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Title: Mare Imbrium with Plato, Alpine Valley and Archimedes
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 12 – 15:44 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:46 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Mare Imbrium with Plato, Alpine Valley and Archimedes
Files associated with this observation:
2
Title: Tycho and Clavius
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 12 – 15:38 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:39 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Tycho and Clavius
Files associated with this observation:
3
Title: Mare Nubium with Rupes Recta
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 12 – 15:34 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:36 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Mare Nubium with Rupes Recta
Files associated with this observation:
4
Title: Copernicus and Eratosthenes
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 12 – 15:33 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:34 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Copernicus and Eratosthenes
Files associated with this observation:
5
Title: Copernicus
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 12 – 15:31 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:32 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Copernicus
Files associated with this observation:
6
Title: Comet 220P/McNaught
Uploaded by: Peter Carson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 16 – 02:48 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:27 UTC
Objects:HIP-3741
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:315mm CDK reflector, Paramount ME2 GEM, QHY 600M CMOS camera
Exposure:Stack of 20 x 60 sec exposures at -5C
Location:Remote observatory in Extremadura, Spain.
Observer:Peter Carson
Target name:Comet 220P/McNaught
Files associated with this observation:
7
Title: Comet 88P/Howell
Uploaded by: Peter Carson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 16 – 02:19 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:26 UTC
Objects:88P Howell
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:315mm CDK reflector, Paramount ME2 GEM, QHY 600M CMOS camera
Exposure:Stack of 20 x 60 sec exposures at -5C
Location:Remote observatory in Extremadura, Spain.
Observer:Peter Carson
Target name:Comet 88P/Howell
Files associated with this observation:
8
Title: Comet 78P/Gehrels
Uploaded by: Peter Carson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 16 – 03:54 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:24 UTC
Objects:78P Gehrels
Plate solved: No
Equipment:315mm CDK reflector, Paramount ME2 GEM, QHY 600M CMOS camera
Exposure:Stack of 23 x 60 sec exposures at -5C
Location:Remote observatory in Extremadura, Spain.
Observer:Peter Carson
Target name:78P/Gehrels
Files associated with this observation:
9
Title: Rupes Recta (Straight Wall)
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 11 – 15:13 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:14 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Rupes Recta (Straight Wall)
Files associated with this observation:
10
Title: Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 11 – 15:07 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:10 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel
Files associated with this observation:
11
Title: Cave Nebula in Ha-RGB
Uploaded by: Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 22:00 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:06 UTC
Objects:Sharpless 155
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:90mm f/6 TS triplet with 0.8FR on NEQ6 mount, ASI294MMPro with HaRGB filters
Exposure:12x300s for each filter; camera gain 121, offset 10, T=-10C
Location:Miradoux, S.W. France
Observer:Mike Greenhill-Hooper
Target name:Sh 2-155, Caldwell 9, Cave Nebula
Files associated with this observation:
12
Title: Mare Frigoris
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 11 – 15:04 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:05 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Mare Frigoris
Files associated with this observation:
13
Title: Plato and Alpine Valley
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 11 – 15:00 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 15:02 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Plato and Alpine Valley
Files associated with this observation:
14
Title: Apennines
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Jan 11 – 14:54 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 14:59 UTC
Objects:The Moon
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, x2 Barlow, ZWO ASI178 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:20 msec per frame
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:Apennine Mountains
Files associated with this observation:
15
Title: NGC 6818 Little Gem Planetary Nebula in Sagittarius
Uploaded by: Alan Thomas
Observation time: 2026 Aug 19 – 21:54 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 14:32 UTC
Objects:NGC6818
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:PlaneWave CDK24 24 inch f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph, FLI ProLine KAF-16803 CCD camera, 10Micron GM4000 robotic German equatorial mount
Exposure:2min.
