September is the month for the
Kington Walking Festival
Made in the Marches Gallery is proud to sponsor the first
Astrophotography Walk
conceived and led by Rebecca Reynolds
Kington Walking Festival
Made in the Marches Gallery is proud to sponsor the first
Astrophotography Walk
conceived and led by Rebecca Reynolds
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Nigel Sheath
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Jim Smith
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Tony Bennet
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Made in the Marches Gallery sponsored the Kington Walking Festival’s ‘Introduction to Astrophotography’ walk – a first for the gallery and for the festival. Devised and led by Rebecca Reynolds, here is her report with some wonderful photos!
“By 9pm on the chilly, cloudless night of Thursday 21st September 2023, four adventurous walkers had stopped with Nigel Sheath @elginheaths and Rebecca Reynolds @rebeccareynolds935 at the top of Hergest Ridge. Here for an introduction to photographing the beauty of a star-filled sky, and with a virtually moonless night ahead, the sky deepened from dark blues to black, and the visible universe revealed itself in breathtaking clarity.
By 11pm, we had photographed the International Space Station as it flew silently overhead. We had captured the beauty of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as well as our neighbour, Andromeda. We caught the gas giant Jupiter rising in the east and some of our favourite constellations - such as the Plough and the Little Plough (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor), as seen here in Jim Smith’s superb photograph.
All agreed that it had been a successful night and our hopes are that the introduction to astrophotography will inspire all to carry on and to enjoy the wonderful dark sky that we are so fortunate to be able to see here. Nigel and Rebecca say a huge thank you to Kington’s Made in the Marches Gallery for their support. Situated at the top of the town, Made in the Marches is a superb place to spend the daylight hours, where you can browse and buy unique pieces of art, all created by local artists. Many, many thanks to Annie and all at the Gallery.”
“By 9pm on the chilly, cloudless night of Thursday 21st September 2023, four adventurous walkers had stopped with Nigel Sheath @elginheaths and Rebecca Reynolds @rebeccareynolds935 at the top of Hergest Ridge. Here for an introduction to photographing the beauty of a star-filled sky, and with a virtually moonless night ahead, the sky deepened from dark blues to black, and the visible universe revealed itself in breathtaking clarity.
By 11pm, we had photographed the International Space Station as it flew silently overhead. We had captured the beauty of our galaxy, the Milky Way, as well as our neighbour, Andromeda. We caught the gas giant Jupiter rising in the east and some of our favourite constellations - such as the Plough and the Little Plough (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor), as seen here in Jim Smith’s superb photograph.
All agreed that it had been a successful night and our hopes are that the introduction to astrophotography will inspire all to carry on and to enjoy the wonderful dark sky that we are so fortunate to be able to see here. Nigel and Rebecca say a huge thank you to Kington’s Made in the Marches Gallery for their support. Situated at the top of the town, Made in the Marches is a superb place to spend the daylight hours, where you can browse and buy unique pieces of art, all created by local artists. Many, many thanks to Annie and all at the Gallery.”