Incredible timelapse of the Aurora, captured by astronaut Sophie Adenot

M27 - dumbbell nebula M27, the dumbbell nebula is around 1360 light years away in the constellation Vulpecula (fox). It was the first planetary nebula discovered, by Charles Messier in 1764. #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #darksky #cloughjordan #nebula #seestar_S50

IC 1396A - The Elephant's Trunk Nebula This is a dark, dense region of interstellar gas and dust located about 2,400 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. 4 hours exposure on the Seestar S50, edited in Siril and GIMP. #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #nebula

NGC 7635 - Bubble Nebula Caldwell 11 is also known as the Bubble Nebula and is 7000 light years away in Cassiopeia. The bubble is formed by the stellar winds from a massive star which also illuminates the nearby giant molecular cloud. #astrophotography #deepsky #darksky #cloughjordan #astronomy

NGC 6946 - the Fireworks Galaxy An incredibly active galaxy for new star formation, it's also known to produce super novae. It lies between Cepheus and Cygnus and is approx 25 million light years away. Seestar S50 #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #astronomy #galaxy

The Leo Triplet The Hamburger Galaxy (top) NGC 3628, and M65 (right) with M66. A great spring target just in the south west corner of the Leo constellation and near the Markarian chain of galaxies. #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #astronomy #galaxy

M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy Our nearest large galactic neighbour is about 6 moons wide in the sky, but yet is 2.5 million light years away! Its diameter is about 150,000 light years across. #astronomy #astrophotography #darksky #deepsky #galaxy #cloughjordan #seestar_s50 #andromeda

My puny attempt at M1, the Crab Nebula. I'd need many more hours on this target to do it justice. And more magnification would help too :) #astronomy # astrophotography #nebula #deepsky #darksky #Seestar_S50 #cloughjordan #Messier_1 #M1 #crab_nebula

IC63 - Ghost of Cassiopeia Located about 550 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is shaped by radiation from the nearby star Gamma Cassiopeiae, which influences the gas and dust within the nebula. #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #astronomy #nebula

Star trails behind a large beech tree. 7 hours exposure. Canon 1000D - 18mm f3.5 #astronomy #astrophotography #star_trails #nightscape #darksky #cloughjordan #canon_1000D

M51 - Whirlpool galaxy. Located in the constellation Canes Venatici and near Ursa Major, it is 31 million light years away. A grand design spiral galaxy interacting with a Seyfert 2 galactic nucleus. #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #astronomy

When Luna met Venus. #astrophotography #astronomy #moon #luna #venus #darksky #cloughjordan #nikon_z30 #nikkor50250 #nightscape

Milky way featuring Taurus the bull - Auriga the charioteer - Perseus, Greek hero. #astronomy #astrophotography #milkyway #nikon_Z30 #Viltrox_13mm_f1.4 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #constellation #nightscape

Cassiopeia, Cepheus and Andromeda #astronomy #astrophotography #milkyway #nikon_Z30 #Viltrox_13mm_f1.4 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #constellation #nightscape

Another slice of Milky Way... Cygnus the Swan and Cepheus the King. #astrophotography #nightscape #cloughjordan #darksky #NikonZ30 #astronomy #milkyway

Flower Moon - 1st May 2026 #moon #luna #astrophotography #cloughjordan #darksky #nikon_Z30 #nikkor50_250

M81 - Bode's Galaxy M82 - Cigar Galaxy A pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation Ursa Major approx 11.5 million light years away. M82 is undergoing furious star formation because of gravitational interaction. #zwoastro #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #cloughjordan #darksky #deepsky #galaxy

NGC 869 - Double Cluster in the constellation Perseus. It's 7500 light years away approx and weighing in at around 20k solar masses. #zwoastro #seestar #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #cloughjordandarkskybowl #darksky #deepsky #nebula

NGC 281 - Pacman Nebula Emission nebula in Cassiopeia approx 9500 light years away. #zwoastro #seestar #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #cloughjordandarkskybowl #darksky #deepsky #nebula

NGC 2147 - Monkey Head Nebula in the constellation Orion and located approx 6400 light years away. #zwoastro #seestar #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #cloughjordandarkskybowl #darksky #deepsky #nebula

Young Moon - 18th Apr 2026 #astronomy #astrophotography #luna #moon

M3 - Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici #zwoastro #seestar #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #cloughjordandarkskybowl #darksky #deepsky

M82 - Cigar Galaxy 12 million light years away in Ursa Major. The core is nearly 100 times brighter than the milky way. #nikon #skywatcher #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordandarkskybowl

