Stuart Atkinson
@stuartatkinson.bsky.social
Amateur astronomer and author of science fiction and science reference books, including "A Cat's Guide to The Night Sky". Fascinated by Mars since knee high to R2D2 and owned by a very demanding rescue cat called Jess.
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Hi... If you Followed me as "Mars_Stu" over on the other place I hope you'll do the same here. If you didn't, but like space (especially Mars), SF & cats I'd be delighted if you'd Follow me here! Here's an example of the image processing I do... Credit: Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/S Atkinson
Self portrait by a Mars rover...
Perseverance took and sent back these images earlier today. I wonder if a big new "selfie panorama" is in the works? It's been a while...
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
Perseverance took and sent back these images earlier today. I wonder if a big new "selfie panorama" is in the works? It's been a while...
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Self portrait by a Mars rover...
Perseverance took and sent back these images earlier today. I wonder if a big new "selfie panorama" is in the works? It's been a while...
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
Perseverance took and sent back these images earlier today. I wonder if a big new "selfie panorama" is in the works? It's been a while...
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
Comet 3i ATLAS, around 05:30 UT on Nov 21st, Kendal, Cumbria, England. This is a a crop from a stack of images taken using a Seestar S50, processed and stacked using the telescope's own software.
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Comet 3i ATLAS, around 05:30 UT on Nov 21st, Kendal, Cumbria, England. This is a a crop from a stack of images taken using a Seestar S50, processed and stacked using the telescope's own software.
Just look at this gorgeous new view from Perseverance..! Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Just look at this gorgeous new view from Perseverance..! Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
Jess pulling her best "Don't go to work and leave me" face this morning...
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Jess pulling her best "Don't go to work and leave me" face this morning...
Been a while since I've worked seriously on any detailed Mars image processing but new pics sent back by Curiosity, currently exploring the slopes of Mt Sharp in Gale Crater, demanded to be worked on. Love the raw, ancient geology here. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk/S Atkinson
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Been a while since I've worked seriously on any detailed Mars image processing but new pics sent back by Curiosity, currently exploring the slopes of Mt Sharp in Gale Crater, demanded to be worked on. Love the raw, ancient geology here. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk/S Atkinson
When your cat sees a one cm wide gap in the food on the bottom of their bowl...
November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When your cat sees a one cm wide gap in the food on the bottom of their bowl...
Processed my images of interstellar comet 3i taken from Kendal early this morning using my Seestar S50. No trees, streetlights or Moon in the way so much better than yesterday's! Just look at that... a comet from another solar system... that's a heck of a thing, isn't it?
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Processed my images of interstellar comet 3i taken from Kendal early this morning using my Seestar S50. No trees, streetlights or Moon in the way so much better than yesterday's! Just look at that... a comet from another solar system... that's a heck of a thing, isn't it?
Second morning in a row out imaging interstellar comet 3i, and I've found a much better spot with a much clearer view so no rainbow streaks or tree branches blocking the comet!
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Second morning in a row out imaging interstellar comet 3i, and I've found a much better spot with a much clearer view so no rainbow streaks or tree branches blocking the comet!
I got it... I actually got it... Interstellar comet 3i, imaged from the middle of light-polluted Kendal, at 6am this morning, using my Seestar S50... This comet was already billions of years old before our Sun was even *born*... Very chuffed with this!
November 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I got it... I actually got it... Interstellar comet 3i, imaged from the middle of light-polluted Kendal, at 6am this morning, using my Seestar S50... This comet was already billions of years old before our Sun was even *born*... Very chuffed with this!
Lovely new view of Mars sent back by Perseverance, a couple of sols ago... Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Lovely new view of Mars sent back by Perseverance, a couple of sols ago... Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S Atkinson
Can't stop exploring this incredible view sent back from Mars by Curiosity. If anyone could add a scale to these features I'd really appreciate it. Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
November 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Can't stop exploring this incredible view sent back from Mars by Curiosity. If anyone could add a scale to these features I'd really appreciate it. Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
Whatever you're doing, STOP!! Take a moment to look at this stunning new vista sent back from Mars by the rover Curiosity. Here's your future Martian Yosemite... Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
November 4, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Whatever you're doing, STOP!! Take a moment to look at this stunning new vista sent back from Mars by the rover Curiosity. Here's your future Martian Yosemite... Images: Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/Additional processing S Atkinson
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Time for a #spaceart showcase? Yeah, I thought so. I created these with various software, mostly #Blender, #photoshop and #3dsmax
#SciArt
#SciArt
November 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Time for a #spaceart showcase? Yeah, I thought so. I created these with various software, mostly #Blender, #photoshop and #3dsmax
#SciArt
#SciArt
There was a time, back there in September, when the rain refused to stop and the clouds refused to part, that I thought I wouldn't get even one half decent image of Comet Lemmon before it headed back into the Deep Black.
