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Month: January 2015

Banana Pi

Banana Pi

Here is my new Banana Pi. It has been employed to replace the old laptop that I used as a webserver. The old laptop was still going strong but the HD was on his way out, every time I restarted the machine the HD stop working until you give it a good shake! Plus the Banana Pi as almost the same processing power and consume a fraction of the laptop power. So far I have to say that it works…

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The Orion Nebula (Messier 42)

The Orion Nebula (Messier 42)

I took this picture last night and I have to say way more spectacular than my previous one of Andromeda. I am still getting some issues with the tracking with my scope but I am hoping to use some software to reduce the movement!   Loving it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_Nebula

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) sighting

C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) sighting

I will be out to watch it tonight. Hopefully will be able to take few pictures. C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) will be visible from Dorking, on Friday, 16 Jan 16:30:00 Starting in the ESE (114°) Ending in the WNW (301°) at 03:15:00 Maximum elevation: 57° http://issdetector.com