v.199 uploaded: 11th June 2018
Sharnbrook Observatory
Welcome to my web site!
This version includes new images of the Moon. The planets are poorly placed from the U.K. at present and the Sun is
very quiet, so there have been limited opportunities for imaging wihin the solar system.
All of the images on this site are my own, taken using amateur telescopes and equipment.
As ever, I hope this encourages you to get out there and enjoy the treasures of our universe at first hand.
Best Wishes,
Peter Garbett
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Mars
Sun
Our Moon
24.02.18 20:51 UTC
Clavius (softer version above and more detailed below)
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
24.02.18 20:35 UTC
Meton and Scoresby
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
27.02.18 22:26 UTC
Aristarchus plateau and Prinz Rilles
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
26.03.18 21:15 UTC
Southern 'shores' of Mare Nubium. Part of the 14.5km diameter concentric crater Hesiodus A is shown just right of centre at the extreme
top edge of this image.
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
26.03.18 21:09 UTC
Moretus: 115km wide, 4km deep and with a central peak some 2.66km high - probably the highest of any crater on the near side of the
Moon!
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
26.03.18 21:04 UTC
Tycho
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
24.02.18 20:06 UTC
Sunsrise over Bullialdus
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
24.02.18 20:12 UTC
Sunrise over Copernicus
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
26.03.18 20:56 UTC
Copernicus
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
26.03.18 21:00 UTC
Bullialdus
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
27.02.18 22:32 UTC
Schickard
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter
24.02.18 20:26 UTC
Clavius
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
24.02.18 20:32 UTC
Meton and Scoresby
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
24.02.18 20:22 UTC
Pitatus, Hesiodus and Hesiodus A with the Sun just catching part of the concentruc ring within it.
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
24.02.18 21:00 UTC
Wrinkle ridges in Mare Nubium, north of Pitatus
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD; Trutek type 1 R filter; resized x1.5
An unexpected burst of activity on the Sun
Precursor to the strongest solar flare for more than a decade
The flare imaged above peaked at X2.2. The one that followed on its heels a few hours later
was X9.
06.09.17 09:17 UTC
Coronado SM40 double stack filter on Orion ED f=600mm refractor
PGR Flea 3 CCD; Baader UV/IR rejection filter
06.09.17 09:22 UTC
06.09.17 09:23 UTC
06.09.17 09:25 UTC
Complex sunspot group, AR 2673 with granulation
Area = 880 micro hemispheres at 0h and 960 at 24h
06.09.17 09:46 UTC
20cm Meade LX200 SCT f = 2000mm.
Flea 3 CCD; Baader ND 3.8 astrosolar film; Baader solar continuum filter; Baader UV/IR
rejection filter. Mediocre seeing. Cloud issues.
Differently processed version showing internal structure in some large umbrae.
Finer detail shown on this stack of a smaller % of the frames.
06.09.17 09:38 UTC (above and below - processed differently)
Notice the changes 6-7 hours after the morning images.
06.09.17 16:00 UTC
Seeing turbulent but less cloud issues than in the morning.
06.09.17 16:07 UTC
AR 2674
01.09.17 09:53 UTC
20cm Meade LX200 SCT with x2 Celestron Ultima Barlow lens
Flea 3 CCD; Baader ND 3.8 astrosolar film; Baader solar continuum filter; Baader UV/IR
rejection filter.
09:45 UTC
Mozaic of AR 2674. Area = 770 micro hemispheres.
01.09.17 09:21 UTC
20cm Meade LX200 SCT f = 2000mm.
Flea 3 CCD; Baader ND 3.8 astrosolar film; Baader solar continuum filter; Baader UV/IR
rejection filter.
06.09.17 08:59 - 09:08 UTC
AR 2673 and AR 2674
Mozaic of images with Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm;
FLEA 3 CCD, Baader astrosolar film, Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
06.09.17 16:12 - 16:17 UTC
AR 2673 and AR 2674
Mozaic of images with Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm;
FLEA 3 CCD, Baader astrosolar film, Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
05.09.17 16:57 - 17:06 UTC
AR 2673 and AR 2674
Mozaic of images with Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm;
FLEA 3 CCD, Baader astrosolar film, Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
New arrivals at E.limb. Amazingly, the seemingly quiescent spot AR 2673 on the right was to transform suddenly into a bit of a beast!
29.08.17 09:22 UTC and 09:28 UTC respectively
AR 2674 (left) and AR 2673 (right)
Mozaic of images with Orion 80mm ED apo refractor f = 600mm;
FLEA 3 CCD, Baader astrosolar film, Baader Solar Continuum filter, Baader UV/IR rejection filter
AR 2672
27.08.17 09:34 UTC
20cm Meade LX200 SCT f = 2000mm.
Flea 3 CCD; Baader ND 3.8 astrosolar film; Baader solar continuum filter; Baader UV/IR
rejection filter.
AR 2672
27.08.17 09:41 UTC
20cm Meade LX200 SCT f = 2000mm.
Flea 3 CCD; Baader ND 3.8 astrosolar film; Baader solar continuum filter; Baader UV/IR
rejection filter.
AR 2671
20.08.17 09:57 UTC
20cm Meade LX200 SCT f = 2000mm.
Flea 3 CCD; Baader ND 3.8 astrosolar film; Baader solar continuum filter; Baader UV/IR
rejection filter.
Lower contrast view to show subtle details within the larger umbrae:
Saturn - jolly low and tricky to image!
Rings splendidly 'open'.
Poor seeing. Altitude only 15 degrees.
17.06.17
C14 @ f/11; Flea 3 CCD.
The Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge
Approaching the university observatory building (1823): a magnificent listed building...
The Northumberland 12-inch achromatic doublet refractor (1833)
The poor quality lens was replaced by a finer specimen to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the instrument, manufactured by A.E. Optics Ltd. For some
years after its construction it was one of the largest refractors in the world.
Solar Physics Observatory (SPO) and 16-inch telescope
Thorrowgood telescope (built by T.Cooke & Sons 1864)
8-inch f/14 achromatic doublet - an excellent lens
Three mirror telescope (perfectly achromatic 5-degree field)
36-inch telescope (probably the largest in the U.K.)
Built 1951-1955 by the firm of Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons & co.. Has f/4.5, f/18 and f/30 options.
N.B. the Battcock Centre building sits adjacent to it.
The Kavli Institute for Cosmology (2008)
The occasion of this visit was to the 50th anniversary meeting of the Webb Society, where the keynote speaker was Professor Carlos Frenk (pictured on the left below).
To the surprise of both my 11 year old son, Ralf and I, this lecture was also attended by the 15th Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees. We got to meet both of them after the lecture and Ralf had his oppotunity to ask the question he had in mind. Two friendly and genial men!
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