For a long time I wanted to have my own observatory for my telescope. It’s a 10″ Newtonian Reflector and with the mount it weighs a ton and takes about 40 minutes to set up… by which time in the
Another school contact with the International Space Station
Well that was fun! Not quite the same as being with the ARISS team in a school, but able to hear the astronaut here quite clearly…
As I had the questions, I thought it would be fun to voice the
Tips for photographing the night sky
An experienced photographer friend asked me to provide some tips on photographing the night sky… This set me thinking about the various aspects that I take for granted but possibly might not be that well known. Here’s a few thoughts … Read more…
Starlink satellites
Following a very bright pass of the Starlink satellites on Sunday 19th April that got everyone talking, I thought I’d set up the DSLR to take a hi-res timelapse of the satellite train… Unfortunately due to cloud cover or just … Read more…
Allsky timelapse and the meteors
The intention of the Allsky timelapse camera was to try and capture some meteors… I was very pleased on the first night that the camera was live to capture half a dozen meteors! There wasn’t even a scheduled shower! The
AllSky Timelapse and the Starlink satellites
I’ve recently added an Allsky timelapse camera to the end of my observatory. It’s a ‘The Imaging Source’ camera with a 1.9mm lens, pointing straight up, 640x480px resolution. Taking a thirty second exposure every thirty seconds, it captures the whole