Last night (29/11/2012) I managed to get all 3 scopes and cameras working as one system on the mini-WASP array for the first time 🙂 Up until last night there was always (at least) one scope and camera not playing … Continue reading
The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) image for today is the recent shot of the Double Cluster and Greg’s Charm Bracelet taken at the New Forest Observatory on the mini-WASP array and processed by Noel Carboni in Florida … Continue reading
While I was tuning one of the scope/cameras on the mini-WASP array I used the other 2 scopes/cameras to do a quick capture of the Coathanger cluster in Vulpecula. 24 subs at 5-minutes per sub gave this nice result.
Well in Cairns Australia anyway. Sunrise is 5:30 a.m. their time which is 7:30 p.m. our time and the action starts shortly afterwards. Log into a webstream showing you all the action – just wish I was there in person, … Continue reading
I added the recent Double Cluster data to older Stock 2 data using the magic program Registar 🙂
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
