In an earlier post I showed how I take large terrestrial mosaics (panoramas) using the Canon 40D in a manner similar to taking deep-sky mosaics. Not only does this give you a bigger field of view, it also gives you (ultimately) … Continue reading
So yesterday it was snow. Today it is hail, rain and sunshine in equal measure. This afternoon this rainbow appeared over the New Forest Observatory. A good omen for 2008??
So after an unbelievably mild winter we get snow on April 6th! Here’s a view of my garden this morning at 7.30 a.m. Now [3.00 p.m.] it is sunny, warm, and the snow has almost completely disappeared.
Further to the Image of the Month below, I did in fact manage to get nearly 5 hours of 750-second subs on that third frame (to the left) for the Markarian Chain mosaic, just a couple of nights ago. The … Continue reading
You will probably know that Leibniz and Newton, working independently, came up with that torment for schoolchildren and an invaluable aid for engineers, the infinitesimal Calculus. However, did you realise that the formulation of the Calculus, at least that … Continue reading
Spring is galaxy season in the imager’s diary, and for my April imaging object of the month I am choosing not a single galaxy, but a whole chain of galaxies, Markarian’s Chain at the border of the constellations Virgo and … Continue reading
Noel reprocessed the Veil nebula data making the stars less obtrusive and sharpening up the nebulosity a little to emphasize the filaments. It’s a personal choice as to which version you prefer – I like the down-played stars myself.
The last Egogram to be sent out by Sir Arthur came to me on the 30th January 2008. As you can see he was anticipating the next big milestone – 2010 – the year we make contact. Sir Arthur Clarke … Continue reading
I have just heard the terrible news that Sir Arthur C Clarke died today. Sir Arthur transformed my life at age 19 when I started my first job at Harwell and began reading his mind-expanding Science Fiction. As I told … Continue reading
Today is a landmark day for the New Forest Observatory. After a marathon processing session involving a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and a hallucination-inducing lack of sleep – Noel Carboni has just finished processing the Summer 2007 mega-project, the … Continue reading
