Belfast Stargazer

🔭 Jonny Ross, amateur astronomer and astrophotographer from Belfast. Exploring the Universe from my garden, one star at a time!

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I missed the start of the Aurora display, but it was good to see it again!

#AuroraBorealis #Belfast #Cavehill

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🪐 Saturn through my telescope and SVBony camera a few nights ago. Unfortunately the weather and seeing conditions won't great and made my capture blurry.

#Belfast #Astronomy #Saturn

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🗓️ Astronomy events for October

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🗓️ Astronomy events for September

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* rain not rise

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No eclipse due to clouds and rise for #Belfast last night, but tonight's moonrise from North Belfast made up for it.

@barrabest @Louise_utv @WeatherCee

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🌘 Reminder that there is a partial #lunareclipse in the early hours of Friday.

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What a beautiful night in #Belfast 🌌

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The sun is shining in #Belfast today! Here it is captured at 300mm, sunspots and all using a solar filter.

🚫 Never look at or point your camera at the sun without a protective filter.

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The Andromeda galaxy captured last night from my back garden using my DSLR, tracker and 300mm lens. #Belfast

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🌘 August has one more astronomical treat in store – a 93% partial lunar eclipse on friday!

☁️ Weather permitting!

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Seeing as the weather is ☁️ and I won't get to do any astronomy here is a thread of some of my favourite images I've captured.

#Belfast #astronomy #astrophotography

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The moon perfectly positioned in the monument at Cavehill Country Park

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Captured from #Cavehill Belfast last night. What a sight. #solareclipse

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Latest weather forecast!

#Belfast #solareclipse

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The UK will experience a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 August.

The extent of the Sun's coverage and the timing of maximum obscuration will differ across the country.

Never look directly at the sun; use a pinhole projector or certified eclipse glasses to view it.

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☀️ On Wednesday 12 August 2026 there will be a 96% Solar Eclipse visible in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

It begins at 6.10pm with 93.8% of the sun covers at 7.08pm.

⛔ NEVER look directly at the sun with your eyes.

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Beautiful sunset over #Belfast on Thursday night.