Astronomy

The asteroid Vesta (known as a minor planet as it is one of the largest ones) has been at opposition […]

After one evening where I made a mess of things, recording lots of videos where I hadn’t realised I was

Jupiter is a little past opposition now, but nice and high in the sky in the evening. I have been

A clear sky at last, and another attempt to get a good image of Jupiter. This is probably the best

I simply had to post this image from last night. There’s more work to do, but I am amazed that

The evening’s imaging started with the Moon; since it was there, it’s easier to point at and also easier to

There has been a lot of hype about this comet, but … as often with comets, expectations are too high!

Last night it was clear, though rather windy and with some thin cloud coming in. However I had to have

I have been waiting all summer for a decent clear, dark night where I could try to capture a planetary

In celebration for being on this planet for threescore years and ten, I upgraded my astrophotography armoury, firstly with an

I am attempting to improve my astrophotography this year, and get better images of the Moon and planets. I now

I return to the Orion Nebula, M42, because it is one of my favourite subjects. When I first used my

For a while I have wanted to take an image of M31 using the new(ish) telescope. It’s a great target,

Having dark skies in Dumfries and Galloway is great. It means that on a moonless night the Milky Way is

I have always thought that the Ring Nebula looked very pretty. I had not realised just how easy it is

This atlas (well, not this edition) was my reference for the sky more than 50 years ago. I was pleased