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GaryLevers
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UK based amateur #photographer just sharing a few pictures that I've taken. All my own #photos unless reposts. If you see something you like please take a look through my other images
Anything #space 🔭 #wildlife 🦉 #cycling 🚴 and #fishing 🎣
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A wide field image of the Wizard Nebula shown here in the HOO palette with RGB stars
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace #astro
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Yes. Here's the kit. Samyang 135mm lens, astro camera, tracking mount, guide camera & ASIAir
November 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Here is my latest image, the Question Mark Nebula and the Little Rosette Nebula.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace
#astro
A star forming region in the shape of a question mark. shown here in the HOO palette of deep reds and oranges.
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Here is my latest image, taken from the dark skies of La Palma using a dedicated astro camera and 135mm Lens. The Seagull Nebula, a large nebula found between the constellations Monoceros and Canis Major.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #deepspace #astro
November 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Red deer stag on moorland
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography
Large male red deer on moorland in late afternoon sun. facing towards the camera, antlers high and bellowing as a display of his dominance
October 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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The Cygnus Loop, also known as the Veil Nebula. A supernova remnant in the constellation Cygnus shown here in the HOO palette.
Taken from the dark skies of La Palma
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #galaxy #deepspace
#astro
October 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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The Milky Way over Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma.

#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #space #milkyway
October 27, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The Pleiades in Taurus is among the nearest Messier objects to Earth at about 444 light years.
Hot blue luminous stars formed within the last 100 million years illuminate the interstellar dust to create a reflection nebula
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #deepspace #astro
October 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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The tiny Eurasian Wren
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birding #birds
A small, chestnut-brown bird perched on a wooden post against a smooth bokeh background
October 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Raven in flight.
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birding #birds
A large black bird against a mottled green background
October 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Came across this majestic Red Deer on a walk this weekend
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography
Large male red deer in the autumn coloured long grass and bracken.
October 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Some of today's solar activity.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Today's sun in h-alpha. The two main Sunspot regions visible plus some nice filaments
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
September 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Short timelapse of this morning's sun showing it's dynamism plus an annoying dust moat in the image train
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
September 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Another attempt last night on The Elephant Trunk Nebula in Cepheus. I combined Ha data with the red filter channel to produce this HaRGB integration.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #space #nebula #deepspace
#astro
September 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Today's sun in h-alpha. Sunspot region 4197 has 50 sunspots within it
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
A portion of the sun in a golden colour with sunspots showing as white spots. Around the limb are small prominences
August 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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A little macro for Monday. Common blue damselfly (I think 🤔)
#macro #photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography
Flying insect with slender body and spindly legs. Delicate wings have elaborate veins. Blue in colour against a green background of foliage
August 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Image of this afternoon's sun through hydrogen alpha telescope. Inverted and false colour.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
August 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Another photograph of a Common Hawker Dragonfly in flight.
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography
Photograph is of a Dragonfly in flight against a blurred background. facing towards the camera with it's wings forming the letter X.
August 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Common Hawker Dragonfly. Lucky to photograph it mid-flight
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography
August 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Two panel mosaic of today's sun in Hydrogen-Alpha. A few nice sunspot regions present

#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
Half disc of the sun. Mottled surface Yellow/gold colour slowly changing to a red colour along the edge
August 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Today's sun in h-alpha showing nice filaments and Sunspot region. inverted false colour
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
August 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Today's sun in h-alpha showing some nice filaments and prominences.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
July 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Today's sun in inverted h-alpha. More nice filaments and prominences. Sunspot region. Can't get enough of looking at the sun through a scope.
#astronomy #astrophotography #photography #astro #solar #sun
#space
A portion of our sun with colours ranging from deep red through golden oranges to white around the edges. A huge prominence is erupting from the surface against a brown? Colour sky
July 11, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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The bumble bees arrived en masse today to collect nectar from the lavender. Difficult to photograph as they moved frantically from one flower to the next.
#photography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #macro
Large bee with broad bands of yellow & black fuzzy hair. It's drinking the nectar from the purple flowers of a lavender bush Large bee with broad bands of yellow, orange & black fuzzy hair. It's drinking the nectar from the purple flowers of a lavender bush
July 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM