Oh no, not another #PartialEclipse video! #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens, home-made solar filter, static tripod. Cornwall, UK. I had to run the images through PIPP twice to get a stable video, but it struggled during maximum & the end #SolarEclipse #PartialSolarEclipse
August 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Oh no, not another #PartialEclipse video! #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens, home-made solar filter, static tripod. Cornwall, UK. I had to run the images through PIPP twice to get a stable video, but it struggled during maximum & the end #SolarEclipse #PartialSolarEclipse
We had clear skies in Cornwall for the #eclipse + a clear night for meteor hunting. I have over 5,000 images to go through but here is a quick and dirty processing of the beginning, maximum and end of the eclipse. #Canon1100D #Sigma400mm lens + homemade solar filter #PartialSolarEclipse
August 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
We had clear skies in Cornwall for the #eclipse + a clear night for meteor hunting. I have over 5,000 images to go through but here is a quick and dirty processing of the beginning, maximum and end of the eclipse. #Canon1100D #Sigma400mm lens + homemade solar filter #PartialSolarEclipse
So many #HummingbirdHawkMoths in our garden in #Oxfordshire this year. Today I finally got some proper photos of them sipping nectar from our buddlea bush, despite challenging light levels. I love seeing these little moths so much :) #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens #Moth
August 9, 2026 at 10:37 PM
So many #HummingbirdHawkMoths in our garden in #Oxfordshire this year. Today I finally got some proper photos of them sipping nectar from our buddlea bush, despite challenging light levels. I love seeing these little moths so much :) #Canon1100D #Sigma 400mm zoom lens #Moth
#Iridescent #VapourTrails from an #Easyjet #AirbusA321, reg: G-ZXIA travelling from Edinburgh to Barcelona at 37,000 feet. Photographed from Oxfordshire, UK with a #Canon1100D + #Sigma 400mm zoom lens #IridescentContrails are caused by diffraction of light through water droplets #AtmosphericOptics
August 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
#Iridescent #VapourTrails from an #Easyjet #AirbusA321, reg: G-ZXIA travelling from Edinburgh to Barcelona at 37,000 feet. Photographed from Oxfordshire, UK with a #Canon1100D + #Sigma 400mm zoom lens #IridescentContrails are caused by diffraction of light through water droplets #AtmosphericOptics
Today I caught these awesome aircraft #mirages at #OxfordAirport! Both #aircraft were #DiamondDA42 #TwinStar, 1st was reg: G-OATB, 2nd was G-LHXD. Photos were taken with a #Canon1100D + #Sigma 400mm zoom lens, hand-held hence the video being a bit wobbly! #HeatHaze #Aviaton
July 31, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Today I caught these awesome aircraft #mirages at #OxfordAirport! Both #aircraft were #DiamondDA42 #TwinStar, 1st was reg: G-OATB, 2nd was G-LHXD. Photos were taken with a #Canon1100D + #Sigma 400mm zoom lens, hand-held hence the video being a bit wobbly! #HeatHaze #Aviaton
#StarTrails over the #fairground As soon as I saw the #HelterSkelter I knew I wanted these shots. 15 minutes and 20 minutes, made up of 30 sec shots, #Canon1100D + 18-55mm lens. The monochrome versions are blue channel only to keep the foreground in silhouette
July 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
#StarTrails over the #fairground As soon as I saw the #HelterSkelter I knew I wanted these shots. 15 minutes and 20 minutes, made up of 30 sec shots, #Canon1100D + 18-55mm lens. The monochrome versions are blue channel only to keep the foreground in silhouette
#IridescentVapourTrails 28 June '26 Boeing 787 + 3 July '26 two different Airbus A350s. When sunlight is diffracted by tiny water droplets condensing out over the aircraft it results in bands of colour similar to coronas/iridescent clouds. Oxfordshire, UK #Canon1100D +300mm lens #AtmosphericOptics
July 8, 2026 at 11:44 AM
#IridescentVapourTrails 28 June '26 Boeing 787 + 3 July '26 two different Airbus A350s. When sunlight is diffracted by tiny water droplets condensing out over the aircraft it results in bands of colour similar to coronas/iridescent clouds. Oxfordshire, UK #Canon1100D +300mm lens #AtmosphericOptics
#NoctilucentCloud timelapse 2nd-3rd July '26 from North Oxfordshire, UK. Taken with a #SonyA7iii +24-105mm lens & #Canon1100D + 50mm lens. The structures on the 50mm lens were just stunning! This display was special (and worth being utterly sleep deprived for!) #NLC
July 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
#NoctilucentCloud timelapse 2nd-3rd July '26 from North Oxfordshire, UK. Taken with a #SonyA7iii +24-105mm lens & #Canon1100D + 50mm lens. The structures on the 50mm lens were just stunning! This display was special (and worth being utterly sleep deprived for!) #NLC
Truly stunning #NoctilucentClouds from Oxfordshire after sunset last night (over the satellite dishes) & before dawn. Some of the most gorgeous structures I've ever captured - just wait until you see the timelapse!! #SonyA7iii #Canon1100D #NLC #NightShiningClouds
