Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, CBE, FRS, FRAS

A new star shines tonight in the heavens. I was at work today when I head the sad news of the death of Sir Patrick Moore I am sure we all have our own wonderful memories of him whether it was watching him on tv, meeting him at astrofest or just simply being in awe of a true great astronomer. An inspiration to generations of men, women & children to gaze to the heavens, for me it was that spark of eccentric genius that could entertain and leave you wanting more, thats what got me interested in astronomy when I was a child. I could go on for hours, but I guess we all would like to smile and think of our own special memory of a wonderful man.

I hope now Patrick you have all the answers to all the questions you have ever asked about our existance. But I guess using a great quote from the great man himself.

"We just dont know!"

 

 Rest in peace Sir Patrick.

Kemble's Cascade

Has it really been a month since my last imaging session?. Last night saw a couple of hours of frosty clear skies here in Norfolk. So I took every advantage before a high cloud cover appeared at 21.00hrs. I was a little disappointed I could only manage 42 Minutes of useful data though. I have seen recently a number of images of a wonderful asterism hidden away in the constellation of Camelopardalis. The pretty open cluster of around 45 stars make up NGC 1502 that does have an association with the aptly named Kemble's Cascade. I dont think I have enough data here to show it off to it's best. Imaging at ISO 800 a bit of a push as the moon wasn't all that far away. I was however really impressed with the framing. A perfect size for my set up.