Summer at Jodrell Plank

Summer Milky Way and the Summer Triangle asterism over the Jodrell Plank Observatory - Credit Jody McSquint-Fleming - Canon 600DSLR with EOS  lens at f=18mm - ISO3200 stacked 10 second lights.

" Nice to see the Summer Triangle rising in the east over the Jodrell Plank Observatory. Jody was out and about carrying out some maintenance tasks when she noticed the Milky Way had climbed high enough to image. According to Jody she didn't even bother to go get a tripod but just propped the camera against a brick and set the DSLR to take bursts of 10 x 10 second images. What a woman! 

We better call in a contractor to trim that hedge! 

I noticed that the planets Jupiter and Saturn are now visible but only from the upper windows of the Jodrell Plank Observatory Visitor Centre. I managed to take a handheld image of the pair of planets this week when they skimmed the roof tops at midnight. Later in the week I went to nearby Corton Cliffs and captured some images of Jupiter and Saturn as they became visible close to the horizon and over the North Sea." - Kurt Thrust acting CEO and current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.

Images taken from Corton Cliffs Lowestoft with a Canon 600D DSLR at f=18mm 10x10sec lights stacked. ISo1600 and 3200. Credit: Kurt Thrust