Sunday, February 22, 2015

The Rosette Nebula

  February 22, 2015    

With a clear sky forecast all night last night, I decided to have a go at imaging something new last. A quick look at Stellarium showed that the beautiful NGC2237 - otherwise known as The Rosette Nebula - was perfectly positioned in the sky. So, with my son to assist, I...

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Catching the GRS!

  February 17, 2015    

Having fixed the rotation of Jupiter in Stellarium a couple of nights ago - see my previous posts - I noticed that there was a convenient Great Red Spot (GRS) transit this evening to test the software out, so I went out with the specific intention of checking that the prediction...

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Feeling Crabby!

  February 17, 2015    

Despite not feeling particularly well yesterday, the forecast of no moon and a clear sky all night provided an opportunity to test out my new Altair Wave 115 refractor on a deep sky object that could not be missed. So, as the sun dropped below the horizon I started moving...

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

Fixing Jupiter's Rotation in Stellarium

  February 14, 2015    

I really like Stellarium, having recently started using it to control my scope through EQMod. It is great for scanning the night sky for suitable targets and even lets you zoom in to the planets to see the location of their moons.  What i didn't realise, until recently,...

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Sunday, February 08, 2015

Jupiter and Europa

  February 08, 2015    

After a long run of bad weather I finally managed to get outside this evening and do a little imaging with my new scope - the Altair Astro Wave Series 115 ED F7 Triplet refractor. After an initial alignment using Astrotortilla, I swapped the main camera for my QHY IMG132E...

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