A recent image of Sirius shows something new in the vicinity. A type III civilisation has constructed a Dyson sphere around our brightest star.
Managed to get out for just a few minutes last night and as Leo was in a good position I focused up on Regulus and let the mini-WASP do its thing. Rather disturbing news when I processed the data this … Continue reading
Friday February 15th was a very eventful day for astronomers world-wide. Simon Parkin had already arranged to broadcast the weather live from the New Forest Observatory that evening due to the near miss asteroid DA14 that was due in our … Continue reading
I have long sided with Halton Arp regarding quasars. Like Halton Arp I also believe that quasars are not undefinable objects at extreme distances radiating unimaginable power – but are objects much closer to us who exhibit an odd redshift … Continue reading
The New Forest Observatory is a private observatory run by Prof. Greg Parker from his home in Brockenhurst, Hampshire. At the current location it is not, unfortunately, open to the public. However, if the current plan to change the Sodium … Continue reading
Well as predicted – the only way I’m actually seeing the little blighter is via the live feeds. Sky clear while Meridian weather did their live piece from here, even got the mini-WASP array focused up and ready to go … Continue reading
An unexpectedly clear night last night – spent all the time working on the Hyperstar – managed to get about 90% of the way there in setting it up, next outing should see it imaging again 🙂 So what are … Continue reading
How can we protect our whales and at the same time put destructive nuclear devices to good use? I propose strapping tactical nuclear devices to our larger whales that have an acoustic sensor to pick up the whale’s heartbeat. Heartbeat … Continue reading
Great to see everyone at AstroFest today. Must admit I do like the location for AstroFest – BUT – it really is far too small for all the exhibitors, and the crush is now getting rather unpleasant. It is way … Continue reading
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