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Gallery - Solar System ...

Astronomical images are fascinating and often awe-inspiring. Here you'll find a showcase of some of the best taken by our members and friends. We hope to build a database of fabulous subjects from within the Solar System and the Universe beyond ...

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Mars
by Dave Ogden

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Asteroid 'O'Meara' No: 3637 (mag. 15.5)
by John Fletcher F.R.A.S

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Solar disk mosaic
by Andrew Greenwood

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Annular eclipse 2005
by Tim J Leese

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Harvest Moon 2006
by Stephen Bell

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Mercury and the crescent Moon
by Jeremy Calderwood

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Venus and the Moon
by Andrew Greenwood

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Mare Orientale
by Andrew Greenwood

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3D UK (NOAA)
Processed by A Banks with D Taylor's software and 3 DEM.

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Transit sketches
by John Brown

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Transit sketches
by John Brown

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Transit sketches
by John Brown
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The Moon chases Venus
by Andrew Greenwood

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The gas giant, Jupiter
by Andrew Greenwood

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NOAA17 satellite image
by Alan Banks

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Partial eclipse2, May 2003
by Tim Collins

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Transit of Venus in Ha, June 2004
by Tony Cook

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Sunspot activity
by Derek Sherwin
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Colour-enhanced Copernicus
by Kevin Kilburn

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Saturn
by Andrew Greenwood

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Lunar portrait
by Tim J Leese
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Comet Machholz
by Richard Jackson

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Comet Machholz
by Andrew Greenwood

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Sunspot activity
by Tim J Leese
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Luna rising
by Dr. Nigel Marshall

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Serenitatis
by Kevin Kilburn

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Venus and Mercury
by Tim J Leese
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Saturn near to opposition (2007)
by Jason Woolley

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Penumbral eclipse 2006
by Andrew Greenwood

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Mare Humorum and Gassendi
by Alan Banks
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A handle on the Moon!
by Chris Reeves

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Saturn in M44
by Andrew Greenwood

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The Moon inside the Belt of Venus
by Simon Jones
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Dual Iridium flare event
by Andrew Greenwood

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ISS transit of the Sun
by Andrew Greenwood

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Total lunar eclipse
by Derek Sherwin
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Total lunar eclipse

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Lunar eclipse progression
by Clare Hart

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Changing face of Mars
by Christopher Hill
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Changing phases of Venus
by Christopher Hill

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Saturn occultation
by Tim J Leese

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Saturn begins to close its rings
by Christopher Hill
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Mars showing different detail in RGB
by Christopher Hill

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The sword handle
by Stephen and Diana Willcox

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Annular eclipse and cool shades
by Stephen and Diana Willcox
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New Year 2010 partial eclipse
by Christopher Hall

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Venus and the Moon
by Steve Warbis

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Libyan eclipse composite
by Steve Warbis
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Libyan eclipse
by Steve Warbis

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ImageJuly and August updates ...

The bright twilight nights are slowly giving way to darker skies and the prospect of revealing a little-known nightly sight.
Away from the towns and cities, the Milky Way will soon be glimpsed meandering through the constellation of Cygnus. This river of stars was worshipped by the ancient Egyptians ... Nowadays, especially when we approach the end of Summer, it's astronomers that turn their gaze skyward and praise the sight of a myriad of stars arching high above them.

The following sections have been updated: This month's night sky and observations.

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Would you like to join our newly formed visual observing group? We will now be holding regular observing sessions at some of our dark-sky sites across Macclesfield. If you would llike to be added to our contact list, don't delay ... Click here.
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Image Observing trips
For information on our observing field trips to Hardraw, Yorkshire ... Click here.
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Image MAS Workshop contributions
Our Workshops continue to be a great success. As a result we are looking for more of you to participate and give your own short presentations to Society members. Let us know if you'd like to get involved ... Click here.
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