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Be warned! ATI Radeon HD5770 graphics card.

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Greg Parker

Terry Pratchett only had 6 monitors fitted to his computer as he couldn’t get 8 on his desk 🙂  O.K. well I didn’t want 8 or even 6 monitors – I only wanted 3.  Looking at the graphics cards offered … Continue reading →

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Geminids from the New Forest Observatory – 13th December 2009

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Greg Parker

Poor weather conditions (high cloud/fog/mist) sub-zero temperatures and a very unimpressive display of Geminids this year – even though we were blessed with NO MOON!!!  Set up the Canon 40D with a 17-55mm zoom lens set to 30mm, 2-minute subs, … Continue reading →

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A Festive deep-sky image for IYA2009

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Greg Parker

With Christmas rapidly approaching, and the International Year of Astronomy rapidly drawing to an end,  I thought it appropriate to post a Festive deep-sky image.  This is the Christmas Tree cluster (NGC 2264, 2,500 light years away in the constellation … Continue reading →

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Geminids tonight!

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Greg Parker

There’s plenty of clouds at the moment 🙁 but I’m hoping for just a few gaps in the cloud tonight.  No Moon – and it should be the peak in the Geminid meteor shower (13th – 14th December 2009).  Went … Continue reading →

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The Golden Ratio and living systems:

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Greg Parker

The Golden Ratio (and the closely associated Fibonacci series) makes many appearances in the “living world” – here’s my question – not including Mathematics and man-made objects, does the Golden Ratio appear naturally in any inorganic systems?  There is a … Continue reading →

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The Golden Solid Angle – has anyone seen this, anywhere?

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Greg Parker

It will not have been mentioned before in this blog, but I like certain aspects of pure mathematics as much as I like deep-sky imaging.  I think most people will have heard of the Golden-Section, or the Golden-Ratio, and how … Continue reading →

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A3 sized prints are now available:

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Greg Parker

I have just introduced a new print size for the deep-sky images.  You can now purchase A3 sized full-colour prints of any object you see on the NFO site.  Go to “Image Gallery”, “Purchase Images” for details.

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The mini-WASP array project – statrep

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Greg Parker

The modifications to the telescope frame have been carried out and I’ve just bolted all the furniture to it to check it all hangs together properly – fortunately, it does.  The two open sides of the frame have now been … Continue reading →

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Two new ones for 2010

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Greg Parker

Just had two new publications for 2010 come through the post this morning – the Astronomy Now 2010 Yearbook & Patrick Moore’s 2010 Yearbook of Astronomy.  Why?  Because Noel & I managed to get an “Astronomy Now readers’ pictures of … Continue reading →

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Star Vistas at Amazon U.K.

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Greg Parker

Has now gone back up to £21.69 and only a 40% saving on the RRP – told you it wouldn’t last 🙂

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