Category Archives: mini-WASP Array

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

Another mini-WASP upgrade

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Greg Parker

I recently discovered that Takahashi have discontinued making the Sky 90 – mad decision IMO.  And this comes at a time when I was looking to replace the TS80 with a Sky 90 giving me a mini-WASP array with 3 … Continue reading →

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Comet Jacques c/2014 E2 from 22/08/2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Greg Parker

Managed to capture a few 5-minute subs of comet Jacques when it was close to Epsilon Cassiopeiae on the evening of 22nd August 2014.

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Mini-WASP upgrade number 2 for June 2014

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Greg Parker

Second upgrade for the week that required the earlier upgrade to go ahead 🙂 This time the in-storage Sky 90 and filter-wheel have gone back on.  It was taken off over a year ago as I got terrible star shapes … Continue reading →

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Upgrade of the week for the mini-WASP array

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Greg Parker

A small upgrade was made to the mini-WASP array this week – can you spot it??

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Statrep for the second Canon 200mm prime lens

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Greg Parker

I am getting all the bits together to be able to put another Canon 200mm prime lens on the mini-WASP top plate.  I will use an M26C camera from the top TS80 scope and will put an eyepiece (shock-horror) into … Continue reading →

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What a clever chap!!

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Greg Parker

Sergi Verdugo is a very clever chap http://astrophoto-sv.com/index.php?p=1_78 🙂 I have been thinking today about setting up a second Canon 200mm lens on the mini-WASP array for the wide field work.  To this end I was looking for 72mm HUTECH IDAS … Continue reading →

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Mini-WASP array statrep May 2014

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Greg Parker

Here is the current status of the mini-WASP array as of beginning May 2014.  The latest addition is the autofocuser for the Canon 200mm prime lens fitted to the top plate.  So we have: 1)  A Megrez 80 used as … Continue reading →

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The new autofocuser for the Canon 200mm prime lens

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Greg Parker

Grabbed a couple of pics of the Tom How autofocuser this afternoon.  Follow the yellow lead from the stepper motor to the control box housing the Arduino and the stepper motor drive board.

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New goodies from Tom How arrived today

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Greg Parker

Met up with Tom How for the first time in quite a while and he brought along the stepper motor/Arduino drive unit for auto-focusing the Canon 200mm lens.  Focusmax talks to the unit (and to Maxim DL) and it all … Continue reading →

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Carbon star V623 Cassiopeiae

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Greg Parker

In putting together the next book “Experimental Photography” I came across some unprocessed data from a while back.  It was Carbon star V623 Cassiopeiae or SAO23858 – a very nice Carbon star lying just below Pazmino’s cluster in the constellation … Continue reading →

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