M83 29 April 2020
First attempt at M83 from the new house in Lesmurdie
First attempt at M83 from the new house in Lesmurdie
I have been working on a stepper motor controller based on the MyFocuserPro for the autofusing of telescopes without having to go to the expense of the moonlite focusers (as much as I like them) and to also give auto focusing control to camera lenses when connected to the astro cameras. When focusing the camera…
New Years 2019, what better target than the Horse Head ?
The move is happening ! The why and where !
I am a little late in uploading this as, i have to admit, I have been struggling with motivation quite a bit lately. This year has been clouded out almost continuously and even on those nights where there is a parting of the clouds it is only for a couple of hours before they roll…
A quick report on last weeks trip down to Aus to try out the new gear, including a surprise outreach night at the school.
A short imaging run on NGC6334, the Cat’s Paw nebula, in Scorpius taken on 4th August 2016
How to guide on constructing a high resolution mosaic of the Moon.
A revisit of this target on a night without cloud interference enabling better data collection.
Taken on 8th July, this was to be my first attempt at capturing M16 – the famed Eagle nebula ! Things didn’t quite work to plan however 🙁