I’ve had my suspicions for quite a while now, but for some reason after just over 5 years it has finally jelled in my last two remaining neurons what the problem has been. From way back when I was imaging … Continue reading
Well here it is – one hour’s worth of data taken with the two M26C cameras on the New Forest Observatory mini-WASP array. Still lots to be done before it’s properly tuned in – but I’m pretty close now. As … Continue reading
It has been a glorious day all day with clear blue skies – and this time it didn’t fog over as soon as the Sun went down. So I started the final hard bash at getting the mini-WASP array commissioned … Continue reading
As I sit here with a gale roaring outside and the rain pelting down I wonder if I will ever see a clear sky again – and this got me thinking about how I will run the mini-WASP array. It … Continue reading
Tom How spent a night over the Bank Holiday weekend at the NFO where he had a good play with the mini-WASP array – I was attempting (half satisfactorily) to polar align the Hyperstar III in the south dome. Meanwhile … Continue reading
Here are a few pictures from the day – I still can’t believe how lucky we were with the weather. Had a few drops of rain first thing in the morning just to put the scarers on us – then … Continue reading
As you probably know, the Celestron “Heavy Duty” wedge has a fundamental design fault – a large open ended box section which flexes all over the place with a heavy scope like the C11 being cantilevered all over the sky. … Continue reading
Have I gone a bit too far with the new warm room for the mini-WASP?
The beginning of this ISS pass is missing (the bit on the left) – why? Because I was pointing in the wrong part of the sky when the action kicked off and it was only when my son said “it’s … Continue reading
Well – although it has been pouring with rain ALL day it looks like (on the satellite) there is a clear patch coming over for later tonight. As there is a 6-minute pass (that’s long!) of the ISS at 9:28 … Continue reading
