Gallery

Eclipse and Sun Spot

12th August 2026 solar eclipse with Sun Spot visible at 10 o'clock on the solar disc.

Imaged on 12th August 2026 from the UK..

Dawid Zbroszczyk (Work colleague of member Neil Alldridge)

Time lapse solar eclipse from 1st contact to totality.

Taken from Spain 12th August 2026.

Alaric Thompson

Fourth Contact

12th August 2026 solar eclipse comes to an end.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from Spain.

Alaric Thompson

Diamond Ring

12th August 2026 solar eclipse as totality ends.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from Spain.

Alaric Thompson

Totality

12th August 2026 solar eclipse totality.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from Spain.

Alaric Thompson

Totality is About to Begin

12th August 2026 solar eclipse as totality is about to begin.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from Spain.

Alaric Thompson

Approaching Totality

12th August 2026 solar eclipse as the eclipse progresses and totality approaches.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from Spain.

Alaric Thompson<

Bird Crossing

Bird in flight during the 12th August 2026 solar eclipse.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from Spain.

Alaric Thompson

First Contact

12th August 2026 aolar eclipse first contact.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from Spain.

Alaric Thompson

Solar Eclipse Reflection

A rather special image of the 12th August 2026 eclipse.
Look towards the bottom of the picture you will see an internal lens reflection image of the eclipse.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from the UK.

Jill Graham (Work colleague of member Neil Alldridge).

Partial Solar Eclipse Post Second Contact

Second of a pair of images taken via a hand held mobile phone through eclipse glasses.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from the UK.

Lauren Niven (Granddaughter of Secretary & Treasurer Richard Aldrige).

Partial Solar Eclipse Prior to Second Contact

First of a pair of images taken via a hand held mobile phone through eclipse glasses.
Imaged on 12th August 2026 from the UK.

Lauren Niven (Granddaughter of Secretary & Treasurer Richard Aldrige)

Time Lapse Solar Eclipse

SeeStar S50 with white light filter.
Imaged from Birkrigg Common 12th August 2026
Multiple MP4 videos stiched together in Movavi Video Editor 2025

Roy Chisem

M 101 Pinwheel Galaxy

SeeStar S50, 1200 10 second subs.
Imaged from Little Urswick on the 29th January 2026
Denoised on the SeeStar S50.
Processed in Affinity Photo 2.

Roy Chisem

IC 410 Tadpole Nebula

SeeStar S50, 420 10 second subs.
Imaged from Little Urswick on the 6th January 2026
Denoised on the SeeStar S50.
Processed in Affinity Photo 2.

Roy Chisem

IC 405 Flaming Star Nebula

SeeStar S50, 360 10 second subs.
Imaged from Little Urswick on the 20th Novemberber 2025
Denoised on the SeeStar S50.
Processed in Affinity Photo 2.

Roy Chisem

Comet: C 2025 A6 Lemon

Imaged on 25th October 2025 from Dacre, near Penrith.
Williams Optics GT81 refractor, Sky-Watcher Wave 100i harmonic mount,
Zwo Asi2600mc Air camera, camera rotator.
25 x 15 seconds subs, stacked and processed in Pixinsight.

David Poole

NGC7635

Williams Optics GT81 refractor, Sky-Watcher Wave 100i harmonic mount,
Zwo Asi2600mc Air camera, camera rotator, filter rotator, CLS filter used for this object. 6hrs worth of 72 × 300 minute subs taken over several sessions.

David Poole

NGC7635

Bubble Nebula.

John Houldsworth

M13 Globular Star Cluster in Hercules

SeeStar S50, 492 10 second subs. Imaged from Little Urswick on the 23rd September 2025 Denoised on the SeeStar S50, cropped in Affinity Photo 2. N.B. The Galaxy NG6207 can also be seen, top centre right of the image.

Roy Chisem

H-Alpha Sun Image

Corodado PST, Coronado 2x Barlow Lens, ZWO ASI224MC. Collage, captured as multiple videos in ASICap. Stacked in ASIVideoStack, collage created in Affinity Photo 2.

Roy Chisem

Sun Spot

Skywatcher Evostar 100ED DS Pro Starfield 1.25" Herschel Wedge. Captured as Video, stacked to create Jpeg, processed in Affinty Photo 2 to saturate colour and increase contrast.

Roy Chisem

Mare Crisium

Skywatcher Evostrar 100ED DS Pro Bader Hyperion 17mm with M42 adapter and 20mm extension tube ZWO ASI 224 MC. Captured as Video, stacked, and created Jpeg No further processing undertaken.

Roy Chisem

Western Veil Nebula NGC6992

Askar 71F refractor on the Skywatcher Wave 100i harmonic mount, Zwo Asiair plus computer, Zwo 071mc APS-c imaging camera, Askar OAG with Zwo Asi220mm Guide camera and CLS filter and all stacked and processed using; Affinity photo 2, with denoise and star exterminator plugins.