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
November 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
There was a time, back there in September, when the rain refused to stop and the clouds refused to part, that I thought I wouldn't get even one half decent image of Comet Lemmon before it headed back into the Deep Black.
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
Glad I was wrong... :-)
Image: S Atkinson
Reposted by Stuart Atkinson
For Halloween I'd love to gift one of my followers on here a free copy of my new book, The Notwitches: Prison Break, signed by me and Dotty Sutton. If you fancy it, just like this post (and follow me if you don't already). Shares very much appreciated, obvs. UK-based people only, I'm afraid.
October 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
For Halloween I'd love to gift one of my followers on here a free copy of my new book, The Notwitches: Prison Break, signed by me and Dotty Sutton. If you fancy it, just like this post (and follow me if you don't already). Shares very much appreciated, obvs. UK-based people only, I'm afraid.
The clouds graciously parted to allow me to take one last Seestar image of Comet Lemmon before we head home tomorrow. The comet is past its best now and will fade quickly. You weren't a Great Comet, but I thought you were brilliant. I'm going to miss you, my Kielder Comet. :-)
October 28, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The clouds graciously parted to allow me to take one last Seestar image of Comet Lemmon before we head home tomorrow. The comet is past its best now and will fade quickly. You weren't a Great Comet, but I thought you were brilliant. I'm going to miss you, my Kielder Comet. :-)
Best images of Comet Lemmon taken from the Autumn 2025 Kielder Star Camp using my Seestar S50. Looking forward to processing the raw subs properly when we get home!
October 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Best images of Comet Lemmon taken from the Autumn 2025 Kielder Star Camp using my Seestar S50. Looking forward to processing the raw subs properly when we get home!
Managed to grab a few more images of Comet Lemmon this evening (Sunday Oct 26th) from Kielder Campsite, Northumberland, through very brief gaps in the clouds. This is a phone-processed stack of half a dozen jpg images taken with my Seestar S50.
October 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Managed to grab a few more images of Comet Lemmon this evening (Sunday Oct 26th) from Kielder Campsite, Northumberland, through very brief gaps in the clouds. This is a phone-processed stack of half a dozen jpg images taken with my Seestar S50.
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon imaged from Kielder Star Camp at Kielder Campsite last night. Phone-only processed stack of half a dozen Seestar S50 jpg images.
October 26, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon imaged from Kielder Star Camp at Kielder Campsite last night. Phone-only processed stack of half a dozen Seestar S50 jpg images.
Just look how Comet Lemmon's tail has changed during the evening (Oct 25th)! Images taken from Kielder Star Camp, Kielder, UK, using a Seestar S50...
October 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Just look how Comet Lemmon's tail has changed during the evening (Oct 25th)! Images taken from Kielder Star Camp, Kielder, UK, using a Seestar S50...
What's it like waking up at 5am at Kielder Star Camp, after a rainy, foul night, and looking outside to find the sky is sparkly clear?
October 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
What's it like waking up at 5am at Kielder Star Camp, after a rainy, foul night, and looking outside to find the sky is sparkly clear?
If you've any interest in space, whether you're a reporter, a working scientist or just an enthusiast, *DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ACCOUNT* It is a content-scraping parasite account that shamelessly steals the work of others & posts it without credit or acknowledgement. It even admits it! SHARE this post!
October 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
If you've any interest in space, whether you're a reporter, a working scientist or just an enthusiast, *DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ACCOUNT* It is a content-scraping parasite account that shamelessly steals the work of others & posts it without credit or acknowledgement. It even admits it! SHARE this post!
Evolution of Comet Lemmon over the past few nights, as imaged with my Seestar S50 from Kielder Star Camp...
October 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Evolution of Comet Lemmon over the past few nights, as imaged with my Seestar S50 from Kielder Star Camp...
Another clear night at Kielder Star Camp and Comet Lemmon is looking... beautiful... Seestar S50 image..
October 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Another clear night at Kielder Star Camp and Comet Lemmon is looking... beautiful... Seestar S50 image..
How Comet Lemmon changed in a month... All images S Atkinson, taken using a Seestar S50 between Sept 21st and Oct 22nd
October 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
How Comet Lemmon changed in a month... All images S Atkinson, taken using a Seestar S50 between Sept 21st and Oct 22nd