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Astronomy Picture of the Day [APOD]

Today, Astronomy Picture of the Day [APOD] have published one of our most recent images, that of Messier 67 (M67) in the constellation Cancer. Gathered at the center of this sharp skyview are the stars of Messier 67, one of the oldest … Continue reading

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Astronomy Now Magazine (July 2007 Issue)

Sir Arthur C Clarke sent Greg a tribute to Sir Patrick Moore on the occasion of his 50th Sky at Night anniversary with instructions to get it published where the astronomically-interested would see it (of course you can read the … Continue reading

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Sky at Night (June 2007 Issue)

I’m really pleased! We have made it in the June edition of the Sky at Night [“Hotshots”] with our widefield image of M67 (cropped).  This was taken with the Sky90/SXVF-M25C combination.  The uncropped version of this image made an Astronomy Picture … Continue reading

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EPOD: Wide Field Image of the Horsehead Nebula

Great News!  Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) have selected one of our pictures – the Wide Field Image of the Horsehead nebula as picture of day today.  If you haven’t bookmarked the EPOD site then do it now! The … Continue reading

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Practical Astronomer (May 2007 Issue)

Our deep image of M42 taken with the Sky 90/SXVF-M25C combination appears in the May 2007 edition of Practical Astronomer in the Readers Gallery on Page 61.

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Sky at Night (May 2007 Issue)

We have won photo of the month in the Sky at Night magazine with this Sky 90/SXVF-M25C image of the Rosette nebula.  The Rosette nebula in Monoceros features as photo of the month on page 26.  You’ll also find it … Continue reading

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Sky at Night (March 2007 Issue)

We are very pleased that Sky at Night have chosen two of our images for the March 2007 issue – both are Sky 90/SXVF-M25C images: An image of M42 in landscape mode with no H-Alpha data (page 27) The Horsehead Nebula wide field … Continue reading

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Astronomy Now Magazine (March 2007 Issue)

The accompanying image made Picture of the Month in the March 2007 issue of Astronomy Now!  You can find this one on page 92.  The image taken with the Sky 90/M25C combination and shows the Cone Nebula, Christmas Tree cluster region in … Continue reading

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EPOD: Pleiades Open Star Cluster

Fantastic! Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) have chosen our extremely deep image of the Pleiades open star cluster taken on the Sky 90/SXVF-M25C as today’s picture. This is the famous Pleiades open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, also … Continue reading

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M25C Horsehead Area

Managed to get a few good images these last couple of months (despite the terrible weather).  However, this one was above expectations. A total of over a dozen hours exposure using 15 minute and 5 minute RGB subs as well … Continue reading

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