This week features bright star Vindemiatrix in the constellation Virgo. This is a Sky90 array image using the M26C OSC CCDs, and is a 2-frame (vertical) mosaic.
This isn’t my deepest image of the Pleiades, but this dataset was taken over a couple of consecutive nights using the Sky90 array and the M26C OSC CCDs. This is 24-hours of total exposure time using 40-minute subs!
This week we feature the Pickering’s Triangle region of the Veil nebula in the constellation Cygnus. This image comprises many hours of Sky90/M26C exposure.
This week features the M44 (Beehive Cluster) “Stargate” in central Cancer. This is a composite image created using two outings (in different years) with the 200mm lenses and the M26C OSC CCDs in one year, and the 2600MC Pro CMOS … Continue reading
This week we feature the bluest, brightest star in the sky – SPICA! Always low down in the murk in the south, this is a difficult one to do justice as it always has a broad fuzzy appearance due to … Continue reading
Title: The Golden Solid Angle: A Three-Dimensional Extension of the Golden Ratio Abstract: The Golden Ratio (φ) and its planar analogue, the Golden Angle (α), are well-known mathematical constants that appear widely in Nature, design and geometry. In this short … Continue reading
This week we feature the Propus region of Gemini which of course contains the well-known Jellyfish nebula, and if your field of view is big enough, the Monkeyhead nebula and open cluster M35 (and neighbouring open cluster NGC2158) as well. … Continue reading
Imagine you are a photon. You suddenly come into existence, and without the passing of any time, and without travelling any distance, you suddenly disappear again. Did you even exist? Well you must have done because an astrophotographer on planet … Continue reading
I just combined last night’s 24 x 5-minute subs 200mm lens single framer with an older 40 x 5-minute subs 2-framer also using the 200mm lenses. This is the resulting Arcturus composite.
Managed to get some imaging done last night. Arcturus with the 200mm lenses and 2600MC Pro CMOS cameras. 24 x 5-minute subs. Note the “Napoleon’s Hat” asterism at the bottom of the lower spike slightly to the right.
