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Astro Nights

Scotland Astronomy Evenings

Join Eat Sleep Wild for an Astro Night from our home base in Argyll or in any of Scotland’s dark sky areas.

We’re excited to bring Mark’s vast experience in astronomy and astrophotography to Eat Sleep Wild’s collection of adventures. Eat Sleep Wild, after dark!

Our astronomy nights are all about shared enjoyment. We want to share with you:

  • Visual observations with our 12” Meade SCT reflector telescope. See Jupiter’s moons and Saturn’s rings with your own eyes.
  • Astrophotography with our William Optics FLT132 refractor telescope. You can even bring your own photographic equipment – capture a detailed picture of Andromeda, learn easy photo processing tricks, and have an image to take home with you that you’ll treasure forever.
  • Observe and photograph the Northern Lights / Aurora Borealis.
  • Watch meteor showers, view celestial objects, and generally enjoy a great evening of stargazing, taking advantage of Scotland’s amazing dark sky sites.

We’ll also up the ante with a great atmosphere including:

  • All the hot tea and coffee you can drink
  • A well-fed fire pit for keeping warm and convivial chat

These evenings usually run over winter to take advantage of Scotland’s long nights.

COMET C-2022 E3ZTF – WO FLT 132 – CANON 6D Mk 2 – Stacked 5, 120s @ ISO800
M31 – ANDROMEDA GALAXY – WO FLT 132 – CANON 6D Mk 2 – Stacked 66, 120s @ ISO800 – 2.5 MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
M42 – ORION NEBULA – WO FLT 132 – CANON 2000D (Astro Modified) – Stacked 15, 120s @ ISO1600 – 1344 LIGHT YEARS AWAY
SKYSCAPE LOOKING SOUTH – CANON EOS2000D – 15mm FISHEYE – ISO800 F2.8 20s
NORTHERN LIGHTS – CANON EOS2000D DSLR – 15mm EF Fisheye – ISO800 F2.8 20s
WILLIAM OPTIC FLT 132 & EQ8-RH PRO AUTO GUIDED EQUATORIAL MOUNT
NGC2403 – WO FLT 132 – CANON 6D Mk 2 – Stacked 22, 120s @ ISO800 – 8 MILLION LIGHT YEARS AWAY
WILLIAM OPTIC FLT 132 & EQ8-RH PRO AUTO GUIDED EQUATORIAL MOUNT
iPHONE 14 PRO MAX 24mm F1.78 1.0s ISO 12500
WILLIAM OPTIC FLT 132 & EQ8-RH PRO AUTO GUIDED EQUATORIAL MOUNT
DIGITAL IMAGING HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER
LIVE VIEW MODE OF TELESCOPE & AUTOMATIC PICTURE STACKING
aurora borealis

INSPIRED ?…..

Join Us for an Astro Night

Held at our home base in Argyll and in other dark sky sites across Scotland. We’ll bring the telescopes, you bring a warm coat and a thirst for knowledge.

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