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Welcome to the Paramount Observatory. This is a private project of Les Girvan to show the active #Astronomy, #Astrophotography, I am doing from #Liverpool #UK.
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Paramount Observatory @paramountobs.bsky.social · 9d
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐌𝐞 𝐆𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞!
I'm ready to start producing live streams on YouTube, but to unlock mobile live streaming YouTube requires a minimum of 100 subscribers.
If you enjoy my content here, I'd be grateful if you could take a moment to 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥! 🙏

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Paramount Observatory
Welcome to the 'Paramount Observatory' YouTube channel. Paramount Observatory is a private project of Les Girvan, to allow me to show some of the astronomy activity I undertake from our home locatio...
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Short video of the live stacking, enjoy ✨

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Fireworks going off now so I'm live stacking the incredible Western Veil #Nebula (NGC 6960)—the stunning, colorful remnant of a star that exploded 5,000+ years ago.
​It's amazing watching those delicate, wispy details pop into the stack in real-time! ✨

​#Astrophotography
#LiveStacking
#EAA
A deep-sky astrophotograph of the Western Veil Nebula, NGC 6960. The image is a live stack, showing the wispy, ionized gas filaments in vivid red and blue-green against a dark starry background
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Time to make the most of this clear window! Getting ready to capture the breathtaking, vibrant filaments of the Western Veil #Nebula (NGC6960). It's a remnant of a massive star's death, and truly one of the sky's masterpieces.
​What's your favorite nebula? 👇

#Astrophotography
@liverpoolas.org
3 minute narrowband image of the supernova remnant NGC 6960, featuring complex filaments of ionized gas rendered in a vibrant blue-green (Oxygen) and red (Hydrogen) color palette.
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Just out for a walk in the forest today, feels good.
November 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
So have finished processing the 1st nights data of #cometlemmon from 1/11/25 this is created from 190 x 15s images stacked and blended.

Thanks for suggestion from @flyinghabu.bsky.social

enjoy ☄️

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
Comet lemmon Comet lemmon
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
With only a short window to image Comet Lemmon last night and getting frustrated with the lack of clear skies recently, so took a few moments on our own #Moon

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
The Moon
November 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐌𝐞 𝐆𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞!
I'm ready to start producing live streams on YouTube, but to unlock mobile live streaming YouTube requires a minimum of 100 subscribers.
If you enjoy my content here, I'd be grateful if you could take a moment to 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥! 🙏

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Paramount Observatory
Welcome to the 'Paramount Observatory' YouTube channel. Paramount Observatory is a private project of Les Girvan, to allow me to show some of the astronomy activity I undertake from our home locatio...
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November 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
paramountobs.bsky.social
View of #cometlemmon tonight, going with 15s subs as suggested by @flyinghabu.bsky.social looking good so far 👍☄️
November 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Planning for tonight's opportunity to capture #cometlemmon looking like a maximum of 1 hour to capture. Trying to decide on 1 or 2 min exposure? Any suggestions?

@astrobackyard.bsky.social
@liverpoolas.org
@royalastrosoc.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
I had a bit of time to process the images of #cometlemmon but only had 17 x 2 min (34 minutes) of data, so the final image is not as detailed as I'd liked. But at least I managed to get some data after months of clouds!

#Astrophotography #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
Comet Lemmon
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
After so many weeks of cloudy skies, I've got a period of clear skies, so taking my chance to capture #cometlemmon whilst it's high enough for me to capture.

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
Comet i night sky Single 2 minute sub
October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
When are we going to get any clear skies to see this 😩😩😩

I was hoping to have had lots of data on this object, not had any clear skies for weeks.
royalastrosoc.bsky.social Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 21d
Want to see a comet tonight? ☄️

Dr Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director of the Royal Astronomical Society, shares his top tips on where to look and how best to catch a glimpse of Comet Lemmon as it makes its closest approach to Earth.

