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David Blanchflower BSc
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Astronomer and Astrophotographer. Pictures of space appearing in posts, magazines and on the telly.
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Jupiter with Castor and Pollux through serious clouds. 0242UT 11 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Thick cloud with planet Jupiter dot above middle of bottom. Star dots Castor and Pollux above centre.
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Waning Gibbous Moon and Jupiter through clouds. 0239UT 11 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waning gibbous phase middle of left side. Planet Jupiter dot at upper right. Thich clouds in foreground.
November 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Share a TV series from the 60s you love.

My choice: Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).
Two men in character.
November 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The Andromeda Galaxy from last night. 8 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The spiral Andromeda galaxy at centre. Numerous star dots around it.
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Waning Gibbous Moon. 2101UT 8 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Constellations of Andromeda and Triangulum, including the Andromeda Galaxy and M33 (the Triangulum Galaxy). My first #astrophotography image taken using my new 24mm lens. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Star filled view including the Andromeda constellation left to right across the middle, and Triangulum constellation above bottom of frame. Andromeda galaxy below top middle. Labelled M33 galaxy left of Triangulum constellation.
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Last year in November I was capturing the Milky Way in the constellation of Cygnus. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Starry view of the Milky Way galaxy in the Cygnus constellation.
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Last night's Moon. 6 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Waning Gibbous Moon. 2114UT 6 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waning gibbous phase on a dark background.
November 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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I had a nice time last night. Full Moon and a brilliant match. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Full Moon above a stadium stand roof in the foreground. Football pitch with three stands and a giant Newcastle flag covering seats in one of them.
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Full Moon over St. James' Park. 5 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at centre above a football ground strand in foreground.
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Bonfire night tomorrow. On 5th November 2023 I was capturing the Andromeda Galaxy and a firework. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Andromeda galaxy below centre. To its left a firework explosion looking like Palm Tree fronds. Many star dots.
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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On this day in 2022 I was capturing the Waxing Gibbous Moon. Tonight I have clouds. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waxing gibbous phase on a dark background.
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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I've just submitted this picture of the clusters M36, M37, and M38 to Astronomy Now magazine. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #SciArt #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Star cluster M38 above centre. Star cluster M36 at centre. Star cluster M37 above left of bottom. Many other star dots.
November 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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I've just seen Newcastle Fenwick's Christmas window. A good one, "A Christmas Carol."
Window display showing ghost of Christmas present with Scrooge.
November 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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For exactly 25 years humans have continually occupied space on the International Space Station. 290 people from 26 countries. NASA image. 🔭 🧪
International Space Station.
November 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I had a great time last night capturing Open Star Clusters: M36, M37, M38, M45 (the Pleiades). 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Starry image showing cluster M36 at centre, cluster M38 above centre and cluster M37 at bottom left. Many other star dots. The Pleiades cluster of blue stars at centre. Many other star dots.
November 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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The Pleiades (M45). 1 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Pleiades cluster of blue stars with a hint of nebulosity. Many other colourful star dots.
November 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Open Star Clusters M36, M37, and M38. First time I've ever captured them. 1 November 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Star cluster M37 with label above left of bottom middle. Star cluster M36 with label at centre. Star cluster M38 with label above centre. Many other colourful star dots.
November 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Last night's Moon. 31 October 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waxing gibbous phase on a dark background.
November 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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This is what I see.
November 1, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Halloween Moon. 1925UT 31 October 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
The Moon at waxing gibbous phase on a dark background.
October 31, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Nearing the end of the month. Back in October 2023 I was capturing Vega (Alpha Lyrae). 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Blue star Vega at centre. Many other star dots on a dark background.
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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I am very sorry to report that Prunella Scales has died. Wonderful actress. Probably best known as Sybil Fawlty in "Fawlty Towers."
Image of Prunella Scales in her role as Sybil Fawlty.
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Comet A6 Lemmon from this week. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
Green comet with tail left of centre. Comet with tail above left of centre. Green bushes at bottom.
October 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM