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Cauldwell 12 from Alex Krem...

Cauldwell 12 from Alex Krempa (3 Hours exposure)

Omega Centauri from Linton ...

Omega Centauri from Linton Guise

NGC 4039 Antennae Galaxies....

NGC 4039 Antennae Galaxies.from Linton Guise

M100 and NGC4312 from Gordo...

M100 and NGC4312 from Gordon Waller

M81 and M82 from Alex Krempa

M81 and M82 from Alex Krempa

M17 from Linton Guise

M17 from Linton Guise

M5 from Graham Watkins

M5 from Graham Watkins

M104 Sombrero Galaxy from G...

M104 Sombrero Galaxy from Graham Watkins

NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy from...

NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy from Graham Watkins

M96 from Caroline Keay

M96 from Caroline Keay

M81_Bodes from Caroline Keay

M81_Bodes from Caroline Keay

M65_Leo Triplet from Caroli...

M65_Leo Triplet from Caroline Keay

M44_Beehive Cluster from Ca...

M44_Beehive Cluster from Caroline Keay

M42_Great Orion Nebula from...

M42_Great Orion Nebula from Caroline Keay

C49_Rosette Nebula from Car...

C49_Rosette Nebula from Caroline Keay

C6_Cats Eye Nebula from Car...

C6_Cats Eye Nebula from Caroline Keay

C4_Iris Nebula from Carolin...

C4_Iris Nebula from Caroline Keay

Sunspots 30 April 2026 from...

Sunspots 30 April 2026 from Gordon Waller

The Sun via Heliostar 100 f...

The Sun via Heliostar 100 from Linton Guise

The Sun in HA from Dawn Sun...

The Sun in HA from Dawn Sunrise

The North America & Pel...

The North America & Pelican nebulae from Clive Davies

M81 and M82 from Alex Krempa

M81 and M82 from Alex Krempa

M81 - Bode's Galaxy - ...

M81 - Bode's Galaxy - from Toby Stockdale-Kidson

The Moon from Phil Merryman...

The Moon from Phil Merryman using S30 Pro

NGC 5907 with SuperNova AT2...

NGC 5907 with SuperNova AT2026kid from Gordon Waller

The Sun in HA from Peter Tr...

The Sun in HA from Peter Truscott

NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula...

NGC 2174 Monkey Head Nebula from Toby Stockdale-Kidston

M82 from Toby Stockdale-Kid...

M82 from Toby Stockdale-Kidston

NGC5353 and its local area ...

NGC5353 and its local area from Gordon Waller

M84, M86 & The Eyes fro...

M84, M86 & The Eyes from Graham Watkins

NGC 3628 from Graham Watkins

NGC 3628 from Graham Watkins

M65 & M66 from Graham W...

M65 & M66 from Graham Watkins

NGC 7000 North American Neb...

NGC 7000 North American Nebula from Linton Guise

The M59 and M60 area in spa...

The M59 and M60 area in space from Alex Krempa

The Leo Triplet from Phil M...

The Leo Triplet from Phil Merryman

The Double Cluster C14 from...

The Double Cluster C14 from Phil Merryman

NGC 5466 from Gordon Waller

NGC 5466 from Gordon Waller

NGC 4656 Hockey Stick Galax...

NGC 4656 Hockey Stick Galaxy from Graham Watkins

NGC 4631 The Whale Galaxy f...

NGC 4631 The Whale Galaxy from Graham Watkins

NGC 4395 from Gordon Waller

NGC 4395 from Gordon Waller

M64 The Black Eye Galaxy fr...

M64 The Black Eye Galaxy from Graham Watkins

Comet PANSTARRS C/2025 R3 f...

Comet PANSTARRS C/2025 R3 from Linton Guise

IC343 in HA from Darren Jehan

IC343 in HA from Darren Jehan

M101 from Toby (7 hour expo...

M101 from Toby (7 hour exposure)

Star Trails over the Piazzi...

Star Trails over the Piazzi Smyth Observatory from Kevin Quigg

M81 from Darren Jehan

M81 from Darren Jehan

Pleiades M45 from Phil Merr...

