Our Picture of the Month page began with the June 2002 image of a Peacock Butterfly and each month a picture taken by one of us (mainly by Paul but occasionally taken by Lorraine) is selected to be the current months image. The pictures can be of a wide range of subjects but as you can imagine Astronomy, Nature and Butterflies do tend to dominate!
We hope you enjoy the many images and continue to watch out for what images we select for future months and years to come. Paul & Lorraine
2005
January
Taurus the Bull taken using a 28mm lens on 1600 ISO slide film guided for 2 minutes and taken from COAA
February
Waterfall near the start of Glenn Coe in Scotland. The hill behind rises up to Stob nan Cabar at the back.
March
The cliffs of Flamborough Head. The view is towards the North and shows Selwicks Bay and, at upper right, Stottle Bank Nook.
April
Sword of Orion and close up of Trapezium using a webcam and lens/10" telescope
May
Earthshine on the Moon taken on April 10th 2005 at 21:08 BST just as slight haze in the sky began to develop.
June
The Whirlpool galaxy, Messier 51 taken with theCOAA 1/2 mtr telescope
July
The magnificent St Davids Cathedral, SW Wales, viewed from near the lower car park on a glorious hot June day.
August
The wonderful edge on Galaxy NGC 4565 in Coma Berenices taken with the COAA 12" Newtonian telescope and a Canon 300D camera.
September
The 2 Tailed Pasha Butterfly photographed in the Algarve early May 2005.
October
The Humber Bridge from Barton Upon Humber. The full length is 2,220 mtrs and the span between the towers is 1,410 mtrs.
November
Messier 64, also known as the 'Black Eye Galaxy' due to the dark patch of dust near to the centre of the galaxy.
December
Lorraine admiring Kidwelly Castle in South Wales - a stunning castle well worth a visit.
