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Mike Alexander

@Gallowayastro

Galloway Astronomy Centre is the best place in the UK to learn about or view the night sky. Located near the Galloway Forest Dark Sky Park.

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The aurora at its best for us at 2am. This is only 2nd one with purple in it after 25 events here.

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While preping to dock STS135 flew over UK. 1st cloud free land is Gower Coast, at end Sussex, Kent. Thx NASA TV.
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While preping to dock STS135 flew over UK. 1st cloud free land is Gower Coast, at end Sussex, Kent. Thx NASA TV.

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Close up the complex shapes within the NLC are amazing. More images will be on our website soon.

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It is a few years since we had Noctilucent Clouds quite as bright as this.

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Jupiter rising over the trees near Noctilucent Cloud. Shame you cannot hear the owl calling. Time 01.50UT

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A nice Green Flash at the finish of tonights Sunset

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Colourful sunset tonight

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First Noctilucent Cloud of summer 03/06/11 at 2.30am. Brighter over next few weeks. Look North after midnight

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Second Sun pillar shot a little later

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Beautiful sunset tonight complete wih Sun pillar

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AURORA ALERT: Strong Aurora activity visible at the Centre at 21.20pm

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Brightest part of the Aurora at around 10.30pm looking north

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ISS under the Moon. Very curved path. Sorry a little over exposed.

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ISS and bonus meteor next to Jupiter over Galloway Astronomy Centre tonight

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Cannot beat that but I did have a Heron in the car park before Xmas and I don't have a fish pond.

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Website updated with eclipse images. Nearest to totality is this one. Imaged through 4" refractor

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The sky is clear so here is picture of our snowy landscape by moonlight. The bright star is Vega in Lyra

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Constellations Auriga and Taurus viewed to SE from our Double Room

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