Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷

Amateur backyard stargazer, interested in #solar #astronomy. Published astrophotographer.

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

@erfmufn Stay strong, brother. Much luv from all us poms.

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

Happy #WorldPrematurityDay.

Then (30wks, 750g) & now.

100 days in NICU & multiple ICU admissions in the following year. So grateful to be supported tirelessly by NHS teams/charities.

@DerbyFobu
@UHNM_NHS
@PCCUatNCH
@PICULeicester
@harleyjaetrust
Bliss

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

Full disc image of our #Sun this morning, using the Acuter 40mm hydrogen alpha telescope. Zoom in for greater detail.

#astronomy #astrophotography #uk

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

Sun's out on this glorious #bankholidayweekend in the #uk.

Image of our #Sun taken from my back yard this morning.

@zwoastro ASI678 mono camera
Acuter 40mm Phoenix Elite
@iOptronCorp Skyguider Pro
@manfrotto_uk 055 XPro 3

#MondayMotivation #astronomy #Astrophotography

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

#WorldPhotographyDay Our Sun imaged from my back garden.

Acuter 40mm Elite Phoenix hydrogen alpha telescope.
@zwoastro ASI678 mono camera
@iOptronCorp Skyguider pro

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

@earthcurated

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Our #sun from the #uk. This was imaged using the #Acuter Phoenix Elite 40mm hydrogen alpha telescope and @zwoastro ASI678 mono camera.

#astronomy #astrophotography #solar #science #stem

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

@aduffy65 @FLO_UK Cheers :-)

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

First light with the Acuter 40mm hydrogen alpha telescope from the great guys @FLO_UK. What a little gem of a scope, everything you need right out of the box. Images of our local #star morning from the #uk.

Acuter 40mm Elite
ASI678

#solar #astronomy #astrophotography

[Dave Eagle 🔭 Keep Looking Up. @Dave_StarGeezer]

Last night was another great night of imaging until 4am. Here are a few faint Hydrogen Alpha regions.

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

@ScotiaAstro @FLO_UK It comes with everything in the box and even a diagonal and red dot finder if you intend to remove the etalon and use it at night. The solar finder is perfectly aligned to the scope so locating the Sun is a doddle. The focuser works very well despite the plastic knobs.

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

@ScotiaAstro @FLO_UK Cheers, managed to get a sizable gap in the clouds for a bit of testing this morning. One huge benefit is no warm up time like the Quark. Love my Quark for hig res but this little scope definitely punches, especially given the price point and great for full discs.

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

@ScotiaAstro @FLO_UK

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@xcris9y @Bempton_Cliffs Beautiful. We'd been staying in Sewerby for the week, one of my favourite places.

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

Wonderful Gannet watching @Bempton_Cliffs on the spectacular East Yorkshire coast.

#rspb #birds #gannet #WildlifePhotography #yorkshire

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@GamewithDave This old...

[Test Match Special @bbctms]

The world of cricket is very lucky to be being entertained by Rishabh Pant. 💙

#ENGvIND #BBCCricket

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The perfect Father's Day. Madeleines for breakfast and a copy of @mattymatheson latest book. Can't wait to tuck in to these recipes.

[Alastair Woodward 🔭 📷 @WoowahGeek]

@erfmufn

[Scotia Astro @ScotiaAstro]

My latest capture from the backyard is the stunning Scorpion Cluster (M52), located just over 4,500 light years from Earth, in the constellation of Cassiopeia.

Framed slightly off-centre to envelope the cluster amongst the surrounding faint red glow of Hydrogen Alpha emissions from nearby nebulae…🔭📸✨

🔭 Skywatcher 130PDS
📸 ZWO 533MC Pro
🔭 Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 GT Pro
⭕️ IDAS LPS D2
💻 ASIAIR Plus