Category Archives: Projects

Projects undertaken at New Forest Observatory

A Big Thank You to Peter Dossett and Tom How

A few weeks back the MiniWASP dome rotator decided to give up on me. My electronics was not up to the job of sorting the problem out, so I brought in the software and hardware experts who originally put the … Continue reading

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Mathematical Prints

Earlier I showed that not only can I offer astro-prints but also macros, micros, high-speed photography, landscape & Nature photography, and I completely forgot mathematical and fractal objects. I can offer prints of any mathematical object (that can be described … Continue reading

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V1331 Cygni

V1331 Cygni is a young star in Cygnus in the dark nebula LDN981. It is almost surrounded by an arc-like reflection nebula. I have just spent many hours re-stacking the 6-hours worth of 10 and 15-minute subs expecting to get … Continue reading

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Tania Australis & Tania Borealis

I like close pairings of red and blue stars for the striking colour contrast they give. Here’s a pair that don’t get much air-time, namely Tania Australis (red) and Tania Borealis (blue) which reside in Ursa Major. Just to the … Continue reading

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Purchase a High-Quality Print of Any Image You Can See on the New Forest Observatory Website

With the acquisition of the new HP T230 4-colour printer, I am once again able to offer prints of ANY image you see on the NFO site. Print sizes available are A4, A3, A2 with a maximum of A1. Prints … Continue reading

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Large Format Printing Returns to the New Forest Observatory

I have suffered deep-sky large-format printing withdrawal symptoms for far too long now, and gave in yesterday to purchase a new large-format printer. So yesterday I ordered up an HP T230 A1 printer with a ton of accessories from Graphic … Continue reading

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Mu Cephei – the Garnet star

A reprocess of a Sky90/M26C OSC CCD composite image of the Garnet star in the IC1396 nebula.

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Corona Borealis. A 10-year Project Finally Completed

Last night (staying up until 3 a.m.) I was able to get the 3rd and final frame of this 3-frame mosaic of the whole of Corona Borealis. I first had the idea to capture this one a decade ago, but … Continue reading

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South Dome Makeover

On this beautiful Summer Solstice day – here’s the South Dome (Hyperstar + 2600MC Pro CMOS) done and dusted. De-pollinated (thick layer of yellow pollen removed) and vacuumed out. Just the decking to repaint. But that will wait until after … Continue reading

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Greg’s Lambda Asterism

This is a 2-frame mosaic using the Sky90 array and M26C OSC CCDs. Centre-bottom is the bright star Epsilon Cassiopei, and above left is the asterism Greg’s Lambda.

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