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We're Liverpool Astronomical Society, founded in 1881.

Our (Latin) motto is "Sic Itur Ad Astra", which means "Thus, The Way To The Stars."

Our goal is to advance, promote, inform, inspire and educate on the science of astronomy and associated sciences.
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Bortle 3 skies, and the view is unreal. broadband shot of M8, the Lagoon Nebula, It's a complex mix of glowing magenta gas, intricate dark dust lanes, and the brilliant sparkle of the open cluster NGC 6530.✨ #astrophotography
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Bortle 3, but M8 still put on a show! My broadband shot of the Lagoon Nebula came out better than expected. Love this complex mix of glowing magenta gas, the intricate dark dust lanes, and the brilliant sparkle of the NGC 6530 cluster. ✨ #astrophotography #space
July 29, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
What a great choice for Astronomer Royal 🙌🔭

#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space #lookup
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www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years
Prof Michele Dougherty is the first woman to be appointed to the influential post.
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July 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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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

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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
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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 ☄️

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Comet lemmon Comet lemmon
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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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
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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
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paramountobs.bsky.social
Short video of the live stacking, enjoy ✨

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November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
Gazing at the Ring Nebula #M57 tonight! 🌌 This cosmic smoke ring, a dying star's farewell, is a beautiful reminder of the universe's cycle of birth and death, one of my favourite DSO objects.

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Ah, the Ring Nebula, M57! Just gazing at its ethereal beauty through a telescope sparks the imagination, doesn't it? But let's really dream for a moment, casting aside the current limitations of our technology and knowledge. What could the future hold for our understanding and exploration of this cosmic marvel? Imagine, if you will, a future where we have developed sophisticated, autonomous probes capable of traversing interstellar distances in a reasonable timeframe. Picture one such probe, equipped with sensors far beyond our current capabilities, gently maneuvering through the glowing tendrils of M57. What secrets would it unveil? Could it map the three-dimensional structure of the nebula with unprecedented accuracy, revealing intricate knots and filaments we can only hint at now? Perhaps it could analyze the precise elemental composition at various points, giving us a much clearer picture of the dying star's final contributions to the cosmos. And what about the central white dwarf? Imagine a probe that could safely approach its intense gravity and radiation, perhaps even deploying tiny, resilient sensors onto its surface. What exotic states of matter might we discover under such extreme conditions? Could we learn more about the processes that lead to the formation of these stellar remnants? Beyond robotic exploration, let's really stretch our minds. What if future generations develop technologies that allow for human presence in such environments? Imagine a research outpost orbiting the white dwarf, shielded from its radiation, where scientists could directly observe the nebula's evolution in real-time. Perhaps they could even deploy advanced instruments to manipulate the nebula on a small scale, allowing for controlled experiments to test our astrophysical models. Think even further! Could we one day harness the energy released by such dying stars? It's a long shot, of course, but what if the intense radiation and magnetic fields could be safely channeled for s…
May 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
So been able to get 2 full nights now on the Drako Triplet, here's both nights images 5hrs then 10hrs

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10 hrs of Drako triplet 5 hrs Drako Triplet
May 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
Done a quick stack and process of the Drako Triplet from last night,
1 lenticular in NGC5981
2 elliptical in NGC5982
3 NGC5985 a barred spiral

Will get another night of data tonight.

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The Drako triplet
May 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
Such short nights now, only about 2 hours of astronomical darkness currently and getting shorter 😔

Here's my image of the sunflower galaxy from last month with 4 hrs of data.

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May 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Inspired to go for the Draco triplet as we come to the end of #Galaxy season, so going to get a couple of nights on this interesting collection.

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The Draco triplet
May 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
Looking for the next available clear night to run our next #livestream of the Sky at Night magazine's Deep Sky Tour for May. Subscribe and select reminder to see when it will occur:

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#Astrophotography #Astronomy #Space

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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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May 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Sunrise to Sunset on the Martian Mimetolith

This particular mesa acquired a certain notoriety when an image was captured by the Viking 1 orbiter on 25 July 1976. The shadows cast across the feature created a pareidolic perception of a human face.

More: uahirise.org/hipod/ESP_08...

