In a pathetic attempt at trying to keep imaging with nights that are like a sunrise, here is a globular cluster in the Milky Way – M56 in the constellation Lyra. I really like globulars with a Milky Way background … Continue reading
Last night I successfully collimated the modified Hyperstar III lens assembly and took a “first light” image with the new setup. Full Moon (or close to) low down on the southern horizon, and a sky that doesn’t really get dark. … Continue reading
I have just half-completed a very scary summer project! The Hyperstar III lens assembly is a fantastic technological achievement which turns an ultra-slow f#10 Schmidt-Cassegrain into an ultra-fast f#2 Schmidt-Camera. There is a slight problem though with all that glass … Continue reading
Noel Carboni is currently assembling the NFO Spring mega project of 2010. This is a massive mosaic of the Virgo/Coma galaxy cluster region centred on the famous Markarian Chain of galaxies. This mosaic is created from a number of frames … Continue reading
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
After 3 weeks of brisk sales of the “Belt of Orion” things have settled down again so it’s time to introduce the second “Print of the Month” offer from the New Forest Observatory. This Month’s full colour A3 print using … 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
