A brown marmorated shield bug sitting in a leaf on the flowering ivy. Nikon D800 Nikon 105 mm macro lens Exposure: f/16, 1/250s, ISO-1600 #insect #bug #shieldbug #stinkbug #pentatomidae #macro #photography

A smiling wasp defies gravity to look directly into the lens of my camera, whilst perched on seed heads that look like miniature lime cup cakes dusted with sugar. Nikon D7200 Exposure: f/16, 1/250s, ISO-1600 #macro #wasp #insects #photography #nature

Another #ladybird visitor for the flowering ivy, today Nikon D7200 Nikon 105 mm macro lens #macro #insects #nature #plants #photography

#Syrphus #ribesii wandering over a flowering #ivy seed head. Nikon D7200 Nikon 105 mm macro lens Exposure: f/16, 1/800s, ISO-1600 #macro #photography #insects #plants

Of all moths, #Emmelina #monodctyla, morning glory plume moth or T #moth as it is known for its shape, is probably the strangest and one of the most beautiful. #insects #macro #photography #nature

A bumble bee drops in briefly to feed on the flowering ivy seed heads. Nikon D800 Nikon 105 mm macro lens Exposure: f/16, 1/125s, ISO-1600 #bee #bumblebee #nature #photography

A ladybird on the flowering ivy seed heads. Nikon D800 Nikon 105 mm macro lens #ladybird #insects #nature #photography #macro

There is beauty in everything, even a wasp. Nikon D800 Nikon 105 mm macro lens Exposure: f/16, 1/1000s, ISO-1600 #macro #photography #nature #insects

Syrphus ribesii on a flowering ivy seed head in black and white. Nikon D800 Nikon 300mm f/4 prime lens Exposure: f/11, 1/1000s, ISO-1600 #blackandwhite #syrphusribesii #insect #photography

A Harlequin #ladybird with red spots and a black body. Exposure: f/11, 1/1600s, ISO-1600 #insect #ladybug #photography #closeup #nature

A few more insect photos. See Alt text on images for details. All photos taken with Nikon D800 and 300mm f/4 prime lens. #insects #flowers #ladybird #ladybug

The autumn flowering "dandelion" or Autumn Hawkbit (Scorzoneroides autumnalis), is commonly found in the UK and is also known as the Fall Dandelion. Nikon D800 Nikon 300mm f/4 prime lens Exposure: f/8, 1/2500s, ISO-3200 #flowers #nature #naturephotography #photography #autumn

Some #hoverflies visited our garden today. Even with a shutter speed as fast as 1/8000s it was impossible to freeze their wings in flight. #insects #nature #macro #flowers

I had another go at the Sun, today. The 2nd image is with the Herschel wedge and refractor. Technical details are in the Alt text for each photo. The sunspot in the closeup is the big one near the centre of the Sun. 2025 09 23 #astronomy #sun #astrophotography #herschelwedge

There were a few nice sunspots on our local star today, 2025 09 22, 11:00 UTC. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P Thousand Oaks type 2 solar filter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/400s, ISO-400 Focal length: 1200 mm #astronomy #sun #astrophotography

This reprocessed image of Saturn captured five of its moons in a single exposure: Rhea, Tethys, Dione, Titan and Enceladus captured on 2025 09 08, at 01:09 UTC. See Alt text for more information. Exposure: f/5.9, 1/10s, ISO-6400 FL: 1200 mm Nikon D800 #astronomy #Saturn #moons

From about 04:00 UTC, tomorrow, the #Moon, #Venus and bright star, #Regulus will be hanging about together low in the east with just about 3° separating the Moon and planet. A 300 mm lens on a full frame camera (200 mm for crop) should capture all 3 nicely. #astronomy #astrophotography

The 13% #waning #crescent #Moon, 2025 09 18, 05:40:08 UTC at an altitude of 35° 11' and a distance of 381 368 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-400, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #craters

It was a warm afternoon, today and the #butterflies returned to visit their favourite flowers in the garden, so, naturally I had to take photos. The late summer light was perfect for it. Nikon D800 Nikon 300mm f/4 lens Exposure: f/8, 1/1600s, ISO-400 #photography #nature #naturephotography

A few quick photos of the 27% #waning #crescent #Moon in daytime on 2025 09 15, 15:17 UTC at an altitude of 17° 05' and a distance of 377 424 km with contrails from a passing jet. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/8, 1/2000s, ISO-200, 300 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography

The 41% #waning #crescent #Moon, 2025 09 15, 05:23:00 UTC at an altitude of 54° 31' and a distance of 369 296 km. Photographed in gale force winds and frequent fast moving clouds. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #craters

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, 2025 09 16, the Moon, Jupiter and the bright stars, Castor and Pollux will form a tight quadrilateral in the easterly sky, that will frame well with a 150mm or shorter lens (full frame), or 100mm for crop sensor. [Edited date] #astronomy #moon #jupiter #stars

The 53% waning Moon, last quarter, 2025 09 14, 05:06:12 UTC at an altitude of 63° 50' and a distance of 365 675 km, photographed half an hour before sunrise. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/400s, ISO-400, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #gibbous

The 67% waning Moon, 2025 09 12, 21:50:50 UTC at an altitude of 14° 11' and a distance of 366 252 km. Conditions not great last night, so I missed the occultation. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-400, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #gibbous

The 74% waning, daytime Moon, 2025 09 12, 07:47:42 UTC at an altitude of 35° 35' and a distance of 362 857 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #gibbous

Friday, 2025 09 12 at about 22:57 in the UK, the brightest star in Pleiades, Alcyone, mag 2.84, will re-appear on the night side of the Moon as it exits occultation. Check time for your location as it varies by a few minutes across the country. #astronomy #moon #pleiades #alcyone

