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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 18m

Well, you've gotta go colour as you can always desaturate in post, but there's no way to recover colour from B&W. So, colour it is… Stylistically, I'd probably process to B&W.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

FoM is the single most important part of EU membership. If we could have only one thing, that would be it. Brexit has wrecked my life and my health. I need to be able to retire to a warmer climate or I face an early grave.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

As a child, I could not connect with anything by Seuss, because of the triviality of it and the nonsense tone in which it was written. It had nothing to do with the supposed masculine themes.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I cannot understand why everyone has not latched onto this! Presumably, because they speak American, rather than English.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

He's missed the biggest one of all: the planet! And somebody should tell that bad smell what trump means in English (as opposed to American).

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

#Satellites Passing #Moon #Video Date: 2026 10 08 Time: 05:17 UTC (approx) Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P UV/IR filter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/30s, ISO-3200 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Every social media platform needs to make it perfectly clear, right now, that anyone posting pictures or videos of this will be permanently banned from holding an account or posting on their platform.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Zooming in on the image, a bright star can be seen at the right hand side of the frame. This is 58 Leonis, mag 4.81 of spectral type K0.5IIIFe-0.5, at a distance of 338.5 ly. The fainter star below the Moon is HD 95899, mag 7.22, type kA6hF0mF1(III) and distance 559 ly.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 10 08 Time: 05:17:27 UTC Altitude: 14° 15' Distance: 377 589 km Phase: 6.74% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P IR/UV filter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/30s, ISO-3200 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography #earthshine

The slender crescent Moon brightly lit in a black sky, surrounding the lower half of the night side of the Moon from below. The whole Earth facing side of the Moon is visible, the night portion lit by sunlight reflected off the Earth. To the right of the Moon, near the edge of the frame is a faint star, 58 Leonis, shining at mag 4.81. Another, even fainter star, HD 95899 of magnitude of 7.22, sits under the crescent.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thanks! That sounds very much like the UK. I hope you get to see it, soon.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It was so cool to see Jupiter appear in daylight when I slewed the telescope to it. I couldn't even see the Moon with the naked eye, not even when I knew exactly where to look!

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Neither the Moon nor Jupiter were visible to the naked eye and the telescope had to be pointed by instrumentation alone. Jupiter can be seen clearly in the image, about a third of the way down and a sixth of the way across from the right edge. Click the image for a larger view.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#Moon #Jupiter #Daylight #Conjunction Date: 2026 10 06 Time: 12:13:42 UTC Altitudes: Moon: 32° 56' Jupiter: 33° 23' Distance: 371 240 km Moon Phase: 19.05% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M IR/UV filter Exposure: f/9.5, 1/160s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning crescent Moon in a cloudy, blue sky, partially covered by white clouds.Jupiter can be seen, top right about a third of the way down.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The close conjunction of the Moon & Jupiter, 2026 10 06. The images are best viewed full size. Jupiter and four of it's moons can be seen lower left of the first image. The exposure for the Galilean moons was: f/8, 1/6s, ISO-3200

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

#Moon #Jupiter #Conjunction Date: 2026 10 06 Time: 04:41:43 UTC Altitudes: Moon: 32° 31' Jupiter: 30° 27' Distance: 370 605 km Moon Phase: 22.04% Nikon Z8 Nikon 300mm f/4 Nikon 2x teleconverter Exposure: f/8, 1/20s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 600 mm See Alt for details #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning crescent Moon is top right and reclining to the left at about 45°. At bottom left is Jupiter, appearing small compared to the Moon due to it's great distance. Four small dots appear near Jupiter along a line inclined at about 45°; these are the four Galilean moons, Ganymede, bottom left, below Jupiter, then Callistio, Io, Europa above the planet.

The waning crescent Moon in a black sky reclining at about 45° to the left. Features can be seen across it's surface, including numerous craters on the upper and lower parts of the terminator. Dark Maria cover a large part of its surface and bright sunlight is illuminating the lowest parts of the limb. At the cusps of the crescent parts of the Moon appear completely detached due to deep shadow, along with a couple of other spots on the terminator.

