Chris Jones
@salopchris.bsky.social
A casual photographer, very amateur astrophotographer with keen interest in astronomy, space and weather. Born and living in the beautiful English county of Shropshire, a proud Salopian.
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Chris Jones
@salopchris.bsky.social
· Nov 17
One of my favourite images I've taken, the International Space Station transiting the moon. A rare night when it all came together.
#astronomy #astrophotography #moon #spacestation
#astronomy #astrophotography #moon #spacestation
January 20, 2026 at 4:27 PM
There is none, you have a far superior scope for planets👍
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
There is none, you have a far superior scope for planets👍
No, the sensor is but the lens is too wide a fov, jupiter is just a bright dot, its not setup for planets, you need something ideally with more than 2000mm focal length, this is 150mm, equiv fov to approx 700mm fl. a Dobsonian for visual, or newtonian or sct with planetary camera for photography👍
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
No, the sensor is but the lens is too wide a fov, jupiter is just a bright dot, its not setup for planets, you need something ideally with more than 2000mm focal length, this is 150mm, equiv fov to approx 700mm fl. a Dobsonian for visual, or newtonian or sct with planetary camera for photography👍
D3 does everying the mini does plus more, images are cleaner on mini though, but the d3 is still plenty portable enough for travels, maybe a D4 will incorporate best of both 😉
January 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
D3 does everying the mini does plus more, images are cleaner on mini though, but the d3 is still plenty portable enough for travels, maybe a D4 will incorporate best of both 😉
Cheers Matt, takes a little editing but yep comes out well for such a small device 👍
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Cheers Matt, takes a little editing but yep comes out well for such a small device 👍
On the fence, This is with astro filter and find its images are almost too saturated out of the box, however connection and operation is much quicker and more stable especially on home wifi and optics are sharper, still have mosiac mode for wider fov, not tried it yet👍
January 13, 2026 at 11:39 AM
On the fence, This is with astro filter and find its images are almost too saturated out of the box, however connection and operation is much quicker and more stable especially on home wifi and optics are sharper, still have mosiac mode for wider fov, not tried it yet👍
A fiery looking Orion Nebula, M42.
Just 28 minutes with the impressive Dwarflabs Mini smart telescope.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
Just 28 minutes with the impressive Dwarflabs Mini smart telescope.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
January 13, 2026 at 10:40 AM
A fiery looking Orion Nebula, M42.
Just 28 minutes with the impressive Dwarflabs Mini smart telescope.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
Just 28 minutes with the impressive Dwarflabs Mini smart telescope.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
This is a first for me, not the galaxy M33, but the short solid line at the bottom which is the asteroid Eros approx 10 miles diameter, it's spud like in shape and currently 40 million miles away, it was visited in 1998 by the probe NEAR Shoemaker.
#astronomy #dwarfmini
#astronomy #dwarfmini
January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
This is a first for me, not the galaxy M33, but the short solid line at the bottom which is the asteroid Eros approx 10 miles diameter, it's spud like in shape and currently 40 million miles away, it was visited in 1998 by the probe NEAR Shoemaker.
#astronomy #dwarfmini
#astronomy #dwarfmini
So these are accumulated times, i've only ever done single sittings, never thought of combining data like that in trails, I'll have to look it up 👍
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
So these are accumulated times, i've only ever done single sittings, never thought of combining data like that in trails, I'll have to look it up 👍
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271225 @sjbastro.bsky.social @salopchris.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social #astrophotography #astronomy #stars 14.5hrs! OM1ii played out all night & Nut granted 9 clear hours & 5 a bit cloudy. Thank you, Nut, the bestest Sky Goddess ever.
December 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
271225 @sjbastro.bsky.social @salopchris.bsky.social @davidbflower.bsky.social #astrophotography #astronomy #stars 14.5hrs! OM1ii played out all night & Nut granted 9 clear hours & 5 a bit cloudy. Thank you, Nut, the bestest Sky Goddess ever.
Wowsers, that must be one if the longest star trails you get, impressive Jess👍
December 27, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Wowsers, that must be one if the longest star trails you get, impressive Jess👍
A beautiful moon halo/ moon rainbow sitting high in the sky above the 900 year old Abbey Church in Shrewsbury, UK
#photography #astronomy
#photography #astronomy
December 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A beautiful moon halo/ moon rainbow sitting high in the sky above the 900 year old Abbey Church in Shrewsbury, UK
#photography #astronomy
#photography #astronomy
I managed a meagre 80 minutes last night, first one I have done in years, bit annoyed as there was aurora just off to the left of the screen too 🙄
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I managed a meagre 80 minutes last night, first one I have done in years, bit annoyed as there was aurora just off to the left of the screen too 🙄
Apologise, its 10 hours, the 9 is a little close to the 0,👍 #fatfingers
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Apologise, its 10 hours, the 9 is a little close to the 0,👍 #fatfingers
A 19 hour stack on andromeda, M31. Shot with the amazing astro device from DwarfLabs, the Dwarf 3, and processed with only free photo editing apps on my phone
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A 19 hour stack on andromeda, M31. Shot with the amazing astro device from DwarfLabs, the Dwarf 3, and processed with only free photo editing apps on my phone
Wonderful star trail Jes👌
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wonderful star trail Jes👌
Every chance Tom, looks to be clearing from 3am, but all we need is a break, and there are pockets about, so keep looking, currently its on red alert 👍
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Every chance Tom, looks to be clearing from 3am, but all we need is a break, and there are pockets about, so keep looking, currently its on red alert 👍
Aurora overhead in Shrophire, UK at 4am today, a watery sky made it very diffuse, yet it made for an unusual moon halo looking south east
#aurora #astronomy #spaceweather
#aurora #astronomy #spaceweather
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Aurora overhead in Shrophire, UK at 4am today, a watery sky made it very diffuse, yet it made for an unusual moon halo looking south east
#aurora #astronomy #spaceweather
#aurora #astronomy #spaceweather
It certainly does👍, maybe if I used pixinsight or siril it could squeeze a lot more out of it, but i'm more than happy with the ease of inbuilt stella studio and phone editing apps 😀
November 5, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It certainly does👍, maybe if I used pixinsight or siril it could squeeze a lot more out of it, but i'm more than happy with the ease of inbuilt stella studio and phone editing apps 😀
Yes, shot over the last few weeks Peter, its amazing what the little dwarf can do, I'm aiming for 10 hours but not sure if its worth doing much more on this target👍
November 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Yes, shot over the last few weeks Peter, its amazing what the little dwarf can do, I'm aiming for 10 hours but not sure if its worth doing much more on this target👍
Another process of Andromeda, Messier 31, our galactic neighbour, as it was 2.3 million years ago
If it was bright enough to see in the night sky, it would be as long as six moons side by side.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
If it was bright enough to see in the night sky, it would be as long as six moons side by side.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Another process of Andromeda, Messier 31, our galactic neighbour, as it was 2.3 million years ago
If it was bright enough to see in the night sky, it would be as long as six moons side by side.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
If it was bright enough to see in the night sky, it would be as long as six moons side by side.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy
Thanks, love your profile pic, Captain Scarlett was always a fav show 👍
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Thanks, love your profile pic, Captain Scarlett was always a fav show 👍
Thanks Steve,was good to see👍
October 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Thanks Steve,was good to see👍