Original B&W of Sunspot 1195 - 250411 - 1055UT

Sunspot 1195 - 250411 - 1055UT-bw.jpg, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Re-process of Jupiter Io transit 090910

Jupiter Io transit 090910, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Saturn and storm 270411 21:16UT

Saturn and storm 270411 21:16UT, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Re-process from 2010 - Jupiter and Io 090910

Jupiter and Io 090910, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Sunspot 1195 - 250411 - 10:55UT

Sunspot 1195 - 250411 - 10:55UT, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Sunspot 1195 - 230411

Sunspot 1195 - 230411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Sun 230411

Sun 230411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

ISS pass 220411

ISS pass 220411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Four 15second exposures, blended together in Photoshop.

The Good Friday Sun 220411

The Good Friday Sun 220411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Sunspot 1193 - 2011-04-19_09-05-04UT

Sunspot 1193 - 2011-04-19_09-05-04UT, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

The Sun 190411 - 0858UT

The Sun 190411 - 0858UT, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Full Moon 190411

Full Moon 190411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

New PC time.

I've upgraded my PC to a 'Barebones' system from Novatech. It has an Intel Core i7 2600K processor (eight cores @ 3.40GHz each), ASUS P8P67 Motherboard, 8G of RAM and 128Gb SSD drive by Crucial (Solid State Drive, no moving parts). The OS is now Windows 7 64bit. So it can take full advantage of all the memory. I also have a 1Tb HDD for data. (along with countless others with data that get plugged in as and when).
This machine is incredibly fast. The processor is on of the highest speed processors on the market along with the SSD drive.
In theory the processor can be over-clocked to 5Ghz/core.

M13 widefield view.

M13, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

1hour 13mins of subs @ISO800

The Leo Triplett

The Leo Triplett, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

4hours of subs, darks & bias applied, ISO800. Processed in DSS & PS.

NGC4565 080411

NGC4565 080411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Needle galaxy, 58 x 1min subs. It's a start.

Blue sky Moon 120411

Blue sky Moon 120411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Shot about 16:30 in the afternoon against a pure blue background (apart from the clouds that I had to dodge).

Copernicus, Stadius & Eratosthenes 120411

Copernicus, Stadius & Eratosthenes 120411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

6 image mosaic.

From Hadley Rille to Plato 120411

From Hadley Rille to Plato 120411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

6 image mosaic, average seeing. Apollo 15 landing site to the lower right.

The Moon and Pleiades cluster. 070411

The Moon and Pleiades cluster. 070411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Moon 070411

Moon 070411, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

The Leo Triplett

leo-triplett-040401-1hr8m-68f-crop.jpg, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Just over 1 hour of subs, it needs about 4 hours. It's a start.