I’ve just noticed that for some reason the new Image of the Month hasn’t automatically popped up. Strange – absolutely no idea what went wrong there. Never mind – here it is – just a little late. The February 2013 … Continue reading
Here is a two-frame mini-WASP image of the bright star Vega in the constellation Lyra.
I just reprocessed this earlier Camera 2 mini-WASP data from 2012 with a heavier crop and a little more careful processing.
Just a few weeks after I started to run the Paramount ME I hit trouble – the mount would not home in declination properly. When I hit “home”, the declination axis would move in a clockwise direction, go past the … Continue reading
Taken in early January 2013 using the mini-WASP array. 18 subs at 4-minutes per sub using all 3 cameras – so 216 imaging minutes in total – the mini-WASP array really grabs the maximum amount of data in the shortest … Continue reading
I just realised when explaining to someone how I fitted the two Robofocus units to the TS 80mm triplet APOs that I had not published an image of the setup here on the NFO site. So here it is 🙂
Here is a recent Noel Carboni process of another bright star in Orion – this time it is Bellatrix on Orion’s shoulder taken using the mini-WASP array.
Due to having received several requests – the New Forest Observatory now offers another course for astronomers. “Constructing an observatory for imaging or observing” is the latest course we have on offer – please check the “Courses” section for details.
We unexpectedly got a few clear hours (unfortunately not Moonless) on New Year’s Day 2013 – this is after a whole month of cloud and rain! We are now back to the cloud and rain again, so that one clear … Continue reading
