I thought I would try and grab a few shots as we dont get snow that sticks here to often

woohoo the new 6'' newtonian reflector came yesterday. but sadly the weather hasnt been very good here since although i got one hour of clear skies at 5am this morning but i wasnt able to see anything interesting sadly. oh well shouldnt be long before i do

Thanks for the kind words guys. hopefully i will get some shots of storms tomorrow and since my scope has now arrived hopefully i will get a chance of jupiter, mars, saturn or the orion nebula maybe andromeda galaxy aswel

Thanks guys. The roof was fine thank god lol

On Saturday 7th Witton Country Park in Blackburn through their own bonfire and fireworks display so i grabbed my camera and tripod and went 2 get a few snaps. Just a shame it had to rain as rain drops ended up on the lens.

Just a few of the hundereds I took.

yeah i stayed up the other night to watch it on bbc1. its a good programme. those guys have really spent big on their scopes lol. i wish i had money to buy a scope like what was on show in the programme.

Hey guys just a quick one to let you know discovery science is lookin quite good today. its got different programmes about the moon and moon landings til 5pm, then starship orion at 6pm and revealing mars at 7pm. then at 8pm mars- the quest for life.

Thanks Martin, they are my favourites of the session to. Although i do really like image 5 where it caught the firework landing on the roof of my house lol

  thanks for this guys, I really appreciate your kind words and help. I have now downloaded stellarium and i think its pretty cool thanks. now i just need some clear skies and i'll be sorted lol

Hey guys I have just tried my luck at some fireworks, not the best but im happy with them. they will do for a beginner lol.











I like the wavey lines to the bottom right on this next one





Thanks for looking guys and I hope you enjoyed them.

thanks for the kind words guys,

as i speak the moon is looking bright in the sky above a neighbours house so i might try get a few more shots before the clouds roll in. wouldnt it be great if it was only cloudy when there was a thunderstorm during the day then clear for observing all night. what cruelty lol

is there a website where i can see where the planets will roughly be? i would love to get an image with a planet or two along with the moon lol

i have just purchased a camera so just before the full moon i decided to get a few shots of it from my back garden. remember i am learning lol



could anyone tell me if this was a planet with the moon it was taken lookin to the southwest on 29/10/09 at 19.40.

hey guys,

just thought i would say hello and introduce myself,

my names danny, i am 22 and live in blackburn, lancashire. i have always been into severe weather but recently i stumbled upon martin mckennas website and sine then i have gotten into astronomy. (thanks martin).

i currently own a digital camera which i try and photo severe storms with and have recently had a go at some lunar photography aswell. i am hoping to get a 6'' newtonian refelector pretty soon and i have also got some plans to build a 8'' dobsonian scope, if i do well with these i might try a bigger 16'' scope.

i think thats enough from me for now

thanks guys

p.s could someone tell me how i post images please thanks