The source of the #Perseids meteor shower is comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle and the shower has been observed for nearly 2,000 years. Meteors from this stream hit our atmosphere at 59km/s, which is quite swift compared to other showers. #Astronomy #PerseidsMeteorShower

Timelapse of the Summer Triangle and the Milky Way moving overhead from 24 July. Interesting to see how much the sky moves over only 30 minutes. #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Space

A 30-minute star trails shot from 24 July, looking up at Cygnus and the Milky Way passing through the Summer Triangle. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

24th July: The 81% lit #Moon is close to the bright star Antares in Scorpius this evening. Look low to the south-southwest around 23:00 BST (22:00 UT). #Astronomy

The current radiant of the #PerseidsMeteorShower lies between the 'W' of Cassiopeia and M31 - the Andromeda Galaxy. It moves towards Perseus into August. The peak is on the night of 12-13 August. Rates of #Perseids will also be high on 11-12 and 13-14 August. #Astronomy

22nd July: Comet 10P/Tempel is close to the magnitude 4.3 star Epsilon Capricorni this evening. Best viewed to the south after midnight. A telescope needed for this one. #Astronomy

Slightly hazy shot of the night sky last night, looking overhead. Nice to see the Summer Triangle with the Milky Way running through it. The sky is still quite bright here in July. I'll have to wait until August for true darkness once again. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Over the next week, the number of #Perseid meteors seen will be around 1-2 per hour. The rate will improve gradually as we head into August. The peak is on the night of 12-13 August, with high numbers also seen on 11-12 and 13-14 August. #Astronomy #PerseidsMeteorShower

Panorama shot of the bright #NoctilucentClouds display on 2-3 July. #NLC #Astronomy

The number of #Perseid meteors seen over the next week will be around 1-2 per hour. The rate will improve gradually as we head into August. The peak is on the night of 12-13 August. Numbers will also be high on 11-12 and 13-14 August. #Astronomy #PerseidsMeteorShower

Activity has begun for one of the best meteor showers of the year, the #Perseids. Rates will be low until we get into August. The peak is on the night of 12-13 August. Numbers will also be high on 11-12 and 13-14 August. With the Moon out of the way this year, rates should be good. #Astronomy

The 16% lit crescent #Moon is near #Venus this evening, 17th July. Look very low to the west at 22:30 BST (21:30 UT). The pair will be tricky to spot unless you have a good, clear view in that direction. #Astronomy

Activity begins for the #Perseids meteor shower today, 17 July. Rates will be low this month. The peak is on 12-13 August with good rates also on 11-12 and 13-14. With the Moon out of the way this year it should be a good display. #Astronomy #PerseidsMeteorShower

Activity for the #Perseids meteor shower begins tomorrow. Rates during July will be low and then gradually increase next month, leading up to the peak on 12-13 August. #Astronomy #PerseidsMeteorShower

The #AstronomyWeather for my local patch - results for June 2026: Clear sky: 9 nights Partly cloudy sky: 11 nights Overcast sky: 10 nights Despite the light nights I was able to capture various Jupiter, Venus and Moon shots as well as NLCs of course! #AstroWeather #Astronomy #Astrophotography

This evening six years ago I was capturing the splendid comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) above the rooftops. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

Nice one. I remember star trails being one of the first things I wanted to learn when I got my DSLR (a Canon 600D). Here's an early effort from Kielder Observatory on 12 August 2013. Amazingly I'm still using that camera today!

Timelapse from the #NoctilucentClouds display on 8-9 July. The Moon can be seen rising to the right while the NLC display is to the left. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

The 16% lit crescent #Moon is near the Pleiades open cluster in the early hours of tomorrow morning, 11th July. Look to the northeast around 02:00 BST (01:00 UT). #Astronomy

The ISS passing through the Summer Triangle asterism on the night of 9 July. #Astronomy #Astrophotography

A timelapse video of the #NoctilucentClouds display last night, 8-9 July from North Yorkshire. The video covers about 15 minutes of real time. #NLC #Astronomy

Shot of the #NoctilucentClouds display last night, 8-9 July from North Yorkshire. Somewhat hazy conditions reduced the brightness of the NLCs. Nice to see another display though.

9th July: Bright planet #Venus is close to the star Regulus this evening. Look low to the west-northwest around 23:00 BST (22:00 UT). Regulus will be tricky to see in the twilight sky but binoculars will help. #Astronomy

"Behold puny humans, I am your new sky god!" "Now, my first act is to just very quickly check this camera..."

The 48% lit #Moon is near #Saturn in the early hours of tomorrow morning, 8th July. Look to the east from around 01:00 BST (00:00 UT) as they rise. #Astronomy

A shot from the good display of #NoctilucentClouds last night, 2-3 July, showing some nice wave patterns developing. #NLC #Astronomy

Interesting clouds this evening over North Yorkshire 😃 #Weather #StormHour

A timelapse video of the impressive display of #NoctilucentClouds last night, 2-3 July from North Yorkshire. The video covers about 30 minutes of real time. Some nice forms, including rippling waves, were seen in this display. #NLC #Astronomy #Weather #StormHour

3rd July: Activity for the minor Alpha Capricornids meteor shower begins today. Not many will be visible until the peak around 31st July. #Astronomy

29th to 31st: The peak of the minor Alpha Capricornids meteor shower occurs over these dates. Although even during times of peak activity you'll only see less than 5 per hour, the Alpha Capricornids shower often features bright meteors. The Moon interferes this year. #Astronomy