A ring at the doorbell two days ago and a pair of American visitors together with a local lady are standing on the doorstep (??) Apparently the visitors were walking over Brockenhurst Common having just left the train station and … Continue reading
Gold is formed in Supernova explosions!
Noel recently processed this Chara data taken at the New Forest Observatory. Chara, or Beta Canum Venaticorum goes with Cor Coroli or Alpha Canum Venaticorum as the pair of stars that make the constellation Canes Venatici – the hunting dogs. … Continue reading
Last one of the ISS for now – a bright arc across the sky with Ursa Major in the middle of the frame can only be taken so many times 🙂 But do look out for the ISS over the … Continue reading
We’re getting some good sitings of the Space Station even though we are plagued with this high faint cloud. I missed Progress 41P this time, only got the Space Station 🙁 Noel Carboni made the image a little less “orange” … Continue reading
Last night (22nd April 2011) Progress 41P (a Russian automated cargo vehicle) and the International Space Station passed over almost directly overhead. Progress 41P was just one minute in front of the ISS, so you could see both in the … Continue reading
How many stars can you see when you look in the region under the handle of The Plough/Big Dipper? Chances are only one shows up – this one – Cor Caroli in the constellation Canes Venatici. In this image North … Continue reading
Today’s EPOD is my Mercury and Jupiter twilight shot taken on 17th April 2011. Thank you Jim for publishing this one 🙂
Fellow astro-imager Tom How turned up bright and early this morning to help with the building of the concrete pier base. With a lot of help from Tom we managed to complete the task in just 3-hours, we both thought … Continue reading
Noel Carboni has just finished processing this wide-field deep-sky image from a few days back. This is the Whale & Hockey stick region in Coma Berenices and you can also see “The Mice” lower far left. Shows that I don’t … Continue reading
