Milton Keynes Astronomical Society
@mkastronomy.bsky.social
Your local astronomy club in Milton Keynes. Also an educational charity. Our mission: To spread the interest and enjoyment of astronomy to people of all ages.
Meets fortnightly at Rectory Cottages, Church Green Road, Bletchley, MK3 6BJ
www.mkas.org.uk
Meets fortnightly at Rectory Cottages, Church Green Road, Bletchley, MK3 6BJ
www.mkas.org.uk
The Soul Nebula (IC1848) by Simon Edwins, taken last night. The image here is a stack of 36x 8-minute subs. The image was taken through a 50mm RedCat 51 refractor.
November 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Soul Nebula (IC1848) by Simon Edwins, taken last night. The image here is a stack of 36x 8-minute subs. The image was taken through a 50mm RedCat 51 refractor.
Our next meeting is our Annual General Meeting: Friday 21st November at 8PM Rectory Cottages, Church Green Rd, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6BJ. All welcome
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Our next meeting is our Annual General Meeting: Friday 21st November at 8PM Rectory Cottages, Church Green Rd, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK3 6BJ. All welcome
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon by MKAS member Pierre Girard. In a perfectly clear SW sky last night. This comet is now close to the SW horizon and just visible in 7x50 binoculars. We shall lose sight of it this week as it carries on on its 1350-year journey around the Sun.
November 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon by MKAS member Pierre Girard. In a perfectly clear SW sky last night. This comet is now close to the SW horizon and just visible in 7x50 binoculars. We shall lose sight of it this week as it carries on on its 1350-year journey around the Sun.
For the Third and Final Time..........
Nominations for Committee Positions 2025-2026 for
Chair, Treasurer and Secretary will close at the end of the Astrodome Meeting this Friday 7th November!
Nominations for Committee Positions 2025-2026 for
Chair, Treasurer and Secretary will close at the end of the Astrodome Meeting this Friday 7th November!
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For the Third and Final Time..........
Nominations for Committee Positions 2025-2026 for
Chair, Treasurer and Secretary will close at the end of the Astrodome Meeting this Friday 7th November!
Nominations for Committee Positions 2025-2026 for
Chair, Treasurer and Secretary will close at the end of the Astrodome Meeting this Friday 7th November!
A stacked image of M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy), an acquisition of 2h15m by Simon Edwins, who says "I didn't use any filters and processed it in PixInsight."
October 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A stacked image of M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy), an acquisition of 2h15m by Simon Edwins, who says "I didn't use any filters and processed it in PixInsight."
Nominations for Chair, Treasurer, Secretary & Vice-Chair remain open! 🗳️
Forms will be available again at this Friday’s Richard Lambert Memorial Lecture by Dr Julian Onions.
Details 👉 mkas.org.uk/mkas-programme
Nominations close Fri 7 Nov at the end of the Astrodome meeting.
Clear skies! 🌌
Forms will be available again at this Friday’s Richard Lambert Memorial Lecture by Dr Julian Onions.
Details 👉 mkas.org.uk/mkas-programme
Nominations close Fri 7 Nov at the end of the Astrodome meeting.
Clear skies! 🌌
October 20, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Nominations for Chair, Treasurer, Secretary & Vice-Chair remain open! 🗳️
Forms will be available again at this Friday’s Richard Lambert Memorial Lecture by Dr Julian Onions.
Details 👉 mkas.org.uk/mkas-programme
Nominations close Fri 7 Nov at the end of the Astrodome meeting.
Clear skies! 🌌
Forms will be available again at this Friday’s Richard Lambert Memorial Lecture by Dr Julian Onions.
Details 👉 mkas.org.uk/mkas-programme
Nominations close Fri 7 Nov at the end of the Astrodome meeting.
Clear skies! 🌌
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon closing in on the back paw of Ursa Major (not in the image) by MKAS member Pierre Girard.
October 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon closing in on the back paw of Ursa Major (not in the image) by MKAS member Pierre Girard.
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, part of IC1396. Imaging by Simon Edwins.
September 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The Elephant's Trunk Nebula, part of IC1396. Imaging by Simon Edwins.
The Crescent Nebula by Milton Keynes Astronomical Society member David Ward. The nebula is NGC 6888, an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus.
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Crescent Nebula by Milton Keynes Astronomical Society member David Ward. The nebula is NGC 6888, an emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus.
David Ward of Milton Keynes Astronomical Society has imaged the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) an emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus.
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
David Ward of Milton Keynes Astronomical Society has imaged the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) an emission nebula in the constellation of Cygnus.
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon, by Pierre Girard of MKAS.
September 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon, by Pierre Girard of MKAS.
