The mini-WASP array was again put into commission taking half hour subs of the Navi region of Cassiopeia – Navi is the central star in this image. Nearby lies Gamma Cassiopeiae and its associated nebulosity.
Several hour’s worth of half hour subs resulted in this deep view of the PacMan nebula and nearby bright star Schedar in Cassiopeia courtesy of the mini-WASP array. The array is due for an upgrade at the end of this … Continue reading
Thor Heyerdahl, great adventurer and explorer would have been 100 today. He created a great impression on a very young lad with his book “Kon Tiki” about an expedition aboard a balsa wood raft. I recall building my own wooden … Continue reading
I recently discovered that Takahashi have discontinued making the Sky 90 – mad decision IMO. And this comes at a time when I was looking to replace the TS80 with a Sky 90 giving me a mini-WASP array with 3 … Continue reading
I am in the final stages of setting up a new imaging system based on a Canon 200mm prime lens with M25C OSC imager and a 52 mm IDAS filter on the front of the lens giving me f#3.85 and … Continue reading
I have now removed the Canon 5D MkII from the 200mm lens in the south dome and replaced it with the M25C that used to be on the Hyperstar. The massive field of view afforded by the 5D MkII on … Continue reading
Put the 5D MkII on the back of a TS80 refractor together with a 5X Barlow (not really called a Barlow then, but the name sticks). Took 17 subs at 1/200th second and ISO800 which I stacked in Maxim. This … Continue reading
Only 4 x 10-minute subs at ISO 800 from last night – but – I was amazed at how bright the blue-green parts of the Veil came out (and not at all surprised at the lack of red 🙁 ) … Continue reading
Managed to capture a few 5-minute subs of comet Jacques when it was close to Epsilon Cassiopeiae on the evening of 22nd August 2014.
Last night was one of those very rare nights. Completely clear, Moonless, and the Milky Way like I’ve never seen it before from here – magic. Put the 200mm lens and M26C onto Kemble’s Cascade. 31 subs at 5-minutes per … Continue reading
