David Blanchflower BSc

Total Lunar eclipse through a Samsung S21 smartphone attached to a small 80mm Maksutov telescope

Well the clouds did eventually clear again, but as I didn't set up the Eq mount, this is the best I could manage, with the limb cut off due to it drifting across the eyepiece field. #lunareclipse 🔭 #astrophotograohy

New Scottish Dark Sky Observatory plans in Galloway approved The facility in Galloway will replace one which burned down in Ayrshire more than four years ago.

New Scottish Dark Sky Observatory plans get the green light. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Excellent Julie! 🔭 🧪

Lunar eclipse over Siesta key Sarasota florida

Sarasota, Florida

Not the best photos, but I sat out in the cold for an hour to watch!

Southern California
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TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE | MARCH 3, 2026 | GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY YouTube video by Griffith Observatory

If, like me, the #TrollClouds have ruined your #LunarEclipse experience, which has now commenced - tune into Griffith Observatory's live feed.

The music is great!

Apparently there's clouds all over the world for the Lunar Eclipse. Utterly predictable. 🔭 🧪

Full worm moon shines in UK skies The full Worm Moon rose on Monday and will be visible overnight again into Wednesday morning across the UK.

Full "Worm" Moon shines in UK skies. 🔭 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

Beautiful morning here. Blue sky and Sun. Chill in the air though. Fresh.

The Lunar Eclipse has begun.

The Lunar Eclipse starts in about 7 hours, 0844UT. Good luck everyone. Pity I won't be able to see it. 🔭 🧪

Nowhere near that many. Possibly around 5000.

The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49) - 02/03/2026

Good night for imaging here, despite the almost-full moon.

from Teignmouth this evening

Yes, usual for all astronomical events.

Too cloudy, and most were a bit too badly positioned from here anyway.

I've just been back outside. Seriously thick cloud covering the sky, but I could still easily see bright Jupiter despite the thickness. 🔭 🧪

Basically North/South America, Asia, and Australasia.

Good weather luck to everyone with a possible view of tomorrow's Lunar Eclipse 🔭 🧪

Sleep well Paulette 😴

Well done.
Moon tonight. Photo 1 - Camera (105 mm lens, longest I've got)
Moon tonight. Photo 2 - Phone (1 x zoom)
Best I can do.😢

The Moon close to full on a dark background.

Nearly Full Moon through clouds. 2030UT 2 March 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

An image of the speaker, Miki Nakajima. She is smiling and looking into the camera. She has long dark hair and is wearing earrings & a white striped shirt with a black blazer. She is stood outdoors, leaning against a fence, with some trees visible but blurred in the background.

A photo of... a magma ocean?! Not quite, because that would be a really difficult picture to take since we do not have any on hand. Instead, this is a photo that was taken in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, in May 1954 during the eruption of the Kilauea Volcano. The floor is literally lava, blackened and fragmented with what appears to be whirlpools of red and yellow lava in their centres. Close enough? Credit: Photo by J. P. Eaton, May 31, 1954

You've maybe heard of ocean planets 🌊🪐 but what about *electric magma* ocean planets?! 🔥⚡🌋

For our next #RockyWorldsDiscussion on Thu 5 March @ 14:00 UTC, Miki Nakajima will present exciting simulations on magma ocean dynamos in Earth and super-Earths

More: www.rockyworlds.org/event-detail...

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Join us on March 4th for the first JWebbinar in 2026 — JWebbinar 46 - #JWST Science Communication — focused on science communication fundamentals and resources. Get the details: ow.ly/JAqM50Yhz25

Intriguing. 🧪

In the end over 320,000 people tried, today, to get tickets for Newcastle's upcoming matches. Tricky doings.

Total Lunar Eclipse on March 2–3, 2026 – Where and When to See Total lunar eclipse on March 2–3, 2026: Where and when is the Blood Moon visible and what will it look like? Visibility map, animation, and local times.

Nineteen hours until the start of a Lunar Eclipse. Not visible from the UK. 🔭 🧪 www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna...

Tonight the Waxing Gibbous Moon appears close to Regulus (Alpha Leonis). Also Jupiter continues to be a fine sight as a triangle with Castor and Pollux. 🔭 🧪

Had a hair cut this afternoon. Happy to report my ears weren't burnt.