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Test shot on the Sky 90 array
Having swapped out the Master Computer and mucked around a bit with Sky 90(1) I had some clear sky last night to take some test shots to see what needs fine tuning. This image is just 12 x 5-minute subs … Continue reading
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ISS pass 30/07/2016
Most of the 6-minute pass at 11:11 p.m. last night.
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2nd Edition of “Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images” – completed!
I have recently finished the Second Edition of the Springer publication “Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images” and it has been sent off to them to make bookworthy. Springer then sends me back the draft (with all the page numbers) and I … Continue reading
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Noel Carboni process of the California nebula data
Noel Carboni recently processed the 22-hours of data from the Sky 90 mini-WASP array. This data comprised 15 and 20-minute sub-exposures.
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The California nebula
I have only just stacked ALL the data on this one from late 2014. This is 69 subs using 15.20-minute exposures for a total of 22-hours on this one. The Sky 90 array on the mini-WASP. f#4.5 3 x Sky … Continue reading
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The Caldwell 3 region in Draco
Beautiful clear Moonless night last night but we only get astronomical darkness starting around 11 p.m. so it’s a late start at this time of the year (and darkness ends around 3 p.m. so you don’t get many hours of … Continue reading
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The Virgo/Coma galaxy supercluster
12 frames using the Hyperstar III and M25C camera with 2-hours of 10-minute subs per frame. Also a 200mm lens with M26C camera 2-framer using 15-minute subs and 5 hours per frame. So total integration time is 34 hours 🙂
Pazmino’s Cluster
Turned out rather noisy for 30 x 1,000 second subs with the Sky 90 array. Not sure why as there was no Moon about. Maybe I forget to turn the Peltiers on?? Need to redo this one with the Hyperstar … Continue reading
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La Superba
4 hours of 10-minute subs from last year with the Sky 90 array. Akira Fujii effect.
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Kemble’s Cascade – Akira Fujii-effect version
Here is a 4-frame mosaic of the Kemble’s Cascade region taken with the Sky 90 array and M26C OSC CCDs. I have used the Akira Fujii effect to enhance the brighter stars. This actually means deliberately bloating the brighter stars … Continue reading
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