Mark Fairfax
@theyojimboo.bsky.social
Nature by day & Astronomy by night, in between reading books and going to the cinema.
Uranus at opposition in Taurus (mag +5.6; distance 18.51 AU) using my #CelestronOrigin - with 2 of the 5 outer larger, major moons visible: Oberon & Titania #Astronomy
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Uranus at opposition in Taurus (mag +5.6; distance 18.51 AU) using my #CelestronOrigin - with 2 of the 5 outer larger, major moons visible: Oberon & Titania #Astronomy
A chilly 🥶 night’s #Astronomy observing 🔭in the UK: the Pac-Man Nebula (can you see it?) is a bright emission nebula in Cassiopeia. Using my #CelestronOrigin with an Optolong L-eNhance narrowband filter.
November 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A chilly 🥶 night’s #Astronomy observing 🔭in the UK: the Pac-Man Nebula (can you see it?) is a bright emission nebula in Cassiopeia. Using my #CelestronOrigin with an Optolong L-eNhance narrowband filter.
A spectacular large, slow-moving #meteor (Fireball) caught last night 22:11 from my Nottinghamshire back garden ☄️ (1/2) #Astronomy
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A spectacular large, slow-moving #meteor (Fireball) caught last night 22:11 from my Nottinghamshire back garden ☄️ (1/2) #Astronomy
A slow-moving, substantially sized s Taurid #meteor in the early hours 01:53 UTC seen from my Nottinghamshire back garden #Astronomy
(vis mag -3.0; Vg 27.65km/s; mass 3.1g)
(vis mag -3.0; Vg 27.65km/s; mass 3.1g)
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A slow-moving, substantially sized s Taurid #meteor in the early hours 01:53 UTC seen from my Nottinghamshire back garden #Astronomy
(vis mag -3.0; Vg 27.65km/s; mass 3.1g)
(vis mag -3.0; Vg 27.65km/s; mass 3.1g)
The other Deep Sky Objects seen with my #CelestronOrigin 🔭 a few nights ago from the UK #Astronomy
Barred spiral galaxy M31 Andromeda Galaxy; IC 5146 Cocoon nebula (Caldwell 19) in Cygnus & dark nebula Barnard 168 forms a dark lane that surrounds IC 5146; M33 Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum.
Barred spiral galaxy M31 Andromeda Galaxy; IC 5146 Cocoon nebula (Caldwell 19) in Cygnus & dark nebula Barnard 168 forms a dark lane that surrounds IC 5146; M33 Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum.
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The other Deep Sky Objects seen with my #CelestronOrigin 🔭 a few nights ago from the UK #Astronomy
Barred spiral galaxy M31 Andromeda Galaxy; IC 5146 Cocoon nebula (Caldwell 19) in Cygnus & dark nebula Barnard 168 forms a dark lane that surrounds IC 5146; M33 Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum.
Barred spiral galaxy M31 Andromeda Galaxy; IC 5146 Cocoon nebula (Caldwell 19) in Cygnus & dark nebula Barnard 168 forms a dark lane that surrounds IC 5146; M33 Pinwheel Galaxy in Triangulum.
Clear Nottinghamshire night skies for a change so out with the #CelestronOrigin smart scope 🔭 for some observing in the constellation Cassiopeia, high in the night sky #Astronomy
Deep Sky Objects: Messier 52 open cluster, Bubble Nebula a HII region emission nebula & Caroline’s Rose open cluster.
Deep Sky Objects: Messier 52 open cluster, Bubble Nebula a HII region emission nebula & Caroline’s Rose open cluster.
October 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Clear Nottinghamshire night skies for a change so out with the #CelestronOrigin smart scope 🔭 for some observing in the constellation Cassiopeia, high in the night sky #Astronomy
Deep Sky Objects: Messier 52 open cluster, Bubble Nebula a HII region emission nebula & Caroline’s Rose open cluster.
Deep Sky Objects: Messier 52 open cluster, Bubble Nebula a HII region emission nebula & Caroline’s Rose open cluster.
September-October Lyncid #meteor from my Nottinghamshire back garden with my meteor camera kit at 04:40 BST #Astrronomy
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 65.05km/s; mass 0.31g)
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 65.05km/s; mass 0.31g)
September 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
September-October Lyncid #meteor from my Nottinghamshire back garden with my meteor camera kit at 04:40 BST #Astrronomy
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 65.05km/s; mass 0.31g)
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 65.05km/s; mass 0.31g)
A spectacular Sporadic #meteor 💫 in the early hours this morning 02:14 BST, captured by my meteor camera from my Nottinghamshire back garden.
Not even the fringes of next door’s Willow tree could obscure it! #Astronomy
(vis mag -3.9; Vg 55.57km/s; mass 0.51g)
Not even the fringes of next door’s Willow tree could obscure it! #Astronomy
(vis mag -3.9; Vg 55.57km/s; mass 0.51g)
August 26, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A spectacular Sporadic #meteor 💫 in the early hours this morning 02:14 BST, captured by my meteor camera from my Nottinghamshire back garden.
