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Observing Report 22nd-23rd April 2018 (More Lyrid-ish meteors)
From the second session of observing the 2018 Lyrid meteor shower. 365 pics, only one with decent trails, and I'm fairly sure that they too weren't from true Lyrids as they weren't "pointing back" to the Lyrid radiant.
Here's the pic, again the bottom-edge is more-or-less East and the top edge is up near the zenith. The blurry coloured mess near the bottom-edge is a short section of the Milky Way . Click it to see a resized version:
Observing Report 19th-20th April 2018 (Lyrid-ish meteors)
From the first session of observing the 2018 Lyrid meteor shower. 397 pics, only two with decent trails, and I'm fairly sure that they weren't from true Lyrids as they weren't "pointing back" to the Lyrid radiant.
Here's the best one of the two pics, the bottom-edge is more-or-less East and the top edge is up near the zenith. Sharp eyes will notice the Plough stood up on its stilts. Click it to see a resized version:
Observing Report 13th-14th December 2017 (Geminid meteors)
Typically there was much cloud on the two best Geminid meteor observing nights. Just to rub it in, it had been clear for both of the two preceding nights and it was clear again for both of the two following nights. I managed a stop/start session on the night of the 13th, the skies changing from short clear periods to longer periods of snow or sleet far too often for my liking. I seemed to spend most of the time stopping/starting the capture software and covering/uncovering the camera. About 25 bright trails were observed while only 118 camera shots were taken, but only two Geminids were recorded.
Here's a composite pic, click it to see a bigger version:
A pair of Geminid meteors.
Astro Imaging – Works in Progress from October 2017 Observing Sessions
I've managed to get out for a few observing/imaging sessions recently. So far I've only stacked four sets of sub-frames in DeepSkyStacker, I've yet to throw any Photoshop Actions at them.
Here's what I'll be fiddling with when there's nobody looking:
The Horsehead and Flame Nebulae in Orion.
The Double Cluster in Perseus.
IC1848 Soul Nebula in Cassiopeia.
M45 Pleiades in Taurus.
I'll post the finished articles as and when.
