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Processed my remaining #astro images from 2026-2024. Up to date - Yay! Have logged over 300 <60min #EAA images I am happy with and about 100 yet to seriously visit before I run out of my main targets and need to go wider field of views. Hope no double accounting #Astronomy #astrophotography 1/5

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sometimes I am caught by surprise with #astrophotography. I took an image last year of #vdB1 - a reflection nebula. When processing it yesterday I noticed an area to the rhs. On closer inspection I find this to be 2 young #protostars that have not yet started their nuclear journey. Remarkable! 🔭

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

More random goodies from my unprocessed #astro #astrophotography #astronomy pile across 2025... now coming to processing light! That's the trouble with #EAA - you can capture several targets a night and it's easy to get behind🤦🏻‍♂️ and only a few more to do... yay!

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Come and explore the Royal Astronomical Society! 💫🚀🪐 Today we've thrown open our doors as part of Open House festival, offering self-guided tours for members of the public to find out more about what we do and how we began. Join us any time between now and 1pm, or from 2-5pm (last entry 4.30pm) 👋

Members of the public explore the RAS library as part of the Open House festival.

People outside the RAS waiting to explore the Society's HQ.

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What does the Open House tour of the RAS include? 🪐🚀 Learn more about what we do with a film in the lecture theatre exploring our history 🎥 📺️ Browse fascinating artefacts on display in our library 📚️🔭 And on the top floor, meet astronomers from a bygone era Caroline Herschel and her nephew John ☄️🎭️

An actress playing Caroline Herschel greets visitors to the RAS.

People enjoy a self-guided tour of the RAS.

A film about the RAS and its history playing in the lecture theatre.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A comparison of my image of #NGC7331 #Caldwell30 showing this year's #supernova alongside the one I caught last year. Meanwhile, we've been waiting over 400 years for a supernova in our own galaxy! #eaa #astrophotography #astronomy

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Well, since I had already imaged NGC 7331 to check out the recent supernova (posted yesterday), I decided to nudge the scope just a little further to capture Stephan's Quintet #HCG92 which was just out of shot. A fabulous (tiny!) area of our night sky #astrophotography #space #eaa #astronomy

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Finally had a chance to seek out #supernova #SN2026aaiv in #Caldwell30 #NGC7331 (a galaxy that had another one of these last year!) and the #Nova in Sagitta, #V488 - now fading back to its original 20th mag - around 10th at the moment from a high of 7. #astrophotography 🔭 #eaa #space

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

1/4 More past astro-processing catch ups across recent months - getting through them now! First some #Caldwell #astrophotography #EAA #astronomy

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Entered my first Village Summer Fete competition- no, not the “nobbly carrot” but slipped thru an #astro image into “art of the natural world”. Don’t think they minded. Not a win but i’m working on them! 🔭🤣😉 #astrophotography

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I see “the other place” is losing its rag in support of Trump pressure on US firms to ignore the #Macron #SpaceSummit - Well European markets and regulators will hopefully take note… #space

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 31/08/2026

Missed our media briefing on BepiColombo? Watch the replay here 👇 and learn more details about the Mercury Transfer Module separation – the mission's first critical step towards arriving at its final destination, planet Mercury. 🔭 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXXQ...

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Media briefing: BepiColombo's separation of the Mercury Transfer Module

YouTube video by ESA Space Science Hub

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A bit of Sunday fun. Finally got around to processing my own short scope exposures of #NGC4411 and #RSCG55 with that taken by @vrubinobs.bsky.social #astronomy #EAA #space #astrophotography

a dark sky telescope image of some faint galaxies and stars

a dark sky telescope image of some faint galaxies and stars. A named map of these objects is overlaid on top.

An image of faint galaxies and stars taken by the Vera Rubin Observatory. A named map of these objects is overlaid on top.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

A surprise addition to my barista-created coffee this morning 🤣🤣🤣

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

From birth to death: two ring images that bookend a Sun-like star’s lifecycle. The 1st is #V1331Cyg - a pre-fusion protostar lighting up its birth ring. The 2nd (nearby) is #M57 - a dying core inside a planetary nebula. To be able to witness this! Space truly gives me goosebumps. #astronomy 🔭

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Time for some posts of recent <60min #astrophotography captures #EAA First up - #globulars - three of which are believed to be aliens - captured from past galactic mergers with our #milkyway - ancient star citadels at around 13 billion years old #astronomy 🔭 1/5

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Yay! I came first in my age category at my local @parkrunuk.bsky.social today! Woo hoo!! OK so maybe i was the only one IN my age category but a win is a win people!! 🤣🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️🥇

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Steve Brown - astronomy and astrophotography @sjbastro.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

An hour's worth of night sky pollution, also known as satellites. 😬🙄 #Space #Astronomy

View of the night sky from the North York Moors on the night of 9-10 August 2026. A series of images combined into one, showing the large number of satellites crossing the scene over the course of an hour.

