Astrophotographs displayed in this section are taken and composed by members of the Gibraltar Astronomical Society and are displayed with the consent of the artists concerned.
by Ana Russo 5 January 2014, 14:02 local time (13:02 UTC)
by Ana Russo These images of Comet Pan-STARRS were taken on 13 March 2013 at 21:40 and 21:41 respectively. It was a small comet that could be seen in the evening sky over the mountains across the Bay of Gibraltar and avidly followed by the Comet Section of the Society for just over 2 weeks. For further information on this comet please refer to our Comet page here.
Solar Active Region AR 2192
by Ana Russo
22 October 2014, 17:00 local time (15:00 UTC) AR 2192 is a very active region of the Sun, producing many solar flares. The size of the active region is comparable to the planet Jupiter. Afocal |