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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This video should give you a taste of our recent experience in Borneo. 🤯

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Mary McIntyre @marymcintyreastro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Really looking forward to the Wolverhampton AS 75th Anniversary celebration at Wolverhampton Science Park on Saturday. It's free of charge, there are talks plus I'm running a couple of lunar sketching workshops. Hope to see some of you there!

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I've been a bit quiet lately, that's because we've been away. If you want to know where we went and see some of our pictures, visit my Flickr Album. www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Good morning, folks. Thank you very much to everyone who pre-ordered my new Deep-Sky Imaging Guide. They look fantastic in print. I will get them in the post to you today.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

My Guide to Deep-Sky Imaging, which covers how to set up and take stunning images of deep-sky objects is on pre-order discount for another week. For more details and to pre-order, please visit my secure online store. www.star-gazing.co.uk/shop

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I finally finished my Guide to Deep-Sky Imaging, which covers how to set up and take stunning images of deep-sky objects. For more details and to pre-order, visit my secure online store. www.star-gazing.co.uk/shop

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Not the best conditions, but I was imaging until 4:30 this morning, and I absolutely loved every second, with just me and our amazing universe. 🤩More of my pics here: www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Crikey! Own up! Who arranged this eclipse on one of the hottest days? That heat was a killer, but eclipse was good fun. Neighbours trees didn't interfere too much.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We're ready for later, but I can swap the glasses for a 3-bedroom house, if anyone needs them. 😂 You'll need to wear safety glasses in the UK throughout as it's a large partial eclipse from here. But you can use a colander to project the image. Maximum eclipse just after 7pm BST.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Another couple of images taken a couple of nights ago. If you'd like more details or to see more of my other images, please visit my Flickr Site: www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I finally got a night to do some imaging, and despite being a bit murky, I captured this before going to bed. Comet 220P /McNaught after brightening.

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Cath Elizabeth @cathelizabeth.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A fantastic free Space Event is happening in Wolverhampton next month. Please come along and enjoy the day! Please share this post, thank you

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I've been having a play this evening. I've produced a nice GUI for using RC-Astro's CLI Xterminator tools that's just been released. Still tweaking, but it's getting there. As if I don't have enough to get on with. 😂

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I found out at the last minute that an 11th-magnitude asteroid, 1997 NC1, was going to pass by us over the next few nights. I quickly set up the SeeStar S30 Pro and took a few shots of its position in the sky in Lyra. ⬇️

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The Snake Nebula (Barnard 72) and surrounding dark nebulae in Ophiuchus. Taken from La Palma, 19th May 2026. Sharpstar 61EDPH II and ASI 4400MC.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Anticrepuscular rays spotted on the morning of the 14th of May at La Palma.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Milky Way panorama taken from La Palma with a SeeStar S30 Pro last week.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

The Cats Paw and lobster nebula in Scorpius. Taken from La Palma with a SeeStar S50 Pro, processed using PixInsight and Affinity.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Continuing the equine theme, this is the Dark Horse Nebula. The Pipe Nebula on the left makes one of the horse's back legs.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

What an amazing area of sky. So much going on here. It's a pity Antares and Rho Ophiuchi are so low in the sky from the UK. ☹️

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Nebulosity around Messier's 8 and 20, The Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae in Sagittarius. Taken from La Palma last week using a SeeStar S30 Pro. Processed using PixInsight and Affinity.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Just had a week in La Palma. We had some great skies, but disappointment in the place we stayed at. I did manage to get some nice images with the gear I managed to take with me. I'll post more about it as soon as I've finished processing them all.