Pleiades M45 from Phil Merryman

NGC 4438 from Gordon Waller

NGC 4438 from Gordon Waller

M109 from Gordon Waller

M109 from Gordon Waller

M106 from Gordon Waller

M106 from Gordon Waller

M63 from Gordon Waller

M63 from Gordon Waller

Double Cluster C14 from Phi...

Double Cluster C14 from Phil Merryman

M106 from Alex Krempa

M106 from Alex Krempa

Moonrise, 2 April from Alex...

Moonrise, 2 April from Alex Krempa

Caldwell 7 from Alex Krempa

Caldwell 7 from Alex Krempa

NGC 4216 from Gordon Waller

NGC 4216 from Gordon Waller

NGC 3628 from Gordon Waller

NGC 3628 from Gordon Waller

M 63 from Gordon Waller

M 63 from Gordon Waller

Sunspots 26 March 2026 from...

Sunspots 26 March 2026 from Gordon Waller

M51 by Alex Krempa

M51 by Alex Krempa

C12 and NGC 3969 from Alex ...

C12 and NGC 3969 from Alex Krempa

Moon with Earthshine by Ale...

Moon with Earthshine by Alex Krempa

Jupiter and the GRS (great ...

Jupiter and the GRS (great red spot) by Kevin Earp

NGC 2174 Monkey Head from G...

NGC 2174 Monkey Head from Gordon Waller

M106 from Gordon Waller

M106 from Gordon Waller

M96 and M95 from Graham Wat...

M96 and M95 from Graham Watkins

M51 from Gordon Waller

M51 from Gordon Waller

M3 from Graham Watkins

M3 from Graham Watkins

M1 from Graham Watkins

M1 from Graham Watkins

Rosette from Gordon Waller

Rosette from Gordon Waller

M31 Andromeda Galaxy from Toby

M31 Andromeda Galaxy from Toby

NGC 4169 Box Galaxies from ...

NGC 4169 Box Galaxies from Gordon Waller

Orion Nebula M42 from Kevin...

Orion Nebula M42 from Kevin Quigg

Rosette Nebula by Peter T

Rosette Nebula by Peter T

The Orion Nebula M45 by Ale...

The Orion Nebula M45 by Alex Krempa

M101(top) and NGC 5474 (bot...

M101(top) and NGC 5474 (bottom) by Alex Krempa

GRS on Jupiter by Glenn Bates

GRS on Jupiter by Glenn Bates

Sunspots March 2 2026 by Go...

Sunspots March 2 2026 by Gordon Waller

Grassendi floor on the Moon...

Grassendi floor on the Moon by Glenn Bates

Moon 28 Feb 2026 by Gordon ...

Moon 28 Feb 2026 by Gordon Waller

IC 434 by Gordon Waller

IC 434 by Gordon Waller

NGC 457 by Peter Truscott

NGC 457 by Peter Truscott

NGC 188 by Alex Krempa

NGC 188 by Alex Krempa

Spider Nebula and NGC 1907 ...

Spider Nebula and NGC 1907 by Alex Krempa

Horse head Nebula by Alex K...

Horse head Nebula by Alex Krempa

Christmas Tree Cluster by A...

Christmas Tree Cluster by Alex Krempa

M101 and NGC 5474 by Alex K...

M101 and NGC 5474 by Alex Krempa

Lunar Seas by Graham Watkins

Lunar Seas by Graham Watkins

M52 by Graham Watkins

M52 by Graham Watkins

The Sun 22 Feb 2026 with NO...

The Sun 22 Feb 2026 with NO SUNSPOTS

NGC 2419 - AKA The Intergal...

NGC 2419 - AKA The Intergalactic Wanderer from Gordon Waller

AR 4366 from Peter V Hudson

AR 4366 from Peter V Hudson

NGC2024 Flame Nebula from G...

NGC2024 Flame Nebula from Graham Watkins

M38 Starfish Cluster from G...

M38 Starfish Cluster from Graham Watkins

Sunspots 24 Jan 2026 from G...

Sunspots 24 Jan 2026 from Gordon Waller

M37 the Salt and Pepper clu...

M37 the Salt and Pepper cluster by Graham Watkins

M78 nebula from Graham Watkins

M78 nebula from Graham Watkins

M45 by John Keay

M45 by John Keay

M33 by John Keay

M33 by John Keay

M31 by John Keay

M31 by John Keay

M81 and M82 by John Keay

M81 and M82 by John Keay

The Constellation of Orion ...

