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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · 19d

Sensational inversion conditions in the Lake District today ensured that an ascent of Seathwaite Fell, which is my penultimate Wainwright summit, was a memorable one ⛰️🌞

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Sep 19

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) captured over multiple evenings using my Seestar S30 telescope.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Sep 16

Fine views and Roman heritage to appreciate on a couple of hikes along the Hadrian's Wall Path between Cawfields and Housesteads.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Sep 6

Fine views of Pendle Hill from Clitheroe Castle.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Aug 31

Heather still in bloom on today's hike up the Pennine Way from the Walshaw Dean reservoirs to Top Withins, made famous by Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Pembrokeshire coast between Dinas Island and Newport from the summit of Carn Ingli.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Eagle Nebula, taken on my Seestar S50 Telescope under Bortle 3 skies in South Wales.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Aug 10

Purple heather looking resplendent on my hike around Winscar Reservoir and up onto the moors above Snailsden in the Peak District.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Aug 2

A good old-fashioned British summer's day in the Lake District up Bowscale Fell and Bowscale Tarn.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Jul 26

A Yorkshire Dales hike from Buckden to Yockenthwaite along Dales Way and on the hills above Wharfedale.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Jul 20

Fine views and rich wildlife seen in a quiet corner of Yorkshire between the Howgill Fells and the Western Dales.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Jul 11

Beautiful coastal landscapes seen on my holiday to the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Jun 28

Brimstone butterfly seen on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in north Merseyside.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Jun 21

A mid summer day walk along the shores of Windermere offered beautiful views and was a sensible choice to avoid overexerting myself in the current heatwave.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Jun 19

Two of my astrophotography images showing the difference between the S50 and S30 featured in the latest Seestar blog: store.seestar.com/blogs/user-s...

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Jun 8

A peaceful morning walk in the Yorkshire Dales over Wold Fell with fine views of the Yorkshire Three Peaks.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 31

Disappointing news, more so for NASA than Jared Isaacman himself. A real missed opportunity.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 29

Tranquil shorelines and sand dunes of the Curonian Spit in Lithuania 🇱🇹

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 25

Kicking off my holiday in the Baltics with pink skies at dusk over the Tallinn city skyline Estonia 🇪🇪

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 17

Four Spotted Chaser dragonfly photographed at RSPB Leighton Moss.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 13

The Bubble Nebula (NGC 7635) can be found in the constellation Cassiopeia. I stacked 450 20-second exposures to capture this image using my Seestar S50 Smart Telescope.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 10

Perfect weather for my hike up Eagle Crag and Sargent Crag in the Lake District. Just two more Wainwright Fells left for me to complete ⛰️⛰️

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 4

Fine views of the Lake District on my hike up Farleton Knott in Cumbria.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · May 3

A spring hike up Eccles Pike in the Peak District via a section of canal at Bugsworth Basin.

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Ross Bishop @rossbishop77.bsky.social · Apr 24

The deep sky stack feature in the Seestar app is smart enough to align individual frames from different sessions. It's a good idea to shoot the deep sky object at the same time on successive nights so that field rotation doesn't result in loss of data in the corner of the frame.

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