01/01/26 2025 The Year In Pictures

15/12/25 New World: North America Nebula NGC 7000

07/11/25 Twinkle, Twinkle……..: Double Cluster NGC 868 & NGC 884

06/11/25 Astronomical Smorgasborg: SH2-157 Lobster Nebula & NGC 7635 Bubble Nebula

19/10/25 Somerset Magic: Wizard Nebula – First light at Castle Farm Observatory

06/10/25 Tangled In Space: Antennae galaxies

14/09/25 New Horizons: NGC 1365 AKA Great Barred Spiral Galaxy

01/06/25 The Needle Galaxy; AKA NGC 4565

06/05/25 Sculptor Galaxy: AKA Silver Dollar or NGC 253

21/04/25 Pinwheel Galaxy: M101

18/03/25 Cosmic Crustacean: M1 Crab Nebula

14/02/25 Star On The Run: IC405 Flaming Star Nebula

17/01/25 Interstellar Maelstrom: M42 The Great Orion Nebula

01/01/25 2024 The Year In Pictures

02/12/24 Surf’s Up! The California Nebula – NGC 1499

20/10/24 Heavenly Art: IC 5068 Forsaken Nebula

23/09/24 Changing Times: AM5 Mount & More

07/08/24 Hind’s Variable Nebula: NGC 1555

08/07/24 Dark Eagle: LDN 673 Dark nebula in Aquila

16/06/24 Celestial Fleur-De-Lys: NGC 7023 Iris Nebula

18/04/24 Starry Messenger: Leo Galaxy Cluster

01/04/24 Nocturnal Bloom: Rosette Nebula

04/03/24 Avian Astronomy: Seagull Nebula

11/02/24 Dark Art: Barnard 10 & Co

01/01/24 2023 The Year In Pictures

03/11/23 The Space Lizard: SH2-126 The Great Lacerta Nebula

02/10/23 The Black Cat, Fox & Umbrella: VdB 126 dark nebula

02/09/23 The Swan’s Treasure Trove: Cygnus region – SH2-115, Sh2-116, Abell 71

14/08/23 Stitch Up: IC405, IC410, M36 & 38 Mosaic

09/07/23 Seeing Stars: M3 Globular Cluster

23?06/23 Galactic Waltz: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

03/05/25 Monkey Business: NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula

14/03/23 The Unicorn’s Finger: SH2-284 emission nebula

26/02/23 The Flame & Frogs: IC405 Flaminmg Star & IC 410 Tadpoles Nebulae (Widefield)

06/02/23 Supernova Sensation: Simeis 147 AKA SH2-240 or Spaghetti Nebula (Widefield)

15/01/23 Dust Extractor: NGC1333 relection nebula

01/01/23 2022 The Year In Pictures

15/12/22 Feel The Space: M31 Andromeda Galaxy (widefield)

21/10/22 Cygnus Hat-Trick: The Pelican, Clamshell & North America Nebula (Widefield)

01/10/22 Diaphanous Delectation: Western Veil Nebula & Pickering’s Triangle

05/09/22 Shrinking The Universe: Sadr Region & Crescent Nebula (Widefield)

19/08/22 A New Perspedtive: Cygnus Loop SNR (Widefield)

10/06/22 Veil Of Darkness: Barnard 22 dark nebula & IC 2087 reflection nebula

15/05/22 A New Era: First light ZWO ASI294MM Pro camera

05/05/22 The Cone, Fox Fur & Christmas Tree: NGC 2264 et al & NGC 2261 Hubble’s variable nebula

