Category Archives: News
A 10-year Journey on Speed or Why the Hyperstar Really is a High-Speed Imaging System.
No not amphetamines speed, but f# speed, a poorly understood but absolutely critical optical system parameter. It has been a very difficult decision for me to make on how to tell this story. I have had clues about what’s been … Continue reading
NFO reboot image
Here is a an image of the Carbon star X Cancri which lies close to the Beehive cluster in the constellation Cancer.
We enter a new imaging season.
Well, finally, we are starting to get a few hours of true darkness back again – hooray!! Both the Hyperstar III/814C in the south dome, and the mini-WASP array in the north dome are fully functional (makes a change, usually … Continue reading
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
Well we have managed to survive 2020 and now await the developments of 2021. As per usual, this imaging season has been complete rubbish so far with only a couple of good nights since the beginning of October 2020 – … Continue reading
Wettest year in the New Forest
I have had just one outing over this Winter season so far and maybe 4 or 5 outings at the beginning of 2019. This is by far the worst year of imaging I’ve had since starting in Autumn 2004. And … Continue reading
No more photography courses from the New Forest Observatory
Today I gave the last photography course from the New Forest Observatory. I have decided to “properly” retire this year. May I take this opportunity to thank all of you that have attended the photography courses at the New Forest … Continue reading
Purchase of New Forest Observatory Images
It appears that people do not go to the Image Agency/Gallery page before requesting images (usually free of charge). Please note – no images are available “free of charge” irrespective of the use to be made of them, so please … Continue reading
Course prices from April 2019
Please note that there will be no VAT on courses from April 2019 – so the price you see is the price you pay – no VAT added.
Another New Prime Number
The mega-computing array found a new Prime Number last Sunday. The Prime Number is: 4324748322195*2^1290000-1
Another ISS pass and a Summer sky with Mars
Another 6-minute pass of the ISS last night 23/07/2018 and a quick shot of the Summer sky with Mars low down in the south.