Last night Simon Edwins imaged IC5146 (the Cocoon Nebula).
September 23, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Last night Simon Edwins imaged IC5146 (the Cocoon Nebula).
Join as for a what I'm sure will be a fascinating talk on Friday 26th September by Dr Sian Prosser.....
September 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Join as for a what I'm sure will be a fascinating talk on Friday 26th September by Dr Sian Prosser.....
The Wizard Nebula (NGC7380) by Simon Edwins. The subs were collected through a 4" refractor using an ASI533MC Pro camera.
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The Wizard Nebula (NGC7380) by Simon Edwins. The subs were collected through a 4" refractor using an ASI533MC Pro camera.
Simon Edwins took this image of the Bubble Nebula (NGC7635) using a Seestar S50 while on holiday in Northumberland. This is a stack of 518x 10s subs stacked and processed in PixInsight.
August 30, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Simon Edwins took this image of the Bubble Nebula (NGC7635) using a Seestar S50 while on holiday in Northumberland. This is a stack of 518x 10s subs stacked and processed in PixInsight.
Next month we have the Librarian of the Royal Astronomical Society, Dr Sian Prosser, coming to give us a talk. See September's 'Astronomy Now'.
August 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Next month we have the Librarian of the Royal Astronomical Society, Dr Sian Prosser, coming to give us a talk. See September's 'Astronomy Now'.
Western Veil Nebula by Simon Edwins. Through a luminance filter combining the Ha/OIII data from 25/07/2025 with data collected on 28/07/2024. Using additional data to add colour to the star layer in the Ha/OIII image only. This helps reduce the muted colours.
July 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Western Veil Nebula by Simon Edwins. Through a luminance filter combining the Ha/OIII data from 25/07/2025 with data collected on 28/07/2024. Using additional data to add colour to the star layer in the Ha/OIII image only. This helps reduce the muted colours.
Pierre spotted a couple of nights ago Noctilucent Cloud Display at nightfall and he saw a June Bootids meteor.
July 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Pierre spotted a couple of nights ago Noctilucent Cloud Display at nightfall and he saw a June Bootids meteor.
Mark Hurn is in The Guardian today telling the story of Annie Walker in Cambridge, essentially the substance of his talk a week ago at MKAS.
www.theguardian.com/.../unsung-o....
www.theguardian.com/.../unsung-o....
June 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Mark Hurn is in The Guardian today telling the story of Annie Walker in Cambridge, essentially the substance of his talk a week ago at MKAS.
www.theguardian.com/.../unsung-o....
www.theguardian.com/.../unsung-o....
Discover the Wonders of the Night Sky with Us!
Why not come along and see for yourself?
Our next meeting is Friday, 4th July , and we’d love to welcome you!
Why not come along and see for yourself?
Our next meeting is Friday, 4th July , and we’d love to welcome you!
June 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Discover the Wonders of the Night Sky with Us!
Why not come along and see for yourself?
Our next meeting is Friday, 4th July , and we’d love to welcome you!
Why not come along and see for yourself?
Our next meeting is Friday, 4th July , and we’d love to welcome you!
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Mark Hurn for his highly informative and engaging talk on the history of the Cambridge Observatory.
June 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to Mark Hurn for his highly informative and engaging talk on the history of the Cambridge Observatory.
Our next talk Summer Season talk is on
The History of Cambridge Observatory
discover the people, discoveries, and telescopes that shaped astronomy history.
Be inspired by the story of one of the UK's great astronomical landmarks.
mkas.org.uk
The History of Cambridge Observatory
discover the people, discoveries, and telescopes that shaped astronomy history.
Be inspired by the story of one of the UK's great astronomical landmarks.
mkas.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Our next talk Summer Season talk is on
The History of Cambridge Observatory
discover the people, discoveries, and telescopes that shaped astronomy history.
Be inspired by the story of one of the UK's great astronomical landmarks.
mkas.org.uk
The History of Cambridge Observatory
discover the people, discoveries, and telescopes that shaped astronomy history.
Be inspired by the story of one of the UK's great astronomical landmarks.
mkas.org.uk
And an other Seestar Image from Simon....
June 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And an other Seestar Image from Simon....
Simon's Seestar had been on holiday!
June 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Simon's Seestar had been on holiday!
Seven MKAS members joined a brilliant day at Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy: talks on Stonehenge, dark matter, & more plus a keynote by Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees. Picnic, observatory tour, and Q&A with experts made it unforgettable. 🌌🔭
June 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Seven MKAS members joined a brilliant day at Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy: talks on Stonehenge, dark matter, & more plus a keynote by Astronomer Royal Lord Martin Rees. Picnic, observatory tour, and Q&A with experts made it unforgettable. 🌌🔭