14/04/22 The Horse & Flame: B33 Horsehead & NGC 2024 Flame Nebula

09/03/22 Hidden Treasures: SH2-261 Lower’s Nebula

25/01/22 Cosmic Spaghetti: Simeis 147 SNR

01/01/22 2021 The Year In Pictures

21/12/21 Reach For The Stars: M45 The Pleiades

12/12/21 Galactic Triplets: M33 The Triangulum Galaxy

16/11/21 The Journey: M31 Andromeda Galaxy

02/11/21 Night Safari: SH2-131 Elephant’s Trunk Nebula

01/10/21 Galactic Grotto: SH2-155 Cave Nebula

12/09/21 The Well & The Butterfly: IC 1318 emission nebula

17/08/21 Dark Art:  LDN 1250 dark nebula

30/07/21 Cosmic Eruption:  CTB-1 supernova remnant

02/07/21 The Bat & Squid:  SH2-129 & Ou4, the Great Squid Nebula

15/06/21 Photon Factory:  Deep Sky West – M13 & M92 Gobular clusters

07/05/21 Last Chance Catch:  IC443 Jellyfish Nebula HaHOO

28/04/21 Two’s Company:  M53 & NGC 5053 Globular Clusters

20/04/21 Galactic Stepping Stones:  Markarian’s Chain

14/03/21 Rosette Nebula:  Chroma First Light

19/02/21 Orion In A New Light:  Deep Widefield Orion Constellation

07/02/21 Going Big – Widefield Imaging: Orion constellation – M42 & The Horse

29/12/20 REFLECTIONS 2020: Annual Review

08/12/20 Image Redux: HST re-processing – Pacman, Heart, Rosette, NAN & California Nebula

12/11/20 Swan Adventures: NGC 6914 reflection nebula

16/10/20 Reach For The Sky: LBN 325 emission nebula

09/09/20 The Big Picture: First Light Samyang 135 f/2 & NAN, Cygnus + Veil

01/06/20 Canine Capers: M51 the Whirlpool Galaxy

15/05/20 Galactic Bloom: M63 the Sunflower Galaxy

02/05/20 Return of the Lion: Leo Triplet, M65, M66 NGC 3628

31/03/20 Nice But Dim: Medusa Planetary Nebula / Abell 21

24/02/20 Jinxed: Barnard’s Loop, NGC 1333, LDN 1622

21/12/19 REFLECTIONS 2019:  Annual Review

07/12/19 One In A Trillion: M31 Andromeda Galaxy HaLRGB

11/11/19 The Sum Of The Parts: Heart & Soul Nebula Mosaic

12/10/19 Fabric Of Reality: DWB 111 The Propellor Nebula

09/09/19 Game On: NGC 281 Pacman & NGC 7380 Wizzard Nebula

10/06/19 Other Worlds: M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

23/05/19 Fireworks: M101 Pinwheel Galaxy

03/05/19 Hunting Orion: M78 LRGB

16/04/19 Eleventh Hour: M42 Great Orion Nebula in HaLRGB

22/02/19 Horseplay: Horsehead & Flame Nebulae in SHO Hubble Palette

22/01/19 Howling Wolf: Lunar eclipse 21st January 2019

20/12/18 REFLECTIONS 2018: Annual Review

05/12/18 Vanguard Of The Winter Night Sky: M45 Pleiades

12/11/18 Other Worlds: M74 Spiral Galaxy & Les Granges Observatory

16/10/18 Triangulum: M33 Triangulum Galaxy

23/09/18 New Northern Horizons: Heart & Soul Nebulae, Bubble Nebula & NGC 7822

26/08/18 Heart Of Darkness: The Heart Nebula IC 1805 – narrowband

10/07/18 Jumbo Joy: IC1396 Elephant’s Trunk Nebula – narrowband

26/06/18 Boreal Breakthrough: Fairvale Observatory + Bodes & Cigar Galaxies

12/06/18 Star Struck: Globular clusters M3 & M13

29/05/18 Chapeau!: M104 Sombrero Galaxy

12/05/18 Spinning Plates: Point Craft plate solving

03/05/18 Playing With Fire: Flaming Star Nebula IC405

22/04/18 Lost In Space: Darkness & The Milky Way

08/04/18 Hive Of Activity: M44 Beehive cluster

25/03/18 Death Throes of a Star: Medusa Nebula (Abell 21)

11/03/18 The Fox & Cone: Monoceros, NGC 2264 Cone & Fox Nebulae

25/02/18 What Comes Around Goes Around – Rosette Nebula in narrowband

11/02/18 Antipodean Astronomy Adventures – New Zealand

20/01/18 REFLECTIONS 2017 – Annual Review

01/12/17 The Wall: North America Nebula narrowband

13/11/17 AstroBites-3: Conjunction – Jupiter & Venus

03/11/17 Galactic Neighbours: M31 Andromeda Galaxy LRGB

24/10/17 AstroBites-2: Home Sweet Home – Milky Way

10/10/17 Eastern Promise: Eastern Veil Nebula in narrowband

26/09/17 Pelican Brief: IC 5070 & IC5067 The Pelican Nebula narrowband

05/09/17 New Broom: Witch’s Broom & Pickering’s Triangle bicolour

08/08/17 Cosmic Nursery: M20 Trifid Nebula narrowband

25/07/17 The Dutch Gadget: North America & Eagle Nebulae

04/07/17 Another Side Of The Veil: Eastern Veil Nebula narrowband

20/06/17 Planetary Playtime: Jupiter & Saturn

30/05/17 Great Balls Of Ice: Comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson)

