by Thomas Stirling | Apr 9, 2024 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography, space
Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching the sun be eclipsed 96% from my own back garden. I used a Nikon P1000 with a solar filter to capture these images of the event from start to end. I had planned to drive further North, but with it being a work day and a school...
by Thomas Stirling | Jul 16, 2020 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography, space
Tonight I headed out on a mission to see and photograph Comet Neowise. Neowise is a fairly recently discovered comet first spotted by the astronomers using the Neowise Telescope. Having seen the great comet of 1997 Hale Bopp as just a teenager, standing in my back...
by Thomas Stirling | Sep 29, 2015 | astronomy, astrophotography, photography
A rare event compelled me to grab my camera and stand out in the cold autumn air for 2 hours. A complete lunar eclipse coincided with a super moon (when the full moon is at its closest point to earth) giving us a “Super Blood Moon”. I stood in my back yard...
