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The NGC6914 reflection nebula region in Cygnus

A complete reprocess of the data incorporating Noel Carboni’s AstroFlat plugin. 51 x 20-minute subs using the 3 x Sky 90s and M26C OSC CCDs on the MiniWASP array at the New Forest Observatory.

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The IC2087 region in Taurus showing the Taurus molecular clouds

Only been able to recently process this one properly thanks to Noel Carboni’s new AstroFlat plugin. This is a 2-framer using the 200mm lenses and Trius M26C OSC CCDs with each frame a total of 12-hours integration time using 20-minute … Continue reading

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Last night’s 6-minute ISS pass

Here is an image of last night’s (27/05/2018) 6-minute ISS pass at 10:27 p.m.  As you can see it is still pretty light, and this is not helped at all by a nearly full Moon blazing away at the bottom … Continue reading

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Last night’s 6-minute ISS pass at 22:35

Clear night but half a Moon blazing away.  Never mind there’s a nice long 6-minute pass of the Space Station due at 22:35.  In fact for the next week there are 6-minute passes due every night!

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A complete reprocess of the Central Lyra data

I didn’t notice a bad stitch in the original data.  This is a 4-pane mosaic using the Canon 200mm prime lenses and Trius M26C OSC CCDs.

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A late Spring Quartet over the New Forest Observatory

An unusual grouping had me out last night with the Canon 5D MkII and 15mm Canon fisheye lens.  It was 10:30 p.m. and still fairly light outside (darkness doesn’t start until Midnight!).  Vega, Arcturus, Spica and Jupiter provided the Quartet, … Continue reading

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A dense galaxy cluster just south east of Arcturus

This is last  night’s data taken between 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. on the Sky 90 array.  18 x 10-minute subs, and a star has been labelled for reference.  One bright asteroid in the FOV only clear in the averaged … Continue reading

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The North & South domes have just had their annual Spring clean

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Ceres

Clear until 9:00 p.m. last night with a very intrusive Moon.  Saw that Ceres was well-placed in Cancer so put the Sky 90 array on the region. Ended up with 18 x 15-minute subs.  Can even see Ceres in the … Continue reading

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Alcor & Mizar

From last night, 21 x 10-minute subs on the Sky 90 array.  Blazing half Moon causing trouble but as it was a beautiful clear (bitterly cold) night I imaged anyway.  Couldn’t be bothered to process out the plane trail.

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