Monthly Archives: January 2016

Today’s EPOD – The Great Nebula in the Sword of Orion

Got today’s Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) with a very deep image of the M42 region.  Added narrowband H-alpha and wideband near infrared add a lot to the data in this image.  In particular the infrared data brings … Continue reading

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Caph region – brighter version

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The Caph region in Cassiopeia

Even with a blazing Moon, clouds, and everything wanting to go wrong – I managed to get enough data last night for the Caph right hand frame.  So the central star here is Caph in Cassiopeia, a 2-framer using the … Continue reading

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The Ruchbah region with the Canon 200mm lenses

Clear last night 19/01/2016 but with a blazing Moon, so this didn’t turn out too badly considering. A 2-frame mosaic using the Canon 200mm lenses and M26C OSC CCDs.  Around 130-minutes of 10-minute subs per frame. Lots of open clusters, … Continue reading

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IC2087 region

Due to a series of mishaps I only managed to get 15 x 20-minute subs on this one last night using the Sky 90s (should  have got 27 x 20-mins).  This is the IC2087 region in Taurus – and is … Continue reading

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Twin Domes at the New Forest Observatory

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Aldebaran, the Hyades & NGC1647

A couple of clear  hours after a day of rain allowed me to grab a quick 2-framer of the Aldebaran & Hyades region with the 200mm lens.  5-minute subs and an hour on each frame.  Pleased just to be able … Continue reading

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