Flamsteed Astronomy Society

Francisco on La Palma — August 2007

Our good friend Dr Francisco Diego took a party to La Palma, Roque de los Muchachos, for the August Perseids.   He’s been kind enough to share some of his pictures with us here.  No Perseids tho ... 

(Click on the images for larger copies from the Flamsteed Picture Gallery)
Dr Francisco DiegoMilky Way from La Palma © Dr Francisco Diego UCL Dr Francisco Diego

Milky Way — The dome foreground centre-left, is the GTC,

Gran Telescopio Canarias,  Keck style   10.4m — world’s largest

20mm lens Canon 350; 30 sec exposure  © Dr Francisco Diego UCL
Milky Way from La Palma © Dr Francisco Diego UCL

Glorious milky way from La Palma. — Peleng 8mm fish eye lens. 30 sec exposure

© Dr Francisco Diego UCL
Venus from La Palma © Dr Francisco Diego UCL

Venus

with a-focal system hand held digital camera. Located Venus by its coordinates only 10 degrees away from the sun.   Telescope needed a long dew cap to prevent the sun from hitting the mirror. 12 August, two days before conjunction.

© Dr Francisco Diego UCL
Moonset from La Palma © Dr Francisco Diego UCLMoonset from La Palma © Dr Francisco Diego UCLMoonset from La Palma © Dr Francisco Diego UCLMoonset from La Palma © Dr Francisco Diego UCL

‘Crooked Crescent’  Moonset from La Palma (as seen on SpaceWeather) .... taken with the Canon 350 and my new 80mm/480mm Meade triplet apochromat on piggy back over the Meade 8-inch tracking for 10 second exposures. Clear sky to the very horizon was crucial, only from the top of La Palma.© Dr Francisco Diego UCL