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Tom Williams

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21 y/o amateur astrophotographer. All images are my own unless RT.

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The Needle Galaxy NGC4565 captured on Sunday evening with the 16' scope. Just 30 mins of data under (presumably) good seeing conditions.
Some fine details visible here - very pleased with the result!

The Needle Galaxy NGC4565 captured on Sunday evening with the 16' scope. Just 30 mins of data under (presumably) good seeing conditions. Some fine details visible here - very pleased with the result! #telescope #astrophotography
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Today's solar imaging efforts with the 120mm Evostar.
Lots of activity today, with moments of great seeing conditions allowing some particularly fine details :)
Colourised H-Alpha.

Today's solar imaging efforts with the 120mm Evostar. Lots of activity today, with moments of great seeing conditions allowing some particularly fine details :) Colourised H-Alpha. #astrophotography #sun #telescope
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captured during broad daylight in 1-micron light, just 38° from the Sun - technically my first image of the season!
Pretty pleased with the result given I'm running half the normal resolving power at 1μm, with Mars also being some 300M km away. North-up.

#Mars captured during broad daylight in 1-micron light, just 38° from the Sun - technically my first image of the season! Pretty pleased with the result given I'm running half the normal resolving power at 1μm, with Mars also being some 300M km away. North-up. #astrophotography
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Now that's what I call a prominence!
Some great views of sunspot region 3628 this morning, with a large prom lifting off the solar disc.

Despite high cloud mostly being a nuisance, it did provide a (real) glow effect to the image which I quite like.

Now that's what I call a prominence! Some great views of sunspot region 3628 this morning, with a large prom lifting off the solar disc. Despite high cloud mostly being a nuisance, it did provide a (real) glow effect to the image which I quite like. #astrophotography #sun
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A close look at our star this morning from a very hazy UK.
Some nice eruptions emanating from the 's far-side - this big sunspot region should rotate into view in the coming days!
10min looped timelapse with Evostar 120mm & Quark Chromosphere.

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The this morning though a few gaps in the cloud. Finally got to test my new double-stack system, and the results are gorgeous!

Inverted view of active region 3628.

The #Sun this morning though a few gaps in the cloud. Finally got to test my new double-stack system, and the results are gorgeous! Inverted view of active region 3628. #Astrophotography
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Found myself looking through some older shots, and stumbled across this one - the partial solar eclipse of June 10th, 2021. Single exposure with the (rather old) D5300 at 300mm.
I'm missing the US eclipse in a few weeks, but I hope people are a little more lucky with the cloud!

Found myself looking through some older shots, and stumbled across this one - the partial solar eclipse of June 10th, 2021. Single exposure with the (rather old) D5300 at 300mm. I'm missing the US eclipse in a few weeks, but I hope people are a little more lucky with the cloud!
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A distant view of this morning in Ultra-Violet false colour using the 16' scope. Decent conditions for the ~15° elevation - probably thanks to a hard frost.

The southern polar region appears quite extended today, reaching mid-latitudes near the terminator.

A distant view of #Venus this morning in Ultra-Violet false colour using the 16' scope. Decent conditions for the ~15° elevation - probably thanks to a hard frost. The southern polar region appears quite extended today, reaching mid-latitudes near the terminator. #telescope
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photographed this evening under decent seeing conditions. Probably my last of the '23-'24 season as it nears the Sun in the sky.

#Jupiter photographed this evening under decent seeing conditions. Probably my last of the '23-'24 season as it nears the Sun in the sky. #telescope
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There happens to be a neat planetary conjunction today with Saturn, Mercury, the Sun and Earth forming a line in space. This also marks the start of the '24-'25 Saturn observing season - looking forward to it already.
Image from SOHO's Lasco C3 Coronagraph.

There happens to be a neat planetary conjunction today with Saturn, Mercury, the Sun and Earth forming a line in space. This also marks the start of the '24-'25 Saturn observing season - looking forward to it already. Image from SOHO's Lasco C3 Coronagraph.
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The Lunar South Pole captured just now from a very dewy backyard.
Quite a favourable libration at the moment with Shackleton Crater readily visible.

The Lunar South Pole captured just now from a very dewy backyard. Quite a favourable libration at the moment with Shackleton Crater readily visible. #moon #telescope
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Some quick images of the largest sunspot currently visible on the this morning - AR3576, which spans around 3.5 Earths in diameter.

Some quick images of the largest sunspot currently visible on the #Sun this morning - AR3576, which spans around 3.5 Earths in diameter. #telescope
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photographed 20 minutes before sunset today, with Ganymede beginning its transit across the southern hemisphere - some quite nice details given the current distance. Gotta love the twilight hue!

#Jupiter photographed 20 minutes before sunset today, with Ganymede beginning its transit across the southern hemisphere - some quite nice details given the current distance. Gotta love the twilight hue! #astrophotography #telescope
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