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Monthly Archives: December 2024
Picture of the Week
This week features a composite image of the Pickering’s Triangle region of the Veil nebula in the constellation Cygnus. This is a composite Hyperstar image taken using the original Hyperstar as well as the Hyperstar III and Hyperstar 4. Many … Continue reading
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Solargraph 2024 – a Disaster
Yesterday was Winter Solstice and I went out after dark to collect the Solargraph which has been exposing the photopaper since Summer Solstice in June. Felt more than a bit sick when I saw a hole had been punched in … Continue reading
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This week we feature the beautiful Pac Man nebula and nearby main star Schedar in the constellation Cassiopeia. This image comprises many hours (well over 8) of 15-minute subs taken with the Sky90 array and the M26C OSC CCDs.
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Picture of the Week
This week we feature the whole of the constellation Sagitta, together with nearby asterism the Coathanger cluster. This is a 3-frame mosaic taken using the 200mm lenses and ASI 2600MC Pro OSC CMOS cameras. UV/IR filter only (RGB data only) … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week
This week’s image is a real blast from the past! This is the Flaming Star nebula in Auriga taken with the original Hyperstar (no collimation or rotation adjusters) and a tiny little H9C OSC CCD. That really was a very … Continue reading
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Picture of the Week
This week we feature a very recent composite image of the Crescent nebula region in Cygnus. The data comprises 8 hours and 40-minutes total exposure time using UV/IR cut filters (for RGB data) and Optolong L-Enhance filters (for narrowband H-alpha … Continue reading
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