I have security alarms, and a fire extinguisher handy for the observatory – but it took a recent catastrophic failure of a PSU to make me think about putting a smoke alarm in there! Fortunately I had two battery operated … Continue reading
Well – I didn’t see anything about Star Vistas on Meridian News on either the 3rd or 4th December 2008 – sorry for the bad information given below. I have no idea when, or if, anything will be shown 🙁
Local independent TV broadcaster Meridian TV was filming at the New Forest Observatory on the evening of 2nd December 2008. Unfortunately they were still filming when that evening’s News was on and I think I missed my image of the … Continue reading
It looks like there is going to be quite a rush on the First Edition of Star Vistas – not only due to the stunning images, but also the distinguished Foreword Authors – Sir Arthur C Clarke – Sir Patrick … Continue reading
All the recent publicity in the popular Press has sent a torrent of comments in my direction. Quite a few members of Joe Public made dismissive comments about the images saying they were simply “Photoshopped”. I guess I should not expect … Continue reading
Another hot-off-the-press image from the Parker/Carboni double-team. This time it is the beautiful nebulosity surrounding the central star in the constellation Cassiopeia.
Always a good one to image at this time of year as it doubles up as a nice picture to put on the front of a Christmas card. The Cone nebula and the associated Christmas Tree cluster [NGC2264] of stars make … Continue reading
The Star Vistas radio programme was broadcast on Radio Solent on the morning of Friday 28th November 2008 – you can download this interview over the Internet. Meridian TV will be at the New Forest Observatory this coming week to cover … Continue reading
It appears that the forthcoming publication of Star Vistas has caught the attention of the Press. Although they have as usual got the detail incorrect, it’s a case of all publicity for Astronomy is good publicity. The Sun has something … Continue reading
A final 3-hours total exposure time using 30-minute subs completed the Autumn 2008 mega project – M33 the pinwheel galaxy in triangulum!
