Last week saw the return of the BBC's Stargazing LIVE, three days of live shows celebrating "the wonders of our night sky". After an after work meal, I returned home to catch the end of the main show and the "Back to Earth" Q&A show. Fortunately, the sky over Manchester was clear, with no clouds...

Taking the opportunity to try my hand at making a startrail image — something I had wanted to try for a while — whilst visiting the UK's first Dark Skies Park: Galloway Forest Park.