It’s 11:30 p.m. – I’m in the NFO control room. Queen is on BBC4 and “Hammer to Fall” is blasting out, expecting the ASBO to be delivered any second. All 4 computers monitors on, I’m imaging 7 clusters and … Continue reading
Science and God Oh dear, that old Chestnut again, can anything new be said on the subject? Probably not, but then again, as we are now in the 21st Century, perhaps it is a good time to re-assess the situation. … Continue reading
So last night was the SEVENTH clear Moonless night in a row – up until 2:30 a.m. – and now I’m really done in 🙂 Still – managed 9 x 20-minute subs with the Hyperstar III on the Witch’s Broom, … Continue reading
I’ve read some staggeringly good (Auto)Biographies over the last few years, but I have sadly just finished the best ever. You could actually forget that it is an Autobiography – it is a superb science book with penetrative insights into … Continue reading
Just ten minutes ago I had one of those “hair raising on the back of the neck” moments. I am reading Arthur C Clarke’s book “Astounding Days” and on page 186 I come across this bombshell sentence. “I am tempted … Continue reading
In this month’s National Geographic magazine there was a pretty unpleasant reminder of the destructive nature of man. I won’t go into the unsavory details but it basically spelt out how morons in several European countries are decimating the migratory … Continue reading
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
You can see a full colour image of the California nebula processed from DSS2 data here. The nebula extends to quite a way below the leftmost part of the image – it’s VERY big!
I carried on adding some new frames to the mega Tulip nebula DSS mosaic until the computer gave up. So this is it for now, the computer can’t handle any more 🙂 Note the ultra bright red S-type star AA … Continue reading
I am building up a big panorama around the Tulip nebula in Cygnus by downloading and processing DSS red and blue datafiles. Simply fantastic data to work with.
