Monthly Archives: April 2007

EPOD: Wide Field Image of the Horsehead Nebula

Great News!  Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) have selected one of our pictures – the Wide Field Image of the Horsehead nebula as picture of day today.  If you haven’t bookmarked the EPOD site then do it now! The … Continue reading

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Patrick Moores 50th Anniversary Sky at Night Party

Sometimes one just gets lucky!  I was invited to go to the 50th Anniversary Sky at Night Party which was held on the 25th April 2007 at Sir Patrick Moore’s house “Farthings” in Selsey. It was a great day, and at … Continue reading

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Practical Astronomer (May 2007 Issue)

Our deep image of M42 taken with the Sky 90/SXVF-M25C combination appears in the May 2007 edition of Practical Astronomer in the Readers Gallery on Page 61.

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Astronomy Now Magazine (May 2007 Issue)

Our picture of M51 appears on page 48 under the article heading “Beginner’s Challenge: The spiral arms of M51.  Our image of M13 and M101 also appear on the Messier Challenge Poster – these are all single frame Hyperstar/SXV-H9C images.

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Sky at Night (May 2007 Issue)

We have won photo of the month in the Sky at Night magazine with this Sky 90/SXVF-M25C image of the Rosette nebula.  The Rosette nebula in Monoceros features as photo of the month on page 26.  You’ll also find it … Continue reading

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British Journal of Photography (Nikon Project Assistance Awards)

 I’ve submitted a portfolio of my work to the British Journal of Photography for the Nikon Project Assistance Awards. So why am I entering? Well,  if I win an award, I would purchase a second colour CCD camera and computer … Continue reading

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