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Chris Jones

@salopchris.bsky.social

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A casual photographer, very amateur astrophotographer with keen interest in astronomy, space and weather. Born and living in the beautiful English county of Shropshire, a proud Salopian.

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Nov 17

One of my favourite images I've taken, the International Space Station transiting the moon. A rare night when it all came together.
#astronomy #astrophotography #moon #spacestation

16 rapid burst photos to capture the 1.7 second transit of the International Space Station across the face of moon back in January 2022

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · 6d

A few of September's astro highlights with the dwarf3 smartscope.
The collage contains Andromeda galaxy, the Coathanger, the Teddy Bear, Pacman, Horsehead & Flame & Dark Shark nebula
Its an amazing device👍
#smarttelescope #astrophotography 🔭

Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · 23d

Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire, a beautiful place to stop for a visit in the Cotswolds.
#photography #nationaltrust #photohour

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Sep 5

M31, Andromeda Galaxy our closest galactic neighbour at 2.5 million light years away
Every star you see is in our own milkyway
#astronomy #astrophotography 🔭
#dwarf3 #smartscope

A view of Andromeda, M31, crossing the frame in a diagonal aspect, shot with a smart telescope, the Dwarflabs Dwarf 3,
1 hr 55 minutes of data, each shot 60 seconds exposure, 60 gain, Astro filter, and under a nearly full moon

Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 26

Fortunatley, after a long wait, the moon found the gap
My first view this cycle and its 12.5% lit waxing crescent
#astronomy #moon 🔭

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 12

Youbgot the timing right 👍

Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 12

Nice 👍, I did look but clouds won here

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 10

Heres the original pic used to get the contrail illuminated, plus the moon shot was added to get something similar to the visual scene, 👍

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 10

It is supppsed to describe the scene and helps the algorithm, I like to look at it if posted for more info, its a good place to put settings without cluttering up the main post, would help if it made sense though 😂

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 10

Lol, that'll stop the AI agents 😉 #fatfingers

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 9

The full sturgeon moon, and a passing contrail
#astronomy #moonart #moon

Composite of two images shot witg tge exooaure for full moon and longer exposure for the clouds and contrail

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 7

Trwyn Du Lighthouse, Penmon Point, Anglesey, Wales

Off the coast of Angkesey, a fisherman cast his line, with the lighthouse as a backdrop

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 5

This is Caldwell 11, the bubble nebula that really looks like its name when zoomed in.
With the nearby scorpion cluster, M52, also in frame on the left and NGC7538 emission nebula on the right, home to a protostar that is the size of 300 solar systems!!! (wiki)
#astronomy #astrophotograpy

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 3

This is the crescent nebula C27 located at the heart of the constellation of Cygnus,
Formed by strong stellar wind of HD192163, a Wolf Rayet star, a hot old massive star rapidly losing mass.
#astronomy #astrophotograpy

Image show the nebula C27, a nebula in the shape of an expanfding bubble near the centre of Cygnus
1 hour 6 minutes of data at 30 seconds exp , 60 gain, duo filter

Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 3

It's a banger Pete 😉, a difficult object for the little dwarf, but well done for getting on it, any supernova to report?

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Aug 1

#StormHour #PhotoHour

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 29

Just need a break in the weather, I had six targets, but i captured before the starting day, so deleted my post, still I have the shots to add to new versions 😉
And yes, due to its "simplicity" once you start, you just can't stop😂

Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 29

Check out the summer challenge, 20 targets on there, some out of reach admittedly for us, but plenty of others, some youve done recently 👍

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 29

Astonished, even from the first shot, so much colour, but it is in my darkest sky, looking over to mid wales, but considering elevation, well pleased 👍

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 29

M8, the lagoon nebula, first time I've imaged this, Its the 2nd brightest nebula in the night sky, it was only 11 degrees high and doesn't get much higher for me, so I'm pretty pleased with how the Dwarf 3 smartscope caught this, all in just 9 minutes 30 seconds of data
#astronomy 🔭 #smarttelescope

M8, the lagoon nebula in Sagitarius, low on the horizon, the bright red hydrogen emission nebula, on visible in the summer months, close to the core of the milkyway
30s 60g Duo-band eq mode, dwarf3

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thanks, yes, I've passed that way many, many times, my father-in-law(many years retired) owned a textile shop, located just 30 yards behind that shot 😉👍

Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 28

A view looking down Market Street to the Market clock tower, Shrewsbury, passing through the centuries in building architecture
#photography #Shrewsbury

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 27

Yes the real thing, I think the diesel unit behind it was doing most of the work though

Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 26

The Flying Scotsman, chugging through Shropshire on the re-opening day of the Severn Valley Railway from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth
#svr #locomotive

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 15

The little #Dwarf3 #smartscope has been busy in July, and even under a full moon the scope has been superb and such a joy to use 👍
The Heart and Soul nebulas.
The Elephants Trunk nebula and Pacman nebula

Processed in Dwarflabs Stellar Studio, PSexpress and Snapseed
#Astrophotography #Astronomy

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Chris Jones @salopchris.bsky.social · Jul 15

Once the weather improves, you'll be itching to get back into it, also if you shoot the same target on another night, you can combine all the data from each session on megastack feature, imagine 20 hours on a single target, just like proper astro!!! 😉

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