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
I’ve just opened the pinhole camera in my study (one day early). This was behind the double glazing in a rectangular tea caddy tin box. You can see the NFO dome towards the right, and a neighbour’s house over the … Continue reading
This one went absolutely everywhere and I’ll be cleaning up the mess for weeks. It’s still far from perfect but I don’t think I’m capable of doing much better – so I’m calling it a day on the eggs.
Last night our faithful old cactus once again flowered and I caught the action with the Canon 40D and TC-80N3 timer controller. So what is this doing on a deep-sky imaging web site? I hope to use the same process … Continue reading
I have just half-completed a very scary summer project! The Hyperstar III lens assembly is a fantastic technological achievement which turns an ultra-slow f#10 Schmidt-Cassegrain into an ultra-fast f#2 Schmidt-Camera. There is a slight problem though with all that glass … Continue reading
The four pinhole cameras I have had imaging the southern horizon for the past 6 months are due to be opened on June 21st 2010 in the evening. I will put new film in each camera and set them off … Continue reading
