to go for the Draco triplet as we come to the end of #Galaxy season, so going to get a couple of nights on this interesting collection.

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A different picture for me today, just looked so nice on the walk back from the pub in the park yesterday.

Such short nights now, only about 2 hours of astronomical darkness currently and getting shorter 😔

Here's my image of the sunflower galaxy from last month with 4 hrs of data.

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