02/05/17 A New Palette: LRGB,  Leo Triplet, Markarian’s Chain & M61

11/04/17 Brave New World: Higgs Boson, Narrowband imaging M42, Horsehead and Rosette Nebulae

28/03/17 First Light: ZWO ASI 1600MM-Cool Camera & Rosette Nebula

07/03/17 Arctic Antics: Aurora Boreralis

03/02/17 AstroBites-1: Planetary alignment – Moon+Mars+Venus

14/02/17 Nice but dim (& small): M1, M74, M77 & M78

31/01/17 Headhunter: SH2-264 & Lower’s Nebula

01/01/17 REFLECTIONS – 2016: Annual Review

20/12/16 Photons & Photography: William Fox Talbot & M33

06/12/16 It’s All Relative: Special Theory of Relativity + M45, Horsehead Nebula, M42 & 43,  NGC2244, NGC 1499 and IC 405 & 410

10/11/16 Two’s Company: Albireo, 15 Aquilae & M15

27/10/16 Overspill: M15, 31 & 57 + NGC 6905 & 6781

07/10/16 The future is not what it used to be: Imaging & processing – M31, Crescent & Veil Nebulae

21/09/16 Forbidden Fruit: M27 & Guiding

07/09/16 Dark Matters: Barnard 142-3 the E Nebula

23/08/16 Playing poker with the heavens: Perseids

11/08/16 The Eagle Has Landed: M16

15/06/16 Summertime Blues: M5, M13 globular clusters & M57 Ring Nebula

25/05/16 Talk The Talk: Astrophotography lecture

09/05/16 Transit: Mercury’s Sun transit

22/04/16 The Sky’s The Limit: Astronomy in the Southwestern USA

04/04/16 Fairvale Observatory Part-3, Progress: modded DSLR, computer control autoguiding etc

16/03/16 Nocturnal Safari: NGC 2174 Monkey Head & IC 2177 Seagull Nebulae

24/02/16 It’s all in the stars: IC 405 & IC 410 Nebulae

07/02/16 Good Vibrations: NGC 1499 California Nebula

23/01/16 A Wider Perspective: Barnard’s Loop & Vixen Polarie

01/01/16 REFLECTIONS – 2015: Annual Review

05/12/15 It’s all relative: MOOC’s & M15 globular cluster

12/11/15 The big picture unveiled: Veil Nebula

30/10/15 At the limit: M74, NGC 7814 & 7479 (Pegasus)

19/10/15 Rock On!: Sadr Region – IC 1318 & NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula

09/10/15 Space Odyssey: M31 Andromeda galaxy

30/09/15 Harvest Time: Total lunar eclipse

22/09/15 The Pelican & The Phoenix: North America & Pelican Nebulae

15/09/15 Fly me to the dark side of the Moon: Moon’s transit of Earth

19/08/15 Earth’s Junkyard: Satellite flare

09/08/15 180 Degrees: Night sky from Fairvale Observatory

03/08/15 Looking Up: ISS, Summer Triangle, Cassiopeia & Ursa Minor (Polaris)

27/07/15 By Jove: Jupiter

03/07/15 Canon Koppernigk’s Conjunction: Jupiter & Venus conjunction

12/05/15 Spring’s Playground: Coma Berenices – M64, M88 & NGC 4565

23/04/15 All in a spin: Markarian’s Chain – Virgo Cluster

14/04/15 The one that got away: NGC 2903 spiral galaxy

12/04/15 Spring Skies: Venus, Pleiades & Taurus

20/03/15 Alternative Eclipse: European & UK eclipse.

