Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
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SwagAstro creates fascinating Deep-Sky Objects from our universe, including galaxies, areas of nebulosity and planetary nebulas.
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
I've had a severe loss of interest over the last 6 months or so..... but I hope to get back into it...... I've been busy over the last week or so....
A new FT focuser put on the TMB........
A new Boss II autofocuser put on the rig.........
And a new image published....... Data from 2019, but I think I'll be back soon with new data and new images......
Watch this space and stay tuned ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
Check out NGC6820 - Taken with the dual Takahashi rig, this has a total of 56 hours and 30 minutes of integration time. I have deliberately left the green in the image as without it there was a real lack of depth. You can see the full image and information here ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
This is a 2 pane mosaic of M78, some of Barnards loop and LDN1622. There's masses of data here, mixed from the TMB and the dual Taks as well as 2017 and 2018 data ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
Travelling to the UK tomorrow to give a talk to the Webb Deep Sky Society ........... Looking forward to it immensely ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
The roof rails have been fitted and the observatory door. The rest of the roof is pencilled in for Tuesday ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
This is looking the business now...... I am really pleased with how it's looking. Now I am awaiting a quote for the roof and also the door for the observatory ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
Really making progress now ... The metal man came this morning to measure up and look at what I wanted for the roof ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
What has been done at the end of Day 1? The obs has been knocked down apart from leaving the front wall in place
The roof of the under-building has been taken down giving a level floor for the observatory
The floor of the obs has been concreted
The storage areas have been knocked down and will be rebuilt on the same floor plan ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
Follow the observatory extension on my blog and on the website page Today has been the day to empty it all out ready for work to progress , It looks very bare! But when it;s done the dual rig will have a new home in the extended build ..read more
Swag Astro | Sara Wager Astrophotography
4y ago
I am desperate to get 4.5 hours more and complete this data set..... I've wanted to do this for a few years, Once pane of the mosaic is from last year and the other from this year ..... This is the luminance so far ....... Just the remaining blue to get ..read more