Category Archives: Projects

Projects undertaken at New Forest Observatory

Another New Prime Number

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Greg Parker

The mega-computing array found a new Prime Number last Sunday. The Prime Number is: 4324748322195*2^1290000-1

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M44 region with the Canon 200mm prime lenses from last night

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Greg Parker

Last night I got 18 x 15-minute subs on the M44 region with the 200mm lenses and I combined it with some earlier 200mm data.

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January 2019 – Image of the Month

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Greg Parker

I have been extremely lazy in trying to maintain an Image of the Month, so with a New Year just starting, let’s see if I can do better. Up there, right now, are the Pleaides (in Taurus) and this is … Continue reading →

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Comet Wirtanen 46P

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Greg Parker

Taken just last night, here is my first look at comet Wirtanen 46P grabbed quickly with the Canon 5D MkII and a 15mm fisheye lens. Moon up so no point in bringing out the big guns really. May try with … Continue reading →

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Pleiades – superdeep

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Greg Parker

I took 6 hours of 40-minute subs with the Sky 90 array on 9th December 2018 and added this to 9 hours of 40-minute subs taken last year to get this result.

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Procyon and Gomeisa

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Greg Parker

Alpha and Beta Canis Minoris taken with the 200mm lenses and a 2-frame (horizontal) mosaic.

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Sky90 array image of M31 the Andromeda galaxy

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Greg Parker

9 hours of data using 20-minute subs (so 3 hours of actual imaging time) using the Sky90 array on 1st November 2018. 6:52 p.m. start and no Moonrise until midnight.

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Vega plus two Carbon stars

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Greg Parker

North is to the left in this image showing brilliant star Vega and two nearby Carbon stars.

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The Double Cluster and Stock 2 in wide-field

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Greg Parker

A wide-field image using the Canon 200mm lenses of the Double Cluster and Stock 2 open clusters. Stock 2 is the “stick man on his side” directly above the Double Cluster.

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Running Man – Zoom In/Zoom Out

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Greg Parker

A zoom in/zoom out image of the Running Man nebula in M42 in Orion.

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