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A fitting end to a crystal clear Selsey night - 3 planets and the Moon #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
This one taken through the same 15-inch scope, a year later...
Patrick's beloved 15-inch scope was refurbed in 2005. Here's 1st pic taken, visible now in Orion's sword
M31 mosaic project - still lots to do here! #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Supernova remnant The Crab Nebula with a 4-inch scope + ccd camera #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Derotated RGB of Jupiter showing the Great Red Spot and Oval BA #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Draft process (no derotation) of Jupiter, Ganymede and Callisto #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Back to normal wavelengths - red filtered Jupiter - colour coming soon... #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Another Jupiter with Great Red Spot and Oval BA (lower-right of GRS). #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
A further process of this morning's Jupiter, now with de-rotated channels! #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Jupiter - Red image from last night's capture, straight out of Registax #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Will process properly in morning - preview of Jupiter from tonight #bbcstargazing #bbcskyatnight
And here's last night's full Moon #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Last night's Moon-Jupiter conjunction #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Aurora phoot taken during a Northern Lights Flight, Manchester, Nov 18th #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Nov 22 Sun, in h-alpha. Lots going on. Nearly got blown away capturing it!! #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Orion hopping between clouds during a Taurid watch at the start of November #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Quick preview of last night's Jupiter via red filter. Ganymede showing good detail. Full colour later.
And here are a couple of shots of the train taken after the main trail #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
Taurid meteor, Nov 5th, Trail & train both visible here - it was a big one! #bbcskyatnight #bbcstargazing
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