HEADS UP! The #LunarV is visible right now (I've just taken this photo) and the #LunarX will become visible in about 90 minutes. From the UK we will only have a couple of hours to catch it before moonset!

May The Fourth be with you! To all my fellow nerd fans, I hope you have a great day.

Obsessed with the Lunar craters that my class of 8yr olds asked to do. They look 😍. Then I found these images of my own lunar sketching and composite moon collection on my dear friends wall. To finish, my absolute joy bundle, who was also giddy to see the Moon by @lukejerram.bsky.social

Sunflower season is upon us 🌻 getting into the galaxy swing this week 💛 #astrophotography

Nebula traitor... Spiral beauty M109 shining in Ursa Major 🌌 A barred spiral galaxy around 55 million light years away, with tightly wound arms and a bright central core. Hidden among the stars, but packed with billions more ⭐ #Astrophotography #M109 #Galaxy #DeepSky

Needle Galaxy 🪡- a beautiful edge on spiral seen almost perfectly side on from our viewpoint here on Earth. That bright central bulge is packed with stars, while the thin dark lane is dust blocking the light behind it, giving it that striking needle like appearance. #astro

My favourite Moony collaboration with myself. There was no plan behind this, we just had a run of clear nights and went back to capture her each evening. I put together what we had and fell in love ❤️ #Moon #Artemis #Astro

The Black Eye Galaxy (M64) 17 million light-years away in Coma Berenices and roughly 54,000 light-years across. Image taken last night 1hr per LRGB @Optolong_filter filter #astronomy #space

Another 3hrs (1hr per filter) on the Spider nebula this week. 🕷 #astrophotography #space Feels good to get fresh data on a brand new target 😌

It's been a long time coming... Spider nebula is our current target but we will lose it from our view soon. Sadly we need SO much more data on this...so maybe a no go until next year. Here is a rough process of the data so far though #astronomy #astrophotography

Another stunning installation by Luke Jerram. The texture looks incredible and the added light for movement makes it just 🤌🏻 #sun #art #solar

The skies have been truly awful 😖 so we have found some untouched data we captured several weeks apart and slung it together. I processed it last night, resulting in this version of the Rosette Nebula. Hope you like it #astrophotography #space #sciart

Two nebulae framed together, the Jellyfish and the Monkey Head. The bright star by the Jellyfish is Propus. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

#uksnow DN9 1/10 1cm

Still frame pic.

Our beautiful Moony just doing her thing this evening #moony #Moon #astrophotography

Our latest target...9hrs. Need LOTS more. You can make out what it is though (I hope) #astrophotography #space #astronomy

🎄✨ Merry Christmas! ✨🎄 Grateful for the love, the lessons, and the little moments that made this year what it was. Wishing you full hearts, good food, and time with the people who matter most. May your coffee be warm and your holidays be filled with peace and joy. ❤️

Moony Moon 🌙 🌚 Taken this week from Yorkshire #moon

Still one of my favourite winter sky objects The Great Orion Nebula (M42) is one of the brightest star-forming regions in our galaxy, visible even to the naked eye. #astrophotography #astronomy

14 years ago today I had to say goodbye to my Dad. He always told me that a lost loved one is the brightest star in the night sky. I use the night sky to feel close to him, it brings me peace. This one is for you Dad, I miss you.💜💫 🖌🎨🧪🔭🐡📷

🌌 Last night’s capture — the Soul Nebula shining 6,500 light-years away. 💫 this is a 2 panel mosaic, hence the uneven background. Still capturing data on this beauty #astrophotography #space #astronomy

A spooky foursome from me today! A ghost 👻 An evil face😈 A witch's broom🧹🧙‍♀️ Hubble bubble toil and trouble🫧 Happy Halloween 🎃 #astrophotography #astro #space #halloween

Data from last nights clear sky. The Ghost of Cassiopeia (IC 63) glows with hydrogen and dust, lit by a nearby giant star. Even ghosts need starlight to shine. 💫 #NASA #Astrophotography #Cassiopeia

It's almost Halloween, time to get those pumpkins carved! I'm setting the scene today with this slightly spooky landscape. Available on Folksy... folksy.com/items/8556673 #Landscape #Spooky #Halloween #OriginalArt #Drawing #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm

Love a wee Moo Coo 🐮

Caught Comet Lemmon shining through a Bortle 4 sky on our mini break. Just us, the stars, and the SeeStar doing its magic. 💫✨ #CometLemmon #Astrophotography #SeeStar

Not astro... but how cute are my nails?

