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Gallery - stars ...

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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Ha solar disk
by Claire Hart

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Ha solar prominence
by Claire Hart

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Messier 3
by Paul Brierley

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Globular cluster M13
by Richard Jackson

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Orion's belt
by Andrew Greenwood

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Sidings Spring
by Megan Argo

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The Beehive M44
by Andrew Jackson

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Orion's belt
by Andrew Jackson

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Globular cluster M13
by Richard/Andrew Jackson

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Fog-filtered Sun
by Simon Jones

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Fog-filtered Sun
by Simon Jones

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Globular cluster M13
by Stephen Tate

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The Pleiades M45
by Jason Woolley

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The Double cluster
by Jason Woolley

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Our star in Ha
by Tim J Leese

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Tunisian sunrise
by Simon Jones

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Colourful cluster
by Christopher Hill

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Double star Alberio
by Stephen and Diana Willcox

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Cygnus Milky Way
by Christopher Hill

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Messier 34
by Paul Brierley

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Star trails
by Steve Warbis



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ImageSeptember and October updates ...

If you're a planetary observer, Jupiter will be your main quarry for the Autumn and Winter
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It has been many years since the biggest planet in our Solar System has been so favourably placed in the sky. There is so much to see - even if you don't have a telescope. If you can hold a pair of binoculars steady enough, the four main moons of Jupiter can be seen - Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

If you do have a telescope, there's a treat very close to the giant planet. It's the planet Uranus. In a 6" telescope at 200x it is possible to see a small, pale disk of light glimmering back at you from approximately 2.5 billion kilometres away.

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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For information on our observing field trips to Hardraw, Yorkshire ... Click here.
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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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