Location:Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife
Observer:Alan Thomas
Target name:NGC 6818 Little Gem Planetary Nebula in Sagittarius
Files associated with this observation:
16
Title: Annular Solar Eclipse - 1984 May 30th
Uploaded by: Iain Cartwright
Observation time: 1984 May 30 – 16:40 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 14:01 UTC
Objects:The Sun
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Praktica MTL3 with Pentacon 50mm lens
Exposure:1/1000s @ f16, ISO 125
Location:North Ayrshire
Observer:Iain Cartwright
Target name:Annular Solar Eclipse 1984 May 30th
Files associated with this observation:
17
Title: Saturn 20260821
Uploaded by: kevin kell
Observation time: 2026 Aug 21 – 08:40 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 11:39 UTC
Objects:Saturn
Plate solved: No
Equipment:C9.25, x1.5barlow, zwoasi585mc, uv/ir filter
Exposure:14ms
Location:SCGO Yarker Ontario Canada
Observer:kevin kell
Target name:Saturn
Files associated with this observation:
18
Title: Arp 273
Uploaded by: Paul Downing
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 00:00 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 21 – 09:30 UTC
Objects:Arp 273
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Celestron C11 Edge HD @F/7, MoravianC3-26000 PRO CMOS
Exposure:55 x 5 min luminance images
Location:PixelSkies, Castilléjar in the province of Granada, Andalucia
Observer:Paul Downing
Target name:Arp 273
Files associated with this observation:
19
Title: Mars
Uploaded by: Carl Frederick Hansen
Observation time: 2025 Feb 22 – 23:00 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 22:01 UTC
Objects:Mars
Plate solved: No
Equipment:ASI664MC, Celestron SCT Edge HD 925, UV/IR filter, EQ6RPro, ASIAir Plus
Exposure:120 gain, 4 mins video stacked
Location:Waltham Abbey, UK
Observer:Carl Frederick Hansen
Target name:Mars
Files associated with this observation:
20
Title: Saturn 20260820
Uploaded by: kevin kell
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 09:10 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 21:01 UTC
Objects:Saturn
Plate solved: No
Equipment:C9.25, x1.5barlow, zwoasi585mc, uv/ir cut filter
Exposure:15ms
Location:SCGO Yarker Ontario Canada
Observer:kevin kell
Target name:Saturn
Files associated with this observation:
21
Title: M13
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2020 Jul 11 – 15:39 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 15:43 UTC
Objects:M13
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, Field flattener, IDAS D2 filter, ZWO ASI071 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:29 x 30 sec
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:M13, Globular Cluster in Hercules
Files associated with this observation:
22
Title: M51
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Mar 25 – 15:34 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 15:37 UTC
Objects:M51
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, Field flattener, ZWO IR/UV filter, ZWO ASI071 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:123 x 30 sec
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:M51
Files associated with this observation:
23
Title: M27, The Dumbell Nebula
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2020 Sep 13 – 15:28 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 15:33 UTC
Objects:M27
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, Field flattener, IDAS D2 filter, ZWO ASI071 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:32 x 30 sec
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:M27, The Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula
Files associated with this observation:
24
Title: M1, The Crab Nebula
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Mar 06 – 15:21 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 15:24 UTC
Objects:M1
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, Field flattener, IDAS D2 filter, ZWO ASI071 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:126 x 30 sec
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:M1, The Crab Nebula
Files associated with this observation:
25
Title: C50, The Rosette Nebula
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2022 Mar 06 – 15:15 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 15:21 UTC
Objects:NGC2244
Plate solved: No
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, Field flattener, IDAS D2 filter, ZWO ASI071 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:128 x 30 sec
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:C50, The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros
Files associated with this observation:
26
Title: C34, The Western Veil Nebula
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2020 Sep 19 – 15:08 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 15:13 UTC
Objects:NGC6960
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, Field flattener, IDAS D2 filter, ZWO ASI071 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:128 x 30 sec
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:C34 The Western Veil Nebula in Cygnus
Files associated with this observation:
27
Title: C33, The Eastern Veil Nebula
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2020 Aug 25 – 14:57 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 15:07 UTC
Objects:Caldwell 33
Plate solved: Yes
Equipment:SW Esprit 120, Field flattener, IDAS D2 filter, ZWO ASI071 camera, SW EQ6-R mount
Exposure:128 x 30 sec
Location:Cheshire UK
Observer:Graham Beamson
Target name:C33, The Eastern Veil Nebula in Cygnus
Files associated with this observation:
28
Title: Close Up of StarEx Spectrograph
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:55 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:56 UTC
Objects:Equipment
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
29
Title: SW Esprit 120 with StarEx Spectrograph
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:54 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:55 UTC
Objects:Equipment
Plate solved: Overridden
Observer:Graham Beamson
plate_solution_flag:2
Files associated with this observation:
30
Title: Rolling Roof Observatory
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:51 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:52 UTC
Objects:Observatory
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
31
Title: Saturn 2026-08-19 R-IR
Uploaded by: Jim Tomney
Observation time: 2026 Aug 19 – 20:52 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:45 UTC
Objects:Saturn
Plate solved: No
Equipment:250mm f/6 Newtonian, QHY5III462 OSC, Baader 685, Tele Vue 2.5x Powermate
Location:Towson, MD US
Observer:Jim Tomney
Target name:Saturn
Files associated with this observation:
32
Title: Saturn 2026-08-19 WL + Luminance
Uploaded by: Jim Tomney
Observation time: 2026 Aug 19 – 09:21 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 14:41 UTC
Objects:Saturn
Plate solved: No
Equipment:250mm f/6 Newtonian, QHY5III462 OSC, Tele Vue 2.5x Powermate, UV/IR Block filter
Location:Towson, MD US
Observer:Jim Tomney
Target name:Saturn
Files associated with this observation:
33
Title: NGC6802 Open Cluster in Vulpecula
Uploaded by: Alan Thomas
Observation time: 2026 Aug 19 – 21:18 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 11:22 UTC
Objects:NGC6802
Plate solved: No
Equipment:PlaneWave CDK24 24 inch f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph, FLI ProLine KAF-16803 CCD camera, 10Micron GM4000 robotic German equatorial mount
Exposure:2min.