Check out the video 📹⤵️
ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Out for a bit of education tonight and attending the @liverpoolas.org lecture about 'Solar Flares'
October 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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chrislintott.bsky.social
Cosmologists! We have a faculty job going here in Oxford - happy to answer questions. Brief version is that this remains a great & collaborative place to do science and the students are superb. 🔭 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOP628/a...
Associate Professor of Cosmology at University of Oxford
Recruiting now: Associate Professor of Cosmology on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
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October 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Endless cloudy skies currently and keen to do another "Sky at Night" deep sky tour session. 🤞 for some clear skies, however as we wait, take a look at our earlier tour:
youtu.be/XHnEyMtHw_E?...

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
Sky at Night Deep Sky tour April 2025 Live Event Edit
YouTube video by Paramount Observatory
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October 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
A night away last night, and a nice view from the hotel.

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
Moon and stars
October 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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commapress.bsky.social
BLOG: Transmissions from Jodrell Bank 📡

We brought a crack team of authors to @jodrellbank.bsky.social to get up close with the facility from the darkest server-rooms to the massive bowl of the 250ft MK1 Telescope.

Read Chris Beckett's write up here 👇

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October 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Want to hear the latest Supermassive Podcast episode? 🎙️📻

It's all about the world's most powerful solar explosion 166 years ago – the Carrington Event – and why something similar today could be devastating. ☀️🌍

Check it out via your usual podcast provider or at: podfollow.com/supermassive/
The Supermassive Podcast logo over the top of an image of a coronal mass ejection erupting from the Sun.
October 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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siril.org
Coming soon, a script to reveal all details of your images.
October 1, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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hasungazer.bsky.social
M16 from my recent trip to St Martins, Scilly Isles. Nearly 4 hrs of data.
September 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Processed data from last night's Eastern Veil Nebula

Telescope: William Optics Z73
Focal Length: 430mm F5.6
Camera: ZWO ASI533MC PRO
Filters: Optolong L-eXtreme
Exposure: 50 x 180s
Gain: 120

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
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Telescope: William Optics Z73 Camera: ZWO ASI533MC PRO Filters: Optolong L-eXtreme Exposure: 50 x 180s Gain: 120
September 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
The night is going well, so I moved on to the Bubble Nebula. An emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia, about 7,100 to 11,090 light-years away, its distinctive bubble shape created by the powerful stellar wind of a massive, hot, young central star.

#Astrophotography #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour
The bubble Nebula
September 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Well it's been a while since we've had any clear skies, plus we had a problem with the camera, so it's good to get the #observatory open again.

Tonight I'm imaging NGC 6992, The Eastern Veil nebula.

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
NGC6992 the eastern veil nebula
September 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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drnereide.bsky.social
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The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) has captured new images of the supermassive black hole M87*.

Observations from 2017, 2018, and 2021 reveal a dynamic and surprising environment.

➡️ eventhorizontelescope.org/new-eht-imag...

Image credit: EHT Collaboration

🔭 🧪 #cosmology #astrophysics #science
A triptych of images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) shows the supermassive black hole M87* in 2017, 2018, and 2021. Each image depicts a bright, asymmetric ring of hot plasma surrounding the black hole’s shadow. Overlaid on the ring are white lines representing polarization patterns, which indicate the orientation of magnetic fields in the plasma. In 2017, the lines form a spiral pattern in one direction with a polarization fraction up to 15%. In 2018, the pattern appears less pronounced, with a lower polarization of 5-10%. In 2021, the spiral reverses direction, maintaining the lower polarization. The images highlight the dynamic changes in the magnetic environment around M87*.
September 18, 2025 at 7:29 AM
paramountobs.bsky.social
Another interesting 'view' from my visit to Parque de las Ciencias, #Granada #Spain this view from the #ISS coopla definitely my best viewing opportunity 😂

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #StormHour #MoonHour #ThePhotoHour #lookup
@liverpoolas.org
September 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM