The Starlight Xpress goodie bag arrived today!

Two M26C 10-megapixel one-shot colour cameras, two USB filter-wheels, and a beautiful little guide camera to keep the lot tracking 🙂

Many thanks to Michael Hattey, Terry Platt and Gill Hattey for giving me such a good deal on all this kit 🙂 🙂

Dome is due for delivery next Tuesday.

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Neil Armstrong at the Starmus Festival

See Neil Armstrong making his appearance at the Starmus Festival on Tenerife, June 2011 in this short video clip.  Yep – Garik Israelian managed to get the First Man on the Moon to come and talk at Starmus – truly incredible!

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A panoramic view of some Teide observatories on Tenerife

A 7-frame panorama stitched using PTGui showing some Teide observatories on Mount Teide, Tenerife.

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The Starmus Festival – Tenerife

The recent Starmus Festival in Tenerife was like an astronomer’s Woodstock.  You had to be there to understand.  People who attended are still shell-shocked from the truly amazing experience that was Starmus.  Well done Garik Israelian – you really pulled off a biggy there 🙂

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Alex Cherney got yesterday’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

Starmus Festival astrophotography winner Alex Cherney got yesterday’s APOD with his prize-winning Starmus entry – a time-lapse video taken from the south Australian coast.

One of the most impressive pieces of night-sky time-lapse work I have seen, Alex won a trip to Tenerife and a full 1-hour of imaging time on the biggest telescope on the planet – the GTC on La Palma.

Ride the wave Alex 🙂

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Buzz Aldrin and Alexei Leonov at the Starmus Festival, Tenerife, June 2011.

Buzz Aldrin and Alexei Leonov share a few thoughts at the Starmus Festival, Tenerife, June 2011.

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Brian May, Buzz Aldrin and Alexei Leonov on stage together – now that’s a supergroup :)

Another magic Starmus Festival moment and my last post for today 🙂

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Aldrin and Leonov – a truly historic moment – digitally captured

This is the first time that Buzz Aldrin and Alexei Leonov met in the Starmus Festival main hall.  What a photo opportunity!  There was a mad dash for the stage to get “the shot” and a little bit of jostling ensued.

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Board showing key players at the Starmus Festival – the whole thing was put together by Garik Israelian.  Must admit – never been referred to as a leg end before 🙂

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Starmus withdrawal symptoms

Am now suffering from major Starmus withdrawal symptoms.  Is it really coming up to a week since I experienced the truly amazing Tangerine Dream concert?

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