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Latest BAS Images

Enjoy the latest images taken by BAS Members

  • Sunspots 5th Feb 2025 from Gordon Waller with S50

    Sunspots 5th Feb 2025 from Gordon Waller with S50

  • Witches Head from Gordon Waller with S50

    Witches Head from Gordon Waller with S50

  • Top to bottom : Pleiades, Jupiter next to Hyades, Orion and Sirius (in the clouds). Peter T

    Top to bottom : Pleiades, Jupiter next to Hyades, Orion and Sirius (in the clouds). Peter T

  • Orion Nebula M42 from Phil Merryman using S50.

    Orion Nebula M42 from Phil Merryman using S50.

  • Pleiades from Phil Merryman using S50.

    Pleiades from Phil Merryman using S50.

  • NGC 2264 from Gordon Waller

    NGC 2264 from Gordon Waller

  • NGC 2043 from Gordon Waller

    NGC 2043 from Gordon Waller

  • NGC 2022 from Gordon Waller

    NGC 2022 from Gordon Waller

  • Triangulum Galaxy by John Keay

    Triangulum Galaxy by John Keay

  • NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula by John Keay

    NGC 6888 Crescent Nebula by John Keay

  • NGC 2244 - open cluster in the Rosette Nebula by Gordon Waller

    NGC 2244 - open cluster in the Rosette Nebula by Gordon Waller

  • NGC 896 by Gordon Waller

    NGC 896 by Gordon Waller