Hi all When it comes to the end of another year, it always feels like a good time to reflect on the previous 12 months – to think about what you’ve achieved, what you didn’t achieve, assess the goals you had set for yourself, and start thinking about your goals for the next year. At [...]
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Astrovid Voyager X – Planetary Imaging Camera
My main passion in astrophotography is lunar and planetary imaging which I’ve been doing for a couple of years. One of the major factors in the quality of images that you can produce comes down to the capture device you use, and planetary imagers are always on the look out for new imaging devices which [...]
13mm Nagler Type 6 Shootout
Everyone knows the Televue Nagler brand when it comes to quality eyepieces. They have a reputation amongst some amateur astronomers as being the best, with a wide field of view, sharp pinpoint stars across the entire field and high contrast. The Nagler Type 6 range are consistent across all focal lengths. They’re also one of [...]
RGB Planetary Imaging with a Monochrome Camera
Planetary Imaging is a fast growing field of astrophotography – boosted by tech-savvy amateur astronomers, larger and cheaper (but good quality) telescopes becoming more accessible, and the proliferation of low-cost webcams as imaging devices which can capture up to 60 frames per second (fps) without compression. It’s never been easier to try your hand at [...]
Planetary Imaging and Image Processing
There are many factors that influence high-resolution planetary imaging, the most important in getting any high quality image is the seeing. If the data is great to begin with, then very little processing is actually required to end up with a great image. However most of us don’t have the luxury of imaging in an [...]
Astrophotography with a Dob
Dobsonians are usually purchased for their cheap aperture, quick setup and ease of use for beginners. People don’t buy dobsonians with a plan to doing astrophotography. In fact, i’ve read many times that astrophotography with a dob just can’t be done and that you shouldn’t bother trying. Well i’m here to tell you that it [...]
Partial Solar Eclipse, 7th February 2008
A Solar Eclipse occurs when the Moon passes in front of part or all of the Sun, which casts a shadow over a certain area of the Earth. This can only happen at New Moon, when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line. A Solar Eclipse doesn’t happen every New Moon though, because the [...]
Cleaning the Mirrors of a Newtonian Telescope
Cleaning the mirrors of a Newtonian telescope is a very dirty and very polarising subject! People are divided into two camps - those who will never clean their mirrors and those who aren’t afraid to do it often, if required. The first group of people will probably tell you that it’s better to have 3 inches [...]
Total Lunar Eclipse, 28th August 2007
A Lunar Eclipse is when the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. Observers in Australia will be able to view the Total Lunar Eclipse on the 28th August, 2007. The Total Lunar Eclipse on August 28th 2007 will be visible in its entirety for all of Eastern Australia and New Zealand, and will be in progress [...]
A busy night on Jupiter
I’d been looking forward to this busy night on Jupiter for over a week and was lucky enough to wake to clear skies and above average seeing. Unfortunately though, I’d only captured 3 runs before blanket cloud put an early end to the session. Very disappointing, as I had a feeling the seeing would’ve improved [...]
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My name is Mike Salway and I'm an amateur astronomer and photographer. I'm the co-founder of IceInSpace, and this is my personal blog site and image gallery.
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