Steve Cannistra needs no introduction as one of the very best amateur deep-sky imagers on the planet – and he holds down a responsible day job too 🙂 When I first started imaging it was Steve’s name and web site … Continue reading
I have started the long and arduous process of putting together another astronomy book today. For the first time since setting the system up I actually needed to use all four screens to get this particular job done. Up until … Continue reading
Another deep-sky image from the NFO archives, and another original Hyperstar/H9C composition. This time the Cave nebula in Cepheus. I recall the tracking was so good on this one that I actually got some vertical banding where the tracking error … Continue reading
This month’s composition is a little different from the form I normally follow. I wanted to get a nice bright single star image, but I also wanted something else of interest in the field of view apart from other stars. … Continue reading
Another old image from the New Forest Observatory taken with the original Hyperstar and a little SXV H9C one-shot colour camera (1.4 megapixels only!). The camera was highly sensitive and I regret selling it when I bought the APS-sized chip … Continue reading
This jaw-droppingly beautiful image of the M42 and “Running Man” region in Orion has been sent in from sunny Florida U.S.A. courtesy of Alan Chen. I have known Alan for many years and have always admired his work, much of … Continue reading
Well – I am very pleased to say that I have finally finished the Steve Jobs biography so now I can resume my work. I am also very sad to have finished the book as it is one of the … Continue reading
Now exactly half way through this book which I started two days ago. Can’t put it down – it is completely disrupting my work. Will give a fuller report when I finish it, but I can say that it is … Continue reading
The white Aluminium box with 4 x HDD bays is my new “Icy Dock” attached storage unit for the mini-WASP data. Each evening’s imaging (if we ever see a clear sky again) will generate a lot of data from the … Continue reading
This week’s image is a superb ultra-deep offering of the Cocoon nebula from fellow PAIG member Harry Page – VERY nice Cocoon Harry! The Cocoon nebula (IC5146, Caldwell 19) is a small emission nebula in the constellation Cygnus. Why I … Continue reading
