Wednesday, December 31, 2014
The year 2014 of Astro Anarchy Observatory, happy new year 2015 to all!
The Great Wall of Cygnus 2014
Astro Anarchy Observatory, the year 2014
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Some highlights of the year 2014
This setup was possible due to great support!
Projected images in church of St Thomas, image copyright Tuula Jurvelin
Image copyright Antti Nevalainen
Image copyright Jaakko Nurro
Image copyright Jaakko Nurro
At the Spring season of 2014 my old Meade LX200 12" telescope gave up and died. I spent a whole summer season trying to find a way to finance a new setup.
I had lots of troubles, especially with the Meade company. First they contacted me and offered a brand new 14" LX850 for free. Then, after a couple of months, they cancelled everything without a reason. Meade really pissed me off big time, somebody might call it to a fraud! The false promises from Meade side cost me a lots of money, time and energy.
After all the troubles everything went well. I got great supporters from high end manufacturers and retailers. The new setup was up and running at mid October 2014.
I had lots of troubles, especially with the Meade company. First they contacted me and offered a brand new 14" LX850 for free. Then, after a couple of months, they cancelled everything without a reason. Meade really pissed me off big time, somebody might call it to a fraud! The false promises from Meade side cost me a lots of money, time and energy.
After all the troubles everything went well. I got great supporters from high end manufacturers and retailers. The new setup was up and running at mid October 2014.
All of my photos from the Autumn season 2014
Click for a much large image
Click for a much large image
All my photos from the Autumn season 2014 are taken with my new imaging setup. Celestron Edge HD 1100 with 0.7 reducer at 10-micron mount. Apogee Alta U16 camera with Astrodon filters and an active optics unit, SXV AO LF, from Starlight Xpress.
Photos from upper left to lower right, Soul Nebula, Tulip nebula, Cygnus Wall, Cederblad 214, Sharpless 132, NGC 281, Propeller Nebula, Sharpless 115 and the Pelican Nebula.
All of my photos from the Spring season 2014Photos from upper left to lower right, Soul Nebula, Tulip nebula, Cygnus Wall, Cederblad 214, Sharpless 132, NGC 281, Propeller Nebula, Sharpless 115 and the Pelican Nebula.
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All images are taken with the Canon EF 200mm f1.8 lens, QHY9 astrocam and Baader narrowband filters by using a Meade LX200 GPS 12" as an imaging platform. After the last image of the Spring season, the ten panel mosaic of Cepheus at middle, the old Meade fried permanently.
Photos from upper left to bottom, Sharpless 221, G65.3+5.7 SNR, Cepheus mosaic and a mosaic image of Sharpless 221 SNR and 216 PL.
Photos from upper left to bottom, Sharpless 221, G65.3+5.7 SNR, Cepheus mosaic and a mosaic image of Sharpless 221 SNR and 216 PL.
Some highlights of the year 2014
- Supporters, my humble thanks to the supporters, they made my work possible once again!All companies are offering the first class products and service!
This setup was possible due to great support!
The new imaging system. Some image quality analysis can be seen HERE
- I won a third place at the Astronomy Photographer of the year 2014 competition by the Royal Observatory of Greenwich.
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2014, Royal Observatory of Greenwich, third place.
Over 2500 images from 51 countries participated.
Over 2500 images from 51 countries participated.
- I also got one NASA APOD published (Astronomy Picture Of the Day) at November 15, the Tulip nebula.
NASA publication, Sh2-101, the Tulip Nebula
- The Telegraph selected my photo as a one of the best amateur astronomy photographs of the past four years.
- Suomen Kuvalehti wrote a large article at the last issue of the year 2014 about my photographing, eleven pages total. (SK 51-52 19.12.2014, pages 1 and 42-51)
- Daily Mail published an article about the experimental 3D conversions of my astronomical photos.
California Nebula as an experimental 3D-model
In constellation Perseus
This is a looped video, click to start and stop. This is an experimental test with a 3D-conversion of my astronomical images. Only real elements from my original image are used, there is nothing added but the volumetric information!
- I was invited as one of the speakers at the NEAIC conference, New York, Spring 2014.
- Two large public artworks from my photos get revealed at 2014. A very large, over 10 x 3m, photographic print on aluminium "Cirrus of Cygnus" and the "Path of Swans", 4 x 2m, on aluminium. Beside public works, many of my photos ended up to a private homes.
Path of Swans, 4x2m
Cirrus of Cygnus 10x3m, the large mosaic image is a very sharp even in this scale.
- I participated to two art exhibitions with my astronomical photos, one in Helsinki and an other here in Oulu.
3D-exhibition in Helsinki, large anaglyph photos, paintings and a movie.
Sale exhibition in Oulu
- One of the most interesting tasks at 2014 was a cooperation with the vocal ensemble Cappella pro Vocale. This cross art production was a mixture of an old vocal music and the astronomical images. The production took place at the church of St Thomas. My photos get projected with three powerful projectors on walls and sealing and everything was matched with the music carefully.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
It looks like.... a collection of my photos as I see them
We have had a solid cloud cover, up here 65N, over two months now. My new imaging system stands useless at the rooftop, very frustrating.
We are easily seeing quasi logical forms in random shapes since we have a most powerful shape recognition machine in our brains. Based on previous phenomena, I made a funny collection out of my photos. There is an original version of my photo and same photo as I see it in my head. Part of the images are named after my own observations and some are commonly known nicknames. NOTE. All of the astronomical photos in this blog post are originally taken by me.
It looks like...
a Hawk
The Great Wall of Cygnus is a part of the North America Nebula, NGC 7000. Image info HERE
a Twirling Dancer
a Giacometti's "Walking Man"
an Alpine View
a Cone
a Horse
The horse sculpture at right is shot from the Piazza Navona, Rome, and it's made by the great Bernini.
a Wizard
an Eagle
a logo of Grateful Dead
Info about the Grateful Dead HERE
a Nuclear Blast
a Smiley Face
a Soap Bubble
a Pizza Pie
a Lobster
a Baby Polar Bear
a Velvet Curtain
a Ball of Tangled String
a Scottish Terrier
a Silver Dollar
a Gargoyle
a Question Mark
a Bat
Or
an Angel
a Monkey Head
a Siamese Fighting Fish
This is traditionally seen as a "Pac Man" (A game figure from 80's)
a Cosmic Fertilization
a Burning Tree
Melotte 15 cluster in IC 1805, info about this photo can be seen HERE
a Heart
a Chili Pepper
a Cirrus Cloud
a Christmas Tree
A Chinese Dragon
a Horus
a Butterfly
a Pelican
a Ghost
a Medusa's Head
(or a Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons...)
a North America
a Nike of Samothrace
a Piece of Marble
a Rose
a Leaping Puma
a Teapot
Info about this photo of mine can be seen HERE.
a Tulip
a Tennis Ball
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