Equinox Star Party, Sept 2008
What an unbelievable weekend! A UK weekend in September that had 3 clear nights (4 if you count Sundays slightly milky sky). That is just unheard of. In fact, I had more clear nights in one weekend than the rest of the appalling UK summer. And the fact that it was star party weekend just makes it astonishing.
Just a couple of astro related images to start with, followed by some other pictures.
M45
OTA: NS8GPS @ f/2 (Hyperstar v3)
Guiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD
RGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 31x300s, IDAS
Stacked: DeepSkyStacker
Post Process: ImagesPlus + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni’s AstroTools
(Click on image for larger version)
M42/M43/NGC1977
OTA: NS8GPS @ f/2 (Hyperstar v3)
Guiding: William Optics ZenithStar 66 SD + DSI-C + PHD
RGB Imaging: QHY8 + MaximDL, 20×60s + 20x300s, IDAS
Stacked: DeepSkyStacker
Post Process: ImagesPlus + PSCS2 + Noel Carboni’s AstroTools
(Click on image for larger version)
And now some other random images from the Kelling Heath Start paty weekend. We were down in the blue field at Kelling, so what you see here is a small part of several hundred pitches, all of them full with astronomers and their kit. And yes, that orange glow in the sky is light pollution 🙁
And click >> HERE << for a large panorama image taken from the middle of our small observing field, helped by Tony and his many clones 🙂
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