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A total lunar eclipse happened in the early hours of the 21st January 2019. With most of the UK forecast to have cloud we were very lucky to have clear sky for the entire duration. The penumbral eclipse began at 02:37 followed by the partial eclipse starting at 03:35 and total eclipse beginning at 04:42.…

For my birthday, Jonathen had bought me a ZWO183 mono cmos cooled camera. Having a mono chip and being able to be cooled to more than -20 degrees C below ambient meant I was now able to progress my imaging further than just imaging with a DSLR. Whilst I will always be an advocate for…

When the nights become light, there are always wanders to still be seen and one of those are noctilucent clouds. Noctilucent literally means luminous at night. These shimmering bright clouds occur during the months of June through to the beginning of September. They are actually ice crystals high in the atmosphere that form around dust…

June 2018 and a holiday spent in the little French Village of St Etoile-Cyrice in the Hautes-Alpes region of France. Holiday opportunities don’t come very often and when you get the chance to visit an astronomy themed residence that has several observatories dotted around then for an astronomy enthusiast you are pretty much in heaven.…

I have to start with a thank you to the incredibly kind Sarah Jones of Cambrian Photography for giving me the opportunity to get out imaging with the medium format FUJI GFX. I had three clear nights of facing the typical trials and tribulations of astrophotography. Three nights out under the stars where I fought…

It is no exaggeration when I say that my darkest days were brightened by seeking the Aurora. I could talk for hours and hours about my experiences and the many nights that I spent searching for the Northern Lights in the UK. I can never quite put it into words the sheer excitement of the…

For years I have imaged with my trusty Canon 1100d. It was the camera that got me started in imaging and it is the same camera that has been with me through my adventures for the past 7 years both day and night. It has been a great camera and I don’t think I will…

I started creating my Spacetrace Spark page a couple of years ago. Its purpose was to keep a record of my astronomical adventures. As I transistion over to our new website I decided to put the records from Spacetrace here. The night sky has always been my place of refuge, relaxation and enjoyment. Astronomy and…