M27 with the Bradford Robotic Telescope

Now in reincarnated form undergoing Beta testing on Mt Teide Tenerife, looks
like it is now capable of some quite nice images. Here's one I asked it to
take of M27 last night (The RGB combining and minor tweaking is my own work,
the rest is down to the telescope and location)
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/astro2/BRT/BRT.htm
The project website is here
www.telescope.org

Robin

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Robin Leadbeater
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http://www.leadbeaterhome.fsnet.co.uk/astro.htm
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"Robin Leadbeater" wrote in message
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Now in reincarnated form undergoing Beta testing on Mt Teide Tenerife,
looks
like it is now capable of some quite nice images. Here's one I asked it
to
take of M27 last night (The RGB combining and minor tweaking is my own
work,
the rest is down to the telescope and location)
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/astro2/BRT/BRT.htm
The project website is here
www.telescope.org

Great shot, and project concept

Regards


Chris

Given the hardware used I would call it quite ugly rather than quite
nice, if I can be so explicit. Hopefully it will get better (although a
C14 is far from being a nice choice for pretty pictures or wide field
astrometry). BTW, calling GRBs "eruptive variable stars" is a kind of
ridiculous since we don't even know what GRBs really are (most likely
nothing to do with eruptive variable stars).

Reg's

Andrea T.

wrote:
Given the hardware used I would call it quite ugly rather than quite
nice,

Yes, but by comparison with the original hideous, though grant-winning
disaster of the MK I this has to considered an improvement.

Steve

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ups.com...
Given the hardware used I would call it quite ugly rather than quite
nice, if I can be so explicit. Hopefully it will get better (although a
C14 is far from being a nice choice for pretty pictures or wide field
astrometry).


Luminance frame taken last night to produce an LRGB
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/astro2/BRT/BRT.htm

Apart from the acknowledged work needed to be done on tracking and given
that these are single raw short exposure frames with no flats and no post
processing, I don't think it is performing too badly. BTW I have no
connection with the project Just trying to use the scope and help the team
by giving them constructive feedback. Can I suggest you direct any that you
have to the team?

Robin