Category Archives: Picture of the Week

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 →

This week the New Forest Observatory features the beautiful Pelican nebula which sits right next to the North America nebula in the constellation Cygnus close to the star Deneb. This image comprises well over 15-hours worth of data taken on … Continue reading →

This week’s featured image is the beautiful reflection nebula M78 in the constellation Orion. This is a composite image using data from both the original Hyperstar with the little H9C OSC CCD, and also the Sky90 array with the M26C … Continue reading →

This week we feature the beautiful carbon star popularly known as Hind’s Crimson Star, which lies below Orion and is therefore in the southern murk for me. Image captured on the Sky90 array with the M26C OSC CCDs and comprises … Continue reading →