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On the Aran Island of Inis Oirr, the Plassy ship wreck has been beached for over 60 years on the South side of the Island. I was scouting locations for a Milky Way Arc, and the ship wreck seemed to line up with a full 180 degree sky during a trip in March. When I got there from the Doolin boat a few weeks later, I found that it didn't fully fill the frame to the East, and that a more close up approach was needed. With the light house spreading some light pollution from a few Kilometers away, I...

This has been a productive year where I managed to get multiple nights out on the West coast shooting some iconic foregrounds. In January I went back to Three Castle Head Cork to try and get Cygnus over the Castle Towers, with the Lake in the foreground. This is 24 minutes of Sky with added Hydrogen Alpha data of 40 minutes, blended with a four minute foreground shot for the Lake and Castle Towers. Cygnus is the Latin name for the Swan, so with the Lake in the foreground, the title seems appropriate.

Initially postponed due to Storm Eowyn, the festival is back on for the 8th of Feb. I'll be exhibiting my latest from 2024, in framed format with prints available. 2024 was a great year with a Total Solar Eclipse, 2 Aurora outbursts, and some Wild Atlantic Way Coastal nightscapes to show too. Hopefully see you there. More details are here in the website: https://www.galwayastronomyclub.ie/astrofest-2025/    

I'll be exhibiting at Art Source in the RDS Dublin for the first time this November. I'll be part of 100 artists showing their work over the three days. My work will be showing pictures from Aurora to Deep Sky Galaxies. Prints will be available on the stand, and framed pictures on sale too. You'll find me at L17 in the Serpentine hall. https://www.artsource.ie/

Having taken my annual holidays in Ireland in August, I followed the Sun around the country and managed a few night shoots. Here is a 4 pane mosaic from Dunquin Pier on the Dingle Peninsula Kerry. This is a a very popular daytime spot and is always busy with photographers around Sunset. It doubles up as an excellent location for a night shoot, given the wonderful foreground, but its also in a very dark sky area, with almost zero light pollution, which allows good detail of the stars and Milky Way to be captured. The Green of the Air Glow...