Cowboy astrophotographer, Proud father of little Vicky & @youngAPotY14 winner of young astrophotographer of the year 2017 #astrophoto2017

wrong side of the Pennines ☹️
Joined February 2009
#Jupiter, reprocess - definitely my best to date!
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#Saturn from the early hours of 4 October 2026, #Sheffield #UK. Some good seeing conditions before the temperature dropped and the dew kicked in.
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🎶Fly me to the moon. Taken from Sheffield UK at 1836UTC 12 August 2026 during the #solareclipse #eclipse. Plane is likely to be @Ryanair RYR60SF (MXP to MAN).
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The final version after hours of painful manual aligning. Partial #eclipse from Sheffield UK, 12 Aug 26.
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12 August 27, partial #solar #Eclipse animation. Each frame is approx 2 mins apart using a hydrogen alpha solar telescope. #Sheffield #UK @itvcalendar @BBCLookNorth
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Errrr that should be 12 August 2026
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I'm calling this the Jon Bon Jovi shot........ooooo ohhhhh we're halfway there...... I'll get my coat...bored waiting for the gigabytes of data to download, and centre....hoping for a full animation at 2 min intervals....thats the plan anyway
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#Partial #Eclipse final check. Hydrogen-Alpha looking good for the 90% eclipse here in Sheffield, UK. Image taken at 15:50hrs BST 12 Aug 26. Fingers crossed clouds stay away during the event! @itvcalendar @JonMitchellTV
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Today's (10 July) HA solar disc and close up of sun spot AR4482.
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#Staurn 10 July 2026 Worth the early start! (0230 BST) Celestron C11 Player One Uranus M camera IR R G B
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Close up of Sun Spot AR4482 taken earlier this afternoon (9 July 2026). Sky Watcher Heliostar 76Ha Scope Player One Apollo M Max camera
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Who needs sleep anyway. Straight from watching the football after midnight to collimating the scope then shooting Saturn until 0430 BST this morning (28 Jun)
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26 Jun 26. Making the most of a sunny day off. Full solar disc and close ups of the large sunpot groups (far left / centre disc)
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Like the saying.....only mad dogs and Englishmen venture out in the scorching sun......yep I'm that fool. 23 June 26 - Close up of Sunspot AR443 (2 panel) Skywatcher Heliostar 76Ha scope, P1 Apollo M Max camera (x4 barlow)
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June 14, 2026 - The sun in hydrogen-alpha, helium D3, and calcium-H.
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Hydrogen Alpha transition into White Light Close Up of Sunspots AR4455 (vid1) and AR4446 (vid2)
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Early to rise this morning, the Sun at 0820hrs BST 30 May.
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A close up of the south central craters of the Moon from yesterday evening (24 May 26)
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25 May 26. Full solar disc comprising of 14 panels. Skywatcher 76Ha scope, x4 barlow and Player One Apollo M Max camera.
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New challenge. Trying to capture the clouds on Venus. Long way from perfection ....but I'll take it for a real first attempt. Shot at 1600 BST.
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The Sun 24 May. 2 versions - 1 is using a x4 barolw and 12 panels (lots of mis-aligned edges). Full disc in a single capture And a close up of the large prominence located on the south-east limb.
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