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January 2014 Update: "Cosmic Vistas: The Universe in Colour" talk at the Galway Astronomy Festival 2014 (City of Stars)

On the 1st of February 2014, I'll be giving my Cosmic Vistas: The Universe in Colour talk at the Galway Astronomy Festival 2014. I'll have the large 30x20 framed images of the award winning "Rho Ophiuchi and Orion Nebulae", as well as some of the smaller 15x15 images on view. This promises to be a great day out with a variety of speakers giving lectures, workshops, and trade stands on view. Links/Resources Galway Astronomy Club website A great promo video for the Galway Astronomy Festival can be viewed here.

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September 2013 Update: Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae take 2nd place @ the "Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013" competition!

I'm thrilled to report that my 'Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae' picture (also for sale on this site!) was awarded 2nd place in the Deep Space category of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 competition, which I'm literally over the moon about! :)All the winning pictures can be seen on the 2013 Winners page.The BBC also have a wonderful 6-minute compilation video on their Science & Environment page, showing a number of the winners (and the music soundtrack includes a Manics song which is extra cool!) - my 'Rho Ophiuchi and Antares Nebulae' picture is shown in the video from 3:33->3:43.Congrats to all the winners and...

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October 2012 Update: My M45 photo published in the "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" book!

My Pleiades (M45) picture can be seen in the Royal Observatory Greenwich's "Astronomy Photographer of the Year" book on page 169!You can learn more about the book on their website - there's also a great 50% off offer on the Amazon.co.uk site for the Hardcover version (so it is priced at only £12.50!) - the link is here.

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