#astro 7hrs so far on this. A few more should help bring out more Oiii and sharper detail. Just waiting for another clear night. #scottishweather

Thankfully got a clear night a couple of nights ago. I had 6hrs on this data and managed to add another 7hrs. This is NGC 6823 aka SH2-86 located in the constellation Vulpecula. Imaged with Skywatcher 72 ed, ZWO AM5 mount and ZWO 2600MM Pro camera. Click on image to see it in full.

#astro My latest work in progress. Sadr region. The Butterly Nebula with the Crescent Nebula. I am a lover of wide field imaging. Once I have clear skies again here in Scotland I will add more time to this amazing region. #astrophotography #nebula #astro #esa #stem #deepspace

#astro 🔭 "Wolf-Rayet 134 widefield"Here's a sneak peek at my work-in-progress image of Wolf-Rayet star WR134, nestled in the Cygnus constellation. I've only managed to capture 4 hours and 38 minutes of exposure time so far. Will need more Oiii for sure.

#astro within the next two weeks astronomical darkness will start to return here in Scotland. Getting excited about setting up my rig and imaging again ☺️

#astro Last nights crescent moon setting over my backyard in Loch Lomond. There was a light haze giving off a beautiful glow. Taken with iPhone.

#astro #astrophotography Proud to be a part of this amazing book 🤩

#astro last nights efforts. The Pinwheel Galaxy M101. LRGB filters. Still to capture Ha. This is my first draft. Hopefully get it finished before constant twilight hits Scotland.

#astro Scotland has been enjoying some long awaited clear nights 🥰

#astro Whilst imaging the galaxy M101 I decided to take some moon images on my iPhone. The earthshine and glow were beautiful. Loch Lomond, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#astro Late posting this. The last two weeks I was in Toronto and was fortunate to have crystal clear sky the night of the Lunar eclipse. Blood Moon. Now back home in Scotland under a sea of cloud 😞

#astro Permanent Pier now finished and I can now have two set ups going at the one time 🥰

#astro The sky gods were kind enough to gift me a few hours of cloud free sky. NGC 2264 aka The Christmas Tree Nebula.

#astro found this data in a folder from 2023 unprocessed. Nice wee surprise for me 🥰 The crescent nebula in SHO. Skywatcher 72ed with ZWO 533 mono.

#astro #astrophotography This weekend was The Guild of Photographers Awards ceremony. I was invited to do an Astro workshop and presentation talk which went amazing. Not only did I make the Photographers Bar, but I also won a place in the International Top Ten photographers of 2024 😍😮

Wow 🤩

Beautifully done 😊

Awesome 🤩

@dylanodonnell.bsky.social didn’t realise u we’re on here too 😊

#astro #nebula Finally finished my Elephant Trunk Nebula 😊

#astro #deepspace I’ve been working on my Elephant Trunk Nebula. It’s been clouds for 10 days now and continuing for the foreseeable 😞

More data recycling. I shot the Lobster Claw (SH2-157) back in Sept 2023 but my original image didn't really have the Hubble-like colors I wanted. This one is much closer. #astrophotography

Evening astro! Tonight's image is of m81/82. This 24 hours of photons was gathered by my sensor over 5 sessions early in 2024 from my backyard. #astrophotography #astronomy #sonyalpha #askar

Here’s my reprocessed #IC443 #JellyfishNebula using PixInsight! Compared to my original Affinity Photo version, the PixInsight workflow brought out finer details in the filaments, improved contrast, and revealed more depth in the SHO palette. Same data, new perspective! #Astrophotography

#astro @astroroyalscot.bsky.social What an amazing achievement for Women in #STEM I am honoured to have been asked and participate in the journey and making of this book. thanks and congrats goes out to the whole team, but especially to the brainchild behind it all Claire Bradshaw, amazing work

New version of my Bubble Nebula image from Oct 2023. One of my favorite targets. Shot in SHO. When I can't shoot new targets, I play with data from older targets. #astrophotography

