WELCOME !

            THIS WEB SITE CONTAINS A COLLECTION OF ASTROPHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM SCOTLAND PORTRAYING THE WONDERS OF THE SKY AND SPACE ABOVE, TAKEN WITH MODEST TELESCOPE AND CAMERA EQUIPMENT FROM MY BACK GARDEN IN DIGITAL FORMAT USING A SBIG ST2000XM CCD CAMERA AND VARIOUS CANON DSLR CAMERAS. THERE IS ALSO A COLLECTION OF TERRESTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE BEAUTY OF THE SCENERY, WILD (AND NOT SO WILD) LIFE, PLANTS AND FLOWERS ALSO TAKEN USING A CANON 5D AND 10D DSLR.

            

IN ADDITION TO THE PHOTO GALLERIES ARE A MUSIC SECTION FEATURING TRACKS I HAVE PRODUCED AND SOME DJ MIXES WHICH I HAVE MADE WHICH CAN BE PLAYED THROUGH A MEDIA PLAYER AND ARE FREELY DOWNLOADABLE FOR PERSONAL USE. 

 

       I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR VISIT.

 

GORDON MACKAY

EMAIL GORDON@MACKAYPHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK

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Update: 17/04/08

 

      Hi, a few new photos added to the Landscape Gallery today. Most recent photos are at the top of the page.

 

Thanks for visiting!

 

Update: 16/04/08

    

      Hi there, another update to the Comet gallery today. An image of the fading Comet Holmes from 11th January 2008. There are a few star clusters in the image also, namely, Messier 34, NGC1342 and larger still Melotte 20 which is better known as Alpha Persei cluster. Thanks for visiting!

 

Update: 12/04/08

   

      Hi, I’ve added a couple of images to the Milky Way and Star Trail gallery. I was with a couple of fellow astronomers that stay in South Lanarkshire last week for a night under some dark skies at Daer Reservoir. The sky ended up cloud free which provided a sky awash with stars from horizon to horizon and some memorable sights. It turned out a very good night.

 

    Thanks for visiting!

 

Update: 02/03/08

     

Hi there, The web site has had a bit of a makeover recently. Some parts of the site were getting too large and I wasn’t too pleased with the navigation structure so have changed all of this for the better I hope. The whole site has had a lick of paint so to speak also which has brightened it up and hopefully is more accessible. There are still a lot of changes to be made but any affect to the site will be minimal.

 

Thanks for visiting!