April's images are two for the price of one. Taken by Chris Hooker in August 2022 during a run of clear mornings in which the seeing was occasionally superb. Chris believes the image from the 13th (on the left) is probably the best he's ever achieved, though the one from the 12th (on the right) is also absolutely stunning.

These were taken using a 25.4 cm F/6.3 Newtonian with a 3x Barlow, and an ASI462MC colour camera. Stacking and processing was done in Autostakkert!3 and Registax.

This image of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) was taken from Iceland by Tony Hersh using an iPhone 15 PRO, handheld (not using a tripod). No additional software was used for taking the photo or subsequently processing it - just the out of the box phone picture-taking software. The image shows the power of modern handheld devices and gives a real sense of being out under the aurora at night; the reflections in the river are particularly captivating. Other society members can be seen taking more conventional shots on the right.

A brand-new supernova, currently visible (faintly!) in the distant galaxy NGC 3206. This is another image taken by Steve Knight using his ZWO Seestar s50. A type II core collapse supernova, these explosions mark the end of the life of massive stars that were previously 8 or more times the mass of our Sun – and will leave behind it either a neutron star or a black hole. The magnitude of the supernova at the time of imaging was estimated at 14.1, which is pretty faint and quite a performance from such a compact little telescope!

I would also draw readers attention to the other, fainter, galaxies that can be glimpsed elsewhere in the image. Another indication of the vastness of our universe. 

M42, the Orion Nebula, one of the first nighttime images taken by Steve Knight using his new ZWO Seestar s50. A number of members have now acquired one of these little 50mm robotic scopes, and the image is an indication of the power and ease of use of them