An all-time favorite target: the Veil Nebula supernova remnant. This is the West Veil, aka the Witch's Broom. Hydrogen (R)/oxygen (G) bicolor, 180x3' each. I'm proud of bringing out the nebula while keeping bright 52 Cyg under control! From my back yard, June 2020. #redwolfastro #astrophotography

#astro #witchhead This has been a labour of love and frustration. Every time I’ve tried for the Witchhead, something has always gone wrong or weather has been bad. Not this time 🥰

#astro #northernlights We were graced by a visit from lady Aurora on New Years night at at Isle of Whithorn, Scotland

#astro wishing you all a very happy Christmas 🎄🎅🥰

#astro Just received email today 🤩

#astro Last night I was blessed with a clear sky and managed to capture 8 hrs on the Lobster Claw. ASI2600MM, SHO filters, Skywatcher 72ed, AM5 Mount.

@astrobackyard.bsky.social nice to see you here Trevor ☺️

#astro Three years ago the Observatory was burned to the ground. This has such an impact on UK astronomers who were avid visitors to the Observatory and its bortle 2 skies location. Now, we have just had confirmation that a new build is going ahead and I for one can’t wait 🤩😍

#astro 🔭 Second image from two clear nights here in Loch Lomond Scotland. Now back to rain and sleet 😞 RedCat51, ZWO 2600MM pro, Optolong SHO filters. ZWO AM5 mount. #astro #deepspace nebula

#astro 🔭 Finally we got some clear sky. It seems like forever since that last happened here in the UK. I managed to capture 8hrs on the Sadr region. The Butterfly and Crescent Nebula in SHO. This widefield image was taken with the RedCat51 and ZWO ASI 2600MM pro. AM5 mount, Optolong 2” filters.

#astro I managed to add some extra hours to my Wizard data. We haven’t had many clear nights of late here in Scotland. The weather has been abysmal. This was imaged with ZWO 2600mm pro, AM5, Skywatcher Esprit 100 ed. Cropped. SHO filters. Processed in Pixinsight. #nebula #astronomy

#astro Finally managed to get a clearing enough to capture Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). Multiple images stacked to bring out detail. From my back garden. Oct 19th 2024. Balloch, Loch Lomond, Scotland. #astro #astronomy #comet #Tsuchinshan_ATLAS

#astro last nights show of Aurora South West Scotland. Canon 6D, Canon 16-35mm at 16mm f2.8 20 seconds. Taken at Isle of Whithorn. #aurora #northernlights #astro

#astro #astrophotography 🔭 on a recent trip to Tenerife and Mount #TeideObservatory the beautiful Milky Way lit up our night sky 🤩 #milkyway taken with Canon 6D, Canon 16-35mm f2.8, IOptron Skytracker Pro

#auroraborealis Northern Lights over Loch Lomond, Scotland Aug 12-13th.

#astrophotography Aurora overhead in Loch Lomond, Scotland May 11th 2024. Taken with Canon 6D and 16-35 mm lens f2.8

#astro 🔭 Barnard 150 aka The Seahorse Nebula, located in the Cepheus Constellation. I’ve had this Data for quite some time but never got around to stacking or processing it until today.

#astro Question for you? Here in the North West of Scotland we will soon lose astronomical darkness till the Autumn., but from May till July we are usually blessed with Noctilucent Clouds. (Night shining clouds). Will these be permitted to be shown on here under #astro as they are in night sky.

🔭 #astro SH2-115 & Abel 71. This is five hrs and I would have liked more time but sadly the weather isn’t playing ball. Skywatcher 72ED AM5 mount 533MM pro cam SHO 2” filters Optolong. Processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop.

#astro SH2-171 The Teddy Bear Nebula. Who doesn’t love a wee teddy bear 🧸 captured from my back garden here in Scotland ☺️ #astronomy #astro # nebula. Processed in Pixinsight

Astro season has been pretty poor with the weather here in north west Scotland. It’s either rain or cloud or both. Thankfully I managed to get data on the Wizard Nebula this year NGC7380. #astro #astronomy #deepspace #space #nightstars

New to BlueSky 🥰 I’m an amateur astronomer and Astrophotographer from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

When I’ve had some clear skies, I’ve been shooting nebula ☺️ #astro #space #astrophotography