Solar System Gallery's

A selection of solar system images from La Société Guernesiaise Astronomy Section, Guernsey.

All the pictures were taken in Guernsey, unless otherwise stated.

All images are Copyright © 1992-2022, and may ONLY be reproduced with permission.

The Moon

Moon CCD Mosaic 1990s by Daniel Cave Moon CCD Mosaic by Daniel Cave
Moon detail 2001 August 10 by David Le Conte Moon Detail by David Le Conte
Moon detail 2001 August 10 by David Le Conte Moon Detail by David Le Conte
Moon with plane 2005 August 11 by Paul Gavey Moon with plane by Paul Gavey
Moon detail 2005 August 28 by Paul Gavey Moon Detail by Paul Gavey
Third Quarter Moon 2007 August 05 by Paul Gave Third Quarter Moon by Paul Gavey
Moon rising over Jethou with Island Sky 2007 August 29 by Paul Gavey Moon Rising by Paul Gavey
Crescent Moon 2008 February 09 by Paul Gavey Crescent Moon by Paul Gavey
First Quarter Moon 2008 February 13 by Paul Gavey First Quarter Moon by Paul Gravey
Moon with plane 2008 June 08 by Paul Gavey Moon with plane by Paul Gavey
Moon with plane 2008 July 27 by Paul Gave Moon with plane by Paul Gavey
Full Moon rising over sea 2010 June 26 by Paul Gavey Full Moon Rising by Paul Gavey
Full Moon rising over Castle Cornet 2011 April 17 by Paul Gavey Full Moon Rising by Paul Gavey
Full Moon 2011 April 17 by Paul Gavey Full Moon by Paul Gavey
De La Rue crater (named after Guernseyman Warren De La Rue) Webcam images stacked March 2012 by Colin Gaudion De La Rue Crater by Colin Gaudion
Moon detail 2012 May 01 by David Le Conte Moon Detail by David Le Conte
Moon with plane 2012 May 28 by Paul Gavey Moon with plane by Paul Gavey

Lunar Eclipses

Lunar Eclipse 1996 April 3/4 by Daniel Cave Lunar Eclipse by Daniel Cave
Lunar eclipse 2004 May 04 by David Le Conte Lunar Eclipse by David Le Conte
Lunar eclipse 2004 May 04 by David Le Conte Lunar Eclipse by David Le Conte
Lunar eclipse 2004 October 27/28 by David Le Conte Lunar eclipse by David Le Conte
Sequence of 15 images of Lunar eclipse 2004 October 27/28 by David Le Conte Sequence of Lunar eclipse by David Le Conte
Lunar eclipse sequence 2007 March 03/04 by Paul Gavey Lunar eclipse sequence by Paul Gavey

Lunar Occultations

Occultation of Saturn 2007 May 22 by David Le Conte Occultation of Saturn by David Le Conte
Occultation of Saturn 2007 May 22 by David Le Conte Occultation of Saturn by David Le Conte
Occultation of Venus with Jupiter 2008 December 01 by Paul Gavey Occultation of Venus by Paul Gavey

Solar Eclipses

Partial solar eclipse 1996 October 12 Guernsey by David Le Conte Solar Eclipse by David Le Conte
Solar Corona 1998 February 28 Venezuela by David Le Conte Total Solar Eclipse by David Le Conte
Diamond Ring 1998 February 28 Venezuela by David Le Conte Diamond Ring by David Le Conte
Partial phase 1999 August 11 Alderney by Anthony Le Conte Solar Eclipse by Anthony Le Conte
Diamond Ring and Bailys Beads 1999 August 11 Alderney by Anthony Le Conte Solar Eclipse by Anthony Le Conte
Partial solar eclipse 2011 January 04 Guernsey by David Le Conte Solar Eclipse by David Le Conte

Transit of Venus

The transit of Venus 2004 June 08 by David Le Conte (sidereostat image) The Transit of Venus by David Le Conte
The transit of Venus 2004 June 08 by Paul Gavey (projected onto card) The Transit of Venus by Paul Gavey
The transit of Venus 2004 June 08 by David Le Conte (sidereostat image) The Transit of Venus by David Le Conte

