There is some current web-wisdom going around that the human eye is unable to see polarised light – this is about as accurate as the observations of Mars as big as the full Moon. With nothing better to do whilst … Continue reading
Symbiosis or Evolution, or maybe a little of both? It doesn’t really matter. If you don’t know what I’m on about in the first sentence then you need not read any further and it won’t ruin your day. Gaia – … Continue reading
Second upgrade for the week that required the earlier upgrade to go ahead 🙂 This time the in-storage Sky 90 and filter-wheel have gone back on. It was taken off over a year ago as I got terrible star shapes … Continue reading
A small upgrade was made to the mini-WASP array this week – can you spot it??
This is a Solstice-to-Solstice solargraph taken at the New Forest Observatory using the REALLY BIG pinhole camera. You can clearly see the two New Forest Observatory domes, and the oval-shaped object in the middle foreground is the top of a … Continue reading
A new course is available at the New Forest Observatory for those wishing to set up their own “Mini-WASP array”.
A lot has happened since the last post on this topic. First off, I decided that rather than putting this lens on the mini-WASP array, I would piggy-back it on the C11 as I did originally. Why? Because otherwise I … Continue reading
A friend on one of the astronomy forums asked me if these would be any good for taking flats: Any good? They are utterly superb!!!!!!!!!!!! AND they are cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND you can get an A3 or even an A2 panel … Continue reading
Just been told I got today’s Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) http://epod.usra.edu/ Took a look, and yep, sure enough, my favourite insect – the Morpho Rhetenor butterfly which kindly provided me with the Patent design for a new type … Continue reading
I am getting all the bits together to be able to put another Canon 200mm prime lens on the mini-WASP top plate. I will use an M26C camera from the top TS80 scope and will put an eyepiece (shock-horror) into … Continue reading