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Matt Bothwell @mattbothwell.com · 07/05/2026

It's publication day for Mastering the Multiverse, the latest instalment of the Supervillain Academy series from @dkbooks.bsky.social! Black holes, time travel, wormholes, dark matter, and the big one: do we actually live in a multiverse? Available everywhere books are sold 😀🧪🔭

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

That's been fun, trying to find new images in the Artemis II images to produce stereo images. These two work really well together.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

The latest 3.2 version of Affinity now has new Autostretch filters for astrophotography. A very quick play doesn't seem to give as much flexibility or better results than Tone Mapping, but further experiments might produce better results.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

We've just got back from a relaxing holiday in Hurghada. I took a day trip out to Luxor to see some amazing ancient sites I've wanted to see since I was a child. I could even whisper into King Tut's ear. www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

It's been an amazing couple of weeks for me. We sent people back around the Moon. How cool is that? This is my favourite image they took, which I reprocessed. Want to see more? www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Congratulations to the Artemis II crew on their safe return from their amazing and successful mission. You and everyone else involved has made this 64 year old feel like an excited 7 year kid again. I'll be admiring these amazing images for hours. Onwards and upwards... 🚀 🧑‍🚀

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I'll ignore all the Rubbish AI slop currently appearing online and concentrate on the real images being released. My appropriate soundtrack for tonight will be The Song of Distant Earth. It also brings back happy memories of my first visit imaging at COAA many years ago.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Now that's what we're waiting for. 🤩

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Aren't orbital mechanics beautiful? This is the path the Orion Capsule will follow when it and the Moon reach their rendezvous point.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

They are approaching one another fast now. I've waited a long time for us to revisit the Moon, and it happens later today. 😍

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

On the left is my best image of Mare Orientale, just on the Moon's western limb. I am so in awe of the view the Orion Crew will have of this huge impact feature later today. It is a huge bullseye-shaped lunar sea as shown in the simulation on the right. Go, go Artemis II.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I've seen lots of people commenting how the colours on Earth weren't looking very strong in the Aretmeis' crews image. Upper image is unstretched, showing a very thin crescent illuminated by the Sun. Lower is the brightened image.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Another tweaked Orion Capsule image showing more of the dark interior. If you'd like to see more, showing before and after my tweaks, visit me on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I'm just loving tweaking some of the images the Artemis crew has taken so far. If only that were me at that window. Sigh!!!

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I was in the process of trying to make an Orion Tracking Web page, but finding this has saved me the trouble. 😃 bendemulder.com/oits_v1 Looks accurate.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Orion capsule. Trials and tribulations. Mind the gap! www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/the-...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

That was very frustrating. Once the Orion capsule cleared the house, I managed to capture 4 subs before the sky brightened. I thought it was a dead loss, then spotted this moving on the left-hand side of my images. 😃

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I'm on the prowel! The top star in the claws of Scorpius is just visible above one of the neighbours' houses, and the Orion Capsule should be towards the bottom of the claws, as shown on this map. Clouds keep coming and going, but I'll persevere.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

My mount is now set up strategically in the garden to hopefully get a chance to capture the Orion capsule as it passes through this gap between the neighbours houses in the early hours. 😬 Ever the optimist. 😂

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sadly, now Artemis II is in its lunar insertion orbit, it's a lot lower down in Scorpius. It'll be tough to capture, but I've updated everything to show the latest calculated positions. www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/trac...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I've just added a script to my blog that you can download that will add the calculated Artemis II positions into Stellarium: www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/trac...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I've now added a tentative map of Artemis' path across the sky to my blog entry. If this is correct, it passes south of the bright first magnitude star Spica in Virgo 2nd - 3rd of April. www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/trac...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Artemis II will be fairly low down from the UK for spotting it, especially later in the mission. I have just added some potential sky positions, which show it'll be passing through Virgo, Libra, Scorpius and Sagittarius: www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/trac...

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Are you as excited as me about the Artemis II Launch? Did you know it may be possible to capture it from Earth during the mission? I've gathered some information about the circumstances on my blog: www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/trac... If it does launch and you have a go, very good luck.

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Dave Eagle @dave-stargazer.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

A couple of images taken last night. If you would like to see more of my images, please visit my Flickr site: www.flickr.com/photos/eagle...

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