Comets

Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 March 28 Tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave Comet Hale Bopp by Daniel Cave
Comet Hale Bopp 1997 March 28 by Daniel Cave Comet Hale Bopp by Daniel Cave
Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 by Daniel Cave Comet Hale Bopp by Daniel Cave
Comet Hale Bopp 1997 Tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave Comet Hale Bopp by Daniel Cave
Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 by David Le Conte Comet Hale Bopp by David Le Conte
Comet Hale-Bopp and La Longue Rocque Guernsey 1997 by David Le Conte Comet Hale Bopp by David Le Conte
Nucleus of Comet Hale Bopp 1997 CCD image by Daniel Cave Comet Hale Bopp by Daniel Cave
Comet Holmes 2007 October 30 by David Le Conte Comet Holmes by David Le Conte
Comet Hartley 2010 October 10 by David Le Conte Comet Hartley by David Le Conte
Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) (in the glare of the Airport lights) 2013 November 13 by David Le Conte Comet ISON (C/2012 S1) by David Le Conte
Comet Lovejoy (C2013 R1) 2013 December 09 by David Le Conte Comet Lovejoy (C2013 R1) by David Le Conte
Comet Lovejoy (C2014 Q2) 2015 January 18 by Chris McKane Comet Lovejou (C2014 Q2) by Chris McKane
It was taken with a Canon 5D MK4, 200mm lens, at f/2.8 and ISO 400. 20 exposures at 150 seconds. Taken on L'Ancresse Common on 16th July 2020 Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) L'Ancresse Common on 16th July 2020
Rousse at 200mm F2.8 through a DSLR on a tracking mount by Matt Skillet Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) Taken at Rousse

Mars

Mars tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave 21 March 1997 Mars tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave
Mars tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave 22 March 1997 Mars tri-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave

Meteors

Draconid meteor 2011 October 08 by David Le Conte Draconid meteor by David Le Conte
Three Perseid meteors 2013 August 12 by David Le Conte Three Perseid meteors by David Le Conte

Jupiter

Jupiter 2005 June 07 by David Le Conte Jupiter by David Le Conte
Jupiter with Uranus 2010 October 08 by David Le Conte Jupiter with Uranus by David Le Conte
Jupiter with shadow of Io 2010 October 10 by David Le Conte Jupiter with Io Shadow by David Le Conte
Jupiter with the Galilean moons 2011 September 27 from left Io, Callisto, Europa, Ganymede by David Le Conte Jupiter with Moons by David Le Conte

Saturn

Saturn 1997 December 28 quad-colour CCD image by Daniel Cave Saturn by Daniel Cave
Saturn 2007 April 07 by Paul Gavey Saturn by Paul Gavey

Conjunctions

Venus, the Moon, and the Pleiades 2007 April 19 by Paul Gavey Venus, the Moon, and the Pleiades by Paul Gavey
Moon and Pleiades 2007 April 19 by Paul Gavey Moon and Pleiades by Paul Gavey
Moon, Venus and Jupiter 2008 December 01 by Paul Gavey Moon, Venus and Jupiter by Paul Gavey
Venus and Jupiter 2012 March 14 by David Le Conte Venus and Jupiter by David Le Conte
Moon and Venus 2012 March 26 by David Le Conte Moon and Venus by David Le Conte
Moon, Venus and Jupiter 2012 March 26 by David Le Conte Moon, Venus and Jupiter by David Le Conte
Venus and the Pleiades 2012 April 02 by David Le Conte Venus and the Pleiades by David Le Conte
Moon, Venus and Jupiter 2015 June 19 by David Le Conte Moon, Venus and Jupiter by David Le Conte

The Sun

Photographed in Ha (*656.28nm/0.8 A bandpass) Sun's Chromosphere Taken at Guernsey Observatory
Photographed in Ha Sun's Chromoshpere Taken at Guernsey Observatory