Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)
The brightest comet visible from the northern hemisphere in over two decades.
Portfolio
A selection of astrophotographs I have taken with my own equipment, away from city lights. They are made for the pleasure of observing rather than for measurement, but the targets are the same ones that turn up in my research: galaxies, star-forming regions, and the changing objects of the solar system. Click a title to see the full-size image.
The Full Moon
The lunar near side at full phase, with its dark maria and bright ray craters.
M31 — Dust Lanes and Companions
A closer framing of Andromeda, showing the dust lanes across its bright core.
M31 — The Andromeda Galaxy
The nearest large spiral galaxy to our own, with its satellites M32 and M110.
The Milky Way over a Mountain Road
The galactic centre rising above a mountain road, with car light trails below.
The Orion Region
Orion’s Belt, the Flame Nebula and the Orion Nebula (M42) in one field.