Paul Gibbs🔭
@stargazerguy.bsky.social
Notts County supporter, cat lover and amateur Astrophotographer
Good evening everyone.
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Good evening everyone.
This is my latest attempt at M16 - Pillars of Creation. Due to its position in the sky, the time of year & neighbouring buildings, I can only capture around 1.5 hours of data in any one session.This image is a result of 19 300sec subs stacked and processed with Siril. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
August 17, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This is my latest attempt at M16 - Pillars of Creation. Due to its position in the sky, the time of year & neighbouring buildings, I can only capture around 1.5 hours of data in any one session.This image is a result of 19 300sec subs stacked and processed with Siril. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
My handsome chap enjoying the late afternoon sun. And they say black cats aren't photogenic. I beg to differ.♥️ Black Cats. #blackcats
June 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My handsome chap enjoying the late afternoon sun. And they say black cats aren't photogenic. I beg to differ.♥️ Black Cats. #blackcats
The time has come to allow the attacking players to attack and the defensive players to defend. Team assuming Didzy and Jatta are out. #Nottscounty #COYP
May 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The time has come to allow the attacking players to attack and the defensive players to defend. Team assuming Didzy and Jatta are out. #Nottscounty #COYP
The New Moon sets for another day. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
March 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The New Moon sets for another day. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
Single frame of todays partial solar eclipse taken with my phone mounted on binoculars. #Astrophotography #astronomy #solareclipse 🔭
March 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Single frame of todays partial solar eclipse taken with my phone mounted on binoculars. #Astrophotography #astronomy #solareclipse 🔭
Making the most of what was probably the last meaningful opportunity to capture photons before the lighter night skies fall upon us. I captured 42 300sec subs of IC1848 Soul Nebula. Stacked & processed using Siril. GraXpert for background extraction and noise reduction #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
March 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Making the most of what was probably the last meaningful opportunity to capture photons before the lighter night skies fall upon us. I captured 42 300sec subs of IC1848 Soul Nebula. Stacked & processed using Siril. GraXpert for background extraction and noise reduction #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
Mars in close company of the Moon. Captured with my Samsung S8 mounted on a pair of binoculars. #Astrophotography #Astrophotography 🔭
March 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Mars in close company of the Moon. Captured with my Samsung S8 mounted on a pair of binoculars. #Astrophotography #Astrophotography 🔭
My chosen target last night - NGC281 Pacman Nebula.
SW 72ed refractor, asi533mc camera, SW EQM-35 Mount, ZWO ASIAIR plus. 48 X 300 sec subs stacked and processed with Siril and GraXpert. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
SW 72ed refractor, asi533mc camera, SW EQM-35 Mount, ZWO ASIAIR plus. 48 X 300 sec subs stacked and processed with Siril and GraXpert. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
March 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My chosen target last night - NGC281 Pacman Nebula.
SW 72ed refractor, asi533mc camera, SW EQM-35 Mount, ZWO ASIAIR plus. 48 X 300 sec subs stacked and processed with Siril and GraXpert. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
SW 72ed refractor, asi533mc camera, SW EQM-35 Mount, ZWO ASIAIR plus. 48 X 300 sec subs stacked and processed with Siril and GraXpert. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
I'm multi-tasking tonight. While I'm collecting more data of the Rosette Nebula, I've set up the ASI224MC as a sky. Good luck to all those imaging tonight. camera. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
March 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm multi-tasking tonight. While I'm collecting more data of the Rosette Nebula, I've set up the ASI224MC as a sky. Good luck to all those imaging tonight. camera. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
When the skies are clear, satellites get in the way. And when they've gone, aircraft photo bomb the frame. Oh the joys of astrophotography. #astronomy #Astrophotography 🔭
February 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When the skies are clear, satellites get in the way. And when they've gone, aircraft photo bomb the frame. Oh the joys of astrophotography. #astronomy #Astrophotography 🔭
Just waiting for the sun to set and the sky to clear. With the absence of the moon, tonight's intended target is the Witches Head nebula. Good luck to everyone else who is imaging tonight. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
February 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Just waiting for the sun to set and the sky to clear. With the absence of the moon, tonight's intended target is the Witches Head nebula. Good luck to everyone else who is imaging tonight. #Astrophotography #astronomy 🔭
Who says black cats aren't photogenic. I think I look pretty good myself. 😻🐈😺
February 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Who says black cats aren't photogenic. I think I look pretty good myself. 😻🐈😺
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social please show me the stats for my image.
