M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
Following on from my last post with the Andromeda Galaxy, here is another beautiful galaxy which is also part of a group of galaxies known… Read More »M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
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M31 – The Andromeda Galaxy
Messier 31, the great galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda is one of the most photographed night-sky objects of all, probably second only to the… Read More »M31 – The Andromeda Galaxy
My new deep-sky imaging setup
Since the early Summer of 2021 I have been building up a new deep-sky imaging setup based around the beautiful and venerable Takahashi FSQ-85EDX Refracting… Read More »My new deep-sky imaging setup
The Veil Nebula – a mosaic
The beautiful Veil Nebula in the constellation of Cygnus (the Swan) covers a large apparent area of the sky. When I say ‘large’ I mean… Read More »The Veil Nebula – a mosaic
Three new images from the summer
Here, on the south coast of England, the nights get very short indeed for a couple of months around the Summer Solstice. In fact, there… Read More »Three new images from the summer
My Current Research into PCEB Exoplanets
It’s about time I got my astronomy blog going again so I thought I’d start by explaining what I’ve been up to over the past… Read More »My Current Research into PCEB Exoplanets
Climate Change for Dummies #4: How we know for sure that we are responsible for warming the Earth
In the first three previous parts of this series, I’ve been slowly laying out and building up the evidence. Part 1 described how we are… Read More »Climate Change for Dummies #4: How we know for sure that we are responsible for warming the Earth
Climate Change for Dummies Series
Maybe I shouldn’t have called this series ‘for dummies’, I don’t mean to imply anything by that but it’s done now! I’m posting part 3… Read More »Climate Change for Dummies Series
Climate Change for Dummies #3: How we know that the Earth is warming up
Chart from HotWhopper.com You’d think that this was a simple question to answer, and it is really, but there are people who dispute this fact… Read More »Climate Change for Dummies #3: How we know that the Earth is warming up
Climate Change for Dummies #2: How do we know that CO2 causes the planet to warm up?
In part 1 of this series, I put forward the evidence on how we are sure that CO2 levels are rising and how we know… Read More »Climate Change for Dummies #2: How do we know that CO2 causes the planet to warm up?