Category Archives: Projects

Projects undertaken at New Forest Observatory

The pinhole camera project

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Greg Parker

Just under one month to go before I open up the 4 pinhole cameras that have been looking towards the south for the past 5 months.  Time seems to pass at an ever accelerating rate – as Peter Landsberg said, … Continue reading →

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Markarian central – the central frame of a Coma/Virgo mega-mosaic

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Greg Parker

This is the central frame of a large mosaic being constructed of the galaxy-rich region at the Virgo/Coma border – hot off the press from Noel Carboni.  We see Markarian Chain central and at the bottom M87 in this Hyperstar … Continue reading →

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Water-filled balloon HSF image goes viral

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Greg Parker

I mentioned a while back that the HSF image of the shot egg went viral with something like 1700 hits on my Flick site – I clearly don’t know the definition of viral.  The HSF image of the shot water-filled … Continue reading →

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Another HSF image takes off!

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Greg Parker

Having just made a quick check of my Flickr site I see that another high-speed flash image is suddenly attracting a large number of hits.  I have tracked down the link to the image which is pulling in the punters and it … Continue reading →

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HSF egg-shot image goes viral on my Flickr site

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Greg Parker

The high speed flash image of the egg shot with an air rifle pellet: Has gone viral on my Flickr site with over 1700 hits and still increasing 🙂

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Just to the right of M87 in Virgo

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Greg Parker

This is another frame to add to the mega-mosaic that is the Markarian Chain region on the Coma/Virgo border.  Just processed by Noel this is the region just to the right (West) of M87 and will make up one of … Continue reading →

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M87 – frame number two acquired!

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Greg Parker

Managed to get the second frame done last night in the mini-M87 mosaic I need to collect in order to complete the mega-Markarian Chain mosaic.  Just one frame to go!!  Am I going to be lucky this year at long … Continue reading →

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9-microseconds during the Cider making process – high speed flash photography

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Greg Parker

Last one for today – a 9-microsecond ultra high speed flash shot of an air rifle pellet interacting with an apple.  Used the beautiful little 50mm Canon lens on this – pin sharp and costs around £85, excellent value for … Continue reading →

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Easter project – high speed flash photography

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Greg Parker

As the weather is not going to play ball for deep-sky imaging I had planned on taking the definitive shot of an egg meeting an air rifle pellet.  However – I had forgotten just how messy this business is, so … Continue reading →

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The mini-WASP array – one step closer

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Greg Parker

Today the CEO of NTE Poole Ltd. Eric Kennedy – brought me the all Aluminium pier for the mini-WASP!  The usual beautiful craftsmanship and Aluminium-welding which are the hallmarks of NTE Poole Ltd.  The wall thickness of that vertical tube is 1″ … Continue reading →

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