January 17, 2025 at 9:56 AM
@kat-astro-bot.bsky.social please show me the stats for my image.
Another image from earlier this month. Using the 533MC-Pro on my 72ed refractor, I managed to capture 5 hours of data from IC1396 Elephants Trunk nebula. 🔭
#Astrophotography #astronomy
#Astrophotography #astronomy
January 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Another image from earlier this month. Using the 533MC-Pro on my 72ed refractor, I managed to capture 5 hours of data from IC1396 Elephants Trunk nebula. 🔭
#Astrophotography #astronomy
#Astrophotography #astronomy
January 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Not to pass up a clear night, albeit with an almost full moon and the descending mist, I managed to get 3 hours of data of M81 and M82. Stacked and processed using @siril.org with noise reduction and background extraction using GraXpert. 🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy
January 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Not to pass up a clear night, albeit with an almost full moon and the descending mist, I managed to get 3 hours of data of M81 and M82. Stacked and processed using @siril.org with noise reduction and background extraction using GraXpert. 🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy
Sharing my image of IC443 with @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social to see its stats. Thank @quantumkat.bsky.social 👍
January 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Sharing my image of IC443 with @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social to see its stats. Thank @quantumkat.bsky.social 👍
It was nice to have clear skies last night enabling the capture of photons from the wonderful DSOs which hide in the darkness of space. Using the 533MM-Pro on my 72ed refractor, I managed to get just under 4.5 hours of data from M31. And just over 3 hours for IC443. 🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy
January 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It was nice to have clear skies last night enabling the capture of photons from the wonderful DSOs which hide in the darkness of space. Using the 533MM-Pro on my 72ed refractor, I managed to get just under 4.5 hours of data from M31. And just over 3 hours for IC443. 🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy
Sharing my image of M2 with @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social so @quantumkat.bsky.social can see how her bot is working to help her develop it further.
December 12, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Sharing my image of M2 with @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social so @quantumkat.bsky.social can see how her bot is working to help her develop it further.
A crop of NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula taken from the wider image shared earlier. Again processed using Siril and GraXpert. 🔭 #astrophotography #astronomy
December 1, 2024 at 10:55 AM
A crop of NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula taken from the wider image shared earlier. Again processed using Siril and GraXpert. 🔭 #astrophotography #astronomy
Someone's come for a chin rub.
November 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Someone's come for a chin rub.
3 DSOs in one frame. At the top is M37 - Salt and Pepper cluster, centre left is NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula, and at the bottom is NGC 7538 Northern Lagoon Nebula. Captured with an asi533mc pro on a SW 72ed refractor. Stacked and processed using Siril and GraXpert.🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
3 DSOs in one frame. At the top is M37 - Salt and Pepper cluster, centre left is NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula, and at the bottom is NGC 7538 Northern Lagoon Nebula. Captured with an asi533mc pro on a SW 72ed refractor. Stacked and processed using Siril and GraXpert.🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy
As Storm Bert currently batters the UK. Today is a perfect day to have a snooze on a cushion day. 😽
November 24, 2024 at 9:48 AM
As Storm Bert currently batters the UK. Today is a perfect day to have a snooze on a cushion day. 😽
Sharing some love, happiness and hope with my image of the Heart Nebula I captured earlier this year. 🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy
November 24, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Sharing some love, happiness and hope with my image of the Heart Nebula I captured earlier this year. 🔭 #Astrophotography #astronomy