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Category Archives: Equipment
mini-WASP array – computational matters
I have just spent the WHOLE of today resurrecting an old computer which will be the main computer for the mini-WASP array. Lots of silly little things have fought back hard and it’s only just started to give in now … Continue reading
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It’s now 2:30 p.m. and the Paramount is unpacked!
I have just unpacked the beast – it is the most solid piece of engineering I’ve come across in the field of astronomy – I just hope I can put it to full use. I think a fully-loaded mini-WASP head … Continue reading
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It’s 1:30 p.m. and the Paramount arrives at the NFO!!!
UPS have just delivered the Paramount 🙂 Will now unpack – taking piccies as I go. It’s come all the way from Germany!!
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A brand new Paramount ME is on its way to the New Forest Observatory
Well it wasn’t a two week wait to see what happened – I crumbled just a few days after the last mini-WASP report and ordered up a Paramount ME from Kieron at SCS Astro – it is due to be … Continue reading
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Statrep on the mini-WASP deep-sky imaging array
It’s been about a year since my last report on this project, and that last article actually said very little 🙂 I am on the point of putting my hand in my wallet (you cannot begin to understand the amount … Continue reading
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Modification to the basic Celestron wedge
I was recently asked about a problem in maintaining polar alignment due to a heavy scope being cantilevered all over the place on a wedge. The standard Celestron wedge (which I use) would also give you problems as the heavy … Continue reading
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How not to raise your house valuation
Here’s how the two beer can pinhole cameras look on the South-facing wall of my house. I hope we are not intending to sell within the next year or so as potential buyers may be put off by the sight. … Continue reading
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Ultra long sub-exposure photography
I have just made up 2 beer can pinhole cameras (see Justin Quinnell’s website to see how to do this) and fitted them to a wooden frame on a South-facing wall of the house. I have opened the shutter (removed … Continue reading
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New H-alpha filter ordered – broadband 35nm bandwidth
Conventional narrowband filters (12nm or smaller bandwidth) do not work with the Hyperstar III system due to its very low f#. The cone angle of the rays passing through the filter are so far from normal incidence that the actual … Continue reading
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Using the AstroTrac TT320X and Canon 40D for deep-sky imaging
Well I managed to get out and try the kit even though earlier in the day I had a 4 and a half hour traffic nightmare coming back from the West Country – managed to hit the Bank Holiday traffic. … Continue reading
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