And here’s the “straight out of Photoshop” version with no added contrast enhancement or saturation courtesy of PaintShopPro.
The very quick “process” I did on the NGC7000 image below was no more than a DPP pass and bolt the two frames together – would have taken less than 10-minutes as I just wanted to see what the image … Continue reading
Another 1-hour image (only 6 x 10-minute subs) from the early hours of this morning. This is the North America nebula NGC7000 with the Pelican making a cameo appearance on the right. This time the mount was dithered so not … Continue reading
I’ve had my suspicions for quite a while now, but for some reason after just over 5 years it has finally jelled in my last two remaining neurons what the problem has been. From way back when I was imaging … Continue reading
Well here it is – one hour’s worth of data taken with the two M26C cameras on the New Forest Observatory mini-WASP array. Still lots to be done before it’s properly tuned in – but I’m pretty close now. As … Continue reading
This is the new Deep-Sky Image of the Week page and your opportunity to show the best of your work to a large audience. The New Forest Observatory site is rapidly approaching a quarter of a million visits and new … Continue reading
Sorry – but there’s a bit of a rant coming up – you have been warned. The last straw for me was today’s (29/09/2011) APOD of the Cocoon – I felt quite ill seeing that one first thing in the … Continue reading
It has been a glorious day all day with clear blue skies – and this time it didn’t fog over as soon as the Sun went down. So I started the final hard bash at getting the mini-WASP array commissioned … Continue reading
It’s been completely clear here for most of today so I was looking forward to another night of superb deep-sky imaging on the mini-WASP array. Still clear at 7:30 p.m. but too light to start work. Look outside at 8:20 … Continue reading
Until the fog rolled in at 1:30 a.m. But gave me enough time with the Hyperstar III to get a better image of the supernova in M101 and also a quick look at the Double Cluster in Perseus. Also managed … Continue reading
