exploits and adventures in astronomy from rural Bedfordshire
I have finally got around to updating the Observatory pages with details on the new observatory build, and the revised automation project. I am increasingly pleased with the new build – aprt from looking nice in the garden, I am actually using it more! I found, because the old roof was so heavy and not...
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Captured over the two nights of 5th and 6th Jan, this is IC405 - the Flaming Star nebula. The bright star AE Aurigae at the centre illuminates the gas cloud, causing it to shine in a variety of wavelengths. Also known as SH2-229 and Cauldwell 31, it is an emmission and reflection nebula and lies...
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The morning of the 25th was cold and crisp and clear! The moon was high above the house, and as luck would have it, above the roof line of the observatory! So, the poor dog forwent her morning walk so I could fiddle around and capture some lunar data! Ideally, I would have liked to...
"Lunar capture 25th November 2021"Continue reading
A lovely, crispy morning with a beautiful crescent moon rising!
... so that means the observatory project has been running for some 5 years now!! But it has actually finished!! Well.... let me just temper that statement. The observatory has been rebuilt from scratch, and as of now (18th Oct 2021) I am just waitin on the floor paint to finish drying before I actually...
