exploits and adventures in astronomy from rural Bedfordshire
Following on from the windy adventures in Norfolk at the Star Camp, I have started to preview the mosaic data I collected. When I re-assembled the telescope and checked everything was working, I forgot to check the camera angle had not moved - which of course it had! So, here is the result of putting...
"M31 Mosaic project"Continue reading
So, currently in North Norfolk, at the annual Autumn Star Camp - which I think is the biggest star camp in the UK - and the weather has been 'interesting'! At the start of our stay (7th October) is was like June... warm sunshine, gentle breeze, shorts and t-shirts and plenty of ice cream....
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Currently sitting in a damp field in North Norfolk - yep, it's Star Party time here in the UK - and realised it has been (yet again) over a year since I last updated my own website... Things have been busy - the details of which I won't bore you with, suffice to say my...
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As I mentioned in the last post, the flocking in the OTA needed attention. In warm weather, it would lift off from the OTA and this would be visible in the image. This was due to the flocking strips being a bit too wide so there is not enough material to stretch when the OTA...
"Flocking of the OTA – Complete"Continue reading
So a few years ago, I had a Ritchey Chretien (RC), and although I didn't get on with the particular model that I had, I guessed at some point it would return for another spell at TANO! The optical design of the RC is of two hyperbolic mirrors, designed to eliminate coma (off axis errors)....
"Return of the RC…"Continue reading
