Pete Presland

Broken a bone (ankle) for the first time in my life at the age of 55 🙂 nothing major, but it looks like the telescopes will be out of use for probably 6 weeks or so. So it looks like the Binoculars are going to get even more use than usual. I have also very recently recieved these two books http://planetary-astronomy.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_orlh-vL8gIVSJ7tCh2kEAjREAAYASAAEgKBtvD_BwE and http://solar-astronomy-book.com/ Both are superb from what i have seen so far. I have read more of the planetary book so far, loads in there regarding processing.

I also use Firecapture for all my Planetary, Solar and Lunar imaging. Packed with all the features I love it

That looks beauty, very nicely captured.

It has been the worst astronomy year i can personally remember, since "getting back into it" in 2009. So many cloudy nights or reasons to miss clear nights. I was aware just how bad the skies are aound Biggleswade, Bortle 5, more like Bortle 7 i would say. Remote imaging would certainly be an an actrive alternative to these skies. Recent trip to Weybourne in Norfolk put the skies into perspective, very poor!

I have some vague memories of using the John Moores scope i think, i am sure i captured some data on the Orion Nebula years ago. No idea what i did with it though, or what made me try it? It was probably a thread like this on here when i first joined i guess.

No controversy for me, do what ever you enjoy doing 🙂 I would much rather freeze my nether regions off under the stars, than have data captured fom eleswhere in the world. Although with Saturn being so low still the scope at the moment, the 1-m telescope (CHI-3) Chiles-cope would be a better option. 🙂 There is still plenty of skill involved in remote imaging though and they are able to be used in the Astrophotgrapher of the year competition? So definitely give it a go, looking forward to seeing your results. Definitely will not hurt to have some data to practice on.

Congratulations Stu, great move for you and your family. I have just returned from a week near Kelling Heath, 1st time in several decades i have seen the Milky way glowing above me. A beautiful sight that i think is probably going to be lost ever for the vast majority of the worlds population 😞 seeing the constellations swamped by stars was terrific, enjoy those skies Stu 🙂

The heady heights of 24 degrees, feels like a dream compared to the past few years 🙂

Imaging in the UK for 10+ years now, i still dont think i could predict what the seeing is going to be like before seeing the camera view. I just get out there as much as possible and hope i catch the good nights occasionally.

Thanks for the reply. No, i was thinking through binoculars or with a DSLR image

A fine looking image, given some even better seeing conditions and you will see even more detail.

Its a very special image, it would be fantastic to see Jupiter up at 45 degrees altitude.

Stunning detail on show as always Avani.

Very nicely captured.

Very nice reggie.

Very nice detail there, always worth trying different techniques on the same data.

Superb capture Angie! very impressive to see albedo showing on Ganymede as well.

Superb image Neil, no such thing as flogging a dead horse when the data is good.

Still some nice detail Reggie, despite the humidity.

My best wishes Steve, hope you are feeling well soon. I love using my binoculars, your monthly newsletter is superb and much appreciated.

Stunning result for "lazy imaging" Trevor 🙂 Sounds a perfect summer evening!

Sorry if this is dumb question, but will this change in the Spectrum be visble to the naked eye?

I didnt see this thread Jeremy, so i posted a "heads up" an hour ago. Looking good for a view tonight from the dark skies of the North Norfolk coast, i will try and get a quick image with the nifty fifty as well. Looking forward to seeing this and some Persids.

On Aug. 8th, the brightness of the tiny star increased 600-fold, from magnitude +12 to +5, as reported by https://www.spaceweather.com/ , might be worth a look weather permitting tonight. https://spaceweatherarchive.com/2021/08/10/rare-naked-eye-nova/

I saw a few under the dark North Norflok skies last night, inbetween the clouds and thunder storms. Hopefully some better wether later this weak nearer the peak.