Wentworth Village Day, 2025
0Yesterday was one of our “Solar Sunday” outreach events – this one was the Wentworth Village Gala. Wentworth is a local village which is quite historic – think...
Astronomy
Antonio Padilla!
Today we hosted Numberphile’s Tony Padilla at MSAS. A superb speaker and very engaging. He talked about “Fantastic Numbers and Where to find them” – the title of...
Another Barbeque, another year.
This yearly tradition has become somewhat of an annual event (joke) and we now celebrate the he Solstice up at the Hoober Observatory each year. It’s a fairly...
More Works at the Observatory
0We’re making a disabled access ramp at the observatory. I called by to see how the works were progressing and found concrete is now going down and really...
Astronomy Special
This week the skies cleared at last and I finally had the chance to really stretch the legs of the Seestar S50. I took quite a few images...
Look at my shiny balls!
0I recently saw a product with an idea behind it which I hoped to use. Tripod kicking/tripping is a big problem at public viewing events. I tend not...
Blood & Galaxies
0After my day at work yesterday I headed out to give blood. It’s 500ml of the red stuff, and my red stuff is very special as I’m O-...
The process has begun!
0I got our first email though saying our new car has now entered it’s production process. Currently awaiting a production date. This is the first time I have...
Yet more Seestar
0I’ve got to say I’m loving the Seestar. I can’t believe the images I’m taking in the first few days of ownership! Today I imaged the Dumbbell Nebula...
Seestar first light
0My new Seestar saw it’s first light tonight. I imaged the Sun, Moon, M57 and finished off on M81. This thing is going to be great fun!