Pictures of the Stars

Visited the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich yesterday to see the Astronomy Photographer of the Year exhibition. Excellent photographs and … More

Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the most photogenic and a subject I return to many times. For more information … More

The Swan Nebula

Originally posted in July 2013 Sometimes it is difficult to see how a nebula or other body got its name … More

Moon

Not done much astrophotography recently but here are two pictures of moon taken in December last year

Western Veil Nebula

NGC6960 sometimes known as the ‘witches broomstick’. Here are a couple of not terrible successful attempts by me to photograph … More

Demairans Nebula

This nebula is part of the Orion Nebula complex and is seperated from the main nebula by a lane of … More

Triangulum Galaxy

Located in the constellation Triangulum, from which it takes its name, this spiral galaxy is the 3rd largest after the … More

Great pictures from NASA

Game's over & so is #SupernovaSunday. We hope you enjoyed it! Crab Nebula: http://t.co/6laC4eiy4Y #SuperBowl #SB49 pic.twitter.com/nNdYHfIKJg — NASA (@NASA) … More