My all-time favorite astrophotography app. It doesn't compress my images, and it's a space filled with beautiful snaps of the cosmos with the added nerd bonus of capture info. picastro.co.uk/profile/MTMz...

The Sadr Region, glowing in the heart of Cygnus. Captured last night with 2 hours on each SHO filter. Just a small attempt to show the beauty that’s already there. #Astrophotography #Nebula #SadrRegion #Cygnus #NightSky

Spent a few nights this week collecting data on the Eastern Veil Nebula in Cygnus. This is part of a huge supernova remnant, the aftermath of a massive star that exploded about 8,000 years ago. This is in SHO, a less common choice for this target. #astrophotography #space #astronomy

Love my new astro nails 🌟🧙‍♀️🌙

Collecting data on the beautiful Eastern Veil Nebula this month. This is around 4hrs HA and 1hr 40 of OIII. Can't get more OIII until the pesky moon is out of the way. Here is a rough process so far #astro #astronomy

Live now, pop over and say hello in the comments #astro #mars www.youtube.com/live/hATNInK...

Kicking off the new academic year tomorrow with a hands-on making session . . . a group of teachers have asked me to help them explore fossils through 3D making. It's a bit like asking the Cookie Monster to do training about biscuits. 😆😆😆 www.darrellwakelam.com #edusky

The colours of the universe! 8 hours of smart shooting overnight. Great to wake up and see what this little scope has captured and here they are now I've processed them. I've added AI descriptions in ALT so blame that if you disagree 🤣 #astronomy #astrophotography #StormHour #PhotoHour

Here’s our capture of NGC 7023 – the Iris Nebula 🌌. Located about 1,300 light-years away in Cepheus, the Iris glows as starlight reflects off cosmic dust, illuminating the surrounding dark interstellar clouds. 🔭 What do you see when you look into the Iris? #Astrophotography #Nebula #SpaceLovers

The fog parted unexpectedly last night to give me two more hours to work on the galaxy NGC 7479. Two more hours is not much, but it's more than I expected. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

✨ The Cave Nebula (Sh2-155) Captured over 21 hours of exposure time (and still adding more!), this cosmic cloud lies about 2,400 light-years away in Cepheus. Its dark dust lanes and glowing gas create the illusion of a celestial cave, where new stars are born. #astrophotography

Jupiter and Venus at 4am this morning, against a sprinkling of Gemini stars I missed out on their closest apparent approach, which was yesterday, but they'll remain very close together in the early Eastern sky for several days yet 3 moons of Jupiter are visible and labelled More in the ALT text 🔭

Sky appreciation this evening over the Obsy or as its also known, the 'Light Grabbin' Cabin' 🌞 ❤️ #sunset

Good Mooning everyone from the heat haze of London. Another scorcher today! 81.7% waning gibbous to wake up to. #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social

The squish decided to take a rare nap, so I sketched for an hour. I came across a beautiful sketch by @marymcintyreastro.bsky.social of Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus, and Arzachel and felt inspired. At first, I wasn't happy, but I reminded myself to trust the process. I think it turned out okay 🌙✨

Solar really isn't our strongest skill, but its been so sunny and beautiful. It's been hard to ignore! Here's the Sun this afternoon, just doing its sunny kinda thing 🌞 #solar #sunny #astronomy

SeeStar captured the Dumbbell Nebula (M27) last night about 1,300 light-years away in Vulpecula. It's always satisfying when the skies are clear enough for a good shot. #astrophotography #space #sky

🚨🌠 Did anyone else see it?! Last night at 11:13 p.m., while stargazing, we saw a MASSIVE meteor! Brightest I’ve ever seen, with a huge glowing tail that stayed visible for ages! Absolutely breathtaking. 😍💫 Did you catch it on camera? #Perseids #space #astronomy

Our little furnace in the sky is still a busy one today! #astronomy #space #astrophotography #solar 🌞

Jupiter (left) and Venus at 5am London time. Traipsing in my dressing gown in the street to get a decent shot at them. Luckily all my neighbours were still in bed! #astronomy #astrophotography @stormhour.com @photohour.bsky.social

My favourite lunar area. Can you guess where this sketch is supposed to resemble? 🌙 #Moon #space #astronomy #art

Mark diaries: 1 mo from today! 7th Sept: total lunar eclipse (Moon-Earth-Sun alignment) for Europe, Africa, Asia & Australasia 🥳🔭🧪 A total lunar eclipse is faint red because it's reflecting the sliver of light from all sunrises & sunsets across the globe 🥰 www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/luna...