Not even the fringes of next door’s Willow tree could obscure it! #Astronomy
(vis mag -3.9; Vg 55.57km/s; mass 0.51g)
Not even the fringes of next door’s Willow tree could obscure it! #Astronomy
(vis mag -3.9; Vg 55.57km/s; mass 0.51g)
Lots of #sunspot activity on the midday Sun ☀️ this bank holiday from my Nottinghamshire back garden, (using my Seestar S50 smart scope) #Astronomy
August 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Lots of #sunspot activity on the midday Sun ☀️ this bank holiday from my Nottinghamshire back garden, (using my Seestar S50 smart scope) #Astronomy
A couple of particularly bright Perseid #meteors 💫 picked up by my Nottinghamshire back garden meteor camera last night - despite it pointing in the opposite direction to the constellation Perseus & the bright Moon.
August 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A couple of particularly bright Perseid #meteors 💫 picked up by my Nottinghamshire back garden meteor camera last night - despite it pointing in the opposite direction to the constellation Perseus & the bright Moon.
Agapanthus “Blackjack” - RHS plant for pollinators looking splendid in my Nottinghamshire back garden, (an African lily).
July 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Agapanthus “Blackjack” - RHS plant for pollinators looking splendid in my Nottinghamshire back garden, (an African lily).
First significant Perseid #meteor spotted by my Nottinghamshire back garden meteor camera in the early hours 01:14 BST, ahead of the peak on 12th August for this strong meteor shower #Astronomy
(vis mag -2.2; Vg 58.65km/s; mass 0.21g)
(vis mag -2.2; Vg 58.65km/s; mass 0.21g)
July 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
First significant Perseid #meteor spotted by my Nottinghamshire back garden meteor camera in the early hours 01:14 BST, ahead of the peak on 12th August for this strong meteor shower #Astronomy
(vis mag -2.2; Vg 58.65km/s; mass 0.21g)
(vis mag -2.2; Vg 58.65km/s; mass 0.21g)
My Nottinghamshire meteor camera picked up this beauty… a c-Andromedid #meteor at 00:33 BST on 12th July 💫 #Astronomy
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 57.87km/s; mass 0.92g)
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 57.87km/s; mass 0.92g)
July 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My Nottinghamshire meteor camera picked up this beauty… a c-Andromedid #meteor at 00:33 BST on 12th July 💫 #Astronomy
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 57.87km/s; mass 0.92g)
(vis mag -2.3; Vg 57.87km/s; mass 0.92g)
Puzzled over the Roman Dodecahedron found in Norton Disney - just what could it be? 🤔 We had our guesses…
(At the National Civil War Centre in Newark UK before it goes on its museum travels after Friday 18th July) #Archaeology
(At the National Civil War Centre in Newark UK before it goes on its museum travels after Friday 18th July) #Archaeology
July 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Puzzled over the Roman Dodecahedron found in Norton Disney - just what could it be? 🤔 We had our guesses…
(At the National Civil War Centre in Newark UK before it goes on its museum travels after Friday 18th July) #Archaeology
(At the National Civil War Centre in Newark UK before it goes on its museum travels after Friday 18th July) #Archaeology
Pause everything & an immediate read…
(from one of my favourite 📖 authors)
(from one of my favourite 📖 authors)
July 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Pause everything & an immediate read…
(from one of my favourite 📖 authors)
(from one of my favourite 📖 authors)
I thought I’d image the Sun this morning on such a meltingly hot 🥵 day from my Nottinghamshire back garden, using my Seestar S50 smart scope #Astronomy
Comparison on the right is a Solar Dynamics Observatory image.
IMPORTANT - never view the Sun without adequate filter protection!
Comparison on the right is a Solar Dynamics Observatory image.
IMPORTANT - never view the Sun without adequate filter protection!
June 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I thought I’d image the Sun this morning on such a meltingly hot 🥵 day from my Nottinghamshire back garden, using my Seestar S50 smart scope #Astronomy
Comparison on the right is a Solar Dynamics Observatory image.
IMPORTANT - never view the Sun without adequate filter protection!
Comparison on the right is a Solar Dynamics Observatory image.
IMPORTANT - never view the Sun without adequate filter protection!
Our other Peonies are coming out now…
June 6, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Our other Peonies are coming out now…
Here come the Peonies in our front garden…
May 29, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Here come the Peonies in our front garden…
It’s arrived & I can’t wait to read it 📖
New book time from my favourite author Joe Abercrombie #theDEVILS
New book time from my favourite author Joe Abercrombie #theDEVILS
May 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s arrived & I can’t wait to read it 📖
New book time from my favourite author Joe Abercrombie #theDEVILS
New book time from my favourite author Joe Abercrombie #theDEVILS
Globular Clusters - M3 in Canes Venatici & M53 in Coma Berenices with my #CelestronOrigin
I think about what the night sky would look like if you were on a planet in the middle of these ancient ‘packed’ star clusters 🤩 #Astronomy
2001: A Space Odyssey comes to mind “My God, it’s full of stars!”
I think about what the night sky would look like if you were on a planet in the middle of these ancient ‘packed’ star clusters 🤩 #Astronomy
2001: A Space Odyssey comes to mind “My God, it’s full of stars!”
May 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Globular Clusters - M3 in Canes Venatici & M53 in Coma Berenices with my #CelestronOrigin
I think about what the night sky would look like if you were on a planet in the middle of these ancient ‘packed’ star clusters 🤩 #Astronomy
2001: A Space Odyssey comes to mind “My God, it’s full of stars!”
I think about what the night sky would look like if you were on a planet in the middle of these ancient ‘packed’ star clusters 🤩 #Astronomy
2001: A Space Odyssey comes to mind “My God, it’s full of stars!”