These are not new pictures, but the first two somehow escaped being added to the gallery! 🙂 The first of the escaped images is a side-by-side comparison of the Andromeda Galaxy with and without the Milky Way stars. The second … Continue reading
So hot off the press this one’s burning 🙂 The data was captured on the 30th October 2007 and Noel managed to squeeze in the processing between a pile of other work he has at the moment, and produced this image. Awesome! Comet … Continue reading
Once again, I am about a month early with this object according to Walter Scott Houston’s “Deep-Sky Wonders”, but this is to make sure we get a nice long imaging time on this cluster in an evening. Everyone knows the … Continue reading
It arrived this morning!! Practical Astronomer have published our latest image of Orion’s Belt on both the cover and centre page spread of this months magazine [October 2007]. Below are the words on the page just before the centre page … Continue reading
The imaging object of the month for October is the mass of emission nebulosity near Deneb in the constellation Cygnus: NGC7000 the North America nebula, and IC5070 the accompanying Pelican nebula, are both very large and very bright Hydrogen alpha … Continue reading
It’s been a bit quiet lately but, at last, a new image 🙂 You’ve heard of 4 weddings and a funeral – well this is 5 clusters and a nebula! This is the M103 region in Cassiopeia, and it is very … Continue reading
The last RGB image of the Veil nebula has been significantly improved by adding some H-alpha and some OIII narrowband data as can be seen in the accompanying image. However, the project has turned into an even bigger undertaking. I … Continue reading
The beginning of September might be considered a touch early [Walter Scott Houston in his “Deep-Sky Wonders considers it a November object] for M31, but the nights’ are now drawing in quickly, and you will be able to get a … Continue reading
For me, the imaging object of Summer 2007 has been the Veil Nebula region in Cygnus. This is to-date the greatest amount of data taken by me on one object, during one period – ever. I’m not too sure I’ll be … Continue reading
Just came home on Wednesday 15th August to find we have Picture of the Month in this Month’s (September 2007 Issue) Astronomy Now magazine. Astronomy Now have published our wide field picture of the The North America Pelican Nebula. Taken with the … Continue reading