Exposure: f/9.5, 1/40s, ISO-100
Focal Length: 1000 mm

Telescope: Vixen A105M

A close-up view of Jupiter and it's Galilean moons, cropped from the full frame and reproduced at full size. The moons and plant form a single steep line inclined to the right. The objects, from bottom left are, Ganymede, Jupiter, Callisto, Io, Europa.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 10 03 Time: 02:01:33 UTC Altitude: 32° 29' Distance: 367 196 km Phase: 44% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P IR/UV filter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/80s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning crescent Moon, just past last quarter, in a black sky. The crescent is reclining slightly to the left and shows detail in craters along the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 10 03 Time: 07:59:17 UTC Altitude: 54° 12' Distance: 364 725 km Phase: 53% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P IR/UV filter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/125s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning gibbous Moon approaching last quarter in a blue sky. The Moon is leaning forwards slightly and shows detail in surfaces features close to the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 10 03 Time: 00:26:40 UTC Altitude: 29° 11' Distance: 366 544 km Phase: 56% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P IR/UV filter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/40s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning gibbous lying back in a black sky and looking very close to last quarter. Huge amounts of detail can be seen close to the terminator at this phase, with many prominent craters clearly visible along with other features such as rilles.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 10 01 Time: 23:34:08 UTC Altitude: 30° 43' Distance: 366 020 km Phase: 67% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M IR/UV filter Exposure: f/9.5, 1/40s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning gibbous Moon in a black sky, showing a lot of craters and other detail, particularly near the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Focal length for the Vixen is 1000 mm, not 1200 as stated in the post.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Daytime #Moon Date: 2026 10 01 Time: 08:00:00 UTC Altitude: 36° 35' Distance: 365 571 km Phase: 75% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/125s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning gibbous Moon in athe daytime sky, showing lots of detail in craters and surface features, particularly along the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 30 Time: 19:59:34 UTC Altitude: 08° 13' Distance: 368 724 km Phase: 79% Nikon Z8 Nikon 300mm f/4 prime lens Nikon 2x teleconverter Exposure: f/8, 1/200s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 600 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning gibbous Moon in a dark sky, showing detail in craters near the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Active #Sun & #Sunspots Date: 2026 09 30 Time: 12:58:48 UTC Altitude: 32° 23' Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Brewster Angle Herschel Wedge Exposure: f/9.5, 1/5000s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

A white light image of the Sun showing a few sunspots.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 30 Time: 10:18:59 UTC Altitude: 07° 03' Distance: 369 202 km Phase: 84% Nikon Z8 Nikon 300mm f/4 prime lens Nikon 2x teleconverter Exposure: f/8, 1/500s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 600 mm Composite image #astronomy #astrophotography

Daytime gibbous Moon in a blue sky behind trees with red berries. The Moon appears large due to focal length.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 28 Time: 23:00:38 UTC Altitude: 42° 22' Distance: 368 057 km Phase: 93.36% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waning gibbous, just past full in a black sky with very sharp detail in the craters and features along the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#Waning #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 27 Time: 21:17:50 UTC Altitude: 30° 32' Distance: 371 963 km Phase: 98.2% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/200s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The waning gibbous Moon in a black sky, showing good detail in craters along the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#Saturn Date: 2026 09 27 Time: 00:08:08 UTC Altitude: 38° 52' Distance: 8.44 AU Magnitude: 0.34 Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Skywatcher Nomad 4x focal extender Exposure: f/23.6, 1/30s, ISO-3200 Focal Length: 4.8 m #astronomy #astrophotography #planet #saturnrings

Saturn with its rings tilted slightly to show the underside. The planet has an orange-yellow tint an is showing a pair of faint bands.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#Full #Harvest #Supermoon Date: 2026 09 26 Time: 18:39:17 UTC Altitude: 09° 21' Distance: 378 057 km Phase: 99.92% Nikon Z8 Nikon 300 mm f/4 prime lens Nikon X2 Teleconverter Exposure: f/5.9, 1/500s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 600 mm #astronomy #astrophotography See Alt text for more info