David Poole

Pleiades

Askar 71F refractor on the Skywatcher Wave 100i harmonic mount, Zwo Asiair plus computer, Zwo 071mc APS-c imaging camera, Askar OAG with Zwo Asi220mm Guide camera and CLS filter and all stacked and processed using; Affinity photo 2, with denoise and star exterminator plugins.
24 * 300sec subs (total 2hrs).

David Poole

Horse Head Nebula IC434

Rework of previous picture

Askar 71F refractor on the Skywatcher Wave 100i harmonic mount, Zwo Asiair plus computer, Zwo 071mc APS-c imaging camera, Askar OAG with Zwo Asi220mm Guide camera and CLS filter and all stacked and processed using; Affinity photo 2, with denoise and star exterminator plugins.
50 * 300sec subs (total 4hr 10minutes) so far.

David Poole

Sun Spots

15th March 2025

John Houldsworth

Jewelled Handle Sinus Iridium

SkyWatcher Evastar 100ED DS-PRO ZWO ASI224M Camera 962 video frames stacked in Autostakkert.
Location Little Urswick, date 9th March 2025.

Roy Chisem

Jupiter

SkyWatcher Skymax 180 Pro ZWO ASI224M Camera 302 video frames stacked in Autostakkert.
Location Little Urswick, date 8th March 2025.

Roy Chisem

Andromeda

SeeStar S50 direct from the smartsope - no image processing
Members Observing Evening, Walney. 5th February 2025.

Roy Chisem

M42 Orion

SeeStar S50 direct from the smartscope - no image processing.
Members Observing Evening, Walney. 5th February 2025.

Roy Chisem

IC434 Horsehead Nebula

SeeStar S50 direct from the smartscope - no image processing
Members Observing Evening, Walney. 5th February 2025.

Roy Chism

Aurora 10th October 2024

Urswick

Dave Poole

Aurora 10th October 2024

Kirkby Moor about 10pm.

Alaric Thompson

Aurora 10th May 2024

Beacon Fell nr Preston.

Jack Alldridge

Aurora 10th May 2024

Walney

Jonathon Hartley

NGC2244

Instrument details as M43 below.

DavidPoole

Horses Head Nebula

Instrument details as M43 below.

David Poole

M43

64 x 20 seconds exposures, registered/stacked with Siril and processed using Affinity, using a Skywatcher 150mm Carbon tube Astrograph reflector with Zwo asiair plus, Asi071mc astro cam, as i120mm guide cam and ZWO EAF on an EQ5 mount.

David Poole

Handheld Mobile Phone Picture

Through the telescope eyepiece

Connor Lee-Mackenzie

Handheld Mobile Phone Picture

Connor Lee-Mackenzie

Handheld Mobile Phone Picture

Connor Lee-Mackenzie

2017 Solar Eclipse

Totality showing 'diamond ring'
North Menan
Butte, Idaho, US

Richard Alldridge

2017 Solar Eclipse

Partial phase showing solar spots.
North Menan
Butte, Idaho, US

Neil Alldridge

Solar Activity

Lunt LS100 telescope
Powermate 2.5
DMK 41 monochrome camera
3,000 exposures at 1/1000th second processed in Registax

Eddie Dixon

The following are from David Higginbottom, taken at the observatory

The Sun

Single shot Canon 20Da DSLR at ISO 100 and 1/1600 sec exposure. parfocal on William Optics 132mm FLT refractor telescope, fitted with 'Baader' Solar Film filter

M27

Canon 20Da DSLR at ISO 800 parfocal on William Optics 132mm FLT refractor telescope Guided using 'PHD' software and Orion ED80 refractor telescope with QHY5 CMOS camera
12 images at 180 sec exposure stacked in 'Registax'

M45

Canon 20Da DSLR at ISO 800 parfocal on William Optics 132mm FLT refractor telescope
Guided using 'PHD' software and Orion ED80 refractor telescope with QHY5 CMOS camera
12 images at 240 sec exposure stacked in 'Registax'

M81

Canon 20Da DSLR at ISO 800 parfocal on William Optics 132mm FLT refractor telescope
Guided using 'PHD' software and Orion ED80 refractor telescope with QHY5 CMOS camera
13 images at 300 sec exposure stacked in 'Registax'

M51

Canon 20Da DSLR at ISO 1600 parfocal on William Optics 132mm FLT refractor telescope
Guided using 'PHD' software and Orion ED80 refractor telescope with QHY5 CMOS camera
14 images at 300 sec exposure stacked in 'Registax'

M42 Running Man Nebula

Canon 20Da DSLR at ISO 800 parfocal on Orion ED80 refractor telescope
Guided using William Optics 132mm FLT refractor telescope. 'PHD' software and with QHY5 CMOS camera
23 images at 180 sec exposure stacked in 'Registax'