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Monthly Archives: November 2012
The mini-WASP array is fully functional :)
Last night (29/11/2012) I managed to get all 3 scopes and cameras working as one system on the mini-WASP array for the first time 🙂 Up until last night there was always (at least) one scope and camera not playing … Continue reading
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EPOD for today – Double Cluster and Greg’s Charm Bracelet
The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) image for today is the recent shot of the Double Cluster and Greg’s Charm Bracelet taken at the New Forest Observatory on the mini-WASP array and processed by Noel Carboni in Florida … Continue reading
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The Coathanger cluster in Vulpecula courtesy of the mini-WASP array
While I was tuning one of the scope/cameras on the mini-WASP array I used the other 2 scopes/cameras to do a quick capture of the Coathanger cluster in Vulpecula. 24 subs at 5-minutes per sub gave this nice result.
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Total solar eclipse tonight
Well in Cairns Australia anyway. Sunrise is 5:30 a.m. their time which is 7:30 p.m. our time and the action starts shortly afterwards. Log into a webstream showing you all the action – just wish I was there in person, … Continue reading
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The Double Cluster and the Stock 2 open cluster in Perseus
I added the recent Double Cluster data to older Stock 2 data using the magic program Registar 🙂
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Star field in Perseus
While I was tuning up the second Sky 90, I used the first Sky 90 to take some subs in Perseus. Using just the IDAS light pollution filter this image is the result of 20 x 5-minute sub exposures. You … Continue reading
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Image of the Month – November 2012
I have several Parker-Carboni images that are my favourites, and this one is amongst them. Quite a few hours of one-shot colour went into creating this image of M31 and a few hours worth of H-alpha too. Then add a … Continue reading
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