
Integration time:
* L 150 X 1s (2.5m)
* R 150 X 1s (2.5m)
* G 150 X 1s (2.5m)
* B 150 X 1s (2.5m)
Towards the end of its visit to the sun. Very low in the West and getting dimmer by the day.
'Sing to the Moon and the stars will shine'
Integration time:
* L 150 X 1s (2.5m)
* R 150 X 1s (2.5m)
* G 150 X 1s (2.5m)
* B 150 X 1s (2.5m)
Towards the end of its visit to the sun. Very low in the West and getting dimmer by the day.
Barnard 174 is an impressive dark nebula in Cepheus
Integration time (running total):
* IR_PASS 12 X 180s (36m)
* L 19 X 180s (57m)
* R 38 X 180s (114m)
* G 32 X 180s (96m)
* B 28 X 180s (84m)
* Total: 6h45m
Integration time target
* Target: 10 hours
* L/IR_PASS 100 X 180s (150m)
* R 100 X 180s (150m)
* G 100 X 180s (150m)
* B 100 X 180s (150m)
* Progress: 65%
Seeing index: Good (4)
Jet stream: Good (9 m/s)
Transparency: Ave (3)
Integration time (running total):
* L 81 X 180s (252m)
* R 73 X 180s (219m)
* G 75 X 180s (225m)
* B 72 X 180s (216m)
* Ha 73 X 300s (365m)
* Total: 21h17m
Integration time target
* Target: 28 hours
* L 100 X 180s (300m)
* R 100 X 180s (300m)
* G 100 X 180s (300m)
* B 100 X 180s (300m)
* Ha 100 X 300 (500m)
* Progress: 76%
Integration time:
* L 15 X 180s (45m)
* R 13 X 180s (39m)
* B 12 X 180s (36m)
* G…
The second aurora in 2024, just visible to the naked eye.
This image was taken at 00:14 BST. The aurora was visible intermittently between 8pm and 2am. Faint pink and green hues were visible to the naked eye. Cameras revealed much more. In less light-polluted areas the colours were much more vivid.
Integration time (running total):
* L 26 X 180s (78m)
* R 27 X 180s (81m)
* G 25 X 180s (75m)
* B 24 X 180s (72m)
* Total: 5h02m
Integration time target
* Target: 6 hours
* Progress: 85%
Seeing index: Poor/OK (2/3)
Jet stream: Ave (12 m/s)
Transparency: Good (4)
Reflection nebula in Cepheus
Integration time (running total):
* OSC 624 X 60s (624m)
* Total: 10h24m
Integration time (running total):
* OSC 92 X 300s (460m)
* Total: 7h40m
Integration time target
* Target: 7 hours
* Progress: 109%
Integration time (running total):
* OSC RGB 18 X 120s (36m)
* OSC NB 156 X 300s (780m)
* Total: 13h00m
Integration time target
* Target: 12 hours
* Progress: 108%
The imaging is finished for now. The data is excellent and deserves to be experimented with in processing. The RGB stars also need to be implemented.
Occultation on 21st Aug 2024 at 4am
Saturn disappeared at 04h27 and reappeared at 05h20 BST. Amazingly the blanket of thin swirling cloud lifted 10 minutes before the point of ingress. The night was very windy however and the atmosphere was extremely wobbly precluding any chance of capturing surface details on Saturn. The difference in brightness between Saturn and the Moon necessitated creating a composite image to show both bodies visually.
Planetary nebula in Vulpecula
Integration time (running total):
* OSC 81 X 60s (81m)
* Total: 1h21m
Seeing index: Ave (3)
Jet stream: Ave (16 m/s)
Transparency: Ave (3)
Integration time (running total):
* OSC 63 X 120s (126m)
* Total: 2h06m
Seeing index: OK (3)
Jet stream: Good (7 m/s)
Transparency: Average (3)