I bolted the mini-WASP telescope frame to the Paramount versa-plate to get a feel what the finished system will look like. The funny-looking device sticking out the front of the frame is a counterbalance arm for the weight of all … Continue reading
The modifications to the telescope frame have been carried out and I’ve just bolted all the furniture to it to check it all hangs together properly – fortunately, it does. The two open sides of the frame have now been … Continue reading
Just had two new publications for 2010 come through the post this morning – the Astronomy Now 2010 Yearbook & Patrick Moore’s 2010 Yearbook of Astronomy. Why? Because Noel & I managed to get an “Astronomy Now readers’ pictures of … Continue reading
Nigel Ball kindly sent me a link to a KVM switch (something I’d not heard of before) which looks like the perfect solution to my mini-WASP computer array problem. One keyboard, mouse and monitor can be shared amongst 4 computers! … Continue reading
I have just spent the WHOLE of today resurrecting an old computer which will be the main computer for the mini-WASP array. Lots of silly little things have fought back hard and it’s only just started to give in now … Continue reading
I have just unpacked the beast – it is the most solid piece of engineering I’ve come across in the field of astronomy – I just hope I can put it to full use. I think a fully-loaded mini-WASP head … Continue reading
UPS have just delivered the Paramount 🙂 Will now unpack – taking piccies as I go. It’s come all the way from Germany!!
Our long dark evenings now mean we can start early and easily get a good 6-hours on an object – weather of course permitting. This Month’s object will do well with 6 or more hours total imaging time on it … Continue reading
Well it wasn’t a two week wait to see what happened – I crumbled just a few days after the last mini-WASP report and ordered up a Paramount ME from Kieron at SCS Astro – it is due to be … Continue reading
It’s been about a year since my last report on this project, and that last article actually said very little 🙂 I am on the point of putting my hand in my wallet (you cannot begin to understand the amount … Continue reading
