Blog – Star-Gazing

The Orion Capsule – Success?

Star-Gazing — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:31:32 +0000

There were intermittent clouds last night, but there were some long, clear spells. Therefore, I had to try at least once to capture the Orion Capsule as it…

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European Astrofest

Star-Gazing — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:33:50 +0000

I’m once again looking forward to meeting up with friends old and new in London at the European Astrofest: https://europeanastrofest.com Astrofest is held at Kensington Town Hall in…

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Betelgeuse and its companion Siwarha

Star-Gazing — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:24:31 +0000

Recently, astronomers discovered a hidden companion star to the red supergiant star Betelgeuse. Betelgeuse is the brightest star in Orion, located in his right shoulder. It is very…

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Affinity Version 3: A New Era in FREE Creative Software.

Star-Gazing — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:45:56 +0000

I have been using Affinity for quite a few years now and ditched the expensive Photoshop about three years ago. 😁 Affinity Photo gave me most of the…

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Star-Gazing Guide to Affinity Astrophotography Image Processing

Star-Gazing — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:05:45 +0000

NOW AVAILABLE Star-Gazing Guide to Affinity Astrophotography Image Processing. This newest edition covers the latest version of Canva’s Affinity 3. http://www.star-gazing.co.uk/Shop As with my other guides, the images…

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A11pl3Z – Interstellar Asteroid / Comet?

Star-Gazing — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:26:58 +0000

The presence of a very interesting, newly discovered object has been announced. A11pl3Z was captured on July 2nd by the Deep Random Survey remote telescope in Chile. It…

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Comet SWAN25F

Star-Gazing — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 15:06:24 +0000

The SWAN Imaging system has found a new comet. It has not been assigned an official designation yet, so currently known as SWAN25F. Has now been officially named…

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Parade of the planets

Star-Gazing — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:00:53 +0000

Many people have asked me about the parade of planets being widely talked about recently. Several planets will be nicely on display over the next couple of months,…

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Star-gazing Guide to Pixinsight Astrophotography Image Processing.

Star-Gazing — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:59:11 +0000

Now available for pre-order. My latest Astrophotography Image Processing Guide covering Pixinsight is now available to order with a £3:00 saving from my secure online shop until the…

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Saturn Occultation – 21st August 2024

Star-Gazing — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 15:40:12 +0000

On the 21st of August I was really looking forward to the Moon occulting Saturn in the early hours of the morning, reappearing as the sky was getting…

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