Scotland on Sunday - Astro Imaging

[Skipper Billy]

Way back last year I was approached by Professor John Brown OBE - Astronomer Royal for Scotland - asking permission to use some of my astro-images in a book he was writing. The book went to press yesterday and there is an article about it and a review of it in the 'Scotland on Sunday' newspaper this coming Sunday. Anything that puts astro-imaging in front of the public has to be a good thing !! I guess my images will be used to demonstrate all the mistakes that can be made ;-)

[Guest]

Congrats fella!

[tooth_dr]

Congrats. This adds some provenance to my filters then ?

[Swoop1]

To slightly mess with a well known quote- Published? Well I'll be damned!

Congrats Skipper.

[Skipper Billy]

Cheers folks!  @tooth_dr it's ALL about the filters!!! ?

[Gina]

Well done

[Skipper Billy]

Thanks Gina !

[carastro]

Congratulations, I bet you're chuffed.

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I guess my images will be used to demonstrate all the mistakes that can be made ;-)

I was going to hit the laughing button for this, but didn't seem appropriate for the rest of the thread.

carole 

[The Admiral]

22 hours ago, Skipper Billy said:

I guess my images will be used to demonstrate all the mistakes that can be made ;-)

Congratulations! A nice feather to have in one's cap, but I think you are being too modest!

Ian

[Skipper Billy]

8 hours ago, carastro said:

I was going to hit the laughing button for this, but didn't seem appropriate for the rest of the thread.

Life is too short to be taken seriously !  Hit the button!!!!

I thought it was a wind up when I got the email ?

[sloz1664]

Well done David. It's really great that your images have been immortalised in print

Steve 

[Skipper Billy]

This is the article in the 'Scotland on Sunday' (our equivalent of the Sunday Times) in case anyone is interested - one is all the text - the other is all the photo - it was just too big for an A4 scanner!

 

 

[Skipper Billy]

https://www.scotsman.com/news/education/professor-john-brown-to-show-why-science-and-art-are-a-match-made-in-the-heavens-1-4903309?fbclid=IwAR1MBpRxyjF0M1I5Lov9BCcvRlqNJ7f1kGRviOBgDc6XvaciQF1xQFrUxvE

[AKB]

Wow.  Totally awed by this.  We're still allowed to talk to you here?  ?

[Skipper Billy]

4 hours ago, AKB said:

Wow.  Totally awed by this.  We're still allowed to talk to you here?  ?

Of course !!!! (By appointment ?)

I am looking forward to getting a signed copy of the book for my grand kids.