It shows how bad the weather is, and has been, I am reduced to looking at number theory 🙂 I am not a Mathematician by any stretch of the imagination, so my basic question may already be well known, but … Continue reading
The beginning of this year has seen a rush on the specialist DSLR courses we offer (I have no idea why) and unfortunately there are no spaces available now until June 2011. Please check out the range of courses offered on … Continue reading
Around mid day today this guy came wandering down the street as bold as brass. Saw him through the study double-glazing, and fortunately he stopped off in the neighbour’s garden to grab a bite to eat. This gave me enough … Continue reading
Here is my son’s old TV monitor together with the 4 x 24″ Prolite E2407HDS IIYAMA monitors that are the heart of the New Forest Observatory control room.
Happy New Year to you all – and what a way to start the New Year!! Just got back from the morning dog walk and snapped off a few frames of this bird about half a mile away. Sorry the … Continue reading
Happy New Year to you all – I hope the hangover from last night’s celebrations isn’t too bad 🙂 The imaging object for this month is one of the most famous supernova remnants, and the first entry in Messier’s catalogue … Continue reading
I have just put out a pair of FLAT pinhole cameras to track the Sun’s path across the sky. They should have gone out on December 21st but plenty of things got in the way – including Alan Sugar’s autobiography … Continue reading
O.K. so this might not have a great deal to do with deep-sky imaging – but I must share with you the “Book of the Year”. Every page is a gem and it simply gets better and better as you … Continue reading
Today’s EPOD (Earth Science Picture of the Day) is a 16-frame mosaic of St. Nicholas’ church in Brockenhurst taken during the recent snow fall. This mosaic was stitched together using the amazing PTGui software package which does a great job … Continue reading
On this Christmas Day I present to you the most intricate icing pattern you have ever seen. This is the Mandelbulb (3-D Mandelbrot) only recently discovered. What an amazing structure! Happy Christmas 2010 to you all.
