Monthly Archives: November 2019

DIY dew controller

Posted on November 9, 2019 by james

As we get later into Autumn it is becoming obvious that dew control is going to become necessary for my telescopes. To do that for all my OTAs would be quite expensive, so I looked around and found Robert Brown’s … Continue reading →

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M27 revisited

Posted on November 9, 2019 by james

I first imaged M27 quite some years back and it has always been a favourite, so it being the summertime this planetary nebula was an obvious choice for an early target. This time I used the Skywatcher ED80 and Atik … Continue reading →

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The observatory at work

Posted on November 9, 2019 by james

Work on the observatory has slowed somewhat as I need to catch up on other domestic jobs, but from the images I’ve already posted it’s obviously being used. I’m not sure I have the arrangement of mounts and telescopes that … Continue reading →

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It’s been a while…

Posted on November 9, 2019 by james

I’ve not posted about swimming (nor indeed anything else it seems) for a couple of months. This is not because I haven’t been swimming. However, on her return to school after the summer holidays my daughter managed to catch a … Continue reading →

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