M13 - The Great Cluster

M13 - The Great Cluster

  July 19, 2018    Unknown

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The unusual run of good weather this summer has resulted in plenty of clear nights recently, but the disadvantage of working away from home is that I have been unable to take advantage of this. However, I now have a couple of weeks off work, so wasted no time in getting...

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Featured in Sky @ Night Magazine

Featured in Sky @ Night Magazine

  June 23, 2018    Unknown

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Imagine my excitement - I’ve just come home after a few weeks away to find one of my solar images made it into the July edition of Sky at Night magazine! Sky at Night Magazine - July 2018 - Hot Sh...

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Catching Some Rays!

Catching Some Rays!

  April 22, 2018    Unknown

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Catching some rays - Astro style! What better way to spend a sunny spring afternoon? A spot of solar imaging whilst relaxing in the garden and enjoying the sun.   I’m using the Lunt LS50 THa B600 Solar Scope mounted on a Celestron Evolution mount and the imaging camera...

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Sol - Photobombed By A Plane!

Sol - Photobombed By A Plane!

  April 21, 2018    Unknown

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Something a little different today! This is a composite image of the sun, showing the surface detail and prominences, while being photobombed by a passing plane. The image was taken using an Altair GPCAM 290M with a 0.5x focal reducer, attached to a Lunt LS50 THa B600 solar...

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The Roll-Off-Roof Observatory

The Roll-Off-Roof Observatory

  August 22, 2017    Unknown

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It's not finished yet, but now that the roll-off-roof is installed, I couldn't resist posting a sneak peak of the new observatory.   And here is a short video showing the roll-off-roof in actio...

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Comparing the Sky-Watcher 190MN Pro and Altair Wave 115ED with 0.79x Reducer/Flattener

Comparing the Sky-Watcher 190MN Pro and Altair Wave 115ED with 0.79x Reducer/Flattener

  January 08, 2016    Unknown

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A rare combination of clear skies, stable atmospherics and no moon last night finally provided me with an opportunity to fully test the potential of the Altair Wave 115 ED Triplet Refractor, combined with the Planostar 0.79x Reducer/Flattener - and boy was it worth the...

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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

  December 25, 2015    Unknown

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The weather has been unseasonably wet and windy of late, so I decided to take advantage of a break in the clouds and take a few photos of the beautiful (almost) full moon on Christmas Eve. Imagine my surprise when I went to edit them and discovered that one of the images...

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All About Space Magazine Article

All About Space Magazine Article

  November 22, 2015    Unknown

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About 6 weeks ago I was contacted by Gemma Lavender - the features editor of All About Space Magazine. She had seen my photos of the lunar eclipse on Twitter and wanted to know if I would be interested in writing an article for their monthly 'Stargazing Stories' feature...

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First Light With The Planostar 0.79x Reducer/Flattener

First Light With The Planostar 0.79x Reducer/Flattener

  November 01, 2015    Unknown

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The weather wasn't brilliant on Halloween, but it was the clearest night for some time and so an ideal opportunity to test out my new Altair Planostar 3" 0.79x reducer/flattener - and what better target to choose on Halloween than the Wizard Nebula! Once focussed, I was...

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Planostar 0.79x Reducer/Flattener - First Impressions!

Planostar 0.79x Reducer/Flattener - First Impressions!

  October 18, 2015    Unknown

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I purchased the Altair Wave Series 115 ED Triplet Apo telescope earlier this year on the basis of Olly Penrice's review in Astronomy Now Magazine and have been really impressed with it. In particular, it really punches above its weight when it comes to astrophography,...

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Super Blood Moon

Super Blood Moon

  September 28, 2015    Unknown

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It has been all over the news for the past day or so, but for those that missed it this morning was a rare opportunity to see a Super Blood Moon.  Whilst lunar eclipses are fairly common, the last total eclipse observed in the UK was in 2008 and the next will be in...

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