GallowayAstroCentre

Galloway Astronomy Centre - the place to learn about and view the night sky. Located near the UK's first Dark Sky Park.
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@CloudAppSoc
Follow up on the lightning pic.
I hadn't realised the Moon though very low was still above the horizon so its reflected moonlight.

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Watching real time lightning strikes on the map and comparing it with weather satellite. Those are huge cumulus clouds causing it.

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@CloudAppSoc
Is there a reason for the blue edge near the top left of the lightning cloud. I have increased contrast on the 2nd image to show it more.

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The storm missed us last night but I did catch some spectacular #lightning in the clouds. And some #Noctilucent Clouds very low to horizon

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Close encounter of the Moon and Venus (bright dot) tonight. Caught before the clouds roll in.
Imaged with Dwarflab 3

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Remembering Lily Cove (real name Elizabeth Cove). She died 120 years ago today in a tragic accident. After ascending by balloon she jumped with a parachute, but became detached from it fell to the ground.
Buried in Howarth cemetery.

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https://t.co/r44qcxBbBi
Thank you D&G Council for listening to the objections and making the right decision.

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@amazing_physics We have know about IC 1101 since 19 June 1790 discovered by William Herschel.
It is only more recently astronomers have know how big it is.

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@AstronomyMag Sorry you are missing out an influential woman in science.
Mary Sommerville in her book suggested the presence of another planet (Neptune) which inspired Adams.

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@Spicey_Spiney Nice catch. Night skies have been too cloudy here.
Trying to catch an aurora in Sept 2025 I caught a double moonbow instead. The outer one is very faint.

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@AstronomyMag Fleming and this incredible group of women all made a huge contribution to astronomy.

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If you own a Dwarflab 3 or Mini take a look at this promotion to post your images.
https://t.co/fM0F2siFiW

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21 #aurora recorded in 2026 so far. Some so faint only recorded by camera and I know I missed several more due to clouds.

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Wasn't expecting much last night but wow the #aurora really delivered! Images from 1am UT.

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Unexpectedly, woke up to clear skies yesterday, Sky getting light at 3am. Thought I would try the Dwarflab 3 on Splinter Galaxy NGC 5706 supernova - SN2026kid. The capabilities of these little telescope is impressive.
Comparing with other images I think it is fading.

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@SkyandTelescope Only once seen a 3.5 Questar up close.
It was so beautiful in engineering terms and looks.
Shame the company has gone after so many years.

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https://t.co/6VzLfSDMo5
Fantastic to have this event in SW Scotland.

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Well that was unexpected. Just as I wrapped a tour of the night sky the #aurora erupted.

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Up at 4.30am BST - very surprised to have clear skies.
This is why I love the Dwarflab 3 - set it in Az and was imaging C/2025 R3 PANSTARRS in minutes as dawn approached. Tail about 1.5 deg long.
(Not sure why its blue after processing)

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@NutellaUSA Caught it too. I think Blue Danube would have been better.