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This is a simple digital camera snap taken on December 2nd 2008. I missed the main event a day earlier when the Moon, Jupiter and Venus were very close but, even a day later, they fitted easily into the camera field of view.
This is Venus in Conjunction with Mercury on June 27th 2005. Not only were they in conjunction but they were within 20 arcminutes of each other and I was able to snap them in the same telescope field of view with my 127mm Maksutov and a 3.2 megapixel camera. Yes, it was one of my earlier efforts and (I hope!) I've learned a lot since then but I was glad to be able to capture the opportunity.
This is a pictuew of the Beehive (M44). It was taken on April 25th 2009 and shows an improved post procesing technique for this type of shot and first photographic use of a light pollution filter. It replaces a shot of the head of Cetus.
This is a shot of the Sun taken on January 6th 2009 which shows granulation and a filament. It used a 12 megapixel digital camera and Coronado PST. It replaces a full disc shot of the month before.
Continuing the solar theme, this was taken using Coronado PSTs in both hydrogen alpha and calcium K light wavelengths on October 7th 2006 and joined together to form a composite view.
The full moon is not usually popular with astronomers but I think it has a certain charm of its own, even though it drowns out most of the cosmos. This was taken in August 2005 using my Maksutov and a 3 megapixel digital camers and has been annotated with some of its major features.
This is a shot of the full lunar disc taken with my 127mm Maksutov on January 6th 2009. I used eyepiece projection and a 12 megapixel digital camera. The half moon (or first quarter) is a popular time for lunar observers and photographers.This photo was taken a few shours before first quarter. It replaces the previous month's first quarter moon.
This picture of Perseus and the surrounding area, including the Pleiades was taken from Rijswijk, Holland, with a 12 megapixel digital camera with an 8 second exposure.
This picture of Alpha Centauri was taken from Campinas, Brazil on 16th July 2006. I took it using a Startravel 80 refractor and 3 megapixel digital camera. Apart from the fact that amateur double star snaps are quite rare, Alpha Centauri is a well-known star but not visible from the UK. I've also seen it from Chile, Argentina and New Zealand.
I can't trace the date of this photograph but I know it was a very thin phase of Venus showing some albedo features in its cloud tops. Most of the time, Venus just appears like a bright featureless planet with no detail but it was nice to capture something other than the phase.
