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Devoted hubby of @TMinnican. Home educator. Amateur astronomer. Studying MSc Physics (Astrophysics with Space Science). FRAS, SPA and Green Party member. #Pagan www.minnican.com
A second night of aurora, albeit less intense. The clouds amplify the effect by forward-scattering the auroral light towards the viewer on the ground. Here's 5-hours squished into 1-minute 🔭🧪😊
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A second night of aurora, albeit less intense. The clouds amplify the effect by forward-scattering the auroral light towards the viewer on the ground. Here's 5-hours squished into 1-minute 🔭🧪😊
An X5-class solar flare erupted from the sun towards Earth yesterday and it hit the magnetosphere with a wallop overnight. The result was a severe geomagnetic storm. The aurora was so bright, it was visible through the clouds. Here's 3-hours, squished into 60s, of what you may have missed. Enjoy 🔭🧪☺️
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 AM
An X5-class solar flare erupted from the sun towards Earth yesterday and it hit the magnetosphere with a wallop overnight. The result was a severe geomagnetic storm. The aurora was so bright, it was visible through the clouds. Here's 3-hours, squished into 60s, of what you may have missed. Enjoy 🔭🧪☺️
A nice sporadic meteor captured in the early hours. Yes, that is the Moon. Details can be found here: archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025... 🔭🧪😊
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A nice sporadic meteor captured in the early hours. Yes, that is the Moon. Details can be found here: archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025... 🔭🧪😊
I'm never convinced my Dobsonian is focused perfectly when imaging so I'm printing a 305mm (12") Bahtinov mask to reassure me. I find the process mesmerising and spend far too long watching it. Credit to "@michelegz" for this design. 🔭🧪
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I'm never convinced my Dobsonian is focused perfectly when imaging so I'm printing a 305mm (12") Bahtinov mask to reassure me. I find the process mesmerising and spend far too long watching it. Credit to "@michelegz" for this design. 🔭🧪
There are some amazing images of comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). However, this was taken (Nov 2nd) at 18:01 UTC with a regular Canon 250D 50mm, f/5.6, ISO1600, 5-sec exp. I took 35 exposures and stacked them in Siril and denoised in GraXpert. It tempers expectations, yet it's still very cool to see. 🔭🧪
November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
There are some amazing images of comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon). However, this was taken (Nov 2nd) at 18:01 UTC with a regular Canon 250D 50mm, f/5.6, ISO1600, 5-sec exp. I took 35 exposures and stacked them in Siril and denoised in GraXpert. It tempers expectations, yet it's still very cool to see. 🔭🧪
There's a particularly bright spot on the Moon this evening. It's the sunlit crater wall of Aristarchus. It has one of the highest reflectivities on the Moon, making it appear brighter than fresh snow under direct sunlight. Schroter's Valley and the crater Herodotus are both to the left. 🔭🧪
November 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There's a particularly bright spot on the Moon this evening. It's the sunlit crater wall of Aristarchus. It has one of the highest reflectivities on the Moon, making it appear brighter than fresh snow under direct sunlight. Schroter's Valley and the crater Herodotus are both to the left. 🔭🧪
Now there's a challenge 😁
Live in the Northern Hemisphere and want to see a comet older then the Solar System? Nice overview of upcoming pre-dawn visibility for interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with small amateur telescopes 🔭🧪
All Eyes on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will soon exit the Sun's glare to enter the morning sky. Get ready for the observing opportunity of a lifetime.
skyandtelescope.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Now there's a challenge 😁
Blessed Samhain to you and yours.
May your ancestors gather with love, may your hearth fire burn bright against the coming dark, and may you find peace and insight on this most sacred night.
Blessed be. 🍂🍄🎃🔥
May your ancestors gather with love, may your hearth fire burn bright against the coming dark, and may you find peace and insight on this most sacred night.
Blessed be. 🍂🍄🎃🔥
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Blessed Samhain to you and yours.
May your ancestors gather with love, may your hearth fire burn bright against the coming dark, and may you find peace and insight on this most sacred night.
Blessed be. 🍂🍄🎃🔥
May your ancestors gather with love, may your hearth fire burn bright against the coming dark, and may you find peace and insight on this most sacred night.
