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By Giancarlo Rinaldi
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When teenager Helena Cochrane goes out at night her eyes usually point to the heavens.
Her passion for astrophotography - capturing the skies above southern Scotland - has earned her thousands of followers on YouTube and an exhibition of her work.
The 16-year-old from Wigtown is also participating in a discussion at the Big Bang science festival.
But how did she end up with what she admits is quite an unusual hobby?
image copyrightHelena Cochrane
A primary school project on space when she was aged just seven was the starting point of her interest.