Winter is coming…
Parts of Orion from under a streetlight… Processed in the Seestar app. Amazingly it doesn’t blow out the Trapezium.
Guess what… Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
Arrived to find a 24.6% illuminated waxing crescent Moon and a pretty incredible sunset. The Moon set at about the same time as the comet, so it was never fully
C/2025 A6 Under Brutal Conditions in the City
Heading out for a walk I noticed a sucker hole to the north west, so I grabbed the Seeestar to see if I could get Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) from
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More Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) + C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2024 E1 (Wierzchoś)
Took advantage of the new Moon, and clear skies to take another look at Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) up at Carden last night. Cold and windy when I arrived, but
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Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN)
Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) passing through Serpens on 15 October 2025 at 20:16. The star next to the comet is magnitude 5.94 HR 6562. The bright one to the right
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon)
7℃ and damp up at Carden Alvar tonight. Forgot the sky quality meter, but it was pretty dark. Seeing was not great, and the comet is probably better after it
Couple of Comets
Technical issues tonight, but I got them. This was a bit of a test run, and I positioned myself poorly. Better luck next time. Arrived in time to see the
The Pac-Man Nebula
NGC 218, or the Pac-Man Nebula in Cassiopeia.