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I was always interested in astronomy, even as a child. I had a 3" refractor on an alt az wooden tripod, but always found it difficult to find anything except the moon!
Later at university studying physics, I took a couple of optional modules on cos…
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NGC 925 | ... | ... | 236 | 62 | 2 | 2 |
NGC 7331 | ... | ... | 604 | 123 | 4 | 6 |
NGC 4565 | ... | ... | 228 | 85 | 2 | 4 |
NGC 2683 | ... | ... | 479 | 129 | 4 | 12 |
NGC 1023 | ... | ... | 243 | 59 | 1 | 0 |
NGC 281 | ... | ... | 167 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
NGC 147 | ... | ... | 501 | 51 | 1 | 5 |
M17 | ... | ... | 183 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
M15 | ... | ... | 219 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
M16 | ... | ... | 284 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
NGC 5033 | ... | ... | 325 | 80 | 4 | 5 |
M108 | ... | ... | 477 | 81 | 3 | 2 |
Jelly Fish Nebula - IC 443 | ... | ... | 356 | 62 | 3 | 2 |
M109 and Friends | ... | ... | 488 | 78 | 3 | 13 |
NGC 4656 | ... | ... | 317 | 45 | 2 | 3 |
NGC 4244 | ... | ... | 307 | 81 | 1 | 6 |
m13 | ... | ... | 473 | 94 | 2 | 7 |
M81 | ... | ... | 811 | 136 | 9 | 7 |
NGC 877 | ... | ... | 344 | 63 | 1 | 2 |
Heart Nebula (IC 1805) | ... | ... | 575 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
M31 | ... | ... | 433 | 62 | 3 | 0 |
Soul Nebula (IC 1848) | ... | ... | 269 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
M32 region of Andromeda | ... | ... | 391 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
NGC 7015 | ... | ... | 391 | 33 | 0 | 9 |
IC 1434 | ... | ... | 337 | 48 | 0 | 1 |
IC 10 | ... | ... | 527 | 86 | 7 | 8 |
M56 | ... | ... | 270 | 61 | 0 | 4 |
NGC 6960 | ... | ... | 270 | 43 | 0 | 4 |
NGC 2685 - The Helix Galaxy | ... | ... | 402 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
NGC 7331 | ... | ... | 610 | 106 | 5 | 12 |
M71 | ... | ... | 338 | 85 | 3 | 2 |
NGC 7640 | ... | ... | 1064 | 119 | 5 | 9 |
NGC 6995 - Close up and Deep | ... | ... | 392 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
NGC 7217 | ... | ... | 1098 | 162 | 7 | 6 |
M12 | ... | ... | 530 | 73 | 3 | 2 |
M56 | ... | ... | 380 | 54 | 1 | 2 |
M92 | ... | ... | 369 | 52 | 2 | 4 |
M101 | ... | ... | 750 | 119 | 2 | 7 |
NGC 3726 | ... | ... | 545 | 73 | 3 | 4 |
NGC 4627 and 4631 - The Whale Galaxy | ... | ... | 2062 | 182 | 13 | 12 |
NGC 3184 | ... | ... | 730 | 70 | 3 | 4 |
NGC 2158 | ... | ... | 354 | 87 | 3 | 0 |
IC 410 | ... | ... | 526 | 59 | 1 | 4 |
NGC 2336 | ... | ... | 530 | 80 | 3 | 6 |
NGC 891 | ... | ... | 956 | 97 | 4 | 10 |
IC 1434 | ... | ... | 336 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
NGC 7380 | ... | ... | 445 | 62 | 1 | 0 |
NGC 1245 | ... | ... | 563 | 37 | 1 | 2 |
Stephan's Quintet: NGC 7317, 7318A/B, 7319, 7320 and 7320C | ... | ... | 1343 | 156 | 10 | 4 |
Very deep NGC 6946 | ... | ... | 875 | 127 | 9 | 15 |
NGC 6140 | ... | ... | 384 | 68 | 0 | 6 |
NGC 6823 | ... | ... | 486 | 82 | 3 | 4 |
Draco Triplet (NCC 5981. NGC 5982, NGC 5985) | ... | ... | 792 | 115 | 8 | 6 |
M66 | ... | ... | 437 | 82 | 2 | 2 |
Hoag's Galaxy | ... | ... | 967 | 72 | 6 | 4 |
M63 | ... | ... | 1475 | 204 | 19 | 38 |
Hickson Compact Group HCG 44 | ... | ... | 742 | 108 | 10 | 10 |
M78 | ... | ... | 620 | 79 | 4 | 7 |
M106, with and without Ha data | ... | ... | 697 | 103 | 5 | 3 |
M42 | ... | ... | 446 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Very deep M82 | ... | ... | 834 | 127 | 9 | 24 |
Deep image of Abell 426 | ... | ... | 932 | 94 | 11 | 5 |
NGC 3718 and NGC 3729 | ... | ... | 1973 | 217 | 16 | 28 |
IC 405 | ... | ... | 450 | 76 | 1 | 6 |
M77 | ... | ... | 470 | 63 | 4 | 12 |
