The sky was wonderfully clear over my favourite dark sky site on Dartmoor on Saturday night, meaning I was able to spend several hours imaging objects in and around the Milky Way. Below are some of my images from that session, including a few of the lovely noctilucent cloud display that appeared over the northern horizon at about 02:00 BST. Clicking on each image will open a larger version.
- The Milky Way in Scutum & Sagittarius. Credit: Will Gater
- The globular cluster M22. Credit: Will Gater
- Noctilucent clouds on the northern horizon. Credit: Will Gater
- A close-up of the NLCs showing intricate structures. Credit: Will Gater
- Wave structures within the 3 July 2011 noctilucent cloud display. Credit: Will Gater
- More wave structures within the 3 July noctilucent cloud display. Credit: Will Gater
very nice Will!
Enough to make me homesick!
hi i am in torrington and would like to see the stars from dartmoor have you got any suggestions for good sites please great pictures by the way
Thanks Cliff. You might like to contact the North Devon Astronomical Society who may know of some good sites near you. http://www.northdevonastronomy.co.uk