GREG: what can you tell me about the golden solid angle The golden solid angle is a three-dimensional extension of the traditional golden angle that partitions the total surface area of a sphere in the golden ratio. New Forest Observatory … Continue reading
Using a hand held Canon DSLR and imaging through Aluminised Mylar film my son took this one. Way better than my efforts – and the sunspots came out great 🙂
Went over the forest last night with my son for some eclipse imaging. Started a little after 6 p.m. and finished up around 7:30 p.m. Thoroughly pleasant evening, especially as my son brought two fold up chairs with him 🙂 … Continue reading
A mere 57-years separates the era of the Pepper Ginders (the 3 Curta calculators) from the Trashcan (the 2013 Mac Pro).
Bit late this year cleaning off all the dirt, grime and pollen from the domes. Usually complete this job April/May. Here, sparkling in this blazing heat are the north dome (Micro-Dragonfly Array) with the side pods, and the south dome … Continue reading
Winter Solstice 2025 until Summer Solstice 2026 solargraph. You can just make out the two white fibreglass domes in the foreground.
A composite of 3 datasets taken of the Markarian Chain region.
Imaging the M44 (Beehive Cluster) with the 200mm lenses I came across this arachnid that had spun it’s web across the innermost stars of Cancer, perhaps hoping to catch some Bees.
I used all the Sky90 data and added to it the core data I took on the original Hyperstar with the little H9C OSC CCD. There was a noticeable improvement.
I’ve just been moaning to a good friend about how this hobby is becoming a pointless exercise – especially with the weather – and what do I do? I start a major re-configuration of the MiniWASP array. Why? Because a … Continue reading
