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Sunspots
To see interesting aspect of the Sun is its sunspots ~ dark areas where the magnetic field is around 2,500 times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field.
Sh2-119 in Cygnus
Only 20 minutes sacked to stop after the clouds interrupted ~ Sh2-119 is a large patch of emission nebula and sits right next to the North America Nebula (NGC7000) in the constellation Cygnus.
Shadow Transit
A shadow transit of Europa is when the shadow of Jupiter’s moon Europa passes across the face of Jupiter.
Comet
C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was seen by a naked-eye from my outside location of Milton Keynes.
Caught a comet
Caught the comet tonight, easy naked eye object despite bright moonlight. Long tail, also naked eye visible.
Elon Musk’s Starlink
Starlink are visible to the unaided eye ~ a string of pearls or a “train” of bright lights moving across the night sky.
Night of the Northern Lights
This short movie illustrates what has been seen from the campsite at Kelling Heath, Norfolk.
Northern Lights!
Camping under the Northern Lights at Norfolk. (more photos)
Deaf Astronomers under the stars
(more photos)