While I was tuning up the second Sky 90, I used the first Sky 90 to take some subs in Perseus. Using just the IDAS light pollution filter this image is the result of 20 x 5-minute sub exposures. You … Continue reading
I have several Parker-Carboni images that are my favourites, and this one is amongst them. Quite a few hours of one-shot colour went into creating this image of M31 and a few hours worth of H-alpha too. Then add a … Continue reading
I have three M26C one shot colour CCDs on the mini-WASP array, and for some reason one of these cameras was proving difficult to flatten precisely. My usual technique for getting the chip flat to the optical plane is to … Continue reading
Apparently a German Court has decided against a woman’s claim that the large hadron collider should be shut down as it will create black holes and destroy the Earth. Did it really require a Court to be assembled to consider this … Continue reading
If you look at the Double Cluster with a pair of binoculars or a low power telescope, there is something that immediately strikes you. There is a group of very bright stars forming a large ring that emanates from the … Continue reading
The same night I got the California nebula data with the mini-WASP array, I also got some earlier Double Cluster data with the array, and, some M33 deep data with the Hyperstar III. The Hyperstar was using 20-minute … Continue reading
We’ve been very fortunate to have a couple of clear Moonless nights recently and I’ve been able to fire up the mini-WASP array, and the Hyperstar III. The Double Cluster was taken using an imaging time of just one … Continue reading
Nice clear night (so far) tonight and I have both the mini-WASP array and the Hyperstar III grabbing data. Took one of two frames with the mini-WASP and then moved onto the California nebula for some half-hour subs (that’ll be … Continue reading
This month’s Image of the Month is in my opinion the most underrated and unappreciated deep-sky image of all time – amateur or professional. It hasn’t even appeared as an APOD. Why on Earth not? Because I guess it is … Continue reading
As I write this entry in my study I have the other 3 screens showing me what is going on in the mini-WASP observatory. All 3 scopes and cameras are currently imaging the Double Cluster, and later I am really … Continue reading
