Redditch Astronomical Society

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The Rosette nebula has an angular diameter of 1.3° and is located at a distance of about 5200 light-years away 🔭
18/03/2026

The Rosette nebula has an angular diameter of 1.3° and is located at a distance of about 5200 light-years away 🔭

The Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Estimated to ...
11/03/2026

The Owl Nebula is a planetary nebula approximately 2,030 light years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Estimated to be about 8,000 years old, it is approximately circular in cross-section with a faint internal structure.
This took 90 mins 🔭

M37 open cluster 4,500 light-years away in the constellation of Auriga tonight 🔭
04/03/2026

M37 open cluster 4,500 light-years away in the constellation of Auriga tonight 🔭

Great night this evening Jeremy started with what’s happening in the sky for MarchNic did a presentation on the Dragonfl...
03/03/2026

Great night this evening
Jeremy started with what’s happening in the sky for March
Nic did a presentation on the Dragonfly mission to Titan
We had a catch up on Artemis II
Then we finished with Richard doing a presentation on the Volcano’s on Triton
Well done guys 👍🏻🔭

Pictures of today’s sunOne with a few clouds drifting in front 🔭
25/02/2026

Pictures of today’s sun
One with a few clouds drifting in front 🔭

Tonight’s moon 🔭
24/02/2026

Tonight’s moon 🔭

Jupiter and four of its moons tonight 🔭
24/02/2026

Jupiter and four of its moons tonight 🔭

So tonight this is the IC 443 nebula, also known as the Jellyfish Nebula, is a studied supernova remnant in the constel...
22/02/2026

So tonight this is the IC 443 nebula, also known as the Jellyfish Nebula, is a studied supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini. It is approximately 5,000 light-years from Earth. 🔭

So a clear sky tonight 😳Here’s a quick image of Jupiter and three of its moons 🔭
22/02/2026

So a clear sky tonight 😳
Here’s a quick image of Jupiter and three of its moons 🔭

22/02/2026

This is the closest image ever taken of Jupiter
The chaos in this photo is terrifying when you realize these swirls are storms bigger than Earth.
Pure chaos, beauty, and scale

22/02/2026

The Tulip Nebula 📸

Here is my latest take on the stunning Tulip Nebula in the constellation Cygnus, a bright emission nebula about 6,000 light-years from Earth.

This version includes 9 hours of total exposure time through my 8-inch Newtonian telescope in the backyard (over 3 nights) in October.

This is one of the first nebulae I like to go after in the spring when Cygnus returns (the Crescent Nebula is another good one in this area!)

I am really excited to go after some galaxies in March/April using this setup, as it has a larger aperture and longer focal length than I am used to with my refractors!

Gear Used:

Camera: bit.ly/4nPzzeF
Telescope: bit.ly/3IKurJv
Mount: bit.ly/3WNMemz

Photo Details:

3 Hours in each SHO filter (9 hours total)
Processing in PixInsight and Photoshop

Crab Nebula taken tonight 🔭
20/02/2026

Crab Nebula taken tonight 🔭

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