Dave Keep
@astrodave63.bsky.social
Astronomy | Astrophotography | Physics | Mathematics | Member of the British Astronomical Association.
Ooh, look what’s just arrived. “How to Design a Universe” by @astroroyalscot.bsky.social Looking forward to reading it. Hope the book sells really well as it’s for a good cause. 💫 #astronomy
The Waxing Gibbous Moon. Taken by me on 26 August 2026 with a Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Processed in Gimp. #astronomy #astrophotography #photography
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ZWO Seestar S50 Pro Smart Telescope
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Partial lunar eclipse of the August 27-28 full Sturgeon Moon earthsky.org/astronomy-es... #astronomy
Partial lunar eclipse of the August 27-28 full Sturgeon Moon
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NASA's new space telescope will tackle some of the universe's biggest mysteries
NASA is about to launch a space observatory that could help settle some of the biggest mysteries in modern astronomy. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will study how the universe began, what it i...
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Most powerful Northern Lights in a generation expose weaknesses in UK infrastructure
Millions of people across the UK marveled at the spectacular northern lights that lit up the night sky in May 2024. But while the display captivated skywatchers, the geomagnetic storm behind it also s...
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Some very different spiral galaxies: NGC 1365, the Fornax Propeller Galaxy, and NGC 5078 in Hydra. The spiral NGC 5101 can be seen to the top left of NGC 5078. These images were processed by me using Siril, GraXpert, Starnet and Gimp. Data credit: Telescope Live. #astrophotography #photography
A couple of celestial delights: M68, a globular cluster in Hydra, and reflection nebula IC4605 in Scorpius. These were processed by me using Siril, GraXpert and Gimp. Data credit: Telescope Live. #astrophotography #photography
Here are just a few of the brilliant butterflies and moths to look out for in your gardens and green spaces this month! 🦋🌻 See how many you can spot in the Big Butterfly Count from 17 July - 9 August 👉 https://bigbutterflycount.org/
Colourful marigold and petunias in my garden today. All photos taken by me with a Canon 700D DSLR and a Canon 100mm macro lens. #photography #nature #flowers #macrophotography
Summer Solstice Moon. The Moon looks great even during the daytime. I took this today using a Canon 700D DSLR at 18h 30m UT. Some minor processing with Gimp. #astrophotography 📷
Cloudy skies for me so time to practice some image processing. This is a reflection nebula in Monoceros called the Angel Nebula (NGC 2170). I processed this using Siril, GraXpert, Starnet++, Veralux and Gimp. Data credit: Telescope Live. #astrophotography #photography
Last night’s #Moon (22 April 26). Taken by me using a 4 inch refractor and a ZWO ASI 174MM camera. Software: SharpCap, Autostakkert, ICE, Registax and Gimp. #astrophotography #photography
The #Moon is currently a Waxing Gibbous and looks stunning tonight. If you get a chance, go out and take a look, weather permitting of course. I took this photo with my Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Slightly sharpened and cropped in Gimp. #astrophotography #photography
The Trifid Nebula (Messier 20) in Sagittarius. This is a LRGB image processed by me using Siril, GraXpert, Starnet++ and Gimp. Data: Telescope Live/Alistair Scobie. Integration time: 1h 18m. #astrophotography #astronomy #photography #PhotoHour #StormHour #sciart #nebula
The new series of the Sky at Night programme begins on 13th April on BBC4 at 10pm. The team are looking at the Artemis II mission and what it hopes to achieve. #astronomy
The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy in Hydra. This is a LRGB dataset I downloaded from the #Telescopelive website and processed it myself using Siril, GraXpert, Starnet++ and Gimp. #astrophotography #photography Data credit: Telescopelive/Judith Prana.
The Waxing Gibbous #Moon from 28 February 2026 at 20h 55m UT. This was taken with my Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Processed using Gimp. #astrophotography #photography #SciArt
The Waxing Gibbous #Moon from 28 February 2026 at 20h 55m UT. This was taken with my Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Processed using Gimp. #astrophotography #photography #SciArt
The Waxing Gibbous #Moon. I took this on 25 Feb 2026 using my 4 inch refractor and ZWO ASI174MM camera. Software: SharpCap, Autostakkert, ICE, Registax and Gimp. #astrophotography #photography #PhotoHour
If you have a clear SW/W horizon you should be able to spot the Moon, Saturn, Mercury and Venus after sunset. A nice photo opportunity. #astrophotography #photography
Tonight’s waxing Gibbous Moon. Taken with a Canon 700D and 600 mm lens. Processed using Gimp and iPhone. #astrophotography #photography
Managed to take a quick photo of the waxing Gibbous #Moon last night (27 Jan 2026) during a clear period. I took this with a Canon 700D DSLR and 600mm lens. Some minor processing using Gimp. #astrophotography #photography