The Isle of Wight – A Few Images From the DDA Star Party 2014
Here are a few more images I took during the Disciples of the Dark Arts Isle of Wight star party 2014. Unfortunately, despite the darkest skies I’ve ever imaged under in the UK, the...
Monthly Archive: December 2014
Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro – Guiding issues, servicing, and the Rowan Astronomy Belt Modification
Ah! The good old HEQ5 Pro! A great mount at a very pocket-friendly (well, relatively) price. I’ve had mine for a few years now. It’s a very solid mount, with a lot of features,...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jaques, a 20 Minute Movement Time Lapse – 31/08/2014
This is a quick animation of the movement of Comet C/2014 E2 – Jaques over the course of 20 minutes. It always amazes me how dynamic the solar system is. The fact you can seem...
M45 – The Pleiades (or Seven Sisters), Through the Isle of Wight Haze, 30/09/2014
This is only my second attempt at this lovely object – it seems to have passed me by in an imaging sense up until now, and the hazy prevented me from doing too much...
M39 – Open Cluster in Cygnus, Isle of Wight, 30/09/2014
Due to the haziness, the IOW star party became a cluster-gathering exercise. The shorter subs meant that the haze wasn’t so much of a problem, so I decided to capture some objects I’d never...
NGC281, The Pacman Nebula – Isle of Wight – 29/09/2014
A new nebula to add to my collection! Unfortunately not as much data on this one as Id have liked. This is only about 35 minutes of 4-minute subs with darks, flats and bias...
The Double Cluster in Perseus – Isle of Wight – 29/09/2014
Next image from the IOW Disciples of the Dark Arts star party 2014. This is the famous double cluster in Perseus. It’s the most incredible set of objects (in fact it’s NGC869 and NGC884)...
M13 – Isle of Wight – 29/09/2014
This is the first of my images from the Disciples of the Dark Arts star party in the Isle of Wight at the end of September. This was my first start party, and although...
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