Blessed be. 🍂🍄🎃🔥
Here's comet C\2025 A6 Lemmon from Billingborough this evening. Taken with a Canon 250D 255mm f/5.6 ISO6400 1s exposure x10 stacked in Siril 🔭🧪
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Here's comet C\2025 A6 Lemmon from Billingborough this evening. Taken with a Canon 250D 255mm f/5.6 ISO6400 1s exposure x10 stacked in Siril 🔭🧪
Whilst out photographing Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon this evening I happened to see a rocket fuel dump move from west to south. Here's a short video from one of the AuroraCams 🔭🧪🚀
October 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Whilst out photographing Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon this evening I happened to see a rocket fuel dump move from west to south. Here's a short video from one of the AuroraCams 🔭🧪🚀
I've not really had a go at M45 "Pleiades" before. I used the mosaic mode on the Seestar S50 to capture this. 106 x 20s exposures, processed in Siril and Graxpert. Seeing was pretty poor with strong winds. I gave up using the Dobsonian because it was being buffeted by the wind too much 🔭🧪
October 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I've not really had a go at M45 "Pleiades" before. I used the mosaic mode on the Seestar S50 to capture this. 106 x 20s exposures, processed in Siril and Graxpert. Seeing was pretty poor with strong winds. I gave up using the Dobsonian because it was being buffeted by the wind too much 🔭🧪
The vastness of space is captured here as distant Jupiter, reveals intricate cloud bands while Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto, orbit gracefully against the profound darkness of space. 🔭🧪
October 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The vastness of space is captured here as distant Jupiter, reveals intricate cloud bands while Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto, orbit gracefully against the profound darkness of space. 🔭🧪
I've switched my study to Master of Physics (Astrophysics with Space Science).... Yikes! 🔭🧪😮
October 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I've switched my study to Master of Physics (Astrophysics with Space Science).... Yikes! 🔭🧪😮
After what seems like weeks of clouds, here's Jupiter this morning high in the south-east. Two moons visible here, Europa seen transiting Jupiter's disk, and volcanic Io on the right. 🔭🧪😁
October 22, 2025 at 6:06 AM
After what seems like weeks of clouds, here's Jupiter this morning high in the south-east. Two moons visible here, Europa seen transiting Jupiter's disk, and volcanic Io on the right. 🔭🧪😁
@davidbflower.bsky.social How's your sky this morning? Here's mine at the moment ☹️
October 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
@davidbflower.bsky.social How's your sky this morning? Here's mine at the moment ☹️
Forgive the wobbly video, but I thought I'd show you what I see when I look at Jupiter through the eyepiece in the day. The video, taken this morning with my Pixel 8 Pro, was handheld, as I've mislaid my mount. It's still cool to see the planets against a hazy, blue sky with the sun on my back. 🔭🧪
October 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Forgive the wobbly video, but I thought I'd show you what I see when I look at Jupiter through the eyepiece in the day. The video, taken this morning with my Pixel 8 Pro, was handheld, as I've mislaid my mount. It's still cool to see the planets against a hazy, blue sky with the sun on my back. 🔭🧪
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social Blocked by 71,926 + 1 😀
October 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@whitehouse-47.bsky.social Blocked by 71,926 + 1 😀
This task is NOT to be undertaken lightly! I've had my 305 mm Dobsonian for about 3-years and finally the time has come to clean the primary mirror. It's heavy and very delicate, but with care, warm water, liquid soap and fingertips the dust, spiderwebs and insect debris will be removed. 🔭🧪
October 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This task is NOT to be undertaken lightly! I've had my 305 mm Dobsonian for about 3-years and finally the time has come to clean the primary mirror. It's heavy and very delicate, but with care, warm water, liquid soap and fingertips the dust, spiderwebs and insect debris will be removed. 🔭🧪
NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula. The "bubble" is the front of a stellar wind travelling at 2000 km s⁻¹. The star responsible is 40 times more massive than our Sun and 7100 lightyears from Earth. Captured with the Seestar S50, 100 x 60 s exp, stacked and tweaked on a Google Pixel 8 pro. 🔭🧪
October 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
NGC 7635, also known as the Bubble Nebula. The "bubble" is the front of a stellar wind travelling at 2000 km s⁻¹. The star responsible is 40 times more massive than our Sun and 7100 lightyears from Earth. Captured with the Seestar S50, 100 x 60 s exp, stacked and tweaked on a Google Pixel 8 pro. 🔭🧪
This is fun from @skircle.bsky.social 🔭🧪#skircleoftheday
October 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This is fun from @skircle.bsky.social 🔭🧪#skircleoftheday
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is definitely brighter this morning. Just one 30 s exposure, using the Seestar S50, is all that's needed to produce this image. 🔭🧪
October 10, 2025 at 6:22 AM
C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is definitely brighter this morning. Just one 30 s exposure, using the Seestar S50, is all that's needed to produce this image. 🔭🧪
Despite the night sky looking, for the most part, static in our human timeframe, remember that the universe is dynamic, ever-changing and unforgiving. C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is hurtling through our solar system at 60 km s⁻¹ and this is shown quite nicely in this little movie I made 🔭🧪
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Despite the night sky looking, for the most part, static in our human timeframe, remember that the universe is dynamic, ever-changing and unforgiving. C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is hurtling through our solar system at 60 km s⁻¹ and this is shown quite nicely in this little movie I made 🔭🧪
No cometary imaging this morning. It was initially clear but high clouds were rolling in and they beat me to it I'm afraid. I briefly captured the Moon though 🔭🧪😁
October 9, 2025 at 5:31 AM
No cometary imaging this morning. It was initially clear but high clouds were rolling in and they beat me to it I'm afraid. I briefly captured the Moon though 🔭🧪😁
I can never resist a rough and ready edit before bed so here it is. Saturn shining in the southeast tonight. 🔭🧪
October 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I can never resist a rough and ready edit before bed so here it is. Saturn shining in the southeast tonight. 🔭🧪
It's a beautiful evening for astrophotography. Saturn in the viewfinder and the Moon looking on 🔭🧪
October 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
It's a beautiful evening for astrophotography. Saturn in the viewfinder and the Moon looking on 🔭🧪