M101 - Pinwheel Galaxy 21 million light years away in Ursa Major. #zwoastro #seestar #astrophotography #seestar_s50 #cloughjordandarkskybowl #darksky #deepsky

M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy One of our nearest galactic neighbours is about 2.5 million light years away and weighs in at around 1 trillion solar masses. #seestar_s50 #astronomy #astrophotography #darksky #deepsky #galaxy #andromeda #cloughjordandarkskybowl #cloughjordan

Star trails... Nikon Z30 - Viltrox 13mm @ f1.4 Approx 7 hours #astronomy #astrophotography #cloughjordan #nightscape #startrails #darksky #nikon_z30 #viltrox13mmf14

Well, that's just weird... Fake HDR of the full Worm Moon on 3rd March 2026 Nikon Z30 - Sigma 13mm @ f1.4 #astronomy #astrophotography #luna #moon #cloughjordan #nightscape #darksky #hdrphotography

Luna - full worm moon on 3rd March 2026 Nikon Z30 - Sigma 56mm @ f1.4 #nikon #sigma #astrophotography #nightscape #cloughjordan #luna #moon #darksky #astronomy

Luna - 25th Feb 2026 Nikon Z30 - Skywatcher Skymax 127mm Maksutov #astrophotography #nightscape #cloughjordan #darksky #moon #luna #nikonuknordic #nikoneurope #skywatcherusa #sky_watcher_official

M 45 - Pleiades - AKA Seven Sisters An open star cluster situated about 440 lights years away. The local cluster actually contains up to 1000 fairly young stars. They glow bright blue and shine through nebulae - one of the jewels of the Winter sky. #astronomy #astrophotography #deepsky #darksky

M 13 - The Great Globular Cluster in the constellation Hercules. This tight cluster of stars is about 25,000 light years away from earth with an estimated 500,000 solar masses. #astronomy #astrophotography #darksky #deepsky #seestar_s50 #hercules #cloughjordandarkskybowl #cloughjordan

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NGC 1499 - Dragon's Head Nebula - AKA California Nebula A large emission nebula in the constellation Perseus approx 1000 light years away. #astrophotography #astronomy #darksky #deepsky #cloughjordan #nebula

Star trails above the Cloughjordan Community Amphitheatre. #astrophotohraphy #astronomy #cloughjordan #darksky #startrails #nightscape

Pink moon - 1st April 2026 #astrophotography #nightscape #cloughjordan #darksky #NikonZ30 #nikkor50250

failing to look up we miss a world of wonder the sky waits anyway #haikufeels #Fail #Senryu #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #JustWrite #Photography #Nature #Nightsky #Moon #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #EastCoastKin

A brilliant (or dim) initiative in Cloughjordan Ecovillage - dark sky friendly lighting scheme is now active. Every street needs this now! Collaboration between the community, Tipperary County Council, a lighting designer & biodiversity studies. #cloughjordanecovillage #darksky #nightscape #nightsky

Here's the center part of M44, imaged during the close #Mars pass last May. #Seestar S50 🔭 using framing to capture both the cluster and the planet.

M44 - Beehive Cluster 610 light years away in the constellation Cancer. It is an open cluster with approximately 1000 stars in the local group. Visible under dark skies or with binoculars, etc. #astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky #darksky #cloughjordandarkskybowl #beehivecluster #seestar_s50

M42 - Great Nebula in Orion Approximately 1270 light years away, this region of star formation is a naked eye object when visibility allows. The central area contains 4 young stars known as the trapezium. #astrophotography #astronomy #nebula #deepsky #darksky #m42 #cloughjordandarkskybowl

In Cloughjordan, North Tipperary or Offaly? Join the "Rescue Café - Escape Big Tech" organised by Grow Remote with myself and @darren-flynn.bsky.social as facilitators. Tue 28th April 7pm Django's Cloughjordan mobilizon.ie/events/cb80d...

NGC 7023 - The Iris Nebula. A dark reflection nebula in the Constellation Cepheus. This pale blue reflection nebula is named after the Iris flower. It is illuminated from within by a few bright stars giving it an eerie glow. #astrophotography #deepsky #darksky #seestar_s50 #nebula #cloughjordan

Star trails behind a beech tree. #astrophotography #darksky #cloughjordan #startrails #nightscape #cloughjordandarkskybowl

Mineral moon - the full Snow Moon in emphasised colour. The reddish-brown colour is Iron oxide, whilst the blueish colours are Aluminium and Titanium oxides.