This image of M106 was acquired on Wednesday 1st April and Noel has recently processed it. I love the Mother-of-Pearl appearance of M106, it makes it one of my favourite galaxies. This region of Canes Venatici (lying below the handle of the Plough … Continue reading
For regular visitors it will not have escaped your notice that there haven’t been many new images posted so far this year. This is due to two factors. One – Noel has been very busy with other programming jobs and … Continue reading
I’ve been kicking my heels waiting for a clear night since hearing of the new supernova in NGC 4088 a few days back. By some miracle I have a clear Moonless night tonight (18th April 2009) and I’m locked on … Continue reading
Now that the package of A3-size photo-paper has arrived (the Royal Mail is notoriously unreliable in this part of the country it seems!) I can now offer comet Lulin prints in size A3 for just £25 including U.K. p&p. As … Continue reading
In this International Year of Astronomy, the New Forest Observatory is offering you a very special deal for 2009. You may purchase signed, (year) dated and numbered prints of comet Lulin for only £15 which includes U.K. postage and packing!!! Prints … Continue reading
Unexpectedly the clouds shifted for a few hours on Saturday 28th February 2009. I thought that I was going to completely miss comet Lulin with the appalling (imaging) weather we’ve had these last two months. However, someone was looking kindly … Continue reading
Got my first view of comet Lulin tonight. Nothing special in binoculars, but looking quite nice with 3-minute subs on the Hyperstar. Will have to see what I managed to catch tomorrow 🙂
With the odd clear hour here and there, plus an intrusive Moon, it has been cluser time for the beginning of January. Noel has just finished processing M36 in Auriga, and this image unexpectedly threw up a bonus object – … Continue reading
Noel has just processed this recent image taken in Orion. A nice little open cluster, which sits in the centre of this frame. Zoom in on the cluster and you will see that unlike the Douglas Adams prediction whe answer … Continue reading
Noel has just worked his magic assembling this mosaic Star Vista of the Ruchbah region of Cassiopeia. This small image is unable to do the original 20 Megapixel monster justice, but as you can see the whole area is jam packed … Continue reading