The 86% waning Moon, 2025 09 10, 22:38:32 UTC at an altitude of 29° 27' and a distance of 361 697 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #gibbous

I just looked outside at 22:20 and I can see clouds! Nice small ones. The rest of the sky appears clear, so I'm putting a telescope out to cool ready for the Moon. Wish me luck. The Moon is already at 18° in the east, but not yet visible from my garden. #astronomy #clearskies

Joe Zhu in China, and Lucy Hu in Australia produced eclipse time lapses from the northern and southern hemispheres which beautifully demonstrate that the Earth is not flat. Photos: ecp.earthsky.org/community-ph... Lucy's website: asrolucyhu.com #astronomy #eclipse #timelapse

It was cloudy last night, so here is a photo of my telescope set up for capturing the recent eclipse. This is the Skywatcher 200P on the Skytee 2 mount with my Nikon D800 hanging off the focuser. #astronomy #telescope #astrophotograpy

The 98% waning Moon, one night after full and the total lunar eclipse, 2025 09 06, 21:52:30 UTC at an altitude of 25° 14' and a distance of 363 644 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/400s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #gibbous

Tonight, #Neptune lies midway between the #Moon and #Saturn, making it easy to find. It will fit in the field of view of a 500mm lens on a full frame camera and is brighter than Saturn's moon, Titan. An exposure of 1/10s, f/8, ISO-6400 will easily capture it. #astronomy

I think I owe my timeline a hi-res photo of the full Moon, taken a few hours after the total eclipse, 2025 09 08, 00:44:22 UTC at an altitude of 31° 34' and a distance of 365 361 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/400s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #fullmoon

Composite image of Saturn, with it's rings edge on and three of its moons, Rhea, Dione and Titan captured on 2025 09 08, 01:00 UTC Saturn, 01:09 UTC moons. Exposure: Saturn: f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-800 Moons: F/5.9, 1/10s, ISO-6400 FL: 1200 mm Nikon D800 #astronomy #Saturn #moons

It remained cloudy all day for the #eclipse, but I set up anyway. Towards the end of the eclipse, the clouds got heavier, so we decided to pack up and go home. With the telescope in the car, the clouds briefly cleared, so I grabbed photos with the other camera and 300mm lens. #astronomy #Moon

The total lunar #eclipse is tonight in the UK. Check the moonrise time for your locality on stellarium-web.org as it varies by more than half an hour across the country from east to west and the #Moon will be rising totally eclipsed at about 10° south of east depending on your location. #astronomy

The 99% waxing gibbous Moon, one night before full and the total lunar eclipse, 2025 09 06, 21:14:54 UTC at an altitude of 18° 45' and a distance of 371 036 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/200s, ISO-200, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waxing #craters #gibbous

If you've never seen #Neptune through your binoculars or telescope, now is the time to look, as it is currently only about 4 Moon diameters to the left and 1 up from #Saturn. By January, the pair will be closer together, at just 3 Moon diameters apart. Neptune's blue disc is distinctive. #astronomy

After the total lunar #eclipse finishes on Sunday, just after 10 pm, the Moon will pass in front of mag 4.31, naked eye star Phi-Aquarii, occulting it. Due to the brightness of the full Moon, the #occultation will not be visible, but the approach should be with binoculars or telescope. #astronomy

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The 90% waxing gibbous Moon, 2025 09 04, 22:42:12 UTC at an altitude of 13° 47' and a distance of 381 553 km. The Moon is gradually climbing in the sky, each night, now. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-200, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waxing #craters #gibbous

The 83% waxing gibbous Moon, 2025 09 03, 21:41:44 UTC at an altitude of 09° 37' and a distance of 387 400 km. The Moon is gradually climbing in the sky, each night, now. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-200, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waxing #craters #gibbous

The 65% waxing gibbous Moon, 2025 08 31, 19:29:02 UTC at an altitude of 07° 17' and a distance of 397 461 km. Poor skies tonight with only 1 frame out of 13 usable. Nikon D800 Vixen A105M f/9.5, 1/100s, ISO-400, 1000 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waxing #craters #gibbous

The 55% waxing gibbous Moon, 2025 08 31, 19:09:39 UTC at an altitude of 07° 25' and a distance of 400 781 km. Nikon D800 Vixen A105M f/9.5, 1/100s, ISO-400, 1000 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waxing #craters #crescent #waxingcrescent

An aeroplane and the 36% waxing gibbous Moon, 2025 08 29, 19:08:40 UTC at an altitude of 07° 05' and a distance of 403 734 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/125s, ISO-200, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waxing #craters #crescent #waxingcrescent

The 40% waning gibbous Moon, 2025 08 17, 01:39:10 UTC at an altitude of 29° 29' and a distance of 367 553 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/125s, ISO-400, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #crescent #waningcrescent

The 63% waning gibbous Moon, 2025 08 15, 00:30:58 UTC at an altitude of 29° 08' and a distance of 366 135 km, which is about a day past perigee. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-200, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #gibbous

The 74% waning gibbous Moon, 2025 08 13, 23:45:10 UTC at an altitude of 24° 55' and a distance of 366 713 km, which is very close to it's perigee. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/100s, ISO-400, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters #gibbous

The 84% waning Moon, 2025 08 12, 23:40:46 UTC at an altitude of 25° 19' and a distance of 367 530 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-400, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters

The 97% waning Moon, 2025 08 10, 10:59:32 UTC at an altitude of 19° 11' and a distance of 372 296 km. Nikon D800 Skywatcher 200P f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100, 1200 mm FL #astronomy #astrophotography #moon #waning #craters