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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Picture of the Week

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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