18 x 40-minute subs on the Sky 90 mini-WASP array form the basis of this deep image of the Pleiades taken at the New Forest Observatory.
Deeeeep image of the Pleiades
Category Archives: Deep-Sky Imaging
November 7th 2016 EPOD
Got the November 7th 2016 Earth Science Picture of the Day with an image of the North America nebula region taken with the Canon 200mm prime lenses.
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2016/11/north-america-and-pelican-nebulae.html
Thank you Jim at EPOD for continuing to publish my work.
Earth Science Picture of the Day – La Superba
Got today’s EPOD with an image of Carbon star La Superba.
Thank you Jim at EPOD for continuing to publish my work. This is EPOD number 83 for me.
The Perseids 11/12 August 2016
A spectacular display of the Perseids this year! I took 220 frames and 27 frames had a meteor – the colourful Perseid below was the best image of the evening. The persistent thin high cloud miraculously cleared around 11 p.m. and then the Moon set at 12:30 a.m. to give a superb evening’s viewing. Don’t get many nights like that one.
2nd Edition of “Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images” – completed!
I have recently finished the Second Edition of the Springer publication “Making Beautiful Deep-Sky Images” and it has been sent off to them to make bookworthy. Springer then sends me back the draft (with all the page numbers) and I then have the final (mind-destroying) job of putting the Index together. You will see the new 2nd Edition in the shops next year (I’ll let you know when) and if you have the 1st Edition, there’s enough new stuff in the 2nd Edition (including completely new chapters, and completely re-written old chapters) to warrant raiding your wallets for a second time. The biggest change you will see on the front cover is the removal of the sub-title “Astrophotography with Affordable Equipment and Software” – with a chapter dedicated to the New Forest Observatory mini-WASP Array – some of the equipment is now anything but affordable.
Noel Carboni process of the California nebula data
Noel Carboni recently processed the 22-hours of Sky 90 mini-WASP data taken on the California nebula – result below 🙂
Today’s EPOD – The Great Nebula in the Sword of Orion
Got today’s Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) with a very deep image of the M42 region. Added narrowband H-alpha and wideband near infrared add a lot to the data in this image. In particular the infrared data brings out many stars that are not so visible in standard RGB images.
Many thanks to Jim at EPOD who continues to publish my work.
Astronomical Images on Flickr
Most of my Astronomical images can be found on my Flickr site.
13 Messier objects in one image
Last night I managed to get the second frame of a Canon 200mm/M26C Trius 2-frame mosaic.
I covered the major galaxy region between Denebola and Vindemiatrix – home to the Virgo/Coma galaxy cluster.
In this image there are 13 Messier objects – all of them are galaxies.
Given any more clear skies I will try to get some more data on both frames just to reduce the noise a little more.
On the left hand frame just about every sub had multiple satellite trails – thank goodness for dither and SDMask stacking.
Deep-sky desktop/screensaver images from the New Forest Observatory
You can now purchase your own custom New Forest Observatory desktop/screensaver image for your computer.
Just choose the image you want as a desktop/screensaver from this huge selection, and send me the size of your desktop in pixels. You will receive a JPEG image to your size requirements by return. And the price for this custom service? Just £5!! Visit the New Forest Observatory for full details.