I am just starting to read Cliff Pickover’s “The Loom of God” and it jogged my rapidly fading memory of my Professorial Inaugural lecture. Below I reproduce the last few minutes of the 2005 Inaugural lecture I presented at the … Continue reading
Einstein was pretty unhappy with the way Quantum Mechanics was developing – which was a bit odd seeing as he came up with the concept of the photon and an explanation of the photoelectric effect – but I digress. In trying … Continue reading
There is an on-going discussion at present that may result in another Star Vistas Exhibition of deep-sky images – plus a talk on deep-sky imaging – but this time in the Bristol area. If you are unable to make it … Continue reading
There will be an Exhibition of Greg Parker’s latest and best deep-sky images at ArtSway, running from Friday 3 September 2010 until Sunday 5 September 2010. A Private Viewing for invited guests begins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday 3 September and a … Continue reading
Recent clear night a few days back so I grabbed some more Hyperstar III data on the Cocoon and its associated dark nebulosity and added it to some data taken last year. I will try and get another frame off … Continue reading
In a pathetic attempt at trying to keep imaging with nights that are like a sunrise, here is a globular cluster in the Milky Way – M56 in the constellation Lyra. I really like globulars with a Milky Way background … Continue reading
Try Best Bargain Books (States) on Amazon. Look under “new” and you will find Star Vistas for around £6 with just over a couple of quid for postage from the States – amazing value for money. Looks like they limit … Continue reading
With virtually no imaging for the last 6-8 weeks we enter July where at least the skies start to get a little darker in the late evening. It is still not great conditions for imaging though and you will note … Continue reading
Last night I successfully collimated the modified Hyperstar III lens assembly and took a “first light” image with the new setup. Full Moon (or close to) low down on the southern horizon, and a sky that doesn’t really get dark. … Continue reading
I also mounted two pinhole cameras outside the house on a south facing wall. These cameras were based on beer cans as the Ilford photographic paper fits very nicely inside a standard size aluminium beer can. Like the indoor cameras … Continue reading
