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Projects undertaken at New Forest Observatory

Last two 200mm lens images to reprocess in AstroFlat

Here we have 2-framers of the Cocoon nebula region and the Double Cluster region. Hopefully these are the last two images I need to reprocess from the 200mm lenses.

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Ruchbah and Caph with the 200mm lenses

Each image is a 2-frame wide-field mosaic. Ruchbah and Caph – main stars in Cassiopeia.

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“The Stargate” containing M44 – the Beehive cluster

Another reprocess – note the two Carbon stars to the left hand edge.

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IC2087 Taurus Molecular Cloud Region

Noel Carboni’s new AstroFlat tool makes it very easy to bring lots of different datasets together (something that was a huge pain before the tool). So this is the first image showing all 11.5 hours of 20-minute subs for IC2087 … Continue reading

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Some more AstroFlat reprocesses

Aldebaran, the Hyades and NGC1647 (200mm lens 2-framer) Tarazed and Barnard’s “E” (200mm lens single-framer)  

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The Whole of Central Lyra Reprocessed

And the last one for today is the 4-framer taken using the Canon 200mm lenses and Trius M26C OSC CCDs. This is the whole of central Lyra.  

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Reprocessing mosaics with Noel’s AstroFlat tool

Now going back looking at old data where I have put mosaics together (not very well).  Noel’s AstroFlat tool allows you to flatten each frame of the mosaic so that they are dead easy to stitch together seamlessly. Below there … Continue reading

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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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You Tube video of the 10 p.m. ISS pass from last night

Check out the You Tube video of last night’s 10 p.m. ISS pass here. Mute the audio when playing.

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