This week we feature the bluest, brightest star in the sky – SPICA! Always low down in the murk in the south, this is a difficult one to do justice as it always has a broad fuzzy appearance due to … Continue reading
This week we feature the Propus region of Gemini which of course contains the well-known Jellyfish nebula, and if your field of view is big enough, the Monkeyhead nebula and open cluster M35 (and neighbouring open cluster NGC2158) as well. … Continue reading
This week we feature the whole of Canis Minor, which is fortunately only 2 stars, but they are quite well separated. The 200mm lenses are of short enough focal length to capture both in the frame. There are only a … Continue reading
This week we feature the huge Ha region in Cepheus designated IC1396. This is a 2-frame mosaic using a single Sky90 and M25C OSC CCD. Comprising RGB, narrowband Ha and narrowband OIII, this took the record for the longest total … Continue reading
A rare (for me) galaxy image features this week. A personal favourite of mine, the beautiful face-on spiral M100 and surroundings. This is a composite of original Hyperstar and H9C OSC CCD data together with Sky90 M26C OSC CCD data. … Continue reading
This week we see a widefield view of the North America nebula together with the Pelican nebula. This is a single frame image captured using the 200mm lenses and the M26C OSC CCDs. This represents around 8-hours of RGB broadband … Continue reading
This week we feature the very popular Horsehead nebula region of Orion. This is a 3-frame mosaic taken with the original Hyperstar and the little H9C OSC CCD, composited with Sky90 data using the M26C OSC CCD. There must be … Continue reading
This week we feature bright star Deneb – one of the main stars in Cygnus. This image was captured over several nights by one Sky90 and M26C OSC CCD as the MiniWASP array was starting to be configured. This is … Continue reading
This week the New Forest Observatory features a rare image (for the NFO) – that’s one of very few images taken with the Canon 200mm prime lens on a Canon 5D MkII DSLR. This was during the phase when I … Continue reading
This week’s Picture of the Week features a very old favourite of mine, the interacting galaxies M51 in the constellation Canes Venatici. This image comprises data taken with the original Hyperstar with a tiny little H9C OSC CCD, and the … Continue reading
