I've been an amateur astronomer since 2002. When the clouds roll in and there is no imaging to be done (which is almost every night here in England), I keep myself busy with distance learning, committee work for the Farnham Astronomical Society, or reading (click here to see what I've been reading)

A full list of postings published by me on the Farnham Astronomy Socierty Website can be found by clicking the following links

Latest image

NGC6979 Pickerings Triangle

Pickering’s Triangle, part of the Cygnus loop supernova remnant (which includes the famous Veil Nebula). It is estimatede that the progenitar star exploded between 5,000 to 10,000 years ago; the entire shell stretches more than six full Moons in width across the sky. Pickering's triangle was discovered in 1904 by Williamina Fleming of the Harvard Observatory The object was named in honor of stronomer Edward Charles Pickering, then director of the Observatory.