I just spent the day at Tony Allen’s photographic studio in Oxford with my high speed flash units. We had another go at the water-filled balloons as they are so much fun. Here’s a result from today’s efforts. This exposure … Continue reading
I was recently asked about a problem in maintaining polar alignment due to a heavy scope being cantilevered all over the place on a wedge. The standard Celestron wedge (which I use) would also give you problems as the heavy … Continue reading
We are now enjoying long dark evenings and are once again getting into the swing of imaging well into the early hours – weather permitting. The imaging object I have chosen for this month is the famous Double Cluster in … Continue reading
I spent last week at an electronics Conference in Athens, Greece. Amazingly, from the Acropolis I could see two observatories – one actually down in the town (!) and another far away on a hilltop overlooking Athens. I don’t think … Continue reading
Here’s how the two beer can pinhole cameras look on the South-facing wall of my house. I hope we are not intending to sell within the next year or so as potential buyers may be put off by the sight. … Continue reading
I have just made up 2 beer can pinhole cameras (see Justin Quinnell’s website to see how to do this) and fitted them to a wooden frame on a South-facing wall of the house. I have opened the shutter (removed … Continue reading
At last! September has come around again and we can actually start imaging before 10:00 p.m. hooray!! Less baggy eyes at work the next morning 🙂 This Month’s imaging object is the mysterious-looking NGC7023, a reflection nebula known as the … Continue reading
Conventional narrowband filters (12nm or smaller bandwidth) do not work with the Hyperstar III system due to its very low f#. The cone angle of the rays passing through the filter are so far from normal incidence that the actual … Continue reading
It’s still late starts for imaging during most of August, but beginning to get reasonable again for those of us that have to go along to the day job next morning. This Month’s object is a beautiful region of (blue) … Continue reading
And to finish off yesterday’s theme I just had to try to capture the action when a 0.22″ air rifle pellet says hello to a raw egg – or two. Note the pellet exiting stage left in the first image!
