2024/25

Colour photo of the first quater moon.
First quarter Moon by Sara
Centered colour photo of the sun during a partial eclipse. Some sunspots are visible.
Partial Eclipse by Jamie using CMOS camera and solar filtered 400mm Newtonian telescope.
Wobberly colour video of the sun. Some sunspots are visible. A blurry ISS travels from right to left.
ISS transit by Jamie using CMOS camera and solar filtered 400mm Newtonian telescope.
Zoomed in photo of the moon. Mare Nectaris is in the center.
Moon by Jamie using CMOS camera and 400mm Newtonian telescope.
Colour photo of Saturn. The rings and moon Titan can be seen.
Saturn by Jamie using CMOS camera and 400mm Newtonian telescope.
Colour photo of Andromeda galaxy. Satellite galaxy M110 and surrounding stars can also be seen.
Andromeda by Eugene using a Canon 70D DSLR camera and Star Adventure GTI motorised mount.
Colour photo of Jupiter. Moons Europa and Ganymede can also been seen.
Jupiter by Jamie using CMOS camera and 400mm Newtonian telescope.
A crowd of students around telescopes lit by red torches. Above the treeline, the Plough constellation can be seen.
The Plough and a stargazing social by Abdullah using DSLR camera

2023/24

Photo of the Whirlpool galaxy. The Seestar interface footer shows some technical infomation.
Whirlpool galaxy by Emily using a ZWO Seestar s50 smart telescope.
Photo of Bode's galaxy. The Seestar interface has labeled the galaxy and shown technical infomation in the footer.
Bode's galaxy by Emily using a ZWO Seestar s50 smart telescope.
Two students lit up by a torch underneath a colourful aurora.
Aurora by Nidhi.
A cresent moon.
Moon by Megan.
Colourful aurora above the treeline.
Aurora by Oliver.
Orion nebula photo in colour.
Orion nebula by Linus.
Pleiadies star cluster with surrounding nebula in cool blue colours.
Pleiadies by Linus.
Long exposure art of letters spelling SpaceSoc. A faint glow of aurora can be seen in the background.
Long-exposure art by Rachel.
Aurora and stars.
Aurora by Abdullah.
A crowd of students are looking for aurora. Some students have cameras and torches.
Aurora hunting by James.
The silhouettes of two students and the treeline contrast the light pollution and aurora in the sky.
Aurora by Steven.
A nearly full moon photo.
Moon by Finley.

2022/23

Milky Way galaxy above mountains.
Milky Way by Abdullah
The sun behind clouds during a partial solar eclipse.
Partial Eclipse by Linus.
Colour photo of Orion Nebula.
Orion Nebula by Linus.
Long exposure, stacked photo of Andromeda galaxy and M110.
Andromeda and M110 galaxies by Linus.
Processed photo of Pleiadies star cluster and surrounding blue dust.
Pleiadies star cluster by Eugene.
Nearly full moon.
Moon by Christopher.
False colour photo of the sun. The edge appears brighter than the center. IDK why.
Sun by Christopher.
Milky Way galaxy. The ground cannot be seen.
Milky Way galaxy by Eugene.

2021/22

Almost full moon.
Moon by Jamie using a 400mm Newtonian telescope and phone camera.
Oversaturated white stars of pleiades.
Pleiades star cluster by Jamie using a 400mm Newtonian telescope and phone camera.

2020/21

Sorry! We have no stargazing photos for this year. 2020 was a difficult year for societies!

2019/20

Bright comet over a lake and trees. The sky and scenery is lit up by twilight.
Comet Neowise by Oliver.

2018/19

A crowd of people outside the Herschel museum. A student is smiling back at the camera.
Stargazing at the Herschel musuem by Bath Astronomers.
Several students stand in a dark field aroung a telescope.
Stargazing by William.

2017/18

Three students sit in the library playing Kerbal Space Program on a large monitor.
Kerbal Space Program in the library by William.
Dark cloudy skys above city lights, a camera on a tripod and a field in the foreground.
Waiting for the clouds to pass by William.

2016/17

Two students smile at the camera while Buzz Aldrin signs the book 'No Dream is too High'.
SpaceSoc meets Buzz Aldrin for a book signing by Sam.

Want to add your stargazing photo here? Send your photo and caption to su-spacesoc@bath.ac.uk. File too big? Contact a committee member to transfer the photo.