
The open cluster M11, also known as the Wild Duck Cluster

Open cluster M39 in Cygnus

M45 - the Pleiades star cluster

The Double Cluster - NGC 884 & 869

Globular cluster M13 in Hercules

The Hyades star cluster, in Taurus, and the open cluster NGC 1647 from Exmoor National Park

Composite picture highlighting the yellow-orange colour of Betelgeuse by progressively defocusing the image and combining the resultant frames

The different star colours of the winter sky - including the bright stars Rigel, Sirius, Pollux, Betelgeuse and the carbon star W Orionis

The Trapezium Cluster at the heart of the Orion Nebula (M42)

The Beehive Cluster (Messier 44) - 14 April 2015

The Pleiades star cluster (M45) rising over Exmoor National Park, UK - 30 October 2018


Nova V392 Per - 30 April 2018 - 22:40UT

Twilight star trails around the North Celestial Pole (NCP) captured with a long-focal-length lens in order to show the offset of the bright star Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris) from the NCP itself.

Globular cluster M22 among Milky Way starfields

Animation of the dimming of the bright star Betelgeuse between 4 Jan 2019 and 18 Jan 2020.

M36, M37 & M38 - open clusters in Auriga

The Coma Star Cluster (Melotte 111) in Coma Berenices with the Needle Galaxy (NGC 4565) and NGC 4725

A deliberately defocused long exposure image of the constellation Orion and its surroundings – done in order to bring out the various star colours.

The conspicuous orange-red colour of carbon star W Orionis as seen in a 'star trail' image

Nova Cassiopeiae 2021 - captured on 10 May 2021

Dimming of the bright star Betelgeuse in Orion (comparison between 2018 and 2019)

The Beehive Cluster (M44) and (at left) the open cluster M67. The orangey-red carbon star X Cancri is visible above centre.

Albireo - Beta Cygni

M35 & NGC 2158

Complete sequence showing the occultation of the 6th-magnitude star Propus (Eta Geminorum) on 13 March 2011

Nova in Cassiopeia - 21 March 2021

Globular cluster M71 in Sagitta

The bright star Vega (Alpha Lyrae) in Lyra

Globular cluster M5

Nova Herculis 2021 - captured on 12 June 2021

M44, the Beehive Cluster

Variable star Chi Cygni near maximum - 8 August 2015

Aldebaran and the Hyades star cluster

Supernova SN 2014J

The quadruple star stystem Epsilon Lyrae

Nova Delphini 2013 - 16 August 2013

Alcor, Mizar and Sidus Ludoviciana

Occultation of the bright star Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) - 23 December 2015

Open cluster IC4665

Globular cluster M14

Open cluster M37

Arcturus

The bright star Altair (Alpha Aquilae) in the constellation Aquila

Melotte 111 star cluster

Mu Cephei - the Garnet Star

Open cluster M38

The dimming of the bright star Betelgeuse - 2019 to 2020

















































