Astronomy every Thursday
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Member Simon Dawes captured some superb images of the Sun this morning. The Sun is quite active at the moment with several sunspots.
Details of how Simon took the images are on the photos.
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A lovely composite image (8 frames) of the Moon taken last night 9th July 2022 by member Neil Webster: Waxing Gibbous, 75%, 9.88 days old.
Neil wrote 'Not the easiest shoot as it was low down and the heat created a lot of atmospheric turbulence.'
Check out Neil's Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/photos/137388222@N05/
On the 5th July 2022 Noctilucent Cloud were spotted again. They lasted from 2.25am until 3.40am and were in the NE to NNE direction.
Several members took the opportunity to photograph the waxing crescent Moon on the evening of 2nd June 2022 - The Queen's Platinum Jubilee Day and some stunning shots were acquired.
Neil Webster's Jubilee Moon
A composite of three images shot at about 9.20pm before it disappeared behind trees/buildings. It was still very light and the setting Sun was nearby.
Martin Crow's Jubilee Moon & Beacon
Taken from Burnham On Crouch, Essex.
John Archer's Jubilee Moon
Jim Burchell's Jubilee Moon with Earthshine
Diane Clarke's Jubilee Moon with Earthshine
A great capture of a very young Moon at 33.5 hours old on the 31st May 2022. Photo taken by member John Howarth from North Kent.
A superb composite image of 8 frames showing a Waxing Gibbous Moon (79%) taken on the 10th June 2022 by member Neil Webster. Acquired using a ZWO ASI 290MM + R/IR filter.
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A 22 degree solar halo created by tumbling plate ice crystals in the high atmosphere, taken by John Archer on a Samsung Smart Phone[/caption]
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Whilst up early to photograph Venus and the crescent Moon on the 26th June 2022 at Dartford top road, member Jim Burchell also saw some Noctilucent Cloud too around 3am! The 1st Noctilucent Cloud (NLC) sighting for CMHASD NLC season 2022.
Jim sent out an alert via Whatsapp to members which Diane Clarke picked up and so too managed to photograph the NLC that morning from North Kent.
NLC by Jim Burchell - 26th June 2022
NLC by Diane Clarke - 26th June 2022
Two image's of Venus in the morning sky both taken from Dartford top road by Jim Burchell on the 22nd and 26th June 2022.
An absolute stunning image taken by Jim Burchell just before he went to bed on the 25th June 2022 of Crepuscular Rays.
