Today I removed the Sky 90 from the C11 and replaced it with a little Celestron refractor that I use as a guide scope. The Hyperstar III has once again been fitted to the C11 for some phenomenally fast (f#2) … Continue reading
Huge thanks go to Terry Platt and Michael Hattey of Starlight Xpress Ltd who made me a deal I simply could not refuse on imaging cameras, a guide camera, and filter wheels. Thank you for sponsoring the mini-WASP project guys … Continue reading
The imaging object of the month for May 2011 is a Messier object, Spiral Galaxy M106 in Canes Venatici. I particularly like this galaxy and have imaged it several times – it looks to me like a piece of celestial … Continue reading
Here are the two sets of narrowband filters from Ian King Imaging. The filters in separate boxes are the H-Beta filters – those in the set of 3 are the (Hubble) H-Alpha, OIII, SII narrowband filters. All sitting on top … Continue reading
Ian King has very kindly sponsored the mini-WASP project by providing me with two sets of Baader 2″ narrowband filters at an extremely good price – thank you very much Ian! I now have the 2″ Baader narrowband H-alpha, H-beta, … Continue reading
Fellow astro-imager Tom How turned up bright and early this morning to help with the building of the concrete pier base. With a lot of help from Tom we managed to complete the task in just 3-hours, we both thought … Continue reading
The big Wickes order arrived this morning at 11:00 a.m. and I put the cement mixer together ready to build the concrete pier support with Tom How tomorrow (Saturday). The mini-WASP is really starting to take off now! Next will … Continue reading
Kieron of SCS Astro Limited (Somerset) has helped me out yet again – this time with an extremely good price on a pair of 52mm Hutech IDAS light pollution filters. Thank you very much Kieron 🙂 Why 52mm? Because the … Continue reading
Like something from a Douglas Adams novel, the hole takes on an existence of its own. The 20″ x 20″ hole is now 3 foot deep – one more foot to go. I hadn’t appreciated what a pain it is … Continue reading
I cut first turf in starting the mega mini-WASP project this afternoon. Beautiful hot sunny day, too hot for hard labour really but I thought I’d better get started with the obligatory hole in the ground before the ground turned … Continue reading
