The Paramount has now been brought up to my study and is sutting on the Aluminium pier ready to be fired up. Must admit I hadn’t planned for my study to be taken over with Astronomy equipment – but needs … Continue reading
I have just brought the massive all-Aluminium mini-WASP pier in from the shed. I will set it up in the upstairs study with the Paramount on top to give a dry run for the computer and all the electronics. The … Continue reading
I often check to see how Star Vistas is doing on Amazon.co.uk and got a bit of surprise when I just got in from walking the dog over the forest. I have the number 1 and 2 slots in the … Continue reading
Thought I would begin a video diary on the mini-WASP array project at this time even before the hole has been dug in the ground for the obligatory concrete block. As we are all aware – any new observatory project … Continue reading
Just done a lightning round trip to Bristol to pick up the Star Vistas images from the PhotoGallery. Many thanks to Jamie and team for organising this one. They had a book full of visitors over the exhibition opening period from 22nd … Continue reading
This image shows a prototype illumination rig I have just built using 18 ultra-bright white-light LEDs and powered by a computer PSU. The idea is to create a compact, high-power, flicker-free light source for photographic applications. This prototype array (I … Continue reading
For November’s Imaging Object of the Month I have chosen one of my most favourite objects of all – the open cluster NGC 7789 in Cassiopeia. Open Cluster? This amazing collection of stars looks pretty much like a huge globular … Continue reading
The NFO made another appearance on tonight’s ITV Meridian News and Weather with Simon Parkin: Video clip Copyright Meridian TV
Now here’s a really annoying one you may have been putting up with for quite some time with no apparent solution. As you know on my super-duper-computer system I run 3 screens (one via an adapter which seems to create … Continue reading
I was in Bristol yesterday opening the Star Vistas Exhibition at the Photo Gallery on Baldwin Street. Just round the corner, up a flight of stone steps, is THE most amazing market I have been to in a very long … Continue reading