July 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Truly stunning #NoctilucentClouds from Oxfordshire after sunset last night (over the satellite dishes) & before dawn. Some of the most gorgeous structures I've ever captured - just wait until you see the timelapse!! #SonyA7iii #Canon1100D #NLC #NightShiningClouds
I caught 2 #Lyrids overnight 22/23 Apr '26, one at 23:40BST the other at 01:18BST. Both were caught on our SW facing meteor camera. My dew band failed so my lens fogged up at 2am. #Canon1100D + 18-55mm lens, ISO-1600 13sec f/3.5. #Oxfordshire, UK #LyridsMeteorShower #Meteors
April 23, 2026 at 11:48 AM
I caught 2 #Lyrids overnight 22/23 Apr '26, one at 23:40BST the other at 01:18BST. Both were caught on our SW facing meteor camera. My dew band failed so my lens fogged up at 2am. #Canon1100D + 18-55mm lens, ISO-1600 13sec f/3.5. #Oxfordshire, UK #LyridsMeteorShower #Meteors
#ZodiacalLight is a faint cone of light caused by sunlight reflecting off #InterplanetaryDust. Imaged from #Oxfordshire 15 Mar '26. #Canon1100D + 10mm & 18mm lenses. 20 & 18 images stacked in #Sequator with & without LP removal. More details in the VLOG I shared yesterday #AtmosphericOptics
March 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
#ZodiacalLight is a faint cone of light caused by sunlight reflecting off #InterplanetaryDust. Imaged from #Oxfordshire 15 Mar '26. #Canon1100D + 10mm & 18mm lenses. 20 & 18 images stacked in #Sequator with & without LP removal. More details in the VLOG I shared yesterday #AtmosphericOptics
55 minute #StarTrails timelapse, taken from #Oxfordshire, UK on 15th March 2026. #Canon1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. Each exposure was 30 seconds. Music by Dave Simpson
March 19, 2026 at 2:18 PM
55 minute #StarTrails timelapse, taken from #Oxfordshire, UK on 15th March 2026. #Canon1100D with 10-18mm wide angled lens. Each exposure was 30 seconds. Music by Dave Simpson
55 minutes of #StarTrails pointing towards the celestial equator, taken on Saturday 14th March 2026 from #Oxfordshire, UK with a #Canon1100D +10mm wide angled lens. 98 x 30 sec at ISO-1600 f/4.5. Stacked in #StarStaX
March 17, 2026 at 10:06 PM
55 minutes of #StarTrails pointing towards the celestial equator, taken on Saturday 14th March 2026 from #Oxfordshire, UK with a #Canon1100D +10mm wide angled lens. 98 x 30 sec at ISO-1600 f/4.5. Stacked in #StarStaX
This photo popped up on memories from 5 years ago. 10 hour 35 minute #StarTrails from Oxfordshire, UK. This was part of my big project to combine star trails from over a full year to create a full circle 24hr star trails but this was a single imaging session #Canon1100D 10mm lens
March 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM
This photo popped up on memories from 5 years ago. 10 hour 35 minute #StarTrails from Oxfordshire, UK. This was part of my big project to combine star trails from over a full year to create a full circle 24hr star trails but this was a single imaging session #Canon1100D 10mm lens
25 minute #StarTrails over a nearby Earth Satellite Station last night. Plenty of aircraft trails too! 91 x 15 seconds with a #Canon1100D + 18-55mm lens, Oxfordshire UK
February 26, 2026 at 10:27 AM
25 minute #StarTrails over a nearby Earth Satellite Station last night. Plenty of aircraft trails too! 91 x 15 seconds with a #Canon1100D + 18-55mm lens, Oxfordshire UK
#HorseheadNebula + #FlameNebula taken 2nd January '25. It popped up on Facebook memories :-) 70mm refractor, modded-Canon1100D, Altair Quadband filter. 60 x 90 seconds
January 5, 2026 at 10:27 PM
#HorseheadNebula + #FlameNebula taken 2nd January '25. It popped up on Facebook memories :-) 70mm refractor, modded-Canon1100D, Altair Quadband filter. 60 x 90 seconds
#RosetteNebula in Nov '25 from #Oxfordshire, UK. #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor, EQ5 Pro mount/permanent pier, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 150 x 2min + 30 darks, total exposure of 5 hours. I was losing the sky to dawn light at the time of imaging #Astrophotography
December 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#RosetteNebula in Nov '25 from #Oxfordshire, UK. #WilliamOptics 70mm refractor, EQ5 Pro mount/permanent pier, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 150 x 2min + 30 darks, total exposure of 5 hours. I was losing the sky to dawn light at the time of imaging #Astrophotography
After several months of catching the #BlueLaser from the #NetworkRail #NewMeasurementTrain on our all sky + auroracam, I finally saw it in person at 03:10 on Thurs am. Photos with #Canon1100D + 50mm lens from #Oxfordshire #FlyingBanana #NMT #BlueLaserTrain
December 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
After several months of catching the #BlueLaser from the #NetworkRail #NewMeasurementTrain on our all sky + auroracam, I finally saw it in person at 03:10 on Thurs am. Photos with #Canon1100D + 50mm lens from #Oxfordshire #FlyingBanana #NMT #BlueLaserTrain
As the sun sets in the west, the withering leaves of a sapling birch sparkle like orange gems against an azure sky.
