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Shetland Sky: April 2015

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Sunday, 12 April 2015. Continuing on from last blog this map clearly shows how much light pollution could be seen either side of Sheffield. Spring ad Summer can be frustrating times for the astrophotographer with little dark time this side of midnight. Shetland has virtually 21 hours of day light with the other 3 hours classed as simmer dim when it never gets truly dark. Shetland Storm Force photography. Darker skies mean that you can see more stars especially when the moon is not showing. There are few ...

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Shetland Sky: Shetland Hints and Tips

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Sunday, 9 August 2015. Shetland Hints and Tips. What can be seen in the Shetland Night sky- well nothing at present as it is too light. Harry Rose recently gave a very interesting talk, in which he indicated that providing you are not near a light polluted area you can actually see a lot in the Shetland night sky. He showed the benefits of using binoculars either 8x40 which has a wide view or very high powered but tripod mounted version. Harry explained everything in terms that everyone could understand,...

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Astro Photos: January 2011

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Sunday, 30 January 2011. I have quite a lot of light pollution due south, and although the CLS filter helped a lot, it didn't remove all the effects of the light, so this needed some careful processing. HOwever, the dark dust lanes running through the region are clearly visible. Links to this post. Tuesday, 18 January 2011. No winter season would be complete without an image of the Orion Nebula, and what better time to do it when there's a full moon close by in Gemini! Links to this post.

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Astro Photos: A Sunflower in Spring

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Thursday, 21 April 2011. A Sunflower in Spring. M63, also known as the Sunflower Galaxy, was last night's target. Situated in Canes Venatici, it's well-place high in the sky at sensible observing times at this time of year. This was taken through the LX-200R without focal reducer, and is composed from 12 x 5min luminance and 12 x 2 min each R, G and B. Something to look out for next time! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hunting a Whale with Dogs and a Hockey Stick. A Sunflower in Spring.

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Astro Photos: Hunting a Whale with Dogs and a Hockey Stick

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Saturday, 23 April 2011. Hunting a Whale with Dogs and a Hockey Stick. This image is comprised of 9 x 5min luminance frames, and 8 x 2min each of R, G and B. Labels: Hockey Stick Galaxy. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Hunting a Whale with Dogs and a Hockey Stick. A Sunflower in Spring. A Glut of Galaxies and a Great Globular. Equipment and Software list. Starlight Xpress Lodestar guider. Canon 200mm f/2.8L lens. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 lens. Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. View my complete profile.

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Astro Photos: March 2011

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Sunday, 20 March 2011. M94 in Canes Venatici. This seems to be a less frequently photographed galaxy than some, but would repay some further attention when the been is less obtrusive! Links to this post. Links to this post. Friday, 18 March 2011. Links to this post. Sunday, 13 March 2011. Links to this post. Wednesday, 2 March 2011. Well it's only taken the best part of a month to do this! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). M94 in Canes Venatici. Equipment and Software list.

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Astro Photos: May 2010

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Friday, 28 May 2010. Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888. But I then used the combined H-alpha frame as the red channel, as well as the luminance channel, with the G and B frames. It was taken through the LX200 at f/10, which is clearly too long a focal length to get it all in. I will have another go at this one later in the season, when the nights are a bit longer. I'll also need to use the focal reducer to get it all in; the extra photons per pixel will also help to get a brighter, clearer image. Last night was ...

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Astro Photos: November 2010

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Thursday, 11 November 2010. IC410 - A Nebula in Auriga. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). IC410 - A Nebula in Auriga. Equipment and Software list. Starlight Xpress Lodestar guider. Canon 200mm f/2.8L lens. Sigma 105mm f/2.8 lens. Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. Bob at rsamuel dot me dot uk. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.

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Astro Photos: December 2010

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Sunday, 26 December 2010. Last night was the first chance I've had in what's seemed like ages to get out into the observatory and do some imaging - so what if it was Christmas Day! Links to this post. Thursday, 9 December 2010. The Rosette Nebula in Monoceros has long been a favourite object of mine, and ever since I bought the Atik, I've wanted to try imaging the Rosette in narrowband; last night, I got my chance! Links to this post. Wednesday, 8 December 2010. Links to this post.

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Astro Photos: June 2010

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Thursday, 17 June 2010. While staying up late last night to try and get a glimpse of Comet McNaught, I had another go at the Crescent Nebula, NGC6888. The first shot is just the H alpha information, a stack of 10 x 5min exposures through the ED80. Although it wasn't properly dark, there's still a goodly amount of imformation to be teased out of the image. Links to this post. Saturday, 5 June 2010. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Equipment and Software list. Starlight Xpress Lodestar guider.