If you look at the basis of life right back to the first stromatolites – it’s DNA all the way back. I have no problem with that. What I do have a problem with is that it’s continued to be … Continue reading
https://www.lsst.org Why would you name a new observatory after someone who has openly plagiarised the work of Fritz Zwicky which he undertook way back in 1933?
Way back in 2015 I had an exasperating email discussion with a very persistent fellow wanting one of my images “on the cheap” for his publisher. I will reproduce the discussion below. I have now had ANOTHER request for a … Continue reading
I have taken many 2-frame mosaic images of Arcturus, but this is probably one of the better ones. Sub-exposure times need to be short as Arcturus is so bright, and that makes it difficult to bring out all the surrounding … Continue reading
The stunning Iris nebula in a sea of dark nebulosity captured with the Hyperstar III on a C11 with an M25C OSC CCD. This image comprised 4-hours of 15-minute subs, where a 15-minute sub is the equivalent of a 75-minute … Continue reading
This is a 2-frame vertical mosaic of the Heart nebula taken with the Sky90/M26C OSC CCD combination on the MiniWASP array. Each frame would be in excess of 12-hours of 15-minute subs.
V1331 Cygni is a young star in Cygnus in the dark nebula LDN981. It is almost surrounded by an arc-like reflection nebula. I have just spent many hours re-stacking the 6-hours worth of 10 and 15-minute subs expecting to get … Continue reading
I like close pairings of red and blue stars for the striking colour contrast they give. Here’s a pair that don’t get much air-time, namely Tania Australis (red) and Tania Borealis (blue) which reside in Ursa Major. Just to the … Continue reading
The Crescent nebula and surrounding emission nebulosity in Cygnus. This is a single frame Sky90/M26C OSC CCD image taken on the MiniWASP array and comprises in excess of 12-hours of 15-minute subs.
This is the rig I use to take all photomicrographs. At the top, actually recording the images. is a Canon 5D MkII DSLR. The DSLR sits on the 3rd port of a stereo research-grade microscope. For additional lighting (when needed) … Continue reading
