Astronomer and Astrophotographer. Pictures of space appearing in posts, magazines and on the telly.
David Blanchflower BSc
Loading...
Just watched Star Wars. I was just thinking that the rebels didn't consider the economic consequences of defeating the Empire. All the businesses reliant on contracts with it. Shareholders dividends going rock bottom. Countless bankruptcies. The Hutts must have been seriously affected.
This weekend I'm planning to see "Disclosure Day" at the pictures.
Rare butterfly population increases by 9000%. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Whale graveyard dating back five million years discovered. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Intriguingly fascinating. 🧪
Although Jupiter and Venus were at their closest last night, they will still appear very close together tonight. 🔭 🧪
Next Wednesday Venus and the Moon have a super close encounter. Will be quite a sight naked eye and through an instrument. 🔭 🧪
The Arrakihs mission has been adopted as ESA's next F-class mission, with an expected launch in 2030! It will look at the low surface brightness outskirts of 80 Milky Way-like galaxies.
www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Messier 13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, shines 22,000 light-years away. One of the finest globular clusters visible from the Northern Hemisphere, best seen in early June.
astrocamp.eu/en/hercules-...
#astrophotography #astronomy #deepsky
New article out from Astro Society staff in the Astronomical League's Reflector magazine! Our Senior Astronomy Education Specialist, Theresa J. Summer, writes about NASA's International Observe the Moon Night, this year taking place on September 19, in their new June 2026 issue 🌔🔭🧪
