Blackwater Skies – Page 7 – Astronomy & Astro-imaging from East …
Questions about the best choice of equipment for astro-imaging come up quite frequently. In this first of a series of posts, I will start by explaining the basics of aperture, focal length focal …
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This is the Andromeda Galaxy, taken 14th/15th September 2013. The image consists of 6 x 30 minute subexposures. Read on below for technical details. Imaging: Sky-Watcher Evostar …
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The Iris Nebula ( NGC 7023) is a reflection nebula where dust in our galaxy is being illuminated by a hot blue star at the centre of the image. It is approximately 1,300 light-years away and six …
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In this post, we’ll get started on the foundations and framework for my roll-off roof back garden observatory. In the previous post, I finished building the telescope pier and now it’s time to …
Blackwater Skies – Astronomy & Astro-imaging from East of the …
Following on from my original post about radio meteor detection, I have produced a new set of conditional actions with additional features and improvements: Works with current versions of …
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A quick snapshot of the waxing Moon. Acquisition: William Optics GT81, WO Flat 6AIII 0.8x reducer, ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool, Atik EFW2, Astronomik L 1.25″ Mount/Guiding: Orion ST80, …
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A couple of interesting plages today – the white areas to the lower centre and at the 8-O’Clock position. Scope: Lunt LS60THa/B1200CPT Camera: ZWO ASI174MM, FireCapture Mount: …
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M51 is estimated to be approximately 23 million light years away. It is interacting with its smaller companion galaxy, NGC 5195, which is just above and to the left of it in this image. To the …