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The Matrix has landed at the New Forest Observatory!

Novatech came up to scratch with a new superb product – a 4-monitor support system that will take up to 24″ monitors – I have IIYAMA Prolite E2407HDS 24″ monitors, and as you can see on this video, the stand … Continue reading

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Another 2nd December 2010 shot of the NFO in the snow

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The observatory is used as the return point in a race straight out of Ben Hur

Louey the black Labrador uses the observatory as the turn around point in his blistering circuit of the garden in this video.

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First snow of the year

First snow of the year here in Brockenhurst – even we didn’t get away with it this time (we quite often do).  Taken with a fish-eye lens on the Canon 5D MkII at 8:00 a.m. this morning.

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Starmus Festival Tenerife

You can read more about the Starmus Festival – Tenerife March 21 – 26 2011 – here 🙂

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Very interesting APOD today

An extremely interesting APOD today – and I wonder if this means that we are unlikely to find complex life-forms near Galactic centres.  Indeed – could this go some way to explain why the Ape descendants appeared in the quiet … Continue reading

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The all-Aluminium pier for the Paramount and mini-WASP array

I have just brought the massive all-Aluminium mini-WASP pier in from the shed.  I will set it up in the upstairs study with the Paramount on top to give a dry run for the computer and all the electronics.  The … Continue reading

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Crickey! Number 1 and 2 places in “Popular Astronomy” on Amazon

I often check to see how Star Vistas is doing on Amazon.co.uk and got a bit of surprise when I just got in from walking the dog over the forest.  I have the number 1 and 2 slots in the … Continue reading

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First video diary entry for the new mini-WASP imaging array

Thought I would begin a video diary on the mini-WASP array project at this time even before the hole has been dug in the ground for the obligatory concrete block.  As we are all aware – any new observatory project … Continue reading

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Star Vistas exhibition now ended at the PhotoGallery Bristol.

Just done a lightning round trip to Bristol to pick up the Star Vistas images from the PhotoGallery.  Many thanks to Jamie and team for organising this one.  They had a book full of visitors over the exhibition opening period from 22nd … Continue reading

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