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
As the sun sets in the west, the withering leaves of a sapling birch sparkle like orange gems against an azure sky.
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
#wales #forestfriday #treescape
#scape #canon1100D #forest
#sunset
#Calwell31 / #IC405 the #FlamingStarNebula in Auriga, imaged from #Oxfordshire UK 19 Nov '25. William Optics 70mm refractor, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 185x120sec at ISO3200, total exposure 6hrs 10min #Astrophotography #Nebula
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#Calwell31 / #IC405 the #FlamingStarNebula in Auriga, imaged from #Oxfordshire UK 19 Nov '25. William Optics 70mm refractor, astro-modded #Canon1100D + #AltairQuadband filter. 185x120sec at ISO3200, total exposure 6hrs 10min #Astrophotography #Nebula
#Comet #C2025A6 #Lemmon from #Oxfordshire, UK 21 Oct '25. #Canon1100D 50mm lens, 122x10sec, ISO-800 f/2.2, total exposure 20min 20sec. I observed it visually with 15x70 binos & my observed tail length was about 1 deg 15min, but the ion tail is ~13 degrees on the stacked image!
October 22, 2025 at 10:24 PM
#Comet #C2025A6 #Lemmon from #Oxfordshire, UK 21 Oct '25. #Canon1100D 50mm lens, 122x10sec, ISO-800 f/2.2, total exposure 20min 20sec. I observed it visually with 15x70 binos & my observed tail length was about 1 deg 15min, but the ion tail is ~13 degrees on the stacked image!
#Messier33 the #TriangulumGalaxy. Taken from #Oxfordshire, UK with a small refractor & standard #Canon1100D, 45 x 60 seconds at ISO-1600, total integration time 45 minutes #M33 #Galaxy #Astrophotography
October 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#Messier33 the #TriangulumGalaxy. Taken from #Oxfordshire, UK with a small refractor & standard #Canon1100D, 45 x 60 seconds at ISO-1600, total integration time 45 minutes #M33 #Galaxy #Astrophotography
#VeilNebula complex, taken from Oxfordshire, UK. 70mm refractor, 0.8x focal reducer, #AltairQuadband filter + astro-modded #Canon1100D. Shot during summer, 45x120sec ISO-1600. I removed the stars before processing & merged back in at the end, but I need far more practice at that!
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#VeilNebula complex, taken from Oxfordshire, UK. 70mm refractor, 0.8x focal reducer, #AltairQuadband filter + astro-modded #Canon1100D. Shot during summer, 45x120sec ISO-1600. I removed the stars before processing & merged back in at the end, but I need far more practice at that!
2hr 15min #CelestialEquator #StarTrails #timelapse, 16 Aug '25. My camera was pointing south at the celestial equator. I stacked the images in StarStaX, saving the cumulative files to create this timelapse. 315 x 25 sec, #Canon1100D +10mm lens. Music by Doctor Turtle
September 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
2hr 15min #CelestialEquator #StarTrails #timelapse, 16 Aug '25. My camera was pointing south at the celestial equator. I stacked the images in StarStaX, saving the cumulative files to create this timelapse. 315 x 25 sec, #Canon1100D +10mm lens. Music by Doctor Turtle
2hr 15min #StarTrails, pointing south at the #CelestialEquator + the #MilkyWay. Images taken on 16 Aug '25 from my garden in #Oxfordshire, UK. #Canon1100D + 10mm lens, 315 x 25 sec, stacked using #StarStaX
September 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
2hr 15min #StarTrails, pointing south at the #CelestialEquator + the #MilkyWay. Images taken on 16 Aug '25 from my garden in #Oxfordshire, UK. #Canon1100D + 10mm lens, 315 x 25 sec, stacked using #StarStaX