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A digital terrain model of the (in)famous "Face on Mars" further reveals that it's really a large, eroded hill of a type called "mimetolith". (NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona)
April 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
With clear skies, I was able to get over 4hrs on #M63 the 'Sunflower Galaxy'. Located about 27 million light-years away. Its bright yellow core and spiraling arms dotted with young blue stars make it a photogenic beauty.

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Whirlpool vibes in the cosmos! 🌀 Check out this image of M63, the Sunflower Galaxy, located about 27 million light-years away. Its bright yellow core and spiraling arms dotted with young blue stars make it a truly photogenic beauty.
April 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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A spell of much warmer weather is on the way next week 📈
As the jet stream becomes more amplified this weekend, a 'blocked' weather pattern will develop across northwest Europe - but how long this lasts for is uncertain
April 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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i love that we got 4 new hubble images today and we still continue to get more after 35 years 🥹

hubble really is the little telescope that could!!!
Composite shows four Hubble images in quarters. At top left is a crisp view of Mars in shades of orange, blues, and browns. At top right is planetary nebula NGC 2899, which is shaped like a single macaroni noodle, with its central torus appearing semi-transparent and blue and green, and its top and bottom edges in orange. At bottom left is a tiny portion of the Rosette Nebula. Very dark gray material shaped like a triangle takes up the center. At bottom right is barred spiral galaxy NGC 5335 with a milky yellow center that forms a bar surrounded by multiple blue star-filled spiral arms that wrap up counterclockwise.
April 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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A bit of a reprocess of last night's Mars and the Beehive pic. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Star cluster the Beehive at left of centre. Orange planet Mars above right of centre. Many faint star dots on a dark background.
April 23, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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A great talk from yesterday which you can still watch in full
April 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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The Hubble Space Telescope turns 35 this week.

To celebrate, here's one of its most iconic photographs: the Pillars of Creation.

These pillars are actually star-forming regions of gas and dust, and from top to bottom are more than FIVE LIGHTYEARS tall—farther than the distance to our nearest star.
April 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Adjacent lectures rooms at University of Liverpool; ancient skills and astronomy

I’m currently between Rocks and Hard Space
May 11, 2024 at 10:14 AM
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"Preventing the addition of new debris is no longer sufficient. We must now actively clean up the space environment to halt the onset of a chain reaction that could render heavily utilised regions unusable. Immediate and decisive action is necessary."

Read the ESA Space Environment Report 2025 👇
ESA Space Environment Report 2025
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April 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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BIG NEWS for all UK Astonomy/Space outreachers and non-formal communicators. We have a new email list! A friendly supportive space for sharing ideas, resources, successes, and training opportunities (incl. upcoming free online events from ASDC and RAS). Sign up at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/astromailbox
A colourful flyer, giving the title and link, other text reads "New email discussion group for astronomy/space communicators. Bullet point list: University Outreach; Amateaur Astronomers; Planetarians; Non-Formal Educators; Activity Leaders. Share Resources - Get Tips - Find Information & Training - Tell Stories - Ask Questions - Give Advice - Share Successes.
November 1, 2023 at 9:15 AM
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Done a cleanup and new stack of #Jupiter taken 27/02/2025 18:59 GMT from backyard #ParamountObservatory #Liverpool #UK

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Jupiter and its moons Europa lower far left, Io, left of jupiter
March 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Our free, public lectures continue tomorrow evening with Prof. Julian Onions PhD FRAS of the University of Nottingham (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social) & his talk, "Crazy Interstellar Rockets!"
No need to book.
Details: liverpoolas.org/event/monthl...
#astronomy #outreach #rockets #lecture #liverpool
Monthly Meeting: Dr. Julian Onions – “Crazy Interstellar Rockets!”
About This Meeting Our guest speaker for April 2025 is Dr. Julian Onions, of the University of Nottingham, and he will be giving us a talk about:
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April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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paramountobs.bsky.social
During our recent period of clear skies I was able to gather lots of time #M81 #Bodes #Galaxy
At its core lies a supermassive black hole with an estimated mass of around 70 million times that of our Sun!
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M81 Bodes spiral galaxy
April 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM