Alastair Fox

All about being in or on the sea and watching the night sky.

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

A stunning Loch Carron sunset.

[LA28 @LA28]

It’s OFFICIALLY official! The LA28 Olympic Games Sport Program is locked in. With the addition of Baseball, Softball, Flag Football, Lacrosse, Squash and Cricket, the LA 2028 Olympic Games just got even more epic.

The addition of these new sports makes this one of the most compelling Olympic sport programs to date—and we hope it gets you hyped to move, play and get in the game too this #OlympicDay.

Drop a comment and let us know which sport you’re excited to watch in LA28. ⭐👀

#LA28Bound #LA28 #LetsMove

[IOC MEDIA @iocmedia]

This month, in two years, Africa will host its first Olympic event!

@jojdakar2026 will begin in October 2026, uniting the world’s best young athletes in Senegal. The motto “Africa welcomes, Dakar celebrates” highlights the African hospitality & the festive spirit of Dakar! 🌍

[IOC MEDIA @iocmedia]

Worldwide Olympic Partner OMEGA has launched a memorable marketing campaign ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, turning the host city’s most recognisable landmarks into a sporting arena for the world’s greatest athletes.

Full story: https://t.co/BkBaQ2d9p7

@omegawatches

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

What an incredible night! I never imagined the Northern Lights would appear like this over the New Forest - about as South as you can get in the UK. These are 15 second images so the colours are much brighter but seeing this display with my own eyes was magical.

[ARCHIVED - NASA Moon @NASAMoon]

Oops I did it again 🤭

#TotalSolarEclipse

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@AstroBackyard The weather looks strange! No clouds...

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

Comet 12P tonight. It is amazing how much the tail is changing.

[James Clark @clarkjames70]

Reprocess of 120 x 15sec subs on a fixed tripod at Gornergrat Aug '22, Samyang 14mm lens, L-Pro filter
The sky was so dark, I pointed the camera straight up just to see
Many of your favourite nebulae from Heart & Soul far left to Tulip nebula on the right - see annotated version

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

This is Comet 12P It was first recorded by Chinese astronomers in 1385 in the Ming Shilu.

C/P12 has an orbital period of 71 years and it orbits the Sun before heading off as far away as the orbit of Neptune.

At the moment it can be found close to the Andromeda constellation.

[Latif Nasser @latifnasser]

Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

There is so much to see in the winter sky. Weather permitting… 🤩
#astrophotography #orion #auriga #monoceros

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

Happy New Year everyone. I’ll be wishing for clearer skies in 2024! I started my astrophotography journey in 2023 and it has been amazing to photograph nebula, galaxies, supernovas, comets and all sorts of stars. Here are some of my favourite images that I captured in 2023.

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

@DaydreamAstro I’m new to astrophotography, I started in January, but these are some of my favourite images so far. I just love the night sky.

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

I just managed to capture tonight’s Blue ‘Super’ Moon in between the layers of clouds. 😊

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

Heart broken for the players, staff and supporters of London Irish who I have supported for almost 20 years. This video was from the 2022 Prem Cup Final that we managed to lose 25-25 to the Worcester Warriors! But what an atmosphere. #exiles #londonirish

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

Here are 3 images all taken from the Cepheus constellation - in the far northern sky. The Garnet Star, the Iris Nebula and the Firework Galaxy.

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The Dragon spaceship passing over the New Forest. The Dragon was seriously quick, chasing the ISS. @VirtualAstro @SpaceX

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@VirtualAstro Dragon flying over the New Forest!

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

M13 is a Globular Cluster in the constellation of Hercules. The cluster is around 11 billion years old, 22,000 light years from Earth and is made up of 300,000 - 500,000. The second image is the star Arcturus. The third image shows Polaris which is essential for astrophotography.

[Alastair Fox @AlastairFox]

There are galaxies everywhere! The Great Galactic Face in Markarian’s Chain, the Pinwheel Galaxy, the Whirlpool Galaxy and finally Bode’s Galaxy & the Cigar Galaxy.