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Dave Keep
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Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer exploring the beauty of the universe from a light-polluted town.

A solar observer by day and a cosmic wanderer by night, sharing my observations and astrophotography adventures.
Tonight’s waxing Gibbous Moon. Taken with a Canon 700D and 600 mm lens. Processed using Gimp and iPhone. #astrophotography #photography
January 28, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Visible planets and night sky guide for January and February earthsky.org/astronomy-es... #astronomy
Visible planets and night sky guide for January and February
earthsky.org
January 27, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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
January 26, 2026 at 1:07 PM
A new comet is on its way- and it could be a bright one. earthsky.org/space/new-su... #astronomy
New sungrazing comet might get bright. See maps here!
earthsky.org
January 25, 2026 at 8:11 AM
@epiphanyappleseed.bsky.social Spotted this in November’s edition of the #skyatnightmagazine 👏
October 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I see Maggie Aderin-Pocock is giving the Christmas Lecture at the Royal Institution this year. Should be good. #astronomy
October 23, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Had a couple of bets on the horses today, one at York and the other at Naas in Ireland. Won £68 altogether. Happy days. 😀 #sport #horseracing #betting 🏇
October 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I've had a go at imaging the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) using my #Seestar S50 smart telescope. This is just 50 minutes integration. I will add more data in due course. Processed with Siril, GraXpert, Starnet++ and Gimp. #astrophotography #PhotoHour #photography
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I shall reach the grand old age of 65 this coming Sunday. I’ve decided I need a new hobby so I’ve bought a #Yamaha #Pacifica #electricguitar 112v. Time to make some noise. 😀🎸 #musicsky #rockmusic #guitar
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Those of you who own a #Seestar may like to know that there is a firmware update available to download. Details below.
#astronomy #astrophotography
September 1, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I’ve been learning how to use Siril, GraXpert, Starnet++ and Gimp to process Astro images. I downloaded free Seestar data from Abdur Astro’s YouTube channel and this is my first attempt at processing the Orion Nebula (M42) using that data. 😊
#astrophotography #PhotoHour 📷
August 30, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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 📷
June 19, 2025 at 12:48 PM
@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.
June 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I’ve received a couple of red alerts from my #aurora app. Not much use during the daytime but if it keeps this up then tonight could be interesting. #astronomy #sun
June 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Last night’s Moon. A partially cloudy sky here last night so for quickness I used the #Seestar S50 smart telescope instead of my usual gear.

#astrophotography #PhotoHour #StormHour 📷
May 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Last night’s Moon. 4 panel mosaic taken with a 4 inch refractor and ZWO ASI 662MC camera. Software: SharpCap, Autostakkert, ICE, Registax and Gimp. #astrophotography #PhotoHour #StormHour 📷
May 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Today’s Sun in white light. AR 4079 is a large active area on its way round, see here. Imaged using a 4” refractor and ZWO ASI 174MM camera. X3 barlow lens for the close-up. SharpCap/Autostakkert/ICE/Registax/Gimp. #astrophotography #StormHour #sunspots #sun 📷
April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM