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M92 and Comet Garradd14 viewsTaken at 03-30 3rd Feb with a Canon350D,102mmAPO,UHC filter and 2x120sec exp. GBFeb 05, 2012
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The Flaming Star Nebula, IC40510 viewsThis nebula is illuminated by the variable star AE Aurigae. It is a runaway star that was most likely ejected during a very close encounter of two binary star groups. This encounter, which is also credited with ejecting 2 other runaway stars, Mu Columbae and 53 Arietis, has been traced back to the Trapezium region of the Orion Nebula around two million years ago.
DR
Feb 05, 2012
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M4214 views30 Second Exposure of M42Feb 04, 2012
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M3811 viewsReprocessed, Taken with a Canon350D,102mmAPO,UHC
filter and 11x300sec exp. GBFeb 04, 2012
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M52 and the Bubble Nebula11 viewsTaken with a Canon350D,102mmAPO,UHC filter
and 25x300secs exp. GBFeb 04, 2012
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Another horse picture14 viewsNot as spectacular as the recent offerings from Len and Gerald (and Steven Spielberg!), nor as colourful as Dean's - but this is the first time I've managed to image this dark nebula - and without using a telescope!
This was taken using a H-alpha (red) filter - if I get another clear night I'll try with a blue filter to make up a colour image.Feb 03, 2012
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M4514 viewsThe Seven SistersFeb 03, 2012
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12 viewsI took this image of NGC 2576 last night and "blinked" it today with an older image in my search for supernovae. A new object made itself apparent flashing on and off and when I checked it turned out to be the minor planet Tekmessa.
Len AdamFeb 01, 2012
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The Crystal Ball Nebula, NGC 151421 viewsA famous nebula in the history of astronomy as this was the nebula that caused William Herschel to change his mind as to exactly what was their nature. Until discovering and observing NGC 1514 he thought all nebula were composed of stars he could not resolve but this one clearly looked like a star within a (gas) cloud. He coined the name Planetary Nebula and the rest, as they say, is history.
DRJan 29, 2012
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m3817 viewsTaken with a Canon350D,102mmAPO,UHC filter and 11x300secs exp. GBJan 28, 2012
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M3519 viewsTaken with a Canon350D,102mmAPO,UHC filter and 15x300secs exp. GBJan 28, 2012
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Flame and Horsehead Nebula29 viewsTaken with a 102mmAPO,Canon350D
and a UHC filter and 22x300secs exp.
GBJan 25, 2012
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Constellation Monoceros16 viewsTurn left at Orion for Monoceros. Needed a picture of this constellation so set the tracker up in the back garden and left it running for 50 minutes. The Rosette Nebula is the faint nebula just above centre.
DRJan 25, 2012
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Orion nebula take 235 views11 images 1.5min exposures 800 iso canon 1000d stacked in dssJan 24, 2012
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12 viewsSupernova SN2012E discovered by Jack Newton and Tim Puckett on 14th Jan 2012.
Len AdamJan 24, 2012
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11 viewsSupernova SN2012B discovered by Jack Newton and Tim Puckett on 8th Jan 2012.
Len AdamJan 24, 2012
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Spiral Galaxy NGC 156017 viewsNGC 1560 is a relatively nearby dwarf Sd galaxy seen edge-on. It is part of the Maffei/IC342 Group. The latter is an important group just beyond the Local Group but our view of this group is heavily obscured by the Milky Way. Current estimates for the distance of this galaxy vary quite a lot but 12 Mly seems about average.
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Jan 22, 2012
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Flame nebula and horsehead in orion49 viewsFlame nebula easily visible, horsehead just visible if you look close enough ......15 x 4 and 5 min exposures iso 400 with canon 1000d and cheap small 3.5 inch refractor. thanks to Ross for processing in iris .Jan 18, 2012
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20 viewsJust watched Stargazing Live on TV - the image of NGC 1365 from South Africa reminded me of the shape of galaxy NGC 2535 that I took the other night. It was good to see the clear skies at Jodrell Bank - it has been raining heavily here in Spain since this morning!!Jan 16, 2012
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19 viewsEight of the galaxies from Saturday's Supernova Search. I have now added these to my library of over 2000 images - still no supernovae discoveries! Still only SN 2011A discovered and numbered this year by anyone as far as I know at this stage.
All 30 second exposures.
Len AdamJan 16, 2012
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Spectrum of Rigel18 viewsThe raw images were captured with the Society's Star Analyser 100 filter fitted between my home-made (monochrome) camera and the lens.
The images were processed in IRIS and then Visual Spec was used to extract and synthesize the colour spectrum. I've also just worked out to compensate for the frequency response of the camera's sensor too.Jan 15, 2012
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Spectrum of Betelgeuse18 viewsThe raw images were captured with the Society's Star Analyser 100 filter fitted between my home-made (monochrome) camera and the lens.
The images were processed in IRIS and then Visual Spec was used to extract and synthesize the colour spectrum. I've also just worked out to compensate for the frequency response of the camera's sensor too.Jan 15, 2012
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Supernova SN2012a in Leo38 viewsSensational early discovery of a supernova by amateurs Bob Moore, Jack Newton, and Tim Puckett in the irregular galaxy NGC 3239. It is still brightening and my image shows probably now (13th Jan) around mag 13?
DRJan 14, 2012
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NOAA1928 viewsTaken using the society RX1 system NOAA19 was passing northbound over Europe 83 degrees east. The yellow cross is where the receiver is (Bury Manchester). The image confirms that we do get clear skies once in a whileJan 14, 2012
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Mars54 viewsFirst attempt at taking Mars. Taken on 1:30am in the morning. Worth the waitJan 14, 2012
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M8242 viewsJan 14, 2012
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M4252 viewsOrion NebulaJan 14, 2012
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Jupiter59 viewsJan 14, 2012
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Orion Nebula53 views16 seperate 1.5min exposures over the last few weeks as and when possible between cloudy nights, put together using deep sky stacker. canon 1000d through celestron c8 at iso 800.Jan 13, 2012
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The answer to life, the universe and everything is...... 3739 viewsThe answer is written in the stars! A little light relief as I decided to image this famous cluster/asterism in the shape of the number 37. No deeper meaning here - just a bit of fun! Sometimes referred to as "IC37" but it is in reality NGC 2169 in Orion.
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Jan 10, 2012
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31 viewsOptical Transient 061730.02+3540.6.JPG
Image from Sierra Stars 61cm Telescope
2 minute exposure
Len AdamJan 10, 2012
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24 viewsMASTER Optical Transient 061730.02+3540.6.JPG
Following a request from Guy Hurst (TA Mag) to provide confirmation that this object (discovered automatically) was still visible I managed to capture it on the above image. Guy has forwarded this to the MASTER team at Moscow State University. I followed this up with an image from the 61cm telescope at Sierra Stars in California
30s exposure
Len AdamJan 10, 2012
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30 viewsI was checking a galaxy image PGC 24464 taken on 4th January and noticed a trail near the galaxy. The exposure was 30s so it would have to be a fast moving object - or possibly a cosmic ray - although cosmic rays tend to be wiggly streaks usually. I solved the plate in CCDSoft and The Sky indicated that there were in fact two minor planets(not near the trail) in the field of view at that time and added green circles to my image to pinpoint them. Not surprisingly the 21st mag minor planet didn't show!
LAJan 10, 2012
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Crab Nebula34 viewsSingle 30 second image of the crab Nebula
Len AdamJan 04, 2012
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Flame Nebula36 viewsTheFlame Nebula in Orion - 20 X 30 second images added.
Len AdamJan 04, 2012
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Horsehead Nebula38 viewsAnother clear night in Southern Spain - I managed to image a number of interesting objects in the Orion area and over 100 galaxies imaged for the supernova project. I now have autofocus working using a TCF-Si focuser and @focus 2 in CCDSoft which makes a tremendous difference. This image of the Horsehead Nebula was derived from 16 X 30 second images added together using the CCDSoft "combine" facility.
Len AdamJan 04, 2012
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Receiving weather satellites with RX1 system28 viewsThe polar NOAA satellites transmit their images on a 137MHz FM downlink which can be picked up with this receiver and fed into the soundcard of a PC for decoding and display.
The receiver was donated by John Morris, and I've now built an antenna to go with it: this kit is available for loan to BAS Members to try for themselves.Jan 03, 2012
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Spiral Galaxy, NGC 772 (Arp 78)22 viewsNot a spectacular galaxy being a 130 million light years distant but NGC 772 has a very unusual appearance and Arp included it in his Catalogue of Peculiar Galaxies. Close inspection reveals faint clouds around the galaxy particularly to the south. The odd appearance and surrounding clouds are probably the result of interactions with nearby galaxies of which 3 or so are visible in my image.
DRJan 01, 2012
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Infra-red NOAA-18 image from 30-Dec26 viewsThe raw data was received from the satellite out over the Atlantic (50 degrees West) and the lat/long lines and false colours were then added by the WXtoImg program.
I'll be demonstrating this equipment at our Show & Tell on 3-Jan.Dec 30, 2011
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Geminds on 14-Dec-201125 viewsThis animation covers a 7.5 hour period from mid-afternoon to late evening, and you can see the meteor pings getting much more frequent later on.Dec 15, 2011
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Geminds on 13-Dec-201125 viewsA series of radio observations of part of the Geminids shower last night. The 3D waterfalls were captured every 10 mins, and each peak shows the reflection from a meteor burning up in the ionosphere.Dec 14, 2011
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Satellite Galaxies of M3132 viewsNGC 147 and NGC 185 are two satellite galaxies of M31 but they are not the most spectacular objects. However, with clouds around I opted for the Tak (4-inch Refractor) and the Canon 40D. The UHC filter was used - not sure the colours of the galaxies are too accurate with this filter though.
DRDec 04, 2011
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Jupiter53 views
Jupiter 6th Nov 2011
Take a year to improve and get to this stage, but don't think its to bad a picture for a cheap webcam :-)
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Philips spc 900 webcam on a Celestron 127 slt
The photos were captured using wxAstro Capture software in AVI format and then stacked using RegiStax, its also been crop using MS Photo Editor
Dec 03, 2011
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Uranus55 viewsThis little blue fuzzball is Uranus taken with a X3 Barlow lens and a 11" CelestronNov 27, 2011
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Spiral Galaxy, M3352 viewsAnother experimentation with the UHC filter. Generally not ideal for galaxies but M33 has many nebula within it and the idea was that the UHC filter would highlight these.
DRNov 27, 2011
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Orion Nebula53 viewsFirst attemt at this using my c8 scope and canon 1000d....... just one image 90 sec exp, late last night before the cloud came over.Nov 23, 2011
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Little Dumbbell Nebula, M7641 viewsOne of the faintest Messier objects and one which I had not previously paid much attention. However its colours have responded well to a UHC filter. A tricky object visually and it looks more like a butterfly than a dumbbell to me.
DRNov 20, 2011
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North America Nebula 53 viewsTaken with a Canon 350D, 135mm lens and a Home made tracker from Kelling Heath. GBNov 19, 2011
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Infra-red image from NOAA-1535 viewsEven though the sun had set, the IR camera still shows the cloud clearly (the colours are automatically added by the WXtoImg program).
The simple receiver used has been donated to BAS, and will be available for loan shortly.Nov 17, 2011
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Jupiter's rotation in 2 hours65 viewsI'm surprised just how quickly this giant planet rotates: this is a set of 9 images taken at 15-min intervals (click on the image to start the animation).
And you can see Europa disappearing off to the left on the first frame, and Io appearing from the right in the last few.Nov 14, 2011
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