The first of 2-frames taken with the Canon 200mm lens and Starlight Xpress M26C Trius OSC CCD. Bit of a story to this one. Had some strange streaks across the image which I thought had wrecked the whole imaging session. … Continue reading
Has anybody imaged the Polaris region recently? Seems to have been a bit of mega-engineering going on out there courtesy of some highly advanced alien civilisation!
I was just reading some very interesting observers’ comments on viewing the unbelievably faint Leo II dwarf galaxy. Their attempts at visual observation of this elusive object brought back the memory that kicked off my imaging obsession, and relegated my … Continue reading
Here’s another very deep image that will make a stunning desktop/screensaver. This time it’s the Rosette nebula in Monoceros. An RGB Hyperstar image with added H-alpha and OIII data 🙂
Would you like to own an image from the New Forest Observatory but cannot afford to purchase a numbered print? Then how about your very own custom desktop/screensaver of your favourite NFO image 🙂 Just send me your desktop size … Continue reading
Am I the only one who can clearly see a Meerkat in Simeis 147? He sits there, curled up, with his tail coming round in front from between his back legs. Since Simeis 147 only has the common name “The … Continue reading
I got an uncalled for e-mail from a Press Office today – I get plenty of these, but today I was a little shorter than usual on the phone. Is it possible for them (the Press Office) to take some … Continue reading
I only need 300 more hits to take me up to the half million mark 🙂 Take a browse through my Flickr images today and let’s see if we can get there: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12801949@N02/
In the days of TOS, Scotty was an inspiration for engineers, today I believe the inspirational figure is Tony Stark – and I must agree, he is a very worthy successor to Scotty. Spock was my inspiration in following a … Continue reading
The one-way trip to Mars known as Mars One seems to be unfolding as it fails miserably under close scrutiny. This is a great shame, and potentially a missed opportunity. We should embrace this ground-breaking idea and support it with … Continue reading
