Jay Hawkins

Location: St Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK Telescope: Celestron NexStar 8SE

“My interest in astronomy has been going for about 11 years, since my dad bought me my first telescope. I love every minute of observing the night sky – it never fails to amaze me. Being able to point my telescope out of my bedroom window and see the Moon in such detail is breathtaking. I keep an eye out for meteor showers, which are another beautiful way to see astronomy in action using just the naked eye. Recently, I’ve been taking photographs of stars when they are at their brightest, which is utterly amazing.”