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
Having now read around this one a little I am very pleased to report that this isn’t as trivial a problem as getting the correct distance between source and detector. It’s actually far worse than that 🙂 This is a … Continue reading
Having had the little rant below I can hardly believe I read in yesterday’s Daily Mail (only just picked it up today) that CERN Physicists think they might have seen neutrinos clocking up velocities greater than light. And once again … Continue reading
From the rather short title you may guess this is going to get to be a bit of a rant – at least it’s based on things astronomical. I am getting asked stupid questions by a number of people (who … Continue reading
