Stephen Butler

Aussie living in London with an interest in star gazing, trains, cars, rugby, travel and enjoying life

[Michel Roux Jr @michelrouxjr]

Sweet and fragrant Roscoff onions

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

This marvelous picture of the Andromeda galaxy.
By TrinityFide

[Sryan Bruen Photography @sryanbruenphoto]

My favourite image I’ve ever taken. The peak of last night’s historic aurora display over Poolbeg Lighthouse.

Looks like a serious Photoshop job but is very much real. Going to need to print this seriously large.

[Quentin Willson @QuentinWillson]

A special treasure on the car deck of this morning’s ⁦@BrittanyFerries⁩ service from Caen. Great to see Daytonas like this out of their heated motor houses and used in the wild. The old girl caused quite a stir. 😎

[Earth @earthcurated]

Blossoms in Japan 🌸

[Earth @earthcurated]

Pyramid of Khafre, Egypt ✨

[Scotia Astro @ScotiaAstro]

My latest image of the exquisite Elephant’s Trunk Nebula is a culmination of over 67 hours of mono data and it’s my longest integration of an image by a long shot! 😰 Hope you enjoy…🔭📸🐘 #Astrophotography

[🔭AstroBackyard @AstroBackyard]

Let's See Your Trifid Nebula! 📷

Right now is the perfect time to photograph the brilliant Trifid Nebula in Sagittarius.

Have you gone after this one yet this summer? If so, please share your images in the comments.

Not only is it cool to see the different processing styles you have, but it's also massively inspiring to others to see what's possible with amateur equipment.

I took this one from the Texas Star Party last year using the following gear:

Camera: https://t.co/eewONrK41c
Telescope: https://t.co/ueptT6oh7r
Mount: https://t.co/aogPI6t10P

(2 Hours Total Exposure)

[Ian Lauer Astro @ianlauerastro]

Cat and I took this photo of the Trifid nebula from our telescopes new home, a remote observatory, @starfront_obs, in Texas!

This nebula combines emission (red) and reflection (blue) regions, making it a beautiful gem of the night sky

~15 hrs total exposure time

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

Saturn through my 6" telescope
By danborja

[I❤️Nostalgia '𝕏' @Ilovenostalgia]

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[𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 @Matt_Pinner]

Durdle Door with the Northern lights

This may be my favourite photo I’ve ever taken! 😮

The flowers, the Milky Way, the Aurora Borealis and Durdle Door in the early hours of this morning, with the symmetry of the colours in the sky and the curve of the clifftop & beach

📸 James Loveridge

#NorthernLights #AuroraBoreal #Aurora

[Brian Cox @ProfBrianCox]

As you watch the Aurora this evening, it’s worth reflecting that you’re getting a rare direct glimpse of the power of Nature. Those charged particles causing the atmosphere to glow came from a sunspot complex 17 times the diameter of Earth and traveled across 90 million miles at a million miles an hour. Without our magnetic field to protect us, our atmosphere would have been lost to space long ago. Those colours in the sky are Nature reminding us that we’re very lucky to be here amidst the violence. And perhaps therefore also reminding us not to shite it all up :-)

[Stephen Butler @Stephen__Butler]

Last night managed to capture the #Auroraborealis from our back yard here in London. These are 3 sec exposures using my phone and not edited. #NorthernLights

[Con Stoitsis @vivstoitsis]

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks over the Arizona desert. Setting soon after sunset with our neighbor Andromeda Galaxy.
Castle Valley Road, Near Lake Pleasant, AZ. March 9, 2024
Courtesy Greg Meyer

[Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshire_dales]

The countdown is on! Just two-weeks until the start of our Dark Skies Festival. You can find the full programme of events on our website, meanwhile enjoy this iconic dark sky view above Ribblehead Viaduct.

📸 @yorkshiretog | #YorkshireDales #DarkSkyReserve #DarkSkiesFestival

[🔭AstroBackyard @AstroBackyard]

The Seagull Nebula at 300mm 📷

My latest image of the Seagull Nebula was captured using a wide-field refractor telescope on a star tracker in the backyard.

This target is pretty huge, making it a great choice for a compact refractor or even a telephoto camera lens.

I managed to collect a full 4 hours of image data last February on a bitterly cold night. If the clouds ever clear wherever you are, you should give this one a try!

Camera: https://t.co/YhQcWAA7j8
Telescope: https://t.co/a7M2fSCS4W
Mount: https://t.co/b3KsMB75jN

[Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshire_dales]

Every morning we open a window to the Dales and share some of our favourite views, like this one from a walk you can do along the River Ure at Redmire.

📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #Autumn #Wensleydale

[Space @redditSpaceView]

The Butterfly Nebula captured by Hubble