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What does Cantor have to say?
Admittedly Cantor was in his writings not very explicit about what he did take the set theoretic universe as a whole to be. One problem is that it is not in every instance clear whether he has a theological or a mathematical conception … Continue reading
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God and the Absolute Infinite – the Ein Sof
If God is the Absolute Infinite, the Ein Sof, then I think we are entering very interesting territory. Why? Because I don’t believe there is ANYTHING in the physical Universe that is infinite. I don’t believe there are an infinite … Continue reading
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The Canon 200mm lenses and M26C OSC CCDs do the Twins
A beautiful clear Moonless sky last night and I put the MegaWASP array onto the Twins – Castor & Pollux. Castor frame was 20 x 10 minute subs and Pollux frame was 18 x 10 minute subs. Very pleased with … Continue reading
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The Definitive Rosette nebula from the MegaWASP array
Recently the MegaWASP array grabbed 6 x 2500-second subs on the Rosette nebula. Noel Carboni added this data together with everything else we had on this object and came up with the result below. I now consider this one well … Continue reading
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The Caph region in Cassiopeia
Even with a blazing Moon, clouds, and everything wanting to go wrong – I managed to get enough data last night for the Caph right hand frame. So the central star here is Caph in Cassiopeia, a 2-framer using the … Continue reading
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The Ruchbah region with the Canon 200mm lenses
Clear last night 19/01/2016 but with a blazing Moon, so this didn’t turn out too badly considering. A 2-frame mosaic using the Canon 200mm lenses and M26C OSC CCDs. Around 130-minutes of 10-minute subs per frame. Lots of open clusters, … Continue reading
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IC2087 region
Due to a series of mishaps I only managed to get 15 x 20-minute subs on this one last night using the Sky 90s (should have got 27 x 20-mins). This is the IC2087 region in Taurus – and is … Continue reading
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Aldebaran, the Hyades & NGC1647
A couple of clear hours after a day of rain allowed me to grab a quick 2-framer of the Aldebaran & Hyades region with the 200mm lens. 5-minute subs and an hour on each frame. Pleased just to be able … Continue reading
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