I’ve been trying to get back into astrophotography after many years lapse. I’m still learning my way around the new technology, so haven’t yet made the best use of some wonderful clear nights. That said, I did get out a week or so back and get around 30 minutes of total exposure time on the …
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Cancer research winter run 2019
My third time in this race, previous years being 2016 and 2017. Didn’t get a personal best, but given much of my preparation for the race consisted of eating and sitting still, I don’t think I did go badly at 53.45 Same time next year.
Super Wolf Blood Moon – Or, a Luna eclipse.
Partial Luna eclipses (where the moon slides through Earth’s shadow, but a bit remains uncovered) are not particularly rare, there are at least two per year. Full Luna eclipses (where the moon is entirely covered by the Earth’s shadow) are a tad rarer, but not overly. This isn’t good enough in these social media times, …
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Merry Christmas
A quiet one this year, needed after a busy year. 🎄
Neptune attempt 2
Back in January last year I managed to get a photograph of Neptune, a planet I’ve long harboured a soft spot for. This month, Neptune has been nicely placed close to Mars in the south after dark. Having a new telescope I’d planed to get a better image, and perhaps work on imaging all the …