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Loads of them appeared recently, suspect Radon monitoring, guys in hiviz taking readings off them yesterday

view inside top of one of blue metal pipes standing in a field, appears to contain smaller pipe with an air valve on end

It does in fact end here

Poster for new exhibition on Anglo-Saxon Saxon finds. Image of gold brooch

New exhibition opening tomorrow curated by @uonclassarch.bsky.social Prof. Chris Loveluck and Ann Inscker from Nottingham Museums and Galleries. Free entry www.lakesidearts.org.uk/exhibition/t... 🖼🏺🧪 #archaeology #history #Nottingham

A crescent moon shining above Edinburgh castle, that is lit up with floodlights. In the foreground the dark outline of Arthurs Seat, the mountain in the middle of Edinburgh city. In the background, whispy clouds and the distant mountains of Fife. Credit: https://www.tomduffin.com

"It is the moon, I ken her horn,
That's blinkin' in the lift sae hie;
She shines sae bright to wyle us hame,
But, by my sooth, she'll wait a wee!"

Lots of despair & sadness watching the 🇺🇸news today.
I'm hoping Burns can lift your spirit today.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Happy #BurnsNight🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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IC1848 - The Soul Nebula. I am officially blown away by the detail in my first real SHO image. This is just 30 mins on each filter. I can't wait to see the results when I get several hours on it.
ASI2600 MM, Esprit 100ED, Altair 3nm Ha, Sii and Oiii filters.

#astronomy #astrophotography

View across green field, wide open Lincolnshire skies, Gonerby Moor business park in mid distance

Wide view of field, blue skies, row of 3 oak trees marking old field boundary

Lovely day for a walk in the Lincolnshire fields, certainly a welcome change from driving rain of recent days

Vintage vulcanite bottle stopper with "U" brand

Found this vintage vulcanite bottle stopper in a field this morning, not sure who the U brand was/is

Webb reveals a planetary nebula with phenomenal clarity, and it is spectacular The colors show the star’s final breath transforming into the raw ingredients for new worlds.

It really is quite a view.

Messier 33

Messier 33 (cropped)

Messier 33 (Cropped, Annotated)

Reprocess of M33 from August
ASI2600MCP, SW Esprit 100ED 36mins
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#Astrophotography #PixInsight

Solar halo

Solar halo just now

Image of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) out nearest neighbouring galaxy at 2.5 million light-years from Earth.

Annotated image of the Andromeda galaxy (M31)

Andromeda M31, our nearest neighbour 2.5 million light-years away, Esprit 100ED, ASI2600MCP, 1 hour, captured Aug 2025
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#astrophotography #pixinsight

At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.

This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!

Messier 33, Triangulum Galaxy

Messier 33, Triangulum Galaxy, Annotated

Messier 33 Triangulum Galaxy from August, initially discarded as subs washed out due to Moon and high cloud but decided to give the new #PixInsight MultiscaleAdaptiveStretch a go
ASI2600MCP, SW100ED, 18x180s
#astrophotography
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Grantham House with St Wulfram's in background

Stained glass window in Grantham House

Original windows now inside Grantham House, image of current exterior windows projected on wall by Sun

Painting of Major General Wyldbore-Smith over fireplace in Grantham House

Fascinating tour around Grantham House @midsandeastnt.bsky.social this morning

Recoloured Rosette Nebula in a narrow band palette
#Astrophotography

Veil Nebula

Veil Nebula

Veil Nebula

Veil Nebula

Another reprocess of Veil Nebula from August using PhotometricMosaic and new #PixInsight VeraLux stretch #Astrophotography

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula

Reprocess of Rosette Nebula using new #VeraLux script in #PixInsight, very impressed so far
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#Astrophotography

Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula crop

Rosette Nebula 19 Dec 2025
Skywatcher Esprit 100ED, ASI 2600MC Pro
2 panel mosaic 2h30m total exp. (full size 170Mpx)
#Astrophotography
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Major incident declared over giant hole at Shropshire canal Two boats have been left at the bottom of the cavity, where water has drained away.

BBC News - Major incident declared over giant hole at Shropshire canal - BBC News 😱
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Sometimes walking in the countryside you get a feeling you're being watched

small orange fungi emerging from leaves on woodland floor

small purple fungi emerging from leaves on woodland floor

Tiny fungi growing in green moss on the bow of a tree in the woods

Some fungi from this morning's walk in woods

Blue borehole pipe about 50cm tall sticking out of grass in a field. flat plate bolted to top

Lots of these borehole pipes appeared in the local fields recently, guessing they're to monitor groundwater prior to covering the area in houses

Christmas lights at Belton house, Belton Orangery illuminated with purple light, large rainbow colour Belton sign in front

Belton House Christmas lights, frosty view across lawn to illuminated Orangery

Belton House Christmas lights

Belton House Christmas lights, woodland walk, wicker animals illuminated in dark

Lovely (if a tad chilly) evening at the @midsandeastnt.bsky.social Belton House lights

Beer festival at St Wulfram's church Grantham

Beer festival at St Wulfram's church Grantham

Great day catching up with friends at #Grantham 'Land of Hops & Glory' Beer Festival in St Wulfram's and sampling the ales of course

clear morning sky just before sunrise, horizon silhouetted at bottom with small bright dot of planet Venus in centre of image

Venus in a clear blue dawn sky this morning, makes a change from wind and rain

California Nebula NGC1499
Quick reprocess of some old data form 2022 in PixInsight, Skywatcher 100ED, Canon 700d, 10mins
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#Astrophotgraphy

This notebook contains the original annotated computer code that helped the Big Ear telescope detect the famous Wow! Signal, and other signals, during the 1970s. #seti #retrocomputing #astronomyhistor

Astrophotography image showing Bubble Nebula NGC7635 at bottom and NGC7538 at top

Side by side cropped images of Bubble Nebula showing same data processed in PixInsight, left is from 2022 and right is 2025

Quick reprocess of some old out of focus data using more current PixInsight workflow & tools, amazing the difference few years makes, don't miss the days of manually focusing & framing
Canon 700d, SW 100ED 11x120s
Image centre: RA: 23 16 31 Dec: +61 30 35
FOV: 2d 18' x 1d 32'
#Astrophotography

Gunby Hall, mansion in red brick, foreground of green lawn framed by large trees

Red roses in walled gardens

Green lawn in walled gardens, blue skies

Meat pie on large white plate in the sunshine

First visit to the amazing Gunby Hall @midsandeastnt.bsky.social yesterday, glorious sunny day, one of best steak pies ever had 😀 Interesting to learn the estate used to run down to the sea and include a small village now Skegness