We are very pleased to report that we are getting some great reviews for Star Vistas from our readers across the pond on the U.S.A. Amazon web site. Thank you everyone, we are happy that you are enjoying Star Vistas … Continue reading
Now that the package of A3-size photo-paper has arrived (the Royal Mail is notoriously unreliable in this part of the country it seems!) I can now offer comet Lulin prints in size A3 for just £25 including U.K. p&p. As … Continue reading
I shall be giving a talk (mostly a pretty-picture PowerPoint presentation) about imaging from the New Forest Observatory at the University of Southampton’s IYA2009 event on Wednesday 1st April 2009. From 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. there will be various … Continue reading
More good news! Managed to get the Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) image for 13th March 2009 – with a “real” Earth Science picture – not a deep-sky image 🙂 This time it was a crepuscular ray sunset … Continue reading
I have just been contacted by a couple of people who have told me that Star Vistas is now being shipped and delivered in the U.K. A quick check on Amazon U.K. says delivery in 2-days if ordered now using Special … Continue reading
This Friday, 13th March 2009, I shall be giving a talk to the Hampshire Astronomy Group at their Clanfield base entitled “The Hyperstar returns to the New Forest Observatory”. In addition to the talk there will be a couple of … Continue reading
I purchased a good quality microscope for those (many) evenings that are unsuitable for deep-space imaging. The idea is to fit the Canon 40D to the microscope’s third eyepiece (it is a trinocular microscope) and take some photomicrographs – using … Continue reading
As mentioned in an earlier post, Parker Technology entered into an agreement with HighSpeedFlash dot com whereby HSF dot com could make and market Parker Technology’s design of HSF equipment. Parker Technology has now taken delivery of a set of … Continue reading
In this International Year of Astronomy, the New Forest Observatory is offering you a very special deal for 2009. You may purchase signed, (year) dated and numbered prints of comet Lulin for only £15 which includes U.K. postage and packing!!! Prints … Continue reading
Unexpectedly the clouds shifted for a few hours on Saturday 28th February 2009. I thought that I was going to completely miss comet Lulin with the appalling (imaging) weather we’ve had these last two months. However, someone was looking kindly … Continue reading
