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Observing Report 5th-13th August 2017 (Perseid meteors)

Posted by BG! on August 22nd 2017 in Astrostuff, Observing Reports, Pics

From the 5th to the 13th of August I managed four nights watching and photographing the Perseids. 1799 pics later and I'd caught nine good meteors on camera, and I'd seen about 75 while lazing on the garden bench. Bearing in mind the low hourly rates, several bouts of cloudiness and the rising Moon, nine on camera is about as many as I would have expected.

Here's the best pic of the bunch, captured on the 12th - looking towards the zenith, West is more-or-less downwards. Click it to see a bigger version:

A pair of Perseid meteors heading west-southwest.

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I’m back

Posted by BG! on July 22nd 2017 in Great Escapes, Pics

Tags: Moel Siabod

Released back into the wild, the dominant male heads to the high ground to reclaim his territory:

S7317 - 2,861 ft (872m)

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Down the Cut

Posted by BG! on September 28th 2016 in Great Escapes, Pics

I got out for some much-needed exercise in the sunshine and fresh air today. A few miles of tow-path walking along the canal near where I lived when I was a kid (from 4 to about 30), mainly to revisit one of the few unspoiled stretches where I used to go fishing, where the banks aren't steel-clad and the trees haven't been felled.

I took a few pics which I will post soon but for now here's a clickable taster:

Ashby Canal between bridges 28 and 29

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Observing Report 17th April 2016 (Unexpected sunspots)

Posted by BG! on May 1st 2016 in Astrostuff, Observing Reports, Pics

Tags: Sun, Sunspots

It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since I posted anything astronomy-related.

I'm not yet ready for full nights up in the obsy, but unexpectedly I was allowed out to play during the day.

Here are a couple of sunspot pics and a stitched image from a session a couple of weeks ago. Not my best work, but it was fun trying to remember which wires connect what to what, and which software settings are best for the conditions and the data.