The northern lights and a meteor in one shot! Kielder Observatory Last night we got a brief glimpse of the aurora when a very obvious spike appeared to grow from the horizon. I set my camera up ASAP and was incredibly lucky to catch a green perseid meteor at the same time! 😍🤯

Here she is, the Milky Way around Sagittarius and Serpens in Ha-RGB. A 25 panel gigapixel mosaic. 39hrs exposure

A few of our members took advantage of the clear skies last night and did some viewing up at the Observatory 🪐🔭

Me and the Milky Way core - taken the other night from my local 'dark sky' spot. My first time properly photographing it :) It's great to finally be getting out of summer and back into the darker nights again! 8 x 30s, ISO 1600, 24mm @ f/2.8 #Astrophotography

A Milky Way pic I took on a clear moonless might a few weeks ago on #Mull click the image to see it fully

A staple of the Peak District National Park, the millstones now rest unused, under the clear night sky. Approx 2.5h exposure, taken last night. Canon 6Da, 24mm f/2.8 120s ISO800 #peakdistrict #astrophotography #ThePhotoHour Peak District National Park

It was time for a new cygnus mosaic! This time with my old Tamron 70-200 lens :)

Clouds of Andromeda The beautiful Andromeda Galaxy is a large spiral galaxy with dark dust lanes, bright yellowish core, and spiral arms traced by blue starlight. Faint reddish clouds of glowing ionized hydrogen gas lie in our own Milky way. Exposure: 64 hours

I was pretty happy with my photos this night but when the Moon rose I couldn't believe my eyes. The landscape became so much more three dimensional and those shadows were 😍. You can watch this adventure in my latest Astro Vlog on YouTube - youtu.be/BHSo7urctN4

Had a great time last night visiting Nottingham Trent University, for a talk on the heritage of astronomy. Ended with a viewing session in their own campus observatory!

The Horsehead Nebula dust cloud region in only 4.5 hours - RASA 14 and a color camera with no filters. #Astrophotography #astronomy #Cosmos #Australia

A wide field view of the deep sky treasures in Orion's Belt:

So here it is all assembled - my La Palma travel setup! This is about as light as I can possibly make it while still using my mono camera. What could possibly go wrong on the first night? Hopefully I can get it all running before I go in January... #Astrophotography

The Moon and Mars are getting pretty close now

If you caught the news this weekend you will see what an exciting time we have planned for 2023 at Sherwood Observatory! With the planning application now submitted watch this space for updates on the Science Discovery Centre & Planetarium. 🔭🌟🌠🪐🌗🌙📡

La Palma - every astronomers paradise, and my playground for the next week! I had a good look around all the telescopes last night and got a few photos. They shut the road at night, so it's a good walk with 20kg worth of kit! #astrophotography #astronomy

C/2022 E3 2023 jan 17 UT 3.59-5.22 UT 11" RASA QHY600 32x100sec Michael Jäger

Finally! The #Uranus System on Jan 16th/17th imaged from home. Note the appearance of the Epsilon Ring, the brightest member of its kind. After working with the very best data captured over the last two nights, I'm pretty convinced this is a valid detection! #astrophotography

Last night over the farm The Elan Valley #elanvalley last night. Our little home under the stars makes lambing interesting @ night 🙈 It's Your Wales @UKWX_@DerekTheWeather WEATHER/ METEO WORLD #StormHour WalesOnline 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cambrian News #ukaurora #northernlights #wales #cymru

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Alyn Wallace. Alyn's exceptional images and insightful tutorials have influenced a whole generation of astrophotographers. We're sure his work will continue to inspire. R.I.P Alyn. Image Credit: Alyn Wallace