Location:Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife
Observer:Alan Thomas
Target name:NGC6802 Open Cluster in Vulpecula
Files associated with this observation:
34
Title: NGC6995 - Narrowband composite.
Uploaded by: Adam Rawlinson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 19 – 22:30 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 10:41 UTC
Objects:NGC6995
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Primaluce 90ED Refractor, QHY Combi8 CCD
Exposure:240sec L 240sec O 240sec S 240sec Ha
Location:Sandhurst Kent
Observer:Adam Rawlinson
Target name:NGC6995
Files associated with this observation:
35
Title: Saturn 20th August
Uploaded by: Peter Tickner
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 00:58 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 10:37 UTC
Objects:Saturn
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Player One Uranus-M, Player One Uranus-C, Sunobserver eADC, Siebert 1.3x Ultra Barlow, TS 3x Barlow, Chroma luminance and Optalong 685 nm IR pass filters, 12inch f/5 Newtonian, Mesu E200 Mk 2 Mount
Location:urban Berkshire
Observer:Peter Tickner
Target name:Saturn IR and colour combined 20th August
Files associated with this observation:
36
Title: Saturn animation 20th August
Uploaded by: Peter Tickner
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 00:30 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 10:33 UTC
Objects:Saturn
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Player One Uranus-M, Optalong 685 nm long pass filter, Sunobserver eADC, Siebert 1.3x Ultra Barlow, TS 3x Barlow, 12inch f/5 Newtonian, Mesu E200 Mk 2 Mount
Location:urban Berkshire
Observer:Peter Tickner
Target name:Saturn 28 minutes apart
Files associated with this observation:
37
Title: The Snow Globe Nebula
Uploaded by: Jonathon Elliott
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 00:10 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 09:28 UTC
Objects:NGC6781
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Askar 203apo at f7, Ioptron CEM120EC, Asi6200mm pro -10, Antlia 3nn Ha and Oiii filters
Exposure:30mins Ha and 30mins Oiii combined
Location:Gloucester bortle 7
Observer:Jonathon Elliott
Target name:Snow Globe Nebula
Files associated with this observation:
38
Title: Fourth contact
Uploaded by: Steve Knight
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 18:39 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 07:56 UTC
Objects:Eclipse, The Sun
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Canon 90D, SQA55
Location:68° 24' N 26° 28' W
Observer:Steve Knight
Target name:Fourth contact
Files associated with this observation:
39
Title: Plate solve test only
Uploaded by: Mike Harlow
Observation time: 2026 Aug 20 – 05:39 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 20 – 05:40 UTC
Plate solved: No
Observer:Mike Harlow
Files associated with this observation:
40
Title: Chromosphere at Totality
Uploaded by: Tim Haymes
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 19:34 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 19:59 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Canon R7, 500mm Lens
Exposure:1/500 at iso400 F/9
Location:Scoresby Sund, Greenland
Observer:Tim Haymes
Target name:Sun
Files associated with this observation:
41
Title: Saturn 20260818
Uploaded by: kevin kell
Observation time: 2026 Aug 18 – 08:53 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 17:13 UTC
Objects:Saturn
Plate solved: No
Equipment:C9.25, x1.5barlow, zwoasi585mc, uv/ir filter
Exposure:16ms
Location:SCGO Yarker Ontario Canada
Observer:kevin kell
Target name:Saturn
Files associated with this observation:
42
Title: LBN534 and vdb158
Uploaded by: Simon Paul Davis
Observation time: 2026 Aug 10 – 22:20 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 16:00 UTC
Objects:LBN 534, VdB 158
Plate solved: No
Equipment:Seestar S50
Exposure:900 x 30s EQ mode
Location:Hampshire
Observer:Simon Paul Davis
Target name:LBN534
Files associated with this observation:
43
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 19:32 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:49 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
44
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 19:22 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:48 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
45
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 19:13 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:45 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
46
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 19:08 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:43 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
47
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 18:58 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:40 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
48
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 18:47 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:39 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
49
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 18:32 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:36 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
50
Title: Partial Solar Eclipse, 12 August 2026
Uploaded by: Graham Beamson
Observation time: 2026 Aug 12 – 18:24 UTC
Upload time: 2026 Aug 19 – 14:34 UTC
Objects:The Sun, Eclipse
Plate solved: No
Observer:Graham Beamson
Files associated with this observation:
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