A brilliant (or dim) initiative in Cloughjordan Ecovillage... dark sky friendly lighting scheme is now active. Every street needs this now! Collaboration between the community, Tipperary County Council, a lighting designer and biodiversity studies. Congrats all!

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From my kitchen window 🤩 special mention to the Even Star - which is Venus, I guess...?

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Messier 108 is a barred spiral galaxy located approximately 46 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major, reaching its annual culmination at astronomical midnight around early-March.

Here in a starless monochrome version, captured in 2024.
I invite you to check out more information about the object itself and my capturing sessions.
https://astrocamp.eu/en/messier-108-surfboard-galaxy/

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