Kevin Earp
@astrokev.bsky.social
Astrophotography, wildlife photography, art and occasional random stuff.
Paint the soul, never mind the legs and arms
Paint the soul, never mind the legs and arms
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Kevin Earp
@astrokev.bsky.social
· Nov 9
The Great Orion nebula and the Running Man nebula. Another image from the recent Kelling Star Party.
Can't remember why, but I only took 36 mins of data, which is way too short, but turned out better than I expected
Can you see the running man?
#astronomy 🔭
Can't remember why, but I only took 36 mins of data, which is way too short, but turned out better than I expected
Can you see the running man?
#astronomy 🔭
Struggled with Jupiter a few nights ago, finding it tricky to focus.
It may have been just poor seeing, but I'm also wondering if my house central heating may be playing a part. The boiler exhaust is due south of my obsy and produces clouds of hot air. Something to investigate
It may have been just poor seeing, but I'm also wondering if my house central heating may be playing a part. The boiler exhaust is due south of my obsy and produces clouds of hot air. Something to investigate
February 2, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Struggled with Jupiter a few nights ago, finding it tricky to focus.
It may have been just poor seeing, but I'm also wondering if my house central heating may be playing a part. The boiler exhaust is due south of my obsy and produces clouds of hot air. Something to investigate
It may have been just poor seeing, but I'm also wondering if my house central heating may be playing a part. The boiler exhaust is due south of my obsy and produces clouds of hot air. Something to investigate
Another moon shot from a few nights ago.
Sinus Iridum at sunrise.
I love the long shadow cast by Cape Laplace. The mountains at lower right, known as the Straight Range, are also interesting
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Sinus Iridum at sunrise.
I love the long shadow cast by Cape Laplace. The mountains at lower right, known as the Straight Range, are also interesting
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January 31, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Another moon shot from a few nights ago.
Sinus Iridum at sunrise.
I love the long shadow cast by Cape Laplace. The mountains at lower right, known as the Straight Range, are also interesting
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Sinus Iridum at sunrise.
I love the long shadow cast by Cape Laplace. The mountains at lower right, known as the Straight Range, are also interesting
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Copernicus.
Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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January 29, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Copernicus.
Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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Captured last night before the cloud rolled in
Celestron C11 with a x2 Barlow
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Just got back from the Sun. It was a tad warm up there.
"Helios", by the wonderful Luke Jerram. St. Albans.
"Helios", by the wonderful Luke Jerram. St. Albans.
January 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Just got back from the Sun. It was a tad warm up there.
"Helios", by the wonderful Luke Jerram. St. Albans.
"Helios", by the wonderful Luke Jerram. St. Albans.
Saturn taken earlier this evening, just for the record!
Seeing was rubbish with clouds blowing across and focusing was impossible. But I think it's good to process and keep these ones if only to make me grateful when conditions are better 🔭
Seeing was rubbish with clouds blowing across and focusing was impossible. But I think it's good to process and keep these ones if only to make me grateful when conditions are better 🔭
January 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Saturn taken earlier this evening, just for the record!
Seeing was rubbish with clouds blowing across and focusing was impossible. But I think it's good to process and keep these ones if only to make me grateful when conditions are better 🔭
Seeing was rubbish with clouds blowing across and focusing was impossible. But I think it's good to process and keep these ones if only to make me grateful when conditions are better 🔭
Don't have much new data to play with so I'm revisiting and reworking some older data.
This is from one of my better Saturn data sets from the end of 2024, taken with my 8" Edge SCT, when the rings were more open than they are right now
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This is from one of my better Saturn data sets from the end of 2024, taken with my 8" Edge SCT, when the rings were more open than they are right now
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January 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Don't have much new data to play with so I'm revisiting and reworking some older data.
This is from one of my better Saturn data sets from the end of 2024, taken with my 8" Edge SCT, when the rings were more open than they are right now
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This is from one of my better Saturn data sets from the end of 2024, taken with my 8" Edge SCT, when the rings were more open than they are right now
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Rework of a Jupiter image from 20 Dec.
For this one I used Registax to sharpen the image instead of my usual Astrosurface workflow.
I think it's actually pulled a bit more detail out so I must revisit Registax more often
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For this one I used Registax to sharpen the image instead of my usual Astrosurface workflow.
I think it's actually pulled a bit more detail out so I must revisit Registax more often
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January 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Rework of a Jupiter image from 20 Dec.
For this one I used Registax to sharpen the image instead of my usual Astrosurface workflow.
I think it's actually pulled a bit more detail out so I must revisit Registax more often
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For this one I used Registax to sharpen the image instead of my usual Astrosurface workflow.
I think it's actually pulled a bit more detail out so I must revisit Registax more often
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Jupiter on 3 Jan.
The seeing wasn't the best when I took this. It was directly over my house and I had the central heating on full due to the freezing cold, which may not have helped!
The seeing wasn't the best when I took this. It was directly over my house and I had the central heating on full due to the freezing cold, which may not have helped!
January 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Jupiter on 3 Jan.
The seeing wasn't the best when I took this. It was directly over my house and I had the central heating on full due to the freezing cold, which may not have helped!
The seeing wasn't the best when I took this. It was directly over my house and I had the central heating on full due to the freezing cold, which may not have helped!
The large crater Schickard, 140 miles in diameter, imaged on 6th Jan in good seeing with my Celestron C11
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January 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The large crater Schickard, 140 miles in diameter, imaged on 6th Jan in good seeing with my Celestron C11
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The wonderful crater Petavius on 6th Jan.
