Stuart Atkinson
@stuartatkinson.bsky.social
Amateur astronomer and author of science fiction and science reference books, including "A Cat's Guide to The Night Sky". Fascinated by Mars since knee high to R2D2 and owned by a very demanding rescue cat called Jess.
Lovely new view of Mars sent back by Perseverance, a couple of sols ago... Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Lovely new view of Mars sent back by Perseverance, a couple of sols ago... Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
Can't stop exploring this incredible view sent back from Mars by Curiosity. If anyone could add a scale to these features I'd really appreciate it. Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Can't stop exploring this incredible view sent back from Mars by Curiosity. If anyone could add a scale to these features I'd really appreciate it. Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
Whatever you're doing, STOP!! Take a moment to look at this stunning new vista sent back from Mars by the rover Curiosity. Here's your future Martian Yosemite... Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Whatever you're doing, STOP!! Take a moment to look at this stunning new vista sent back from Mars by the rover Curiosity. Here's your future Martian Yosemite... Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
There was a time, back there in September, when the rain refused to stop and the clouds refused to part, that I thought I wouldn't get even one half decent image of Comet Lemmon before it headed back into the Deep Black.
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
There was a time, back there in September, when the rain refused to stop and the clouds refused to part, that I thought I wouldn't get even one half decent image of Comet Lemmon before it headed back into the Deep Black.
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
The clouds graciously parted to allow me to take one last Seestar image of Comet Lemmon before we head home tomorrow. The comet is past its best now and will fade quickly. You weren't a Great Comet, but I thought you were brilliant. I'm going to miss you, my Kielder Comet. :-)
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The clouds graciously parted to allow me to take one last Seestar image of Comet Lemmon before we head home tomorrow. The comet is past its best now and will fade quickly. You weren't a Great Comet, but I thought you were brilliant. I'm going to miss you, my Kielder Comet. :-)
Best images of Comet Lemmon taken from the Autumn 2025 Kielder Star Camp using my Seestar S50. Looking forward to processing the raw subs properly when we get home!
October 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Best images of Comet Lemmon taken from the Autumn 2025 Kielder Star Camp using my Seestar S50. Looking forward to processing the raw subs properly when we get home!
Managed to grab a few more images of Comet Lemmon this evening (Sunday Oct 26th) from Kielder Campsite, Northumberland, through very brief gaps in the clouds. This is a phone-processed stack of half a dozen jpg images taken with my Seestar S50.
October 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Managed to grab a few more images of Comet Lemmon this evening (Sunday Oct 26th) from Kielder Campsite, Northumberland, through very brief gaps in the clouds. This is a phone-processed stack of half a dozen jpg images taken with my Seestar S50.
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon imaged from Kielder Star Camp at Kielder Campsite last night. Phone-only processed stack of half a dozen Seestar S50 jpg images.
October 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon imaged from Kielder Star Camp at Kielder Campsite last night. Phone-only processed stack of half a dozen Seestar S50 jpg images.
Just look how Comet Lemmon's tail has changed during the evening (Oct 25th)! Images taken from Kielder Star Camp, Kielder, UK, using a Seestar S50...
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Just look how Comet Lemmon's tail has changed during the evening (Oct 25th)! Images taken from Kielder Star Camp, Kielder, UK, using a Seestar S50...
What's it like waking up at 5am at Kielder Star Camp, after a rainy, foul night, and looking outside to find the sky is sparkly clear?
October 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
What's it like waking up at 5am at Kielder Star Camp, after a rainy, foul night, and looking outside to find the sky is sparkly clear?
If you've any interest in space, whether you're a reporter, a working scientist or just an enthusiast, *DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ACCOUNT* It is a content-scraping parasite account that shamelessly steals the work of others & posts it without credit or acknowledgement. It even admits it! SHARE this post!
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
If you've any interest in space, whether you're a reporter, a working scientist or just an enthusiast, *DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ACCOUNT* It is a content-scraping parasite account that shamelessly steals the work of others & posts it without credit or acknowledgement. It even admits it! SHARE this post!
Evolution of Comet Lemmon over the past few nights, as imaged with my Seestar S50 from Kielder Star Camp...
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Evolution of Comet Lemmon over the past few nights, as imaged with my Seestar S50 from Kielder Star Camp...
Another clear night at Kielder Star Camp and Comet Lemmon is looking... beautiful... Seestar S50 image..
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Another clear night at Kielder Star Camp and Comet Lemmon is looking... beautiful... Seestar S50 image..
How Comet Lemmon changed in a month... All images S Atkinson, taken using a Seestar S50 between Sept 21st and Oct 22nd
October 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
How Comet Lemmon changed in a month... All images S Atkinson, taken using a Seestar S50 between Sept 21st and Oct 22nd
Last night vs tonight...
October 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Last night vs tonight...
Comet Lemmon imaged again tonight from Kielder Star Camp... Seestar S50
October 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Comet Lemmon imaged again tonight from Kielder Star Camp... Seestar S50
The evolution of Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon as imaged by my Seestar S50. Lovely comet!
October 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The evolution of Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon as imaged by my Seestar S50. Lovely comet!
Two comets in one night! Images of Comet Swan R2 and Comet Lemmon A6 taken tonight (Oct 21st) at Kielder Star Camp using a Seestar S50...
October 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Two comets in one night! Images of Comet Swan R2 and Comet Lemmon A6 taken tonight (Oct 21st) at Kielder Star Camp using a Seestar S50...
Wow, look how much Comet Lemmon has changed in a month! These were both taken with my Seestar S50, the first from Kendal, the second from Kielder Campsite. Maybe not a Great Comet, but a great comet, for sure :-)
October 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Wow, look how much Comet Lemmon has changed in a month! These were both taken with my Seestar S50, the first from Kendal, the second from Kielder Campsite. Maybe not a Great Comet, but a great comet, for sure :-)
Today is the 62nd anniversary of Felicette's flight into space. Most people know Laika's story, or have at least heard of her, very few know about the first - and only - cat to fly into space. This is her *full* story, honest and tragic, available as an ebook/paperback from Amazon.
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Today is the 62nd anniversary of Felicette's flight into space. Most people know Laika's story, or have at least heard of her, very few know about the first - and only - cat to fly into space. This is her *full* story, honest and tragic, available as an ebook/paperback from Amazon.
Jess clearly stressed from being dragged away in the caravan again...
October 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Jess clearly stressed from being dragged away in the caravan again...
Took more pics of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) this morning, and despite Kendal's ghastly light pollution, the bright moonlight & banks of proper Jack the Ripper fog rolling over Kendal again and again I guess this one isn't too bad... Seestar S50, October 13th 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Took more pics of Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) this morning, and despite Kendal's ghastly light pollution, the bright moonlight & banks of proper Jack the Ripper fog rolling over Kendal again and again I guess this one isn't too bad... Seestar S50, October 13th 2025.
Very quick phone stack of some of this morning's Seestar images of Comet Lemmon taken from light-polluted Kendal, Cumbria... Roll on the dark skies of Kielder Star Camp from tomorrow night :-)
October 13, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Very quick phone stack of some of this morning's Seestar images of Comet Lemmon taken from light-polluted Kendal, Cumbria... Roll on the dark skies of Kielder Star Camp from tomorrow night :-)
Weather apps giving their expert predictions to UK amateur astronomers hoping to take images of Comet Lemmon...
October 11, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Weather apps giving their expert predictions to UK amateur astronomers hoping to take images of Comet Lemmon...
Look what I've just seen in Kendal library @racheldelahaye.bsky.social ...
October 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Look what I've just seen in Kendal library @racheldelahaye.bsky.social ...