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Reprocess and crop to the Double Cluster and Stock 2
I guess it must be obvious that the weather hasn’t been too good recently and there’s no new data to work on. So I revisited the Double Cluster and Stock 2 data taken using the Sky 90s and M26Cs on … Continue reading
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Double cluster and Stock 2 reprocess
A reprocess of the Sky 90/M26C data with North to the right – cropped to a smaller field of view.
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Double Cluster sans spikes
A reprocess taking the ugly spikes off the Double Cluster itself!
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This is precisely the sort of image the mini-WASP array was designed to capture!
The Double Cluster and Stock 2 region in Perseus. Grabbed the last bit of this data last night. Also managed to get rain into the observatory as a solitary rain cloud passed over and chucked it down 🙁 All dried … Continue reading
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Some earlier Stock 2 data added to the mini-WASP Double Cluster image
When this is framed properly, and at least 3 hours worth of data taken, then this is going to look good 🙂
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Double Cluster from the mini-WASP array just before grabbing the lunar halo image
Managed to get half an hour on the Double Cluster with one camera before it all went pear-shaped with the weather last night. The Double Cluster and Stock 2 is one image that the mini-WASP array was actually designed for … Continue reading
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Bellatrix, Polaris and Pollux re-loaded
The earlier images of Bellatrix, Polaris and Pollux re-processed using a new process step.
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The Cone nebula – a mini-WASP single framer
This image is a single frame from the mini-WASP and comprises 12 subs at 10-minutes per sub, so a 2-hour total exposure time (again well short of the 8 hours needed). The reason for only one frame is that due … Continue reading
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The mini-WASP imager is now fully operational
It was a clear night last night (although the seeing was very poor) and it allowed me to iron out the last few bugs that were plaguing me with the mini-WASP array. Only got some short exposure times, but now … Continue reading
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