Giant Sunspot Group AR1476 The enormous AR1476 sunspot group has been cracking with A and C class flares over the last few days. Like AR1339 this one is visible with the..
Jupiter LRGB Believe it or not this is the first time I have ever made a planetary image in LRGB. Finally making use of that Atik filter wheel I bought a..
Big Solar Prom Large solar prom from the 23rd March 2011. My first time taking the wee 40mm PST out in ages so seeing proms this large was a nice surprise. For my..
Proms Proms Proms! It’s a pity we’re at solar minimum at the moment. The solar disc has be quieter than I have ever seen – not a thing happening there. We have been..
The Lord of the Rings Returns Some views of Saturn. What a stunning object. The rings are closing fast now so these coming months are probably the last chance to get decent..
A better Saturn Well we had better seeing recently so I tried Saturn again. Only had the Megrez to use this time as I sold the large SCT (the light pollution is..
Touch the Moon Although we see it all the time the Moon is quite fascinating. Take a look at these closeups. You could almost touch those craters! First up is..
Lunar/Saturn Conjunction Feb 2nd 2007 Lunar Conjunction with Saturn What a sight! It’s 22:35 on Friday night and Saturn has moved to within 10 arc minutes of the Moon. Visually Saturn..
