Images of the Month

Image of the Month for December 2017: Orion's Sword

M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, together with de Mairan's Nebula and the Running Man Nebula.

Image of the Month for November 2017: Copernicus Crater

The crater Copernicus, named for the astronomer who set the sun at the centre of the solar system. It has three central peaks, clearly distinguished in this image.

Image of the Month for October 2017: Andromeda Widefield

I know I've shown Andromeda before. This shows what you can achieve with a £20 second-hand lens off eBay, a Tokina 300mm, giving a rather wider view than my previous images.

Image of the Month for September 2017: The Sadr Region

Sadr is the star at the centre of the huge 'Northern Cross' making up most of the constellation of Cygnus in summer skies. It is surrounded by nebulosity as well as the rich starfields of the Milky Way.

Image of the Month for August 2017: The Bubble Nebula

 

The challenge this year is that from the UK Saturn is approaching its lowest elevation for the next thirty-two years. Next year it will be slightly lower again, and it will be around 2021 before it rises high enough to make imaging easier.

Image of the Month for June 2017: Jupiter, Io and Europa

 

Image taken using a Skywatcher 150PL with a ZWO ASI 120MC camera.