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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Waning Gibbous Moon. 2021UT 28 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar

The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

September 2024 I captured a Partial Lunar Eclipse. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar

The Moon at full partially covered by the Earth's shadow.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Waning Gibbous Moon. 2005UT 27 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Jupiter, the Beehive Cluster, and Mars. 27 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Planet Jupiter at bottom left corner with Beehive star cluster at centre and planet Mars at top right corner.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tonight's Fullish Moon. 26 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar #FullMoon

The Moon just past full on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nearly Full Moon. 0117UT 26 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar #FullMoon

The Moon at nearly full on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Orion. 25 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Constellation of Orion with Betelgeuse at upper left belt of Orion centre with faint flame nebula, great nebula below and bright star Rigel at lower right corner.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mars and the Beehive. 25 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Orange planet Mars at upper right corner and beehive star cluster at lower left corner.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Mars and the Beehive (M44). 0157UT 24 September 2026. My first pic before October's very close encounter. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Planet Mars at upper right corner and Beehive star cluster with M44 label faintly visible star dots below left of centre.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Waxing Gibbous Moon. 1941UT 23 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar

The Moon at waxing gibbous phase on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Waxing Gibbous Moon. 1931UT 22 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar

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Perry Ralph @perryralph.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy Monochrome Monday #BlackandWhitePhotography "Stormy Day at Church" A Storm Chase with an opportunity to capture the clouds above a local church. #cowx #Colorado #Storm #Clouds

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

September last year I was capturing the Andromeda Galaxy. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The Andromeda galaxy at centre with galaxy M110 above.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A bit of Orion, including: Betelgeuse, Belt of Orion, Great Nebula and Rigel. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Constellation of Orion with star Betelgeuse upper left corner, belt star dots at centre, Orion Nebula below with star dot Rigel at lower right corner.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Sun and sunspots. 1210UT 13 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The yellow Sun with two prominent spots on a dark background.

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Waterspout swarm in gouache that I had planned for #SciArtSeptember day 10, "woad", evidently a stormy blue. These thin waterspouts can look creepier than mesocyclonic tornadoes, but they're typically much weaker. #SciArt #severewx #stormchasing #wxsky #tornado

Stormy blue and turquoise painting of four thin tornadoes touching down over the ocean.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 12 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31). 12 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Saturn and Neptune. 12 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Planet Saturn at lower left corner with planet Neptune and label at right edge.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I had a great time this morning: Alpha Persei Cluster, Mars/Castor/Pollux Triangle, the Pleiades. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Bright blue stars of the alpha Persei cluster with Mirfak and many fainter star dots.

Triangle consisting of stars Castor and Pollux on left of centre with planet Mars at lower right corner.

The Pleiades cluster of stars at centre.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've just submitted my picture of the Alpha Persei Cluster to Astronomy Now. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotigraphy #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Bright blue stars and irfak in the alpha Persei star cluster. Many other faint star dots.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Orion. 0310UT 11 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Brightest star of Orion constellation with Betelgeuse upper left corner rigel lower right corner and the great nebula above middle of bottom.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Mars Castor Pollux triangle. 11 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Triangle consisting of planet Mars orange dot lower right with star dots Pollux left of centre and blue dot Castor above.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Pleiades, Aldebaran, and the Hyades. 11 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Bright star Aldebaran lower left corner withe Hyades star cluster to its right and the Pleiades star cluster at upper right corner.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Alpha Persei Cluster (Melotte 20). 11 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

The bright star dots of the alpha Persei cluster including the star Mirfak with many fainter star dots.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sunrise. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 10th September 2026. 🔭 🧪 #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Bright Sun at centre with clouds, floodlights, and trees in foreground.

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Lex / Cranes @illgottencranes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The beautiful and terrible 2015 Rochelle-Fairdale EF4 tornado for #SciArtSeptember day 8, ruby. I started with watercolor but finished with gouache, which I think I prefer for stormy paintings. 13x13cm on paper. #SciArt #tornado #stormchasing #severeWX #LandscapeArt #artsky #wxsky

Small square painting of an enormous and well-lit wedge tornado churning over the early spring fields in Illinois, in tones of blue, purple, orange, and ruby.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Waning Crescent Moon and Jupiter 0330UT 8 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

The Moon at waning crescent phase upper right and planet Jupiter dot lower left.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Waning Crescent Moon through clouds. 0325UT 8 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

The Moon at waning crescent phase with clouds in foreground.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Waning Crescent Moon, Mars, Castor, and Pollux. 0207UT 7 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

