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After a wet few months, #rainfall levels have caught up and are now back to average this year in Bristol. #ukweather
December 1, 2025 at 6:33 AM
After a wet few months, #rainfall levels have caught up and are now back to average this year in Bristol. #ukweather
Peter I can match the stars in your photo to my sketch.
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Peter I can match the stars in your photo to my sketch.
Just observed the 3I/ATLAS #interstellar comet with my 8 inch scope. Diffuse circular object with a hint of a core. Visible with direct vision at 5.30am. I can confirm I could not see anyone on board! 🔭
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Just observed the 3I/ATLAS #interstellar comet with my 8 inch scope. Diffuse circular object with a hint of a core. Visible with direct vision at 5.30am. I can confirm I could not see anyone on board! 🔭
Got it. I think I have a turned edge?
September 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Got it. I think I have a turned edge?
Outside of focus. Fairly steady and circular ish.
September 22, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Outside of focus. Fairly steady and circular ish.
Telescope experts. Here is Polaris taken inside of focus. Why are the inside focus rings more fuzzy? 🔭
September 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Telescope experts. Here is Polaris taken inside of focus. Why are the inside focus rings more fuzzy? 🔭
Scope cooling down 🔭
September 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Scope cooling down 🔭
Quite a lot of planning before a session of observing thhe night sky! 🔭
September 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Quite a lot of planning before a session of observing thhe night sky! 🔭
Just observed the galaxy pair UGC 9650 and 9668 (Markarian 839) in my telescope. Both are about 170 million light years away in Ursa Minor. A pair of galaxies in the same field of view is always special. #astronomy 🔭
August 27, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just observed the galaxy pair UGC 9650 and 9668 (Markarian 839) in my telescope. Both are about 170 million light years away in Ursa Minor. A pair of galaxies in the same field of view is always special. #astronomy 🔭
Just been out observing a star that exploded 40 million years ago in my 8 inch telescope. Here is a picture taken by my friend Chris. The supernova is the bright white blob. #NGC7331 #ukastronomy
July 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Just been out observing a star that exploded 40 million years ago in my 8 inch telescope. Here is a picture taken by my friend Chris. The supernova is the bright white blob. #NGC7331 #ukastronomy
Just managed to spot #Mars with this little scope #astronomy It was a very small disk and had a red hue to it.
July 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just managed to spot #Mars with this little scope #astronomy It was a very small disk and had a red hue to it.
Many areas in Antartica are much colder than they should be this time of year. #coldweather #ukweather
July 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Many areas in Antartica are much colder than they should be this time of year. #coldweather #ukweather
You can see the drop in temperature during the #eclipse on this chart from my weather station. #ukweather #astronomy 🔭
March 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
You can see the drop in temperature during the #eclipse on this chart from my weather station. #ukweather #astronomy 🔭
Amazing to see the mountains of the moon and detail in the sunspots during the #eclipse. We are blessed to live on earth and be able to witness this.
March 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Amazing to see the mountains of the moon and detail in the sunspots during the #eclipse. We are blessed to live on earth and be able to witness this.
Cool start to the year here in Bristol compared to he recent averages. #ukweather
March 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Cool start to the year here in Bristol compared to he recent averages. #ukweather
Just been out observing galaxies with visually my 20 inch dob telescope. Found this lovely triple in Canes Venatici, ngc 5223, 5228 and 5233. All three were visible with averted vision. Here is the DSS image of the area. #telescope
February 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Just been out observing galaxies with visually my 20 inch dob telescope. Found this lovely triple in Canes Venatici, ngc 5223, 5228 and 5233. All three were visible with averted vision. Here is the DSS image of the area. #telescope
Wow, well worth waking up for. My first ever view of Omega Centaurus. I used 15 x 70 binoculars from Madeira. A lovely bright oval shaped fuzzy ball in a pretty star field. Very obvious and mesmerising. #astronomy
February 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Wow, well worth waking up for. My first ever view of Omega Centaurus. I used 15 x 70 binoculars from Madeira. A lovely bright oval shaped fuzzy ball in a pretty star field. Very obvious and mesmerising. #astronomy
Joe there are still a good group of visual astronomers in the UK. We call ourselves the dob mob. #astronomy
February 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Joe there are still a good group of visual astronomers in the UK. We call ourselves the dob mob. #astronomy