This week it is one of my “single star” images, where the main subject is a bright star in the centre of the frame. This is a recently taken image, but I like it so much it is Picture of … Continue reading
Once you bring Russ Croman’s Star XTerminator into your processing – there’s about a million different ways you can go forward. Here’s yet another way. This was stuck in drafts, can’t remember writing this, so I’ll just post it now.
Last night (staying up until 3 a.m.) I was able to get the 3rd and final frame of this 3-frame mosaic of the whole of Corona Borealis. I first had the idea to capture this one a decade ago, but … Continue reading
This week we feature the beautiful star Tarazed and the accompanying dark nebula known as Barnard’s “E”. This is MANY hours of 10 and 15-minute subs taken with the Sky90 array and M26C OSC CCDs on the MiniWASP array. This … Continue reading
The Belt Stars of Orion is this week’s Picture of the Week. Untold hours (in excess of 8 for sure) went into this one using a single Sky90 refractor and M25C OSC CCD. Alnitak (bottom left), Alnilam (centre) and Mintaka … Continue reading
On this beautiful Summer Solstice day – here’s the South Dome (Hyperstar + 2600MC Pro CMOS) done and dusted. De-pollinated (thick layer of yellow pollen removed) and vacuumed out. Just the decking to repaint. But that will wait until after … Continue reading
The Jellyfish nebula region, with Tejat (Mu-Geminorum) on the left and Propus on the right, is this week’s Picture of the Week. This was quite a long project with just a single Sky90 and an M25C OSC CCD. Why was … Continue reading
The full extent of the California Nebula is this week’s “Picture of the Week”. This is a combination of both data from the 200mm lenses with M26C OSC CCDs, and the Sky90 array with M26C OSC CCDs. I think I … Continue reading
This is a 2-frame mosaic using the Sky90 array and M26C OSC CCDs. Centre-bottom is the bright star Epsilon Cassiopei, and above left is the asterism Greg’s Lambda.
Is that the most boring and uninspiring star field you have seen on here to date? Quite possibly. But the brightest star you can see here, almost dead centre, is none other than the Methuselah star!! SAO159459, HIP76976, HD140283 – … Continue reading
