Category Archives: Sky 90 and SXVF-M25C

The second image from the 6-night marathon session this month is a nice pair of open clusters in Gemini – M35 and NGC2158.  This image comprises 39 sub-exposures at 6-minutes per sub or just 6-minutes short of 4-hours in total.

We have just had six clear nights in a row – which for me personally is an all-time record!  Got a few reasonable images during this period, unfortunately last couple of days had the Moon intruding, but we can’t have … Continue reading →

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, Noel Carboni revisited the original data and reprocessed the Rosette from scratch.  You can see from the attached image that he has squeezed the last ounce out of this one.  I … Continue reading →

Managed to get three hours worth of OIII data for the Rosette on Saturday 9th February – and Noel has just expertly added this into the earlier image.  The OIII has brought out some more fine detail in the core … Continue reading →

The accompanying image is the Jellyfish nebula [IC443] and associated emission nebulosity [IC444] on the Gemini/Orion border. 

Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any better, Noel Carboni has now added the recently taken R72 data for M42 to our earlier H-alpha/RGB image. 

As you know I have recently started terrestrial imaging [photography] with a Canon 40D.  Whilst looking at all the accessories for the new camera I came across some interesting filters called R72 filters.  These filters only allow light of wavelength … Continue reading →

It’s been a while since our last image as we’re both busy trying to get Star Vistas camera-ready for our publishers by 1st April 2008.  However, Noel & I managed to free up some time to get this latest image to you, … Continue reading →