NGC 869 | ... | ... | 278 | 58 | 0 | 2 |
NGC 2403 | ... | ... | 2324 | 132 | 8 | 18 |
M78 | ... | ... | 479 | 111 | 7 | 8 |
NGC 488 | ... | ... | 451 | 68 | 6 | 8 |
M67 | ... | ... | 587 | 50 | 6 | 20 |
NGC 1961 | ... | ... | 634 | 88 | 5 | 16 |
NGC 7479 | ... | ... | 299 | 58 | 5 | 7 |
NGC 772 | ... | ... | 593 | 112 | 7 | 4 |
NGC 2419 | ... | ... | 601 | 49 | 2 | 9 |
M15 | ... | ... | 264 | 59 | 5 | 7 |
NGC 7814 | ... | ... | 472 | 55 | 2 | 6 |
NGC 672 and IC 1727 | ... | ... | 477 | 80 | 5 | 8 |
M74 | ... | ... | 1411 | 189 | 15 | 32 |
M76 | ... | ... | 354 | 43 | 1 | 2 |
NGC 7635 | ... | ... | 375 | 67 | 0 | 3 |
SH2 155 "The Cave" | ... | ... | 234 | 35 | 3 | 1 |
IC 5146 | ... | ... | 959 | 133 | 11 | 26 |
Stephan's Quintet | ... | ... | 538 | 76 | 7 | 8 |
NGC 7331 | ... | ... | 1276 | 149 | 8 | 19 |
NGC 6946 | ... | ... | 941 | 114 | 9 | 19 |
NGC 7023 Iris Nebula | ... | ... | 510 | 68 | 4 | 14 |
M3 | ... | ... | 520 | 75 | 3 | 5 |
NGC 6543 - Cat's Eye Nebula | ... | ... | 4727 | 189 | 21 | 15 |
M57 and IC 1296 | ... | ... | 1132 | 95 | 7 | 19 |
Barnard 110 | ... | ... | 248 | 31 | 1 | 7 |
M92 | ... | ... | 1215 | 139 | 12 | 16 |
NGC 4725 and NGC 4712 | ... | ... | 735 | 99 | 6 | 18 |
M13 | ... | ... | 436 | 49 | 4 | 10 |
NGC 5907 | ... | ... | 324 | 38 | 6 | 7 |
M63 | ... | ... | 332 | 56 | 3 | 6 |
M101 | ... | ... | 937 | 108 | 2 | 14 |
NGC 3628 | ... | ... | 582 | 88 | 8 | 5 |
NGC 2903 | ... | ... | 390 | 57 | 1 | 9 |
M94 | ... | ... | 656 | 93 | 3 | 18 |
M51 | ... | ... | 2300 | 184 | 16 | 41 |
SH2 274 | ... | ... | 308 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
M106 | ... | ... | 434 | 52 | 4 | 6 |
M108 | ... | ... | 241 | 22 | 0 | 6 |
M97 | ... | ... | 598 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
Eskimo Nebula NGC 2392 | ... | ... | 437 | 38 | 2 | 2 |
M82 | ... | ... | 1532 | 116 | 13 | 13 |
M82 | ... | ... | 204 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
M81 | ... | ... | 2257 | 134 | 25 | 20 |
M81 | ... | ... | 641 | 48 | 4 | 3 |
Stephan's Quintet | ... | ... | 240 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
M1 | ... | ... | 592 | 64 | 3 | 20 |
NGC 891 | ... | ... | 375 | 27 | 0 | 4 |
IC 434 | ... | ... | 256 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
M33 | ... | ... | 1052 | 60 | 6 | 18 |
SH2-155 Caldwell 9 The Cave | ... | ... | 270 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Barnard's Galaxy NGC 6822 | ... | ... | 212 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
IC 5146 Cocoon Nebula | ... | ... | 312 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
NGC 281 | ... | ... | 188 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
NGC 6939 | ... | ... | 102 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
M12 | ... | ... | 249 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
M11 Wild Duck Cluster | ... | ... | 169 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
M11 Wild Duck Cluster | ... | ... | 130 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
NGC 6960 | ... | ... | 208 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
Stephan's Quintet | ... | ... | 484 | 34 | 3 | 8 |
NGC 6946 | ... | ... | 242 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Crescent Nebula | ... | ... | 184 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Crescent Nebula | ... | ... | 652 | 32 | 3 | 9 |
Pelican Nebula | ... | ... | 117 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NGC 7023 | ... | ... | 885 | 16 | 2 | 8 |
NGC 5907 | ... | ... | 234 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
NGC 3718 and NGC 3729 | ... | ... | 433 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
M63 | ... | ... | 1113 | 64 | 9 | 11 |
NGC 2158 | ... | ... | 198 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
