Category Archives: mini-WASP Array

The creation and use of the New Forest Observatory mini-WASP array

Taurus Molecular Clouds

This is a two-framer using the Canon 200mm lenses on the miniWASP array. Left hand frame is centred on IC2087. Image flattened using Noel Carboni’s new flattening tool.

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Arcturus

A two-framer of the Arcturus region using the Canon 200mm lenses on the miniWASP array. Image flattened using Noel Carboni’s new flattening tool – soon to be released.

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Asteroid JO25 2014 captured on the miniWASP 200mm Canon prime lenses

As well as capturing asteroid JO25 2014 on the single Sky 90/M26C – I also managed to grab 16 subs on the two 200mm lenses with the Trius M26Cs. Sub number 12 (counting down from the top) is missing as … Continue reading

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Asteroid JO25 2014

I think somebody up there knew it was my Birthday today and kept a clear pocket of sky over the New Forest Observatory last night when the rest of the UK was under cloud cover. Here are 9 x 5-minute … Continue reading

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Asteroids in Leo from last night

I saw on the Sky 6 that there were 3 bright asteroids in Leo, namely 16 Psyche, 29 Amphitrite and 62 Erato.  So when I processed the data this morning and only saw 2 I wondered what was wrong.  Checked … Continue reading

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Widefield Gomeisa region with the 200mm lenses

Processed to show the dark tendrils that permeate all dense star regions:  

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Procyon & Gomeisa

A 200mm lens 2-framer taken over 2 nights this week – Procyon & Gomeisa in Canis Minor.

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Gomeisa from 23rd February 2017

Found I had this one on the hard drive while processing last night’s Procyon data. This is the bright star just above Procyon – Gomeisa. 15 subs of 15-minutes taken with the Sky 90 array and M26C OSC CCDs.

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Procyon region from 22/03/2017

No Moon and some clear sky between 8:15 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. Set up the 2 x 200mm lenses on the Procyon region for the first of 2 frames containing Procyon and Gomeisa.  Got the Procyon frame and cropped it … Continue reading

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The Current Status of the Mini-WASP Array at the New Forest Observatory

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