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@minnican.com
Devoted hubby of @TMinnican. Home educator. Amateur astronomer. Studying MSc Physics (Astrophysics with Space Science). FRAS, SPA and Green Party member. #Pagan www.minnican.com
Wow! A beautiful fireball captured on our zenith-facing AuroraCam in south Lincolnshire overnight. Green hue and a persistent ionisation train lasting well over a minute 🔭🧪
December 20, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Wow! A beautiful fireball captured on our zenith-facing AuroraCam in south Lincolnshire overnight. Green hue and a persistent ionisation train lasting well over a minute 🔭🧪
The Sun at 13:00 UTC. Just 13° above the horizon from my location in the UK. Sunspots 4294 and 4296 give the impression of one behemoth sunspot, rivalling Carrington's of 1859. If we're lucky, or unfortunate, it will unleash a large X-ray solar flare this coming week, causing spectacular aurora 🔭🧪
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Sun at 13:00 UTC. Just 13° above the horizon from my location in the UK. Sunspots 4294 and 4296 give the impression of one behemoth sunspot, rivalling Carrington's of 1859. If we're lucky, or unfortunate, it will unleash a large X-ray solar flare this coming week, causing spectacular aurora 🔭🧪
A second night of aurora, albeit less intense. The clouds amplify the effect by forward-scattering the auroral light towards the viewer on the ground. Here's 5-hours squished into 1-minute 🔭🧪😊
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A second night of aurora, albeit less intense. The clouds amplify the effect by forward-scattering the auroral light towards the viewer on the ground. Here's 5-hours squished into 1-minute 🔭🧪😊
An X5-class solar flare erupted from the sun towards Earth yesterday and it hit the magnetosphere with a wallop overnight. The result was a severe geomagnetic storm. The aurora was so bright, it was visible through the clouds. Here's 3-hours, squished into 60s, of what you may have missed. Enjoy 🔭🧪☺️
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 AM
An X5-class solar flare erupted from the sun towards Earth yesterday and it hit the magnetosphere with a wallop overnight. The result was a severe geomagnetic storm. The aurora was so bright, it was visible through the clouds. Here's 3-hours, squished into 60s, of what you may have missed. Enjoy 🔭🧪☺️
A nice sporadic meteor captured in the early hours. Yes, that is the Moon. Details can be found here: archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025... 🔭🧪😊
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
A nice sporadic meteor captured in the early hours. Yes, that is the Moon. Details can be found here: archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2025... 🔭🧪😊
I'm never convinced my Dobsonian is focused perfectly when imaging so I'm printing a 305mm (12") Bahtinov mask to reassure me. I find the process mesmerising and spend far too long watching it. Credit to "@michelegz" for this design. 🔭🧪
November 4, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I'm never convinced my Dobsonian is focused perfectly when imaging so I'm printing a 305mm (12") Bahtinov mask to reassure me. I find the process mesmerising and spend far too long watching it. Credit to "@michelegz" for this design. 🔭🧪
Whilst out photographing Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon this evening I happened to see a rocket fuel dump move from west to south. Here's a short video from one of the AuroraCams 🔭🧪🚀
October 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Whilst out photographing Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon this evening I happened to see a rocket fuel dump move from west to south. Here's a short video from one of the AuroraCams 🔭🧪🚀
Forgive the wobbly video, but I thought I'd show you what I see when I look at Jupiter through the eyepiece in the day. The video, taken this morning with my Pixel 8 Pro, was handheld, as I've mislaid my mount. It's still cool to see the planets against a hazy, blue sky with the sun on my back. 🔭🧪
October 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Forgive the wobbly video, but I thought I'd show you what I see when I look at Jupiter through the eyepiece in the day. The video, taken this morning with my Pixel 8 Pro, was handheld, as I've mislaid my mount. It's still cool to see the planets against a hazy, blue sky with the sun on my back. 🔭🧪