M101 | ... | ... | 657 | 46 | 1 | 0 |
M105 and friends | ... | ... | 224 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Medusa Nebula (Abell 21) | ... | ... | 377 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
M1 | ... | ... | 378 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
M106 | ... | ... | 436 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
Flame Nebula - NGC 2024 | ... | ... | 240 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
M51 | ... | ... | 671 | 18 | 2 | 5 |
IC 342 | ... | ... | 268 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
NGC 2403 | ... | ... | 246 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
M81 LRGB | ... | ... | 608 | 16 | 2 | 7 |
Hickson 44 (ARP 316) | ... | ... | 1035 | 55 | 8 | 9 |
NGC 281 | ... | ... | 397 | 13 | 0 | 5 |
M82 LRGB Ha | ... | ... | 292 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
NGC 891 | ... | ... | 419 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
M74 | ... | ... | 443 | 16 | 0 | 7 |
M33 | ... | ... | 481 | 24 | 3 | 5 |
M15 | ... | ... | 277 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
NGC 7331 | ... | ... | 283 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
M33 | ... | ... | 285 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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I was always interested in astronomy, even as a child. I had a 3" refractor on an alt az wooden tripod, but always found it difficult to find anything except the moon!
Later at university studying physics, I took a couple of optional modules on cosmology and astrophysics. The second course given by Bernard Carr demonstrated how you could calculate interesting astronomical quantities with simple calculations, something that has always appealed - so I ended up studying theoretical astrophysics for my doctorate.
My thesis included a variety of topics, but focussed on Lyman-alpha clouds, narrow absorption features visible in quasar spectra. Two post-docs focussed on the spatial correlation of galaxy clusters and construction of galaxy models using action angle co-ordinates.
Sadly, I had to leave professional astronomy at this point, but on the plus side, I started to earn sufficient money to start a family - and buy a more interesting telescope.
I started off with one of the original Nexstar 8 scopes. Fantastic for visual use. I was located in Australia at the time and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the great variety of globular clusters visible in the southern hemisphere.
On my return to the UK, I got fed up with just seeing "faint fuzzies", particularly from my urban location near London. I decided to buy a Meade DSI and try imaging, but discovered it was difficult to even get an object on the small chip, and the tracking of the Nexstar was nowhere near good enough. A discussion a couple of years later with Neil Phillipson of Astronomia in Dorking and I bought an HEQ5 pro, much more suitable for imaging.
I remember being delighted when I first captured a somewhat blurry image of M81! I rapidly followed this with a purchase of an Atik 314+, and I finally started getting some more impressive images, though just mono.
A chance meeting with Antonio Rodriguez of Astrocamp in Nerpio at Astrofest started me thinking about how nice a permanent set up would be, and the hosting fees seemed affordable. My set up now includes a Paramount MX and an 8" Ikharos RC from Ian King Imaging, along with a set of Baader filters for colour imaging. Still learning how to use this to its best advantage, but have got some great support from Fernando and Ricardo at Astrocamp, as well as encouragement from Samuel and Salvatore from astrobin, who also have scopes in Nerpio.
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