On the night of Monday March 12 (actually at 1.05am on the Tuesday morning) there is an interesting graze that passes right through Canberra. First the good...
Here's the first colour shot with the Ritchey Chretein. I only had a brief window of opportunity so the exposures are pretty short but it still didn't turn...
Hi Steve, that is a very lovely image with the RC. The Gem cluster looks like a fantastic object to image, I've made an entry in my star atlas to have a look...
Interesting. Suggests there are still QC problems in making optimised SCT scopes (what Meade calls RC). In the new Sky & Telescope issue (April 2007) the...
Here's the latest image from the RC. NGC 5367 is an interesting reflection nebula and cometary globule combination that I've never imaged before. I'm not...
... Steve, Very nice. Why don't you centre the top right corner on the chip and see if it's real? I have checked blue and red sensitive POSS plates and see no...
All might be interested in the below, which is a good read. Plus something to look at if you're up late enough.. Terry lives in Brisbane. The available...
All, I might have spoken too soon. I have just been observing a reasonably fast moving low level easterly wind change moving in from the SE. It appears to...
Weather is clearing up nicely, Deep sky night is on tonight, southside, map is in the ephemeris. Any queries, please ring me on mobile 0417 816 632 Cheers, ...
With nothing better to do I did some more processing of NGC 5367 and I think this is much better. I also discovered a cobweb strand in the telescope tube...
If you had been imaging the Tarantula Nebula you wouldn't have noticed it at all. Seriously though, there is a bit more "bite" in this version and the faint...
Thought you may be interested. At the moment my solarhart can't handle a family of 5 when it becomes cloudy for more than 2 days. Reluctantly I have to switch...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Mar 20, 2007 12:40 am
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A new comet has just been announced - 2007 F1 Loneos. The elements are presently of low precision. But as an indication the comet may be nice observing in...
Here's a shot of the globular cluster NGC 4372 taken last night. Seeing was pretty awful and I had problems with what was either a light leak or a reflection....
Couldn't resist the clear skies last night so here's another image. I haven't imaged the Jewel Box in years and it seemed to come out pretty well in the RC....
Hi folks, had some time to get some data down on this galaxy... Been pretty iffy skies but was lucky one night with excellent transparency for my lum. Haven't...
Hi Steve, Is the colour right in this image. With the exception of 2 reddish stars, all the stars appear to be orange or blue. (either quite young or quite...
... Thanks for the link, Rich. Nice work. It’s interesting to compare the f/4 latest image to the f/9 Vixen one – it shows you what wide field means. ...
Hi there John, thanks for having a look and comparing the two images! The extra diffraction spike, the 5th spike I'm calling it is actually from having an...
Interesting. Its about a film that will be shown nationally from April 12. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21457686-16947,00.htm l The last...
Morland, John
jmorland@...
Mar 28, 2007 1:11 am
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Interesting image of all known bodies in the solar system larger than 200 miles in diameter. http://kokogiak.com/solarsystembodieslargerthan200miles.html Dave...
This asteroid is currently passing quite close to the earth, and moving rather fast. If you want to catch a look at it, I have generated the list below. The...
Just checking out some events in the near future. And one is an ABSOLUTE MUST DO event. On April 20 - a friday evening - at 6.32pm, the asteroid 324 Bamberga...
