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Rosette nebula desktop/screensaver
Here’s another very deep image that will make a stunning desktop/screensaver. This time it’s the Rosette nebula in Monoceros. An RGB Hyperstar image with added H-alpha and OIII data 🙂
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The Virgo/Coma galaxy cluster region with the Canon 200mm f#1.8 lens
Blazing Moon last night so I spent a little time getting a good focus on the 200mm lens and then imaged both the Zosma region (with the Leo II dwarf galaxy) and the Virgo/Coma galaxy cluster region. This was done … Continue reading
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The March 20th 2015 solar eclipse
Well – you can tell from the lack of pictures that I didn’t get any solar eclipse images as we were totally clouded out here in the New Forest. I guess if I’d taken this job half seriously I would … Continue reading
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Crescent Moon and Venus
Earlier in the evening, before imaging La Superba, I saw a stunning crescent Moon/Venus photo-opportunity in the West. Grabbed the Canon 5D MkII and a 50mm lens and started snapping away.
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La Superba from 22/03/2015
I managed to get 4-hours worth of 10-minute subs on La Superba last night using the mini-WASP array. I composited this with around another 4-hours of data from a Sky 90/M25C combo – so around 8-hours in total using 10-minutes … Continue reading
A bit of Solar imaging in preparation for Friday
Can actually see the Sun today – first time in 3 days! So I got the Solar imaging rig out – TS80 refractor, Canon 5D MkII, Baader Solar film, and a 5x Powermate – and took a few shots. The … Continue reading
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The Merak region in Ursa Major
I had one hour last night to get a 2-framer of the Merak region before thick heavy cloud came over. As it was, many of these subs were taken through thin high cloud which put a great glow around Merak. … Continue reading
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Coddington’s nebula & V Y Ursae Majoris
Last night I managed to get another 11 x 20-minute subs on this region to go with the 7 x 20-minute subs I got a few days ago. This shows Coddington’s nebula – which is actually an irregular galaxy – … Continue reading
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Gemini central
With the 200mm/M26C Trius combo in portrait mode I managed to grab 10 x 4-minutes of the Castor/Pollux region after 3-hours of setting up (focus mainly) in the freezing cold. The chip turned out to be not flat for this … Continue reading
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Moon Venus and Mars close encounter
Should have done this one Friday night when the Moon was a little closer to the planets but didn’t manage it. Using the Canon 5D MkII and a 50mm prime lens I managed this shot, ISO100, 10-seconds, f#5.6 This image … Continue reading
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