This is the central frame of a large mosaic being constructed of the galaxy-rich region at the Virgo/Coma border – hot off the press from Noel Carboni. We see Markarian Chain central and at the bottom M87 in this Hyperstar … Continue reading
I took the frame to the left of M100 last night using a bit of dead-reckoning – and unbelievably I scored a perfect hit 🙂 So the top two frames on the Markarian Chain mega-mosaic are now complete! The bottom … Continue reading
So last night was another unexpectedly clear night and I imaged the M100 region. I did not expect that this frame would fit onto the ultra-mega-Markarian Chain mosaic, but of course it does – perfectly – at the top. I … Continue reading
This is another frame to add to the mega-mosaic that is the Markarian Chain region on the Coma/Virgo border. Just processed by Noel this is the region just to the right (West) of M87 and will make up one of … Continue reading
Managed to get the second frame done last night in the mini-M87 mosaic I need to collect in order to complete the mega-Markarian Chain mosaic. Just one frame to go!! Am I going to be lucky this year at long … Continue reading
Today’s EPOD shows the asteroid Vesta leaving the head of Leo the lion as recently taken from the NFO. Unusually both the data acquisition and the image processing for this one were carried out by yours truly. There are a … Continue reading
Had some clear skies last night – no Moon, and no high cloud either! Started imaging around 10:30 p.m. and called time at midnight. Had M87 centred on the frame, really wasn’t expecting to get this one this year (missed … Continue reading
Noel has just completed processing the 5 & 10-minute subs (probably around 8 hours worth in total) taken on the Hyperstar III of the Beehive Cluster – M44 – in the constellation Cancer. At this time of the year we … Continue reading
Nice clear night last night and managed to get 3-hours worth of 4-minute subs on M44 with the Hyperstar III. Bagged a couple of asteroids (I think M44 is asteroid central as it sits just about on top of the … Continue reading
Pulled up EPOD (Earth Science Picture of the Day) a couple of minutes ago and unexpectedly found the NFO image of NGC1333 looking back at me. It really is a stunning region of space and the eerie-looking dust clouds gives … Continue reading
