Category Archives: Projects

Projects undertaken at New Forest Observatory

The 32 Cygni Region of Cygnus

This single-frame Sky90/M26C OSC CCD image contains a lot of interesting bits and pieces. The data comprises 8-hours and 10-minutes of 10-minute subs with a UV/IR cut filter. The bright orange/yellow star lying on the centre line about 1/3rd of … Continue reading

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The Heart Nebula

Another complete reprocess. This time it is the Heart nebula, captured on the Sky90/M26C MiniWASP array. A two frame mosaic totalling 39 x 20-minute subs (13 hours).

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Carbon Star Y Tauri (SAO77516)

A complete reprocess of Sky90/M26C MiniWASP data for Y Tauri. This is 30 x 10-minute subs.

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Delta Persei a Very Blue Star

39-Delta Persei (SAO39053) is a VERY blue star as you can see. Spectral type B5III SB. This is 72 x 450-second subs (9 hours) on the Sky90 array using the M26C OSC CCDs.

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A Halloween Witch’s Broom

All the data I have all put together to give this image of the Witch’s Broom nebula.

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Veil Nebula – All the Data I Have

This image of the Veil nebula in Cygnus incorporates all the data I have on the object. So this image includes Hyperstar III on the C11 data, Sky90 (2-frame mosaic including narrowband) data, and the Canon 200mm lenses with the … Continue reading

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Carbon Star – T Cancri

A reprocess.

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M31 – The Andromeda galaxy

A reprocess.

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The Veil nebula in Cygnus

This is a composite image comprising 8-hours of 20-minute subs taken last night on the Canon 200mm prime lenses, together with a 32-hour 2-framer taken on a single Sky90 including Ha and OIII narrowband data. It still needs a LOT … Continue reading

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The Sadr Region of Cygnus

I had my first imaging session of the new season on the array last night using the 200mm lenses and the ASI 2600MC Pro CMOS cameras.   The bright star Sadr sits in the centre and it also sits with … Continue reading

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