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Category Archives: Hyperstar and SXV-H9C
Quasar APM 08279+5255 in Lynx
This image of Quasar APM 08279+5255 in Lynx will make an appearance in a future Picture of the Week – but as I like this reprocess I am going to post it now. This image was captured with the original … Continue reading
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20 Years of Imaging the Double Cluster
The above 6 images of the Double Cluster show this region at different scales and with the images taken on several different pieces of kit. The first image is a 4-frame mosaic taken with a Sky90 and M25C OSC CCD. … Continue reading
Posted in Canon 200mm prime lens, Hyperstar and SXV-H9C, mini-WASP Array, Projects, Sky 90 and SXVF-M25C, Sky 90 and SXVF-M26C
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M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy
Absolutely all the data I have on the Triangulum Galaxy.
Posted in Hyperstar 4 and ASI2600MC-Pro, Hyperstar and 814C, Hyperstar and SXV-H9C
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Merope and Ally’s Braid
This is the second (and final) bit of ancient history that I’ll be looking at today. This time it is Merope (and Ally’s braid) again in the Pleiades, this time from 25/12/2005 (so it looks like I was out imaging … Continue reading
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Alcyone in the Pleiades
Sometimes it is good to delve into a bit of ancient history to see how things have developed (or not). This image of Alcyone (in the Pleiades) is from 20/11/2005. It was taken using an original Hyperstar (no collimation or … Continue reading
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M33 – The Triangulum Galaxy – Sans Stars
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The Monkey Head Nebula
The Monkey head nebula. A composite image using data from the original Hyperstar I on a Clestron Nexstar C11 SCT, with a tiny H9C OSC CCD, and two lots of data from the 200mm lens and an M26C OSC CCD.
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A Halloween Witch’s Broom
All the data I have all put together to give this image of the Witch’s Broom nebula.
Posted in Hyperstar and SXV-H9C, Hyperstar and SXVF-M25C, mini-WASP Array, Sky 90 and SXVF-M26C, Veil Nebula
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Sometimes Your First Guess Turns Out to be the Best
Well this is quite extraordinary. I discovered a huge pile of DVDs last week and I just spent a few days downloading them all onto an HDD. The data was all very old (mostly around 2005) and is all taken … Continue reading
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The Heart of the Rose
This is the central region of the Rosette nebula. This is a composite image created using RegiStar and comprises original Hyperstar, Sky90 and Hyperstar 4 data exceeding 15-hours of total exposure time.
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