Monthly Archives: September 2011
No added contrast or saturation
And here’s the “straight out of Photoshop” version with no added contrast enhancement or saturation courtesy of PaintShopPro.
NGC7000 reprocessed
The very quick “process” I did on the NGC7000 image below was no more than a DPP pass and bolt the two frames together – would have taken less than 10-minutes as I just wanted to see what the image … Continue reading
Well even with one wonky scope the mini-WASP can sure deliver the goods :)
Another 1-hour image (only 6 x 10-minute subs) from the early hours of this morning. This is the North America nebula NGC7000 with the Pelican making a cameo appearance on the right. This time the mount was dithered so not … Continue reading
The mini-WASP array – one step forward and three steps back.
I’ve had my suspicions for quite a while now, but for some reason after just over 5 years it has finally jelled in my last two remaining neurons what the problem has been. From way back when I was imaging … Continue reading
Momentous day today – the first (almost proper) 2-framer to come out of the mini-WASP array :)
Well here it is – one hour’s worth of data taken with the two M26C cameras on the New Forest Observatory mini-WASP array. Still lots to be done before it’s properly tuned in – but I’m pretty close now. As … Continue reading
Deep-Sky Image of the Week
This is the new Deep-Sky Image of the Week page and your opportunity to show the best of your work to a large audience. The New Forest Observatory site is rapidly approaching a quarter of a million visits and new … Continue reading
Deep-Sky Image of the Week – a new page for the New Forest Observatory – send me your best work
Sorry – but there’s a bit of a rant coming up – you have been warned. The last straw for me was today’s (29/09/2011) APOD of the Cocoon – I felt quite ill seeing that one first thing in the … Continue reading
It’s 1:30 a.m. and I’ve finally set up the mini-WASP array :)
It has been a glorious day all day with clear blue skies – and this time it didn’t fog over as soon as the Sun went down. So I started the final hard bash at getting the mini-WASP array commissioned … Continue reading
From completely clear to completely fogged out in an hour!
It’s been completely clear here for most of today so I was looking forward to another night of superb deep-sky imaging on the mini-WASP array. Still clear at 7:30 p.m. but too light to start work. Look outside at 8:20 … Continue reading
Nice clear Moonless evening on 26/09/2011
Until the fog rolled in at 1:30 a.m. But gave me enough time with the Hyperstar III to get a better image of the supernova in M101 and also a quick look at the Double Cluster in Perseus. Also managed … Continue reading