Televue article on night vision astronomy

[GavStar]

Televue has just published a blog I’ve written on night vision astronomy - link attached. 

http://televue.com/notamnomen/2019/02/27/night-vision-in-the-uk-seize-the-night/#more-4476

This happened as a result of an informal chat with David Nagler at the recent London Astrofest. He is a great guy to talk to and we even got 3 of us UK night vision astronomers (PeterW and Highburymark and me) together at the same time with him - shame we didn’t get a photo!

 

[Sunshine]

Interesting article to say the least but OMG that monocular is expensive!! i can see how the cost would be prohibitive, i would have to drop around 6 thousand CAD all said and done with adapters and all. My account would also be "done", aside from that, i am itching to have a peek through one of these gadgets, the phone image you took of Barnard's Loop is amazing, to see it visually would be awesome.

[Alan White]

An interesting read Gav.
David Nagler was obviously impressed by your efforts.

[RT65CB-SWL]

Congratulations @GavStar.  

[alanjgreen]

Good stuff Gavin. Hope you asked him to make an improved 55mm Plossl that works better at fast focal ratios?  

I have a 10 page article published in the recent issue 181 of "The Deep Sky Observer" (Webb Deep Sky Society) called “Observing Sharpless Nebulae with the aid of a Night Vision Device”.

https://www.webbdeepsky.com/publications/dso/issue/181

Unfortunately, it’s subscription only.

Alan

[GavStar]

Serious night vision chat going on here with David Nagler and two U.K. nvers! ? (Thanks for the photo @PeterW)

[PeterW]

Was great discussing NV with Dave Nagler, a fellow NV enthusiast!

had approx 43% of current U.K. NV users there too.

Peter

[PeterW]

Very animated @GavStar, Dave doesn’t look very impressed in that shot.... sorry. If Dave is coming over next year, we ought to plan another meet-up and proper photo.....

Peter

[Paz]

On 27/02/2019 at 18:11, alanjgreen said:

Good stuff Gavin. Hope you asked him to make an improved 55mm Plossl that works better at fast focal ratios?  

I have a 10 page article published in the recent issue 181 of "The Deep Sky Observer" (Webb Deep Sky Society) called “Observing Sharpless Nebulae with the aid of a Night Vision Device”.

https://www.webbdeepsky.com/publications/dso/issue/181

Unfortunately, it’s subscription only.

Alan

I've read this, it is a first class write up and very exciting to read about so many exotic objects that I've never even heard of because they are so far out of reach of normal visual observing.

[RobertI]

Congratulations Gav, very nice article, shows off your work and the capabilities of NV very nicely. ?