Deep-Sky Wonders has been created by adapting the work of Walter Scott Houston from his Sky & Telescope articles over the years. Unfortunately for us “Scotty” [as he was affectionately known] is no longer with us, the book was edited by … Continue reading
The beginning of September might be considered a touch early [Walter Scott Houston in his “Deep-Sky Wonders considers it a November object] for M31, but the nights’ are now drawing in quickly, and you will be able to get a … Continue reading
For me, the imaging object of Summer 2007 has been the Veil Nebula region in Cygnus. This is to-date the greatest amount of data taken by me on one object, during one period – ever. I’m not too sure I’ll be … Continue reading
This is the third Stephen James O’Meara book in the Deep-Sky Companion series and it is the biggest and heaviest! I had this one on pre-order with Amazon for over a year. Twice the publication date was put back it seems … Continue reading
We seem to have more than our fair share of power cuts in Brockenhurst and this has resulted in damage to both my computer and to the Celestron motor drive boards, both of which are very unpleasant experiences as you … Continue reading
This book starts with a foreword by Patrick Moore. Why a foreword by Patrick Moore? Because the Caldwell list is Patrick’s list – his full name being Patrick Caldwell-Moore, and he didn’t want to use the Moore (M) for fear … Continue reading
When you first start observing or imaging, the Messier list of objects is a very good place to start looking for nice deep-sky objects in the Northern Hemisphere. Stephen James O’Meara has produced a beautiful reference work on the Messier … Continue reading
In my last post I was at the point of deciding which refractors and CCD cameras to use. I think I’ve now solved that dilemma! Having gone through many combinations and permutations I am thinking the best solution for me is … Continue reading
As I said in the project announcement, living in the UK we have a major problem to contend with trying to pursue our hobby – the weather! There are very few good clear Moonless nights to take those perfect images. … Continue reading
We are incredibly proud that we have been given permission by Sir Arthur C Clarke to publish his tribute to both the BBC television programme The Sky at Night and to Sir Patrick Moore. If you do nothing else today – … Continue reading
