Is this a wrong-angled dog, or a right-angled dog?

✨Calling them each by name✨ A few weeks ago, I took an off road track to the top of a mountain in Italy and had the stunningly dark sky to myself. I watched distant thunderstorms raging over the central Alps. ✨📷 Statua Cristo Redentore stands near the summit. #StormHour

✨The Silver River✨ The Milky Way above the remote, steep-sided valley above Rocchetta in northern Italy. ✨📷 🎥 I made a film of the adventure on which I captured this image - link in comments. Image details in ALT. #StormHour #Astrophotography #nightscape #milkyway

Really enjoyed coming to this event, and eager to get Oliver Burkeman's new book into my ears. His last book (Four Thousand Weeks) made the dreary, rain-soaked September dog walks much more interesting, and I'm sure Meditations for Mortals will do the same!

1 week of dog walks later, and I've finished, though I think I may just go back to the beginning and listen to it again (and again and again). A book which I would summarise in one word - kindness. Thanks Oliver Burkeman

✨Raining Fire✨ The Plough, a handful of Perseid meteors and a raging thunderstorm in the distance above Monte Saccarello in the Lugurian Alps. 🎥You can watch the night's adventure over on my YT channel now (link in comments). #Astrophotography #StormHour

✨Immersed✨ I captured this self portrait while at over 7,000 feet on the summit of Monte Saccarello in the Ligurian Alps. One of my favourite nights ever under the stars. You can catch the adventure over on my YT channel (link in comment). Image details in ALT.

I've just watched this from Paul, & it encapsulates *perfectly* the feeling I get when going out to do nightscape astrophotography; the joy, the calm, the privilege of getting to experience beautiful skies such as these. Please watch it & marvel at the brilliance of Paul's work!

Alternatively, for £1 you can borrow a shopping trolley. Stick that in your profits, Wheelshare!

Why is it when there's good astro viewing or aurora, I'm too shattered to head out...

Aurora last night with the wonderful foreground of English Heritage Kirkham Priory

I'm sure everyone is bored of #northernlights #aurora pictures now, but here's another one anyway. Normal lens rather than the fisheye used in the previous image.

Tonight I managed to catch Comet C/2023 A3. I struggled to find it for ages, starting to look half an hour after sunset - but eventually found it. Half an hour later it was visible by eye clearly, including the huge tail. Sony A7R2, Voigtlander 110mm 2.5 APO, ISO 640, 2.5s

A timelapse of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS this evening from North Yorkshire. The time covered was 18:26 to 19:12 UT (7.26 to 8.12pm). Settings: 535 images at 50mm fl, 2s exp, f/1.8, ISO-1600 with a Canon 600D DSLR. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #CometA3 #Comet2023A3 #Comet

No sooner had I published a video about a failed #comet hunt I had at the weekend, a sliver of clear sky appeared to the west and I was able to capture it hanging out above Over Windmill in #Cambridgeshire this evening. #Tsuchinshan #StormHour

Here's a lovely #buyastrangerabook offer. Huma Naqvi (on blue sky too) is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20! Your choice, No catches. So, if there's something you'd like, get in touch.

It's #buyastrangerabook day! And Laura is offering to buy TWO people a copy each of Kate Foster's new book Harriet Hound! If you'd like one, just get in touch.

More #buyastrangerabook magic! Amy Gregson has sent me £20 to buy someone the book of their choice. So, if you've not benefitted from #buyastrangerabook before and there's a book you'd like, just get in touch! It's #buyastrangerabook day.