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Latest BAS Images

Enjoy the latest images taken by BAS Members

  • 11 Sep 2024. Mammatus clouds.

    11 Sep 2024. Mammatus clouds.

  • Sunset illuminating heavy weather clouds.

    Sunset illuminating heavy weather clouds.

  • Sunspots today using SeeStar with Baader solar film filter on S50. Gordon Waller.

    Sunspots today using SeeStar with Baader solar film filter on S50. Gordon Waller.

  • NGC7380 Wizard Nebula by Darren Jehan

    NGC7380 Wizard Nebula by Darren Jehan

  • M15 globular cluster in Pegasus from Gordon Waller

    M15 globular cluster in Pegasus from Gordon Waller

  • Occultation of Saturn from Linton Guise.

    Occultation of Saturn from Linton Guise.

  • Mars /Jupiter conjunction with Pleiades by Linton Guise.

    Mars /Jupiter conjunction with Pleiades by Linton Guise.

  • Sunspots 13 Aug 2024 from Phil Schneider using a Unistellar and solar filter.

    Sunspots 13 Aug 2024 from Phil Schneider using a Unistellar and solar filter.

  • NGC 7635 from Gordon Waller with the S50.

    NGC 7635 from Gordon Waller with the S50.

  • Sunspots 10 August from Gordon Waller using S50.

    Sunspots 10 August from Gordon Waller using S50.

  • Sunspots 1st August 2024 from Gordon Waller.

    Sunspots 1st August 2024 from Gordon Waller.

  • NGC6888 Crescent Nebula by Gordon Waller

    NGC6888 Crescent Nebula by Gordon Waller