I have no idea why I took this image of a galaxy group in Bootes on January 29th 2011. I also have no record of it in the logbook. I ran an astrometry check on it to find where it … Continue reading
A very lively party at Sir Patrick’s last night, all the usual suspects present. This was a double celebration of the 700th Sky at Night, and Sir Patrick’s birthday (which was the day before). Sir Patrick had supposedly invited 70 … Continue reading
For some reason an incident that happened when I was 19 years old entered my mind twice today (early signs maybe?). Perhaps this account will be of some use to somebody out there, you never know, it might even save … Continue reading
I connected up the Paramount ME to its 48V power supply which in turn goes to a 1000W uninterruptible power supply (UPS) in my attempt to protect the delicate Paramount motor boards and electronics from anything nasty coming down the … Continue reading
The Paramount has now been brought up to my study and is sutting on the Aluminium pier ready to be fired up. Must admit I hadn’t planned for my study to be taken over with Astronomy equipment – but needs … Continue reading
I have just brought the massive all-Aluminium mini-WASP pier in from the shed. I will set it up in the upstairs study with the Paramount on top to give a dry run for the computer and all the electronics. The … Continue reading
Thought I would begin a video diary on the mini-WASP array project at this time even before the hole has been dug in the ground for the obligatory concrete block. As we are all aware – any new observatory project … Continue reading
This image shows a prototype illumination rig I have just built using 18 ultra-bright white-light LEDs and powered by a computer PSU. The idea is to create a compact, high-power, flicker-free light source for photographic applications. This prototype array (I … Continue reading
Now here’s a really annoying one you may have been putting up with for quite some time with no apparent solution. As you know on my super-duper-computer system I run 3 screens (one via an adapter which seems to create … Continue reading
Sir Patrick had a Whisky tasting event he hosted at Farthings on 17th September 2010 and we were educated in all things distilled by Dr. Andrew M. Forrester who is the Balvenie Ambassador U.K. Some rather fine Whiskies were sampled … Continue reading
