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Category Archives: News
A new course for 2013
Due to having received several requests – the New Forest Observatory now offers another course for astronomers. “Constructing an observatory for imaging or observing” is the latest course we have on offer – please check the “Courses” section for details.
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Purchasing DSLR (non-deep-sky) images
You can see how to purchase deep-sky images here in the “Image Gallery/Agency Copyright Notice” section. For DSLR images – photomicroscopy/micromosaics, macro/macromosaics, “Little Planet”, panoramas, and high-speed flash images – please check the purchasing details for either datafiles or prints … Continue reading
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Sir Arthur C Clarke’s tribute to Sir Patrick Moore’s Sky at Night programme:
With the recent passing of Sir Patrick Moore I thought it would be worth revisiting this post from July 2007 where Sir Arthur C Clarke pays tribute to Sir Patrick. Sir Arthur sent me the article asking me to put … Continue reading
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Climate change? What climate change??
Here’s a view of the Burley river in Brockenhurst on 22/12/2012 – actually somewhere under there is Burley road!
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Sir Arthur C Clarke
Would have been 95 today 🙁 Data is not information Information is not knowledge Knowledge is not wisdom
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National Geographic publications.
You will find a listing of my National Geographic publications on the Scientific Artist web site.
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Sir Patrick Moore – 4th March 1923 – 9th December 2012
One thing Sir Patrick knew how to do was throw a party! He loved people, his house was always full of visitors, and he liked to party. The greatest ambassador we had for astronomy and for astronomers – this will … Continue reading
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Aliens? I don’t think so.
There was a programme the other night, I think on Channel 4 about possible alien creatures being found on Earth. I love this stuff so I watched the programme. Highly disappointing right from the off. These “alien” creatures weren’t very … Continue reading
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The mini-WASP array is fully functional :)
Last night (29/11/2012) I managed to get all 3 scopes and cameras working as one system on the mini-WASP array for the first time 🙂 Up until last night there was always (at least) one scope and camera not playing … Continue reading
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EPOD for today – Double Cluster and Greg’s Charm Bracelet
The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) image for today is the recent shot of the Double Cluster and Greg’s Charm Bracelet taken at the New Forest Observatory on the mini-WASP array and processed by Noel Carboni in Florida … Continue reading