The full Supermoon imaged 1 hour & 39 minutes after full. Although it is possible to see that the Moon has passed full, it is quite difficult. The evidence is along the terminator, which lies along the bottom edge and lower right quadrant, where craters may be seen on close inspection. Overall, the Moon looks very flat and is lacking in detail.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 25 Time: 22:48:32 UTC Altitude: 35° 05' Distance: 378 815 km Phase: 99.28% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/160s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The Moon in a black sky, showing virtually full phase, although it will not reach that stage until 16:49 UTC, today. There is still detail visible in craters along the terminator (on the left), even at this high illumination.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Sunset Date: 2026 09 25 Time: 18:02 UTC Nikon Z8 Nikon 50 mm f/1.4 prime lens Exposure: f/8, 1/100s, ISO-1600 Focal Length: 50 mm Location: Derbyshire, UK #photography #landscape #sky #trees #nature

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 24 Time: 22:21:38 UTC Altitude: 29° 05' Distance: 383 892 km Phase: 94.3% Nikon Z8 Skywatcher 200P Exposure: f/5.9, 1/250s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1200 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The almost full Moon in a black sky with a lot of detail in craters along the terminator.

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EarthSky @earthskyscience.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Our talented friend Mandy Daniels in Derbyshire, UK, captured this wonderful view of the waxing gibbous #moon yesterday evening. Thank you! buff.ly/WXWTqlq Is there a photo you would like to share with us? Submit it here: buff.ly/gNmP2ZK

A light gray moon with some dark gray areas and many small craters.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I like it! There are ways do what you suggest, but there are laws to deter us. I'm not saying don't. In fact I'm not saying anything. 🤐

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 23 Time: 21:25:48 UTC Altitude: 22° 59' Distance: 389 175 km Phase: 91% Nikon Z8 iOptron Rumak 150 Exposure: f/12, 1/50s, ISO-200 Focal Length: 1800 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, showing a lot of detail in craters along the terminator. Rays can be seen emanating from prominent craters.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It's good to know that people are already working on countering this technology, already, though.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It doesn't even, actually, need to talk (although most will) as it's processing will produce a digital signature at radio frequencies that can be picked up. You don't even need the data: just a typical signature is sufficient for detection and identification as a threat.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What we need is a tech device that can pick up the digital signature of Meta Glasses and such technologies and alert us when we are in the vicinity of such invasive tech. It is relatively simple to implement.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 22 Time: 23:05:14 UTC Altitude: 14° 17' Distance: 394 039 km Phase: 85% Nikon Z8 iOptron Rumak 150 Exposure: f/12, 1/50s, ISO-200 Focal Length: 1800 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky. The Moon is leaning significantly backwards and showing strong detail in craters along the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Active #Sun & #Sunspots Date: 2026 09 22 Time: 14:58:02 UTC Altitude: 25° 16' Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Lacerta Brewster Angle Herschel Wedge ND 0.9 filter Exposure: f/9.5, 1/400s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The white disc of the Sun showing a large number of sunspots in a band across it.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 21 Time: 20:48:01 UTC Altitude: 13° 39' Distance: 398 080 km Phase: 77% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/30s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon in a black sky, showing detail in craters along the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#Waxing #Gibbous #Moon Date: 2026 09 20 Time: 20:13:34 UTC Altitude: 10° 11' Distance: 401 203 km Phase: 68% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/30s, ISO-100 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

Waxing gibbous Moon, in a black sky. Craters and rilles can be seen near the terminator.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#Active #Sun & #Sunspots What it was really like today! Date: 2026 09 13 Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Lacerta Brewster Angle Herschel Wedge Exposure: f/9.5, 1/2500s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

The Sun partially obscured by clouds but with few sunspots still showing.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#Active #Sun & #Sunspots Date: 2026 09 13 Time: 13:15:55 UTC Altitude: 38° 11' Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Lacerta Brewster Angle Herschel Wedge Exposure: f/9.5, 1/2500s, ISO-64 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography

A colourised solar image showing yellow-orange with two large sunspots on the right of the Sun, along with several smaller ones.

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Mandy Daniels @mandydaniels.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#Waning #Crescent #Moon Date: 2026 09 09 Time: 05:24:45 UTC Altitude: 19° 15' Distance: 368 593 km Phase: 4.24% Nikon Z8 Vixen A105M Exposure: f/9.5, 1/80s, ISO-400 Focal Length: 1000 mm #astronomy #astrophotography #clouds

The slim waning crescent Moon in daylight through the clouds.

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