Stargazing Scotland

Hi everyone, my apologies for the radio silence over the last few months - I've recently moved to another part of the UK and Stargazing Scotland has taken a back burner for the time being. I've been trying to change my page name to reflect this but Facebook has prevented me from doing so. I will continue to share my images of the night sky and post astronomy updates; watch this space for tours in the future. For now though, here's my first image of M31 or the Andromeda Galaxy..., details are below for my fellow astrophotography geeks ;)
Canon 5dIII with 100-400mm at 400mm Mounted on a skywatcher star adventurer Approximately 1 hour of lights and 1 hour of darks stacked in Starry Sky Stacker for Mac Stars are a little soft as my tripod's not the sturdiest!
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Geometric perfection at Jupiter's poles. Amazing.

Catch the lunar eclipse around 8pm tomorrow as it rises in the East.

Have you seen our new website www.darkskyadventure.com yet? Head on over to find loads of useful stargazing tools, and all of our adventures including public events, private tours and an all inclusive northern lights adventure in arctic norway.

Thanks to this lovely family who braved a very midgy night and joined me for a private stargazing tour recently. We had brilliant clear views at Clatteringshaws. The milky way was just starting to become visible through the bright summer skies. It won't be long now before you can see it in all it's glory against a truly dark sky! We saw Jupiter and it's moons, Saturn, the andromeda galaxy, the double cluster in Perseus, noctilucent clouds and more.

Fantastic milky way images from the Brecon Beacons taken by clients of Dark Sky Wales. Roll on August and dark skies!

First gravitational waves and now this. The neutrino detection is a big deal indeed - it represents another new kind of astronomy! It's certainly an exciting time to be interested in all things astro.

Juno still continues to amaze! Here's an image from a flyby of Jupiter in may

Would you like to find some useful stargazing tools? Head over to our new website www.darkskyadventure.com and see the tools section for a light pollution map, a free planetarium, lunar forecasting and more - everything you need to get out under the stars. Or learn more by booking private tour with me in the park, or by joining me for a 7 night aurora and astronomy holiday in arctic Norway.

Wow, only 2 likes away from reaching the 2000 milestone! when Helen and I first started trading 3 years ago we had no idea we would end up being followed by so many people who share our passion for the night sky. Thank you to everyone who's attended stargazing events, tours or an astrophotography evening with me in the park or supported our business. Jesse

Hello Stargazers, we're getting very excited for the return of dark skies as the nights draw in! You can make the most of this at one of our public stargazing events at Clatteringshaws Visitor Centre this August. Head over to our website linked below and see our events calendar for info and booking. See you by the loch, Jesse... http://www.stargazingscotland.com/#public -stargazing-events

Have you ever wanted to see the Northern Lights? Join me this september or next march at The Arctic hideaway- Fleinvær for an all inclusive week of aurora, stargazing, photography, island exploration, great food and more. Click through for more information and booking.

After the summer solstice tomorrow the nights will begin to get longer. This means milky way season is just around the corner! From August stargazers and astrophotographers can look forward the heart of our galaxy in all it's amber glory. To join us for an august event visit www.stargazingscotland.com and see our events calendar.

Breathtaking images as always from Adrien Mauduit Photography - Film, featuring the aurora and noctilucent clouds in one night! Fantastic.

We are live! I'm very excited to announce a new all inclusive week of aurora, stargazing and astrophotography at The Arctic hideaway- Fleinvær, a beautiful island archipelago in arctic Norway. Visit the website below for info and booking. Jesse. https://bit.ly/2MsBh4I

Very exciting times for Stargazing Scotland! Soon we will be offering an all inclusive week of aurora, astronomy and photography on an Arctic Norwegian island at The Arctic hideaway- Fleinvær. I'm in the process of building a website to advertise this - here's a sneak peak. If you would like more information before it's released please send me an email at stargazingscotland@gmail.com.

With summer on the way we're getting excited for our Stargazing events at The Cafe at Kirroughtree. The Perseids are a must! Visit www.stargazingscotland.com to book, or call 01671 402 994.