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Nick Veck @nickveck.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Love the tree shadows! I was in Rioja

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#perseids - well no 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣 - just lots of satellites crossing my patch while i was watching - using #iphone15 on a table.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Managed to catch the #partialsolareclipse from a car park near our family holiday site in Wales… even did a bit of outreach on the street - amazed people did not know it was happening!! But it was the tree shadows that impressed me… Note: Iphone attached to 20x80 binos are a pain to set up!! 🔭

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Bernhard Schaefer @bernhardschaefer.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The #MilkyWay in constellation #Cygnus as seen last night from the Black Forest. Most prominent is the North America nebula, but for example also the faint Veil Nebula can be seen. Panasonic S5 mod on SA GTi, 200 x 30 sec, ISO 640, rather simple lens with f = 60 mm, F5.6, no filters. 🔭 #astrophoto

Wide field image of the starry night sky in constellation cygnus. Besides myriads of stars, red emission nebulae are visible within the milky way's plane.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Yet another brilliant episode in #bbc #evolution series. #chrispackham is an excellent presenter and the underlying narrative and graphics are top-notch. Last night’s episode on “intelligence” really got me thinking!! (😜). Well done to all concerned. TV at its best…

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for last night's NAM2026 Conference Dinner & RAS Awards Ceremony in the University of Birmingham's stunning Great Hall. Congratulations again to all of this year's award winners 🏆️🏅

The 2026 Royal Astronomical Society award winners in the University of Birmingham's Great Hall.

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Our final scientific update from NAM2026 concerns NASA's Habitable Worlds Observatory, which will search for Earth-like planets when it launches in the 2040s. UK astronomers are a step closer to playing a leading role in the mission, after receiving £3m from the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social. 1/2 ⤵️

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I was in the throng here but i don’t think this rocket will work 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🔭🚀

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Michael Merrifield @astromikemerri.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Putting two and two together seems to be a bit beyond @thetimes.com

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm absolutely devastated for colleagues at Jodrell Bank who found out this morning that funding for the UK's e-MERLIN radio telescope array will be terminated. This is a short-sighted move, to save a tiny fraction of the overall UK science budget. #SaveJodrellBank 🔭🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Good grief! #Renaissance are THE classical progrock band for a mashup at a #bbcproms #prognight but they are murdering #NorthernLights and frankly the band offer more suitable showcase tracks to have chosen 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️ - Perhaps you had to be there? Still the night is young… @peterlewis55.bsky.social

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Lt Nono @ltno2.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Averaging individual frames and using a rejection algorithm can get rid of those pesky satellite trails to get a nice #astrophotography pic... Here's NGC2655 without pollution, shot over several nights from my backyard. What do you see @kat-astro-bot.bsky.social ?

Astrophotography of thee active galaxy NGC2655 shot from a backyard in France, with a 200mm f/4 Newtonian and a Poseidon-M monochrome astronomy camera using LRGB filters. 12h40 of integration time in total.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Enjoyed #NAM2026 @royalastrosoc.bsky.social Awards Dinner. Stimulating conversations with young #astronomy researchers i had never met before and who all spoke with such passion for the subject and what it can offer - UK is lucky to have such a community… but i did miss out on a clear night 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🔭

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Good to finally catch up with @planet4589.bsky.social in the flesh! A great asset for Team Space in UK #NAM2026 @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Community Session #NAM2026 on UK astro-funding and govt support (or not) for sector. Great observations from @astroroyalscot.bsky.social and updates from @ukspaceagency.bsky.social #stfc - “watchful waiting” but praise for @royalastrosoc.bsky.social actions in raising the profile of the sector

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Good to be back at #NAM2026 @royalastrosoc.bsky.social #UniofBirmingham. Looking forward to hearing about cutting -edge #astronomy rather than “cutting the edge off” astronomy… the Community session later today will be interesting 🔭👏👏👏 First up - #SpaceSustainability

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I prefer #waynerooney take on the show - summed it up nicely… 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Great result for #Spain and football to win #worldcup2026 -only one team turned up to play football.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Sadly England failed to win through to the World Cup Final and came across a side that was simply better when it counted at the end. However any Premier League players involved in the latter banner controversy should have some serious questions to consider?🤔

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I know my place. Just been asked not to deliver an astrosoc talk tonight because too many of its membership wish to watch France vs Spain #worldcup2026 rather than me #realword 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣 🔭⚽️

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A few recent globulars. Trying to use the same workflow for better comparisons between them. #messier2 #messier5 #messier13 #messier14. Can you spot the alien? It's messier 2 - the glob came to us when we merged with its own galaxy 8-10 billion years ago. #EAA #astrophotography 🔭

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Very much enjoyed the exoplanet/astrobiology breakfast session at Cosmic Catchup #spacewest in Bristol this morning - stimulating AND caffeine 👏👏👏 @stellarplanet.bsky.social #ritacarvalhoserra @spacesword.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @astrobiologyou.bsky.social #NCC

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Enjoyed the tussle between Germany and Ivory Coast #worldcup2026 but what an arrogant guy Julian Nagelsmann seems to be - appalling histrionics throughout. Glad he was out of the frame for Man Utd job.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Not brilliant from where i observe and my iphone against a pair of 20x80 binos is not the best platform for catching this but anyway … #Venus (top) and #Jupiter (bottom) #conjunction -about 1.5deg separation 🔭

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Jodrell Bank @jodrellbank.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

[🧵1/2] On Christmas Day 2003, #Beagle2 touched down on Mars only to fall silent and be presumed lost for over a decade... It wasn’t until 2015 that NASA imagery confirmed the spacecraft had landed safely and on target, its silence likely caused by a single solar panel failing to fully deploy.

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Chris Lee @cpl43uk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

When Judith Pillinger and I suggested a series of plaques to commemorate #Beagle2, we weren’t sure it would happen - but it has! Yesterday I unveiled the first of 14 commissioned by @ukspaceagency.bsky.social at Leicester #NSC. Yay! Read more in the next link #space #mars 🔭 1/2

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 01/06/2026

From cleanroom to space, relive the beginning of the Smile story, just as it happened👇 We've got for you: 📹 brand new footage 🤳 POV viewing angles 🔊 plus cool beats so turn the volume up! f.mtr.cool/udhhmgcbmc 🔭 🧪 ☀️

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Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

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