Today I was extremely fortunate to have Tom How over to help me sort out the computer logistical nightmare that the mini-WASP project was becoming for me. After a marathon 9-hour session Tom managed to get the 2 computers (with … Continue reading
Two M26C 10-megapixel one-shot colour cameras, two USB filter-wheels, and a beautiful little guide camera to keep the lot tracking 🙂 Many thanks to Michael Hattey, Terry Platt and Gill Hattey for giving me such a good deal on all … Continue reading
This month’s deep sky object is a Globular Cluster, this time M56 in Lyra. Why? Because I really like Globular Clusters with a Milky Way background – and this is what the M56 region offers us 🙂 M56 lies at … Continue reading
Managed to get the deck treated without the threatening rain actually coming down. Plastic over the all Aluminium pier as it is threatening to rain again, and this time it looks like it means it. Gary is due to deliver … Continue reading
This is how the twin observatories are positioned in the garden at the New Forest Observatory.
Spent today (between the showers) fitting the all Aluminium pier to the concrete support base. Contrary to what it looks like in the photo – the top of the pier is perfectly flat and horizontal.
The “Last Post” guys did a really great job on the octagonal decking, fast, precise and accurate. A really excellent job and I’m very pleased with the result. So I now have a 12-foot wide octagonal deck ready and waiting … Continue reading
Today the decking experts from “The Last Post” arrived first thing to get on with the octagonal deck build. They came armed with the most formidable piece of sawing kit I’ve seen – but boy does it cope with the … Continue reading
As per usual, the skies simply don’t get dark enough this time of year for me to bother imaging deep-sky objects. I will probably try to get some ultra-wide-field Milky Way shots using the AstroTrac and the DSLR this year … Continue reading
I have finally found someone that will build the 12 foot diameter octagonal wooden deck for the mini-WASP array at a price that doesn’t require me to take out a second mortgage. Clearly the economic climate isn’t so bad that … Continue reading
