The imaging object for this month is actually a pair of objects lying in the constellation Ursa Major. M97 also known as the Owl nebula is a lovely little planetary nebula, so named as it has a pair of dark … Continue reading
I mentioned a while back that the HSF image of the shot egg went viral with something like 1700 hits on my Flick site – I clearly don’t know the definition of viral. The HSF image of the shot water-filled … Continue reading
Having just made a quick check of my Flickr site I see that another high-speed flash image is suddenly attracting a large number of hits. I have tracked down the link to the image which is pulling in the punters and it … Continue reading
The high speed flash image of the egg shot with an air rifle pellet: Has gone viral on my Flickr site with over 1700 hits and still increasing 🙂
This is another frame to add to the mega-mosaic that is the Markarian Chain region on the Coma/Virgo border. Just processed by Noel this is the region just to the right (West) of M87 and will make up one of … Continue reading
Managed to get the second frame done last night in the mini-M87 mosaic I need to collect in order to complete the mega-Markarian Chain mosaic. Just one frame to go!! Am I going to be lucky this year at long … Continue reading
Last one for today – a 9-microsecond ultra high speed flash shot of an air rifle pellet interacting with an apple. Used the beautiful little 50mm Canon lens on this – pin sharp and costs around £85, excellent value for … Continue reading
As the weather is not going to play ball for deep-sky imaging I had planned on taking the definitive shot of an egg meeting an air rifle pellet. However – I had forgotten just how messy this business is, so … Continue reading
Today the CEO of NTE Poole Ltd. Eric Kennedy – brought me the all Aluminium pier for the mini-WASP! The usual beautiful craftsmanship and Aluminium-welding which are the hallmarks of NTE Poole Ltd. The wall thickness of that vertical tube is 1″ … Continue reading
April brings the Ursa Major/Canes Venatici objects into a good imaging position. Our Imaging Object of the Month this month is the interacting galaxy pair M51 known as the whirlpool galaxy. M51 lies 15 million light years away in the … Continue reading