The Constellation of Orion by Phil Merryman

The Jellyfish Nebula from G...

The Jellyfish Nebula from Gordon Waller

Elephants Trunk from Gordon...

Elephants Trunk from Gordon Waller

The Pleiades from Gordon Wa...

The Pleiades from Gordon Waller

Orion rising. 40mins star t...

Orion rising. 40mins star trails from Peter Truscott

Sunspots receding by Gordon...

Sunspots receding by Gordon Waller

NGC 891 the Silver Sliver G...

NGC 891 the Silver Sliver Galaxy from Gordon Waller

Sunspots 3/12/2025 from Gor...

Sunspots 3/12/2025 from Gordon Waller

Sunspots from Glenn Bates i...

Sunspots from Glenn Bates imaged on December 2.

C19 from John Keay

C19 from John Keay

C27 from John Keay

C27 from John Keay

M1 the Crab Nebula from Joh...

M1 the Crab Nebula from John Keay

The Elephants Trunk from Ph...

The Elephants Trunk from Phil Merryman

The Dumbell Nebula from Phi...

The Dumbell Nebula from Phil Merryman

M39 Cluster from Phil Merryman

M39 Cluster from Phil Merryman

NGC 1664 from Gordon Waller

NGC 1664 from Gordon Waller

NGC 1087 from Gordon Waller

NGC 1087 from Gordon Waller

M77 from Gordon Waller

M77 from Gordon Waller

NGC 869 the Double Cluster ...

NGC 869 the Double Cluster from Alex Krempa

M33 from Alex Krempa

M33 from Alex Krempa

NGC 1491 the Fossil Footpri...

NGC 1491 the Fossil Footprint Nebula by Gordon Waller

Comet C2025A6 Lemmon by Dav...

Comet C2025A6 Lemmon by Dave Eagle

C2025 R2 Comet Swan from Go...

C2025 R2 Comet Swan from Gordon Waller

C-2025 A6 Comet Lemmon from...

C-2025 A6 Comet Lemmon from Phil Merryman

Comet Lemmon from Gordon Wa...

Comet Lemmon from Gordon Waller

Comet Lemmon just above the...

Comet Lemmon just above the treetops from Peter Truscott

IC10 - an irregular galaxy ...

IC10 - an irregular galaxy in Cassiopeia from Gordon Waller

Saturn's back from Gle...

Saturn's back from Glenn Bates

M13 from Robert Wickens

M13 from Robert Wickens

NGC 281 from Robert Wickens

NGC 281 from Robert Wickens

M27 from Alex Krempa

M27 from Alex Krempa

NGC 457 / C13 from Alex Krempa

NGC 457 / C13 from Alex Krempa

M57 from Alex Krempa

M57 from Alex Krempa

M57 from John Keay

M57 from John Keay

M76 from John Keay

M76 from John Keay

M27 from John Keay

M27 from John Keay

M13 from John Keay

M13 from John Keay

C11 from John Keay

C11 from John Keay

M31 Andromeda Galaxy from G...

M31 Andromeda Galaxy from Gordon Waller

M33 from Gordon Waller

M33 from Gordon Waller

M15 from Gordon Waller

M15 from Gordon Waller

SH2-142 The Wizard Nebula f...

SH2-142 The Wizard Nebula from Gordon Waller

Caldwell 9 - The Cave Nebul...

Caldwell 9 - The Cave Nebula from Gordon Waller

SH2-188 The Firefox Nebula ...

SH2-188 The Firefox Nebula by Gordon Waller

Milky Way from darker site ...

Milky Way from darker site from Peter Truscott

30 minutes time lapse from ...

30 minutes time lapse from darker site from Peter Truscott

Lunar eclipse 7 September 2...

Lunar eclipse 7 September 2025 from Alex Krempa

Lunar eclipse, 7 September ...

$Lunar eclipse, 7 September from Sophie Retout at Bedford School using a mobile phone through a 70mm refractor.$

Lunar Eclipse 7 September f...

Lunar Eclipse 7 September from Peter Truscott using a bridge camera.

NGC 7000 North American Neb...