The Moon at waning crescent phase above middle of bottom, star dots Castor and Pollux next to left edge. Planet Mars next to right edge.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The Moon, Mars, Castor and Pollux from the back of the camera. 7th September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

Back of camera view with the Moon and planet Mars and stars.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Waning Crescent Moon with the Mars/Castor/Pollux triangle. 0327UT 6 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

The Moon waning crescent at upper right corner with the triangle of Mars near right bottom and star dots Castor with Pollux at lower left.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Moon and Elnath from this morning. 5 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photogra[hy #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

At centre the Moon at waning crescent phase with the star dot Elnath at its left.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Waning Crescent Moon. 0037UT 5 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

The Moon at waning crescent phase on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Waning Crescent Moon and Elnath (Beta Tauri). 0032UT 5 September 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

The Moon at waning crescent phase with a hint of earthshine and the star dot Elnath on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This week in 2015 I was capturing a Full Moon. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The Moon and the Pleiades through clouds. 0024UT 3 September2026. Handheld. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon

Bright Moon above centre with the Pleiades star cluster left of centre and clouds in the foreground.

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@Swede1952 @swede1952.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Good morning. ⏰🫘🍵 2 September 2025 Tropical Storm Edouard came ashore near Houston yesterday, ... 1/8 #photo #photography #photographer #photographylovers #wildlife #nature #bird #birds #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #morning #egret #weather #storm #books #readin

In to the Light

"A lone egret moves through what looks like an endless field of light. The bird is bright white, its long neck curved in a gentle S‑shape as it steps forward with one slender leg lifted. The water beneath it is barely suggested — just a faint shimmer around its feet, so subtle it feels more imagined than seen. The rest of the world has been washed out by an overexposed glow, leaving the egret surrounded by a soft, blinding brightness that erases the horizon.

The bird’s reflection lies faintly below it, a ghost‑image rippling in the pale water. Its pointed beak aims toward the right, as if it’s walking into a place where the light grows even stronger. The background is almost pure white, giving the impression that the egret is moving toward an infinitely bright space — a kind of quiet, ethereal void where details dissolve and only the bird remains.

The whole scene feels weightless and serene, like a moment suspended between reality and dream. The egret’s slow step becomes the only anchor in a world made of light." - Microsoft Copilot

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Identified Flying Objects over Newcastle upon Tyne. Aliens it isn't. 🧪 #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Two balloon like objects in foreground with clouds in background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I've submitted my Mars and the Shoe-Buckle picture to Astronomy Now. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Planet Mars at lower left corner and the shoe-buckle star cluster at upper right. Many faint star dots on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Waxing Gibbous Moon. 2037UT 24 August 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon #Lunar

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Mars and the Shoe-Buckle (upper right) from this morning. A re-process. 23 August 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Bright yellowish planet Mars at lower left corner. Stat cluster the Shoe-Buckle at upper right. Many faint stars.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Mars and the Shoe-Buckle Cluster (M35, upper right). 23 August 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Bright yellowish planet Mars at lower left corner and the shoe-buckle star cluster at upper right corner. Many other fainter stars.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

With all the recent rain that grass is starting to look green again. 🧪 #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Green grass with wall and fencing in background as well as paving in foreground.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A bit of a rainbow. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 19th August 2026. 🧪 🎨 ☀️ #photography #SciArt #StormHour #ThePhotoHour

Colourful rainbow band from left to right. Tree and floodlight at lower left corner.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

First contact of the Partial Solar Eclipse. 1710UT 12 August 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 ☀️ #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #SolarEclipse #Sun #Eclipse #Solar

The yellow Sun with spots slightly partially eclipsed by the Moon at the 4 o'clock position.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This was the last of my #SolarEclipse pictures before the clouds completely blocked the view. 1843UT 12 August 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 ☀️ #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Sun #Solar #Eclipse

The Sun partially blocked by the Moon through clouds.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I had a great time capturing the Eclipse despite the cloudy conditions. Met a few people in the park. Here's roughly two thirds of the Sun gobbled. 🔭 🧪 🎨 ☀️ #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #SolarEclipse #Eclipse #Sun #Solar

The Sun partially eclipsed by the Moon with a spot about to be covered. All on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A nibble off the Sun. 1718UT 12 August 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 ☀️ #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #SolarEclipse #Eclipse #Sun #Solar

The yellow Sun with spots, partially eclipsed by the Moon on a dark background.

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Nearly Maximum Partial Solar Eclipse. 1759UT 12 August 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 ☀️ #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #SolarEclipse #Eclipse #Sun #Solar

The white Sun partially covered by the Moon seen through clouds on a dark background.

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