Latest Images from La Palma
September 2000
We travelled to La Palma at the end of September 2000 and were treated to 7 out of 8 clear nights. Unfortunately, our CCD equipment didn't perform as good as usual so the emphasis on this trip became astrophotography and video work.
Below is a selection of images from this trip. The daylight and telescope pictures were taken using a Sony VX2000 digital video camera. The deep sky objects were taken using Kodak Elite 200 ISO film.
Ian King's Brandon 94mm Apochromatic refractor ready for a night of astrophotography.
Evening clouds over the Dutch Open Telescope
The 4.2 metre Willianm Herschel Telescope
Our LX200 SCT in its observing location
The new 2.5m Mercator Telescope dome
Lagoon Nebula M8 in Sagittarius. Brandon 94mm f/7 apochromatic refractor
North American Nebula in Cygnus. Brandon 94mm f/7 apochromatic refractor
NGC 253 in Sculptor. Meade 10" LX200 @ f/6.3. SBIG ST-7 / AO-7 CCD camera LRGB image.
Inside the dome of the Isaac Newton 2.5m telescope
The 4.2m William Herschel Telescope at sunset
The Italian Galileo Telescope (TNG)