Last night I managed to get out imaging for the first time in over 2 months. After an imaging session with the mini-WASP array (which I had almost forgotten how to use) I shut down the observatory and came outside … Continue reading
Sirius “Louey” honorary human – 18th May 2006 – 5th March 2014, far too soon 🙁
I deleted an earlier post about belief in God as I don’t think it gave a true representation of my feelings on the subject. Why is there a discussion on “belief in God” at all on an astronomy web-site? Because … Continue reading
Today’s EPOD (Earth Science Picture of the Day) is a particularly dense part of the Milky Way I found by looking at a Planetarium program – it is in Cygnus. I called it “Stars Like Dust” after the Isaac Asimov … Continue reading
Since First Light at the beginning of 2013, the mini-WASP array has undergone a number of changes. The current status of the array is: Megrez 80 guide scope with SX guide camera linked to M26C camera 1. Sky 90 imager … Continue reading
Managed to get 15 x 4-minute subs using the Hyperstar III on the new supernova in M82 last night. Although the sky looked crystal clear, and was Moonless as a bonus, the seeing was terrible. Never mind – I do … Continue reading
So what’s the excuse for such a grubby image then? Half the sky (towards the East) was clear at 6:00 p.m. but half the sky running north to south and covering the whole of the West was black and overcast. … Continue reading
Where are the peer-reviewed Journal papers in a quality publication to back up your claims??
But will we get 10-minutes of clear sky to be able to image it?
