Noel has just processed our largest deep-sky dataset to-date (there is a larger one waiting to be finished). This is the Cocoon nebula with the associated huge dark nebulosity. The picture below shows a print I just made on the … Continue reading
Well with the Sky 90 doing the imaging and the poor C11 just acting as a guide scope we are rapidly coming to the point where I go the whole hog and move over to mini-WASP imaging. Doesn’t look like … Continue reading
Put the Sky 90 plus SXVF-M25C back on top of the C11, so once again my beautiful 11″ reflector has been relegated to the role of guide scope 🙁 Anyway – I was trying to get the Stock 2 region … Continue reading
The Exhibition opening went extremely well last night with standing room only for my presentation on “The Magic of Photography”. The Exhibition runs over the weekend, and then the next chance to see the images and hear a (different) presentation … Continue reading
Yesterday I received the best news I’ve had in a really long time – I’ve been granted early retirement from the University – YIPPEEEEEE!! I can now pursue all my interests without the incessant distraction of the day job 🙂 🙂
I’ve just seen my comments on the IOM post below and strangely enough I have just put the Sky 90 back on the C11 for some wide field narrowband imaging. We’ll see if I can bag CTB1 this year 🙂
Cassiopeia as you will know is open cluster central – but do you know that there is a region THICK with open clusters (6 of them) AND it has a fantastic supernova remnant as well? Use your scope’s GOTO to … Continue reading
Last reminder before the big day – the Star Vistas Private Viewing at the ArtSway gallery opens at 6:00 p.m. on Friday 3rd September. If you cannot make it on opening night, the Exhibition runs over the weekend. At 7:00 … Continue reading
I just saw a very inspirational programme about Brian Duffy (a famous professional photographer) on BBC’s IPlayer. Clearly Brian (who unfortunately died earlier this year) was a very bright man and his answers to the inane questions from the interviewer … Continue reading
Clear night last night – didn’t matter there was a blazing Moon up for setting up the Hyperstar III. Managed to get good collimation quite quickly and then went on to re-train the focuser as so much had moved since … Continue reading
