Below I published images of the beginning and the end of the transit (downloaded live from the Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite) – but for some reason I did not include an image from near the middle of the transit. Rectified … Continue reading
I used all the individual frames of the animation to put together this montage of the 2012 Transit of Venus. In the very last image of the Sun, Venus has just passed the edge of the Sun and we will … Continue reading
Some single stills images of the 2012 transit of Venus from last night/early this morning.
This was the view of the 4-monitors in the New Forest Observatory Control Centre last night/this morning during the Transit of Venus. Screen top left was Norway – this was the first to show ingress, a good few minutes ahead … Continue reading
I pulled an all-nighter downloading the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory solar images during the period of the Venus transit and put this animation together 🙂
What’s the significance of 288888? Just saw that the New Forest Observatory had that number of hits at 17:14 p.m. today 🙂 Keep visiting people, there’s always something new and exciting going on at the New Forest Observatory (except last … Continue reading
Another image from the New Forest Observatory appears on Simon Parkin’s Meridian Weather slot on Sunday 20th May 2012. Video footage Copyright Meridian News & Weather.
There will be an annular solar eclipse on May 20th (tomorrow!) – YAY!!!!!!!! 🙂 🙂 Unfortunately, for people in the U.K. it begins after Sunset – Boooh!!!! 🙁 🙁
After a great deal of grief and pain I have worked out how to collimate the mini-WASP Sky 90s and they are now both sorted 🙂 Fourth clear night in a row, and no Moon, so I am imaging the … Continue reading
Along with some very nice SuperMoon images – my two “Little Planet” images made an appearance on Simon Parkin’s Meridian weather slot – Tuesday 8th May 6:20 p.m. Video footage Copyright Meridian News & Weather.