04/03/15 Moons: The Moon & Moons of the Solar System

26/02/15 Big Cat Hunting: Leo Triplet & M96 Galaxy Group

24/02/15 Two’s Company: Venus & Mars Appulse

14/02/15 Parting Shot: EQMOD, Orion’s Sword & Horsehead Nebula

12/02/15 Room With A View: Great Britain from the ISS

06/02/15 Orion in Perspective: 3D Orion simulation

01/02/15 Busy Bees: M44 Beehive open star cluster

29/01/15 Flip Flop: IC-443 Jellyfish Nebula

24/01/15 Seeing Red: Astrophotography with a modded camera

18/01/15 Lovejoy Part-2: C/2014 Q2 Comet Lovejoy Image

17/01/15 The Eyes Have It: Orion – M78 reflection nebula

11/01/15 2 for 1: Gemini – M35 & NGC 2158 Open clusters

05/01/15 Raising the bar: Monoceros – Rosette Nebula (NGC 2244)

31/12/14 REFLECTIONS – 2014: Annual review

27/12/14 Christmas Comet: C/2014 Q2 Comet Lovejoy

24/12/14 It’s Christmas Time: Christmas Tree, Cone & Fox Fur Nebulae

02/12/14 Lace up the Nikes: Orion’s Sword – M42, M43, NGC 1973/75/77 & NGC 1981

26/11/14 The Horse & Flame: Orion – Horeshead Nebula (IC 434) & Flame Nebula (NGC 2024)

12/11/14 The Kiss: Rosetta space probe & Philea Landing

10/11/14 The Absence of Light: Darkness – definition, image quality & the World

05/11/14 Time Travel: Stephan’s Quintet, NGC 7331 & Deer Lick Group

03/11/14 Rendezvous: Rosetta space mission & 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

29/10/14 The Bat: Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992) & The Bat (NGC 6995)

26/10/14 The Pinwheel: M33 – Pinwheel Galaxy

20/10/14 It’s all about the wavelength: Astronomik CLS and other spectral filters

16/10/14 The centre of the World: Royal Greenwich Observatory & The Meridian

14/10/14 Suits you sir: Longitude Punk’d exhibition at the Royal Greenwich Observatory

07/10/14 Gotcha! M42 The Orion Nebula

06/10/14 Seven Sisters: M45 The Pleiades

04/10/14 The Witch’s Broom: The Western Veil NGC 6960

02/10/14 Star Wars: M15 Globular Cluster

01/10/14  Vision Technician: External Astronomy Control Box (it’s all in the name!)

28/09/14 WOW! North American Nebula NGC 7000

27/09/14 The devils in the detail: Image processing – M57 & M27

24/09/14 Dialling up the Universe: Polar alignment – Ring Nebula (M57) & Dumbell Nebula (M27)

23/09/14 Smoke and Mirrors: Is the Universe a Hologram? Quantum physics – M2 star cluster

11/09/14 Très Bon: Loire cycling trip and astronomy

28/08/14 Fool’s Paradise: The understanding of science – M104 Sombrero Galaxy

25/08/14 Perspective – A wider view of the Universe: La Palma astronomy trip, Crab Nebula (M1), M3 Globular cluster, M84 and the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies

23/08/14 Moving through space: Night sky navigation and star trails

21/08/14 Meet the neighbours: M31 Andromeda Galaxy

20/08/14 Astronomer’s do it in the dark: M27 – The Dumbell or Apple Core Nebula

18/08/14 ISS – Gotcha! Imaging the International Space Station

15/08/14 Fairvale Observatory, Part-2, The next stage-equipment upgrade: AZ-EQ6 GT Mount, William Optics GT 81 Telescope etc

14/08/14 Fairvale Observatory, Part-1, Initial Equipment Set-up: EQ3-2 Mount & Motor Drive, Skywatcher 150PL Telescope, Telrad RDF etc

12/08/14 Copernicus was right! Webcam imaging – Saturn & Mars

11/08/14 The Moon – Up close and personal: Supermoon and close-up video

10/08/14 Zen and the art of Nebulae astrophotography: M57 The Ring Nebula

08/08/14 Every picture tells a story: North America Nebula NGC 7000 and Deep Sky Stacker

08/08/14 Finding the Sun: Solar astronomy basics

07/08/14 Focus is everything: Imaging with the Bahtinov mask

06/08/14 La Palma – Nice one Joan: La Palma astronomy course

05/08/14 Space…….is really big: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

05/08/14 One Year On: Astronomy after 12 months, M13 star cluster