Dave Keep

Very nice. I used to follow you on Twitter a few years back. Nice to see you on Bluesky.

I’ve actually managed to make 4/4 observations of the Sun this month and tomorrow could be 5/5!

The Waxing Gibbous Moon. The dark grey areas are the lunar seas, with a bit of colour, while the lighter grey areas are the lunar highlands. Towards the bottom of the photo are numerous craters.

The Waxing Gibbous #Moon from 28 February 2026 at 20h 55m UT. This was taken with my Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Processed using Gimp.
#astrophotography #photography #SciArt

The Waxing Gibbous Moon. The dark grey areas are the lunar seas, with a bit of colour, while the lighter grey areas are the lunar highlands. Towards the bottom of the photo are numerous craters.

The Waxing Gibbous #Moon from 28 February 2026 at 20h 55m UT. This was taken with my Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Processed using Gimp.
#astrophotography #photography #SciArt

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Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

The Moon with dark grey lunar seas and light grey highlands, peppered with numerous craters.

The Waxing Gibbous #Moon. I took this on 25 Feb 2026 using my 4 inch refractor and ZWO ASI174MM camera.
Software: SharpCap, Autostakkert, ICE, Registax and Gimp.
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Nasa astronauts' moon mission likely to be delayed The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will likely be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #astronomy Looks like a further delay in Artemis II launch.

Same here. 😒

An image of the blue twilight sky showing the position of the Moon, Saturn, Mercury and Venus.

If you have a clear SW/W horizon you should be able to spot the Moon, Saturn, Mercury and Venus after sunset. A nice photo opportunity. #astrophotography #photography

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Lovely photo. You’ve also captured NGC 2158 too. 👍

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#astronomy #sun #rain #cloud #solarobserver 😒

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Cheers Nigel. I’ll join you with a #Guinness 🍺

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Beautiful photo!👏👏👏

A waxing Gibbous Moon showing the dark- coloured lunar seas and the light grey highlands peppered with numerous craters.

Tonight’s waxing Gibbous Moon. Taken with a Canon 700D and 600 mm lens. Processed using Gimp and iPhone. #astrophotography #photography

This photo shows the waxing Gibbous Moon, about 69% illuminated. It consists of the light grey highlands and the much darker grey lunar seas or Maria. One of the most prominent seas is the Mare Crisium which you can see to the right. To its left is the Mare Tranquillitatis with the brownish-grey Palus Somni (Marsh of Sleep) on its eastern edge. Above the Mare Tranquillitatis we find the Mare Serenitatis, above which you can see two prominent craters: Aristoteles (top) and Eudoxus. On the far left of the Moon is Oceanus Procellarum and the Mare Insularum with its prominent crater, Copernicus (filled with shadow). To the right of Copernicus is the smaller crater, Eratosthenes. At the top of the image you can see the dark-floored crater Plato, above which is the Mare Frigoris. The centre of this image is dominated by the impressive crater chain: Ptolemaeus (top), Alphonsus and Arzachel. The region below the crater chain is heavily cratered, the most notable craters here are Tycho and Clavius.

Managed to take a quick photo of the waxing Gibbous #Moon last night (27 Jan 2026) during a clear period. I took this with a Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Some minor processing using Gimp. #astrophotography #photography

Visible planets and night sky guide for January and February

Visible planets and night sky guide for January and February earthsky.org/astronomy-es... #astronomy

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Thanks Nigel 😀

This photo shows the waxing Crescent Moon, about 34% illuminated. It consists of the light grey highlands and the much darker grey lunar seas or Maria. The most prominent of the seas is the Mare Crisium which you can see to the right. To its left is the Mare Tranquillitatis with the brownish-grey Palus Somni (Marsh of Sleep) on its eastern edge. Above the Mare Tranquillitatis we find the circular and partially hidden Mare Serenitatis. There are many craters shown here; the most prominent being the crater chain seen on the lower left of the Mare Tranquillitatis. The chain consists of three craters (from top to bottom): Theophilus, Cyrillus and Catharina. The two prominent craters above and to the right of the Mare Serenitatis are (left to right): Hercules and Atlas. The large circular crater, Posidonius, can be seen on the Mare Serenitatis' eastern edge.

After a week of relentless cloud and rain, the Moon finally came out to play. I took this photo of the Crescent Moon on Saturday (24 Jan 2026) using my Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Cropped using Gimp. #Astrophotography #PhotoHour #Photography

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New sungrazing comet might get bright. See maps here!

A new comet is on its way- and it could be a bright one. earthsky.org/space/new-su... #astronomy

That’s really nice. Doesn’t rise above my horizon, unfortunately.

Same here, Nigel. Cloud and drizzle in my part of Lincolnshire.