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Dave Keep

@astrodave63.bsky.social

Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer. Solar observer and member of the British Astronomical Association. Born and raised in Kent but now living in the East Midlands. Bad sleeper. Lover of science, maths, music, Nature and sport.

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Just voted for the PUNCH mission.

12.08.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Impressive

11.08.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#astronomy #astrophotography

06.08.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just subscribed! Thanks for the heads-up.

04.08.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#astrophotography (feed)

03.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#astronomy

21.07.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perseid meteor shower 2025 top tips | BBC Sky at Night Magazine Top tips for observing the Perseid meteor shower in 2025. A beginner's guide to seeing a shooting star this summer.

www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/perseid... #astronomy

18.07.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#astrophotography

13.07.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super image, Martin.

12.07.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NASA's asteroid-crash Earth defense tactic has a complication β€” DART ejected large boulders into space "You can think of it as a cosmic pool game. We might miss the pocket if we don't consider all the variables."

www.space.com/astronomy/as... Interesting article on the DART results. #astronomy

10.07.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tumbleweed Connection is a fine album.

09.07.2025 06:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A red gas cloud in the shape of a rosette set against a black sky filled with stars.

A red gas cloud in the shape of a rosette set against a black sky filled with stars.

Also reminds me of the Rosette Nebula. (Photo credit: NASA)πŸ˜€

06.07.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Logical Song is a great track.

06.07.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#astrophotography

06.07.2025 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice.

01.07.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just voted. Good luck.

01.07.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

#astronomy

01.07.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The mystery of Mercury's missing meteorites, and how we may have finally found some Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so meteorites that come from the moon and Mars. This is probably a result of asteroid...

phys.org/news/2025-06... #astronomy

28.06.2025 10:32 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very impressive. These smart telescopes are a joy to use. I have a Seestar S50.

28.06.2025 08:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice.

27.06.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#astrophotography

21.06.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The yellow disk of the Sun showing a few dark sunspots.

The yellow disk of the Sun showing a few dark sunspots.

It’s been a while since I last posted a photo on here. This is today’s Sun in white light. Taken with a 4 inch refractor and ZWO ASI 174MM camera. Software: SharpCap, Autostakkert, ICE, Registax and Gimp. Some nice spots on view. #astrophotography #StormHour #PhotoHour πŸ“·

19.06.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 119    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

#astrophotography

16.06.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

14.06.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@emily.space I’ve noticed the astronomy and astrophotography feeds have not been working on my phone since yesterday lunchtime although everything else on here is working. Is there a problem with these feeds? Is this something you can check or should I get in touch with Bluesky support? Thanks.

14.06.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Impressive.

13.06.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

13.06.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#astrophotography

11.06.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#astrophotography

08.06.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#astrophotography

06.06.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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