New Bat Portal
astrobiscuit runs through the new BAT portal
Bat Meeting 4
(Oct 2022) In this BAT meeting I waffle on about the cool stuff we might be able to capture in Orion and some very clever BAT members tell us how the various bow shocks, and protoplanetary discs and Herbig-Haro objects and other cool stuff formed.
NEW BAT SEASON BEGINS
First BAT meeting: Sunday 9PM UK time on the astrobiscuit discord server : https://discord.gg/MyKXQkVt?event=1015565216504873000 Or you can catch it live on the astrobiscuit discord server youtube channel: https://youtu.be/UYTf3U6jpck And you can check out the...
Picture of the DAY on astrobin😁
This astonishing and super deep shot of an evil galaxy causing its neighbour to rip itself apart was shot by our BAT members and has been awarded Image of the Day in astrobin. https://www.astrobin.com/7ez0pl/ I'm well chuffed Astrobiscuit Video about about it dropping...
We bagged RIPPLES IN SPACE!
This is a 5 month timelapse of Hubble's variable nebula. Pretty astonishing innit! And a testament to the power of us AMATEURs when we band together. Well done BAT members. This makes me very proud. The video squeezes 5 months of the nebula's life into a...
The all new QHY533M: Review
Summary: All round great cooled astrophotography camera; super sensitive, supersonically low read noise, no amp glow, no dew problems and much cheaper than its bigger brother the QHY268 because it has a smaller 1” sensor....
CURRENT BAT TARGETS + MEETING TONIGHT 9pm UTC
Finally we've had some clear nights and the data is rolling in. Here is some of the data members have submitted for our current crop of targets; M82- the Cigar Galaxy - it'll be interesting to see if lucky imaging can boost the resolution of this super weird star...
BAD NEWS! But Good News! – Hubble’s Variable Nebula
The Bad News!... Hubble's variable nebula isn't kicking off at the moment! The AMAZINGLY Good News is that what BAT members managed to catch from October 10th to November 27th 2021 is stunning. The light ripples in the BAT's animation are clearer than I managed with a...
Anyone able to shoot Hubble’s Variable Nebula in the next few days?
This fantastic animation was shot by Tom Polakis back in 2016. Its a baby star going bat crazy in a big bag of gas. A small group of very talented amateur astrophotographers ( all members of BIG AMATEUR TELESCOPE) are shooting Hubble's Variable Nebula again this year....
Hubble’s Variable Nebula Active
Well Done @MrCRazyPhysicist for spotting some signs of activity on Hubble's variable Nebula. Small shadow passing bottom left. The nebula is still very low on the horizon but its rising. I'm hoping we will be able to shoot it all through the winter and create a movie...