NGC 7000 North American Nebula by Gordon Waller

Sunspots 29 Aug 2025 from G...

Sunspots 29 Aug 2025 from Gordon Waller.

M82 by Aprill Harper

M82 by Aprill Harper

M13 by Aprill Harper

M13 by Aprill Harper

IC1318 in Cygnus Sadar regi...

IC1318 in Cygnus Sadar region by Gordon Waller

Venus/Jupiter conjunction 1...

Venus/Jupiter conjunction 12 Aug 2025 from Linton Guise

NGC7023 by Gordon Waller

NGC7023 by Gordon Waller

NGC6781 by Gordon Waller

NGC6781 by Gordon Waller

Jupiter (L) and Venus (R) b...

Jupiter (L) and Venus (R) by Ian Forsdike

NGC 7635 and M52 from Gordo...

NGC 7635 and M52 from Gordon Waller.

Noctilucent Clouds from Pet...

Noctilucent Clouds from Peter V Hudson.

M61 Swelling Spiral by John...

M61 Swelling Spiral by John Keay

M16 Eagle Nebula from Gordo...

M16 Eagle Nebula from Gordon Waller.

Noctilucent Clouds from Phi...

Noctilucent Clouds from Phil Merryman.

Noctilucent Clouds 29 June ...

Noctilucent Clouds 29 June 2025 by Linton Guise

Sunspots 19 June 2025 by Go...

Sunspots 19 June 2025 by Gordon Waller

Western Veil and surroundin...

Western Veil and surrounding area mosaic by Gordon Waller

Sunspots 11 June 2025 by Go...

Sunspots 11 June 2025 by Gordon Waller.

Sunspots 30 May 2025 from G...

Sunspots 30 May 2025 from Gordon Waller

Moon from Gordon Waller

Moon from Gordon Waller

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy by Joh...

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy by John Keay

M3 by John Keay

M3 by John Keay

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy by Joh...

M101 Pinwheel Galaxy by John Keay

M108 Surfboard Galaxy by Jo...

M108 Surfboard Galaxy by John Keay

NGC 4388 active galaxy in V...

NGC 4388 active galaxy in Virgo

M88 by John Keay

M88 by John Keay

C32 Whale Galaxy by John Keay

C32 Whale Galaxy by John Keay

M81 Bodes Galaxy by John Keay

M81 Bodes Galaxy by John Keay

M82 Cigar Galaxy by John Keay

M82 Cigar Galaxy by John Keay

M53 (top) and NGC5053 (bott...

M53 (top) and NGC5053 (bottom) from Gordon Waller.

C35 NGC 4889 by John Keay

C35 NGC 4889 by John Keay

C21 NGC 4449 by John Keay

C21 NGC 4449 by John Keay

C39 NGC 2392 Eskimo Nebula...

C39 NGC 2392 Eskimo Nebula by John Keay

C45 NGC 5248 by John Keay

C45 NGC 5248 by John Keay

C29 NGC 5005 by John Keay

C29 NGC 5005 by John Keay

C32 NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy ...

C32 NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy by John Keay

ISS passing above the Moon ...

ISS passing above the Moon by Alex Krempa.

Sunspots May 9th by Gordon ...

Sunspots May 9th by Gordon Waller.

M44 and Mars from Phil Merr...

M44 and Mars from Phil Merryman.

Mars and M44 by Peter V Hudson

Mars and M44 by Peter V Hudson

Very thin Crescent Moon fro...

Very thin Crescent Moon from Glenn Bates

M7 from Linton Guise.

M7 from Linton Guise.

Pyxis and surrounding const...

Pyxis and surrounding constellations from Alex Krempa in the Caribbean.

Centaurus and Crux from Ale...

Centaurus and Crux from Alex Krempa in the Caribbean.

The Sun 1st May 2025 from G...

The Sun 1st May 2025 from Gordon Waller.

Sunspots 30 April 2025 by G...

Sunspots 30 April 2025 by Gordon Waller.

M17 from Linton Guise.

M17 from Linton Guise.

NGC4747 and NGC4712 from Go...

NGC4747 and NGC4712 from Gordon Waller

M104 Sombrero Galaxy by Gor...

M104 Sombrero Galaxy by Gordon Waller

M99 by John Keay

M99 by John Keay