Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Spaghetti Nebula

Simeis 147 - Sharpless 2-240

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Mono M45

M45 by Mick Hyde
M45, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Sunday, December 15, 2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Sunday, December 08, 2013

Saturday, November 16, 2013

M34

M34 by Mick Hyde
M34, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

The Cone Nebula.

The Cone Nebula. by Mick Hyde
The Cone Nebula., a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

California Nebula.

California Nebula. by Mick Hyde
California Nebula., a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Comet Lovejoy - 13th Nov 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Comet processing in DSS



Load your pics into DSS, click check all then click to register them making sure that stack after registering is not selected. 

Once the pics are registered click on one of the light frames at the bottom to view the image, on the right hand side you will see some icons click on the comet one. 

Then using the mouse wheel zoom in to the pic and move the cursor over the centre of the core, left click to select, next click on the disk icon on the right to save it. You need to do this on all your light frames.

Now click stack checked pictures on the left of screen and within this click stacking parameters. Select comet and choose which option you want then click ok.

It should now stack aligned on the comet.

Sunday, November 03, 2013

Hubble's Famous M31 VAR! plate.

The plate with identification number H335H ("Hooker plate 335 by Hubble"), is famous for having led to his discovery of the first Cepheid variable star in M31.

Plate image credit:- Carnegie Institution for Science

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Rosette Nebula - Caldwell 49 Mosaic

4 pane mosaic, each 7 x 300s binned 2x2 Ha 7nm.

IC2177 - Seagull Nebula

IC2177 - Seagull Nebula by Mick Hyde
IC2177 - Seagull Nebula, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Wednesday, October 09, 2013

The Bubble Nebula in 7nm Ha


M45 LRGB


Orion Mosaic

First part of a large mosaic.

IC410

Monday, October 07, 2013

Sunday, October 06, 2013

Wednesday, October 02, 2013