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Nigeyboy

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  1. Coming to the end of my access to the OU CoAST Telescope in Tenerife. Been tied up work, so my astronomy has taken a back seat. However, I managed to get some images taken over the past few weeks. With the limited darkness at the moment, I was lucky to get them through so quickly. So here is M16 and M20. Both a single 150 second exposures using the 14" CoAST scope. A little tweaking to bring out the structure in both nebulas was all the editing I'ce done. Thanks for looking!! Nige
  2. Hi all, Been super busy with work recently, helping get 1700 pubs reopened to the eager public, so Astronomy has taken a back seat. I am however still signed up to use the Open University CoAST Telescope in Tenerife. I posted some pics in my blog a while back, but basically as part of a free online course the OU provides, you get to use this awesome scope. Its a 14" Celestron SCT on a 10Micron mount. Using a web portal you can log imaging requests, and when yours gets to the top of the queue, away it goes and takes your image. Here is a single 150 second colour shot of Messier-10, taken a few nights ago under a quarter Moon: Not bad detail for a single shot! I have used the scope to capture quite a lot of data on M101 using different colour filters, and just need to work out how to combine them into a colour image!! Cheers Nige
  3. Great report! It has inspired me to get out as soon as possible! Only had a few sessions with my binoculars so far this year, but must get out with the scope!! Thanks for the kick in the pants!!
  4. Hanimex used to make cameras. About 35 years ago, I had a 35mm compact camera for Christmas. It was a major upgrade from my little Halina 110!!
  5. I have two pairs: Miranda 10x50's that I purchased from Jessops to observe Hale-Bopp in 1996! They are battered and worn, but still work! Celestron Skymaster 20x80's. Got these a couple of years ago and I love them. I can happily hand hold them for fairly long periods. Best £100 I have spent!
  6. @happy-kat - yep, did that one about a fortnight ago!! Really enjoyed it.
  7. Another one of my images taken with the OU CoAST Telescope. This is a single colour shot of M57. Exposure time was 180 seconds. Was surprised how bright it was when the image came back. Just some contrast changes to darken the sky: Cheers Nige
  8. @Kimboman will do our best. Decision has been made to open them all in one go when the time is right. Its more cost effective than opening them a few hundred at a time!
  9. It's great when the young ones show an interest isn't it!!
  10. Hi all, So, at the start of January I was once again placed onto Furlough. Working as I do for Greene King Pub Company, it seemed inevitable! This time, for Lockdown 3.0, Greene King have really gone to town, with nearly 90% of the workforce on furlough. But this time of years is usually our quietest, so it makes sense I suppose. I work on the wider IT department (field based), and deal with pub refurbs and all that's shut down for now. I'm part of the 'start up' team, so when we get the nod from Boris that the pubs can open again, I will be pulled back to help get 2400 pubs open and trading again! So, I'm sat at home again, across the table from my 13 year old lad as he does his home schooling. However, this time I have decided to use the time I have constructively and I have been doing various online courses to keep my brain active! Greene King have an online library, and I have worked through all the relevant courses on there, so had a look online. The Open Universities 'Open Learn' website has loads of free courses, ranging in levels from total beginner to advanced. There are quite a few astronomy related ones, and so far I have completed. Some are very easy, but fun to do while others are more in depth with a lot of maths . . . . !! Moons of our Solar System An Introduction to Exoplanets Comparing Stars Active Galaxies. And I am currently working through 'Astronomy with an Online Telescope'. This one is pretty easy, but the main sell is you get to use the OU's CoAST Telescope on Mt Teide on Tenerife!! While the use is limited to 3 minute exposures, as long as I'm doing course I can put in requests for it to take pics of whatever subjects I ask for! CoAST is a 14" SCT (Celestron) on a 10Micron GM4000 mount. So, while I don't have the skills required, or the spare £70k to have my own set up like this, I am really excited to be able to use it online like this. Here is the scope: and a few of the images I have captured (all single 3 min exposures): M13 M42 M104 M51 M101 Basic shots I know, but when I got the first ones back I was so pleased!! I have some more targets pending, but weather on the mountain has been snowy and poor, so there is about a weeks delay in getting pics back. Thanks for reading! Nige
  11. Thanks @peter shah. Like I say, single shot but quite a lot of detail. I chose the black and white option, as a few days prior my colour request didn't come out at all! I'm hoping to focus on either M51 or M101 and collect some more data. Then try some stacking! I think I only have use of the scope while I'm doing the course, so trying to make the most of it!
  12. Hi all Some may have seen my previous post (M13 & M104), and I have received a couple more images back through from the OU CoAST Telescope in Tenerife. These are again just single 3 minute exposures of M51 and M101, taken last night. No real editing again apart from some level tweaks in PS! I am going to start pulling data on just M101, and attempt some stacking to pull out more detail. Obviously, all I have done here is request the target via a web portal, set the exposure and filter types etc and pressed send! The telescope did the rest! No skill like the rest of you guys, but it has really filled me with excitement to log on in the morning, and see the results come through. Plus, when will I ever get to use an AP set up like CoAST in my own garden!! So - here is M51 And M101 . . . . . . Thanks! Nige
  13. Speechless . . . . . stunning doesn't quite cover it. 👏
  14. Hi all, First off, I'm a long term viewer of these image forums. Some of the images you all submit are truly amazing! I'm no where near able to take shots like this yet - don't even have a motorised mount yet, but I'm slooooowly saving up for one!! I have been furloughed for Lockdown 3.0, and while I sit with my son while he home schools, I have been working through various online courses. One of them is on the OU, and part of the course allows use of their COAST telescope in Tenerife. Its a 14" Celestron on a 10Micron GM4000 mount. Camera is a Proline KAF-09000. I have carried out a few single exposure shots, and here are the results: M13 This is a single 2 minute exposure. No real editing done other than contrast tweaks. M104 Again, a single 2 minute shot with some tweaks to contrast. I'm really happy with them - given that they are single exposures, a lot of details is visible. Hopefully I can get some more data on M104 to allow some basic stacking. It certainly has lite the touch paper . . . . . just need that mount lol! Thank all Nige
  15. D'oh! Just seen the date you intended to travel! Sorry this info was two days late!!
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