Have you ever had the problem where the time indicated on one of your clocks (including your computer’s clock) is different to another one? Well, I have and it can certainly cause headaches when trying to analyse the large amounts of data that … Continue reading
As I am located in the New Forest, you can imagine that for some months of the year, particularly from late September until late November, condensation is a major problem in the dome. I have always used a product called … Continue reading
The last RGB image of the Veil nebula has been significantly improved by adding some H-alpha and some OIII narrowband data as can be seen in the accompanying image. However, the project has turned into an even bigger undertaking. I … Continue reading
For me, the imaging object of Summer 2007 has been the Veil Nebula region in Cygnus. This is to-date the greatest amount of data taken by me on one object, during one period – ever. I’m not too sure I’ll be … Continue reading
We seem to have more than our fair share of power cuts in Brockenhurst and this has resulted in damage to both my computer and to the Celestron motor drive boards, both of which are very unpleasant experiences as you … Continue reading
In my last post I was at the point of deciding which refractors and CCD cameras to use. I think I’ve now solved that dilemma! Having gone through many combinations and permutations I am thinking the best solution for me is … Continue reading
As I said in the project announcement, living in the UK we have a major problem to contend with trying to pursue our hobby – the weather! There are very few good clear Moonless nights to take those perfect images. … Continue reading
The name for this project comes from the Wide Angle Search for Planets or SuperWASP project. As you can guess it is used for hunting exo-planets. If you look at the SuperWASP site you will see an impressive imaging array comprising … Continue reading
I’m thinking ahead about the deep-sky object that I will concentrate on for the short summer nights. I am really impressed with the image of the Veil nebula on Davide de Martin’s Skyfactory site where he has processed this superb image … Continue reading
Finally! I have managed to eradicate the one minus point of having the Nexstar and motor drives in the dome! I upgraded the motor drives from version 30.30 to version 40.40 (download available from the Celestron site). Amongst the many … Continue reading
