Around Alnitak
The constellation of Orion dominates winter skies in the Northern Hemisphere. The shape of Orion, the hunter, and the three stars of Orion's…
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Tarantula
Not a large spider, but an astonishing area of the night sky. The image shows the area in the constellation Dorado (the Dolphin…
The Double Cluster
I am very pleased with my first image from iTelescope of the famous double cluster in Perseus. I have not yet managed to unpack…
The Pleiades from Headford
It's rare to have a clear night in the West of Ireland, but I was lucky while we were staying at my in-laws…
Mars from Mayo
Sadly, we had to go to the West of Ireland for my Father-in-Law's funeral. For part of the time we were there, we…
The Beast from the East
It's 10:30 in the morning and the air temperature has just risen to freezing, from a low of -3.7C at dawn. That's unusually…