Wadhurst Primary School 14th July 2010

Today, Mr Pert visited Wadhurst Primary School and showed the Faulkes Telescope to two year groups (Yr4 & Yr5). Luckily, though rain was forecast for today (and they were getting some on neighbouring islands of Hawaii), there was no sign of it over Haleakalu, the mountain where the telescope is.

Four beautiful images were taken, the last of which (NGC 5907) we haven't taken a picture of before, and we are delighted with. Often the pictures we take of spiral galaxies are face-on [like looking down on a dinner plate), which makes for a dramatic image. This galaxy, however, is sideways-on [like bending down and looking at the plate on the table at eye-level]. We hope the pupils of Wadhurst Primary School enjoyed it as much as we did.


M57 Ring Nebula Sky Object Name: M57
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 14, 2010 10:37:03 UTC
RA: 18h53'36"
DEC: 33°01'40"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 4 secs.
Instrument: EM01

M92 - a globula cluster Sky Object Name: M92
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 14, 2010 10:42:01 UTC
RA: 17h17'07"
DEC: 43°08'14"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 5 secs.
Instrument: EM01

M27 Dumbell Nebula Sky Object Name: M27
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 14, 2010 10:49:39 UTC
RA: 19h59'36"
DEC: 22°43'00"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 30 secs.
Instrument: EM01

NGC5907 - a sideways-on spiral galaxy in Draco Sky Object Name: NGC 5907
Taken By: Uplands Community College
When taken: Jul 14, 2010 10:57:27 UTC
RA: 15h15'53"
DEC: 56°19'33"
Filter: RGB
Exposure time: 50 secs.
Instrument: EM01