Category Archives: Projects

Projects undertaken at New Forest Observatory

The IC2087 region in Taurus showing the Taurus molecular clouds

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Greg Parker

Only been able to recently process this one properly thanks to Noel Carboni’s new AstroFlat plugin. This is a 2-framer using the 200mm lenses and Trius M26C OSC CCDs with each frame a total of 12-hours integration time using 20-minute … Continue reading →

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Last night’s 6-minute ISS pass

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Greg Parker

Here is an image of last night’s (27/05/2018) 6-minute ISS pass at 10:27 p.m.  As you can see it is still pretty light, and this is not helped at all by a nearly full Moon blazing away at the bottom … Continue reading →

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Last night’s 6-minute ISS pass at 22:35

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Greg Parker

Clear night but half a Moon blazing away.  Never mind there’s a nice long 6-minute pass of the Space Station due at 22:35.  In fact for the next week there are 6-minute passes due every night!

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A complete reprocess of the Central Lyra data

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Greg Parker

I didn’t notice a bad stitch in the original data.  This is a 4-pane mosaic using the Canon 200mm prime lenses and Trius M26C OSC CCDs.

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A late Spring Quartet over the New Forest Observatory

Posted on May 20, 2018 by Greg Parker

An unusual grouping had me out last night with the Canon 5D MkII and 15mm Canon fisheye lens.  It was 10:30 p.m. and still fairly light outside (darkness doesn’t start until Midnight!).  Vega, Arcturus, Spica and Jupiter provided the Quartet, … Continue reading →

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A dense galaxy cluster just south east of Arcturus

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Greg Parker

This is last  night’s data taken between 11 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. on the Sky 90 array.  18 x 10-minute subs, and a star has been labelled for reference.  One bright asteroid in the FOV only clear in the averaged … Continue reading →

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The North & South domes have just had their annual Spring clean

Posted on May 6, 2018 by Greg Parker
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Ceres

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Greg Parker

Clear until 9:00 p.m. last night with a very intrusive Moon.  Saw that Ceres was well-placed in Cancer so put the Sky 90 array on the region. Ended up with 18 x 15-minute subs.  Can even see Ceres in the … Continue reading →

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Alcor & Mizar

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Greg Parker

From last night, 21 x 10-minute subs on the Sky 90 array.  Blazing half Moon causing trouble but as it was a beautiful clear (bitterly cold) night I imaged anyway.  Couldn’t be bothered to process out the plane trail.

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Gomeisa or Beta Canis Majoris

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Greg Parker

From last night, lovely blue Gomeisa or Beta Canis Majoris.  36 x 10-minute subs on the Sky 90 array – and yes the averaged data shows a very nice asteroid near the centre of the image. Doesn’t look like we … Continue reading →

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