Just to remind you that the Star Vistas deep-sky images Exhibition opens at the Photo Gallery in Bristol tomorrow evening. I will give a PowerPoint presentation on the work carried out at the New Forest Observatory over the past 6 … Continue reading
Having put the filter-wheel together it is too heavy, big and bulky to piggyback with the Sky90 on the C11 🙁 I will wait to fit this to the Sky 90 when it is in the mini-WASP frame early next … Continue reading
I have just been looking at the equipment section of Steve Cannistra’s web site. This section has proven so useful to me over the years (thank you very much Steve!!) that I thought I would give a “running commentary” on … Continue reading
I mentioned a while back that I would be posting details of an AstroFest event to be held in Tenerife in March 2011. It looks like this is going to be a truly superb event – hope to see you … Continue reading
Another clear Moonless sky tonight so I’m taking a second data set of the Soul nebula. I did intend imaging the comet – but as it wasn’t clearly visible through the finder scope I have decided not to bother with … Continue reading
Great day today – met one of my literary heroes 🙂 Went up to London with my son Adam and met up with an old school mate Dick Jude – who actually used to run the Forbidden Planet book shop. … Continue reading
Nice clear Moonless night last night – up until midnight that is when in rolled the high cloud and imaging ended. Got just over 3 hours on the Soul nebula IC1848 in Cassiopeia. Looking at the data I probably need … Continue reading
I had a thoroughly good time at my pushing-off party at the University of Southampton last night and would like to thank everyone involved for such a pleasant evening – I really enjoyed it (and I usually don’t like parties … Continue reading
Today is the first day of a new life for me 🙂 After 23 years 5 months and 4 days [yes actually, I was counting] I have now officially retired (early) from the University of Southampton. Feel like the veritable pig … Continue reading
This month’s imaging object is M15 [NGC7078] the Great Pegasus Cluster, a very nice Globular Cluser in the constellation Pegasus. This is a large globular with a diameter of 18 arc minutes (M13 is 21 arc minutes) and lies at … Continue reading