The large rille running from the central mountain to the rim can just be seen, caught in the evening sunlight 🔭
The large rille running from the central mountain to the rim can just be seen, caught in the evening sunlight 🔭
January 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The wonderful crater Petavius on 6th Jan.
The large rille running from the central mountain to the rim can just be seen, caught in the evening sunlight 🔭
The large rille running from the central mountain to the rim can just be seen, caught in the evening sunlight 🔭
The moons northern limb beyond the prominent dark-floored Plato and the Mare Frigoris.
The crater near the limb is Philolaus which is 70km across. Normally inconspicuous it is prominent when seen, like this, on the terminator.
The smallest features visible are around 1.5km across
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The crater near the limb is Philolaus which is 70km across. Normally inconspicuous it is prominent when seen, like this, on the terminator.
The smallest features visible are around 1.5km across
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January 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The moons northern limb beyond the prominent dark-floored Plato and the Mare Frigoris.
The crater near the limb is Philolaus which is 70km across. Normally inconspicuous it is prominent when seen, like this, on the terminator.
The smallest features visible are around 1.5km across
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The crater near the limb is Philolaus which is 70km across. Normally inconspicuous it is prominent when seen, like this, on the terminator.
The smallest features visible are around 1.5km across
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Sunset over Langrenus.
I love tge way the crater floor is plunged into shadow, leaving just the rings of the crater rim.
11" Celestron C11
I love tge way the crater floor is plunged into shadow, leaving just the rings of the crater rim.
11" Celestron C11
January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Sunset over Langrenus.
I love tge way the crater floor is plunged into shadow, leaving just the rings of the crater rim.
11" Celestron C11
I love tge way the crater floor is plunged into shadow, leaving just the rings of the crater rim.
11" Celestron C11
Another close-up lunar image from New Years Eve.
Gassendi - i love the system of rilles across the crater floor.
I've got loads more lunar data to process! 🔭
Gassendi - i love the system of rilles across the crater floor.
I've got loads more lunar data to process! 🔭
January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Another close-up lunar image from New Years Eve.
Gassendi - i love the system of rilles across the crater floor.
I've got loads more lunar data to process! 🔭
Gassendi - i love the system of rilles across the crater floor.
I've got loads more lunar data to process! 🔭
Some nice seeing on new year's eve.
The brightest crater on the moon, Aristarchus, and the wonderful Schröters Valley
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The brightest crater on the moon, Aristarchus, and the wonderful Schröters Valley
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January 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Some nice seeing on new year's eve.
The brightest crater on the moon, Aristarchus, and the wonderful Schröters Valley
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The brightest crater on the moon, Aristarchus, and the wonderful Schröters Valley
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My first image of the new year, taken 3rd Jan with my C11.
The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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January 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
My first image of the new year, taken 3rd Jan with my C11.
The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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The rings have opened a little more, to just 1°, and the shadow of the planet on the rings is just starting to show on the left side of the disk
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My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
January 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow
My favourite, Clavius, from a few days ago.
11" Celestron with x2 Barlow🔭
New Years Eve had some good seeing.
Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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January 2, 2026 at 5:27 PM
New Years Eve had some good seeing.
Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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Pleased with this Saturn image. Its still fairly light when at it's highest now, so increasingly tricky to image. Probably won't be imaging it for too much longer
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A closer view of Ganymede just before it touched the limb of Jupiter.
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
January 1, 2026 at 7:04 PM
A closer view of Ganymede just before it touched the limb of Jupiter.
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
Ive added a Winjupos simulation for the same time, as a reference🔭
Jupiter (with Ganymede) on Tuesday night. I struggled with dew and cloud so wasn't able to get much data.
Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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January 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Jupiter (with Ganymede) on Tuesday night. I struggled with dew and cloud so wasn't able to get much data.
Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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Pleased I was able catch some subtle shading on Ganymede just before it started to transit the disk
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Interesting to see the rotation of giant Jupiter over the course of only 48 minutes.
Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Interesting to see the rotation of giant Jupiter over the course of only 48 minutes.
Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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Its also noticeable how the seeing improved across the series.
Images taken around midnight on the 26th.
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Jupiter, imaged last night just after midnight, with my Celestron C11
Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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December 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Jupiter, imaged last night just after midnight, with my Celestron C11
Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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Great Red Spot is nicely positioned. Some faint internal structure is visible, which may be less obvious due to compression!
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Rudolph Jupiter?
Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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December 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Rudolph Jupiter?
Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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Another shot from the 20th, taken a little earlier, with the great red spot putting on a fine show.
Merry Christmas everyone. Hope the holidays bring you good health and happiness
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Jupiter on Saturday morning in good seeing using the C11 with x2 Barlow.
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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December 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Jupiter on Saturday morning in good seeing using the C11 with x2 Barlow.
I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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I'd just recollimated the scope and cleaned the corrector plate, which I think helps, but the dew was awful!
This is probably my best Jupiter image to date.
More data still to go through
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Another attempt at imaging Ganymede, early morning on 20th.
No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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December 21, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Another attempt at imaging Ganymede, early morning on 20th.
No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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No surface markings visible - poor focus maybe.
Ive shown a winjupos simulation for the same time. To be fair, there's not much variation in albedo, so maybe I was expecting too much
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Saturn on the evening of the 19th.
Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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December 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Saturn on the evening of the 19th.
Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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Rings continue to open, now at just under 1° open, but i haven't been able to spot the gap between the rings yet. Need better seeing and better processing!
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