x-bit-astro-imaging

Exploration of Astronomical imaging with x-bit devices.
Fully Searchable and Archived. ...... . Dr Steve Wainwright FRAS

Sunday, 13 September 2026

A very small, wide-field, guided imaging rig Part 3. Second tests

The equipment in operation This time a Mars-C II camera was used which has an optical window with very good, multi-layer anti-reflection coa...

Monday, 7 September 2026

A very small, wide-field, guided imaging rig Part 2. First tests

The equipment The scope and guide-scope mounted on the AVX mount Although a number of components can be added to the rig, such as a filter...

Thursday, 3 September 2026

The Soap Bubble nebula (PN G75.5+1.7)

The Soap Bubble nebula (PN G75.5+1.7) from 1 hour of narrowband data (Ha and O3). 5 minute exposures (30 minutes through each filter) captur...

Saturday, 29 August 2026

A very small, wide-field, guided imaging rig Part 1. The equipment

The imaging scope is the latest edition to the Touptek family of guide scopes; the Touptek GS PAPO Guide scope. It is a 4 element self-flatt...

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Getting HOO narrowband images from a Dwarf Mini

The Dwarf mini has a dual-band filter that effectively separates the O3 into the green and blue channels and the H-alpha into the red channe...

Saturday, 25 July 2026

Test of a pre-release of Version 3 of AstroDMx Capture

An Askar 71F quadruplet apochromatic astrograph refractor was used, paired with an SVBONY SC571CC 16 bit OSC cooled camera. The scope was fi...

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About Me

astroimager: United Kingdom; My name is Dr. Steve Wainwright. I am a retired Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences at Swansea University and have been an astronomer since 1967. I founded the international astronomical imaging group QCUIAG in 1998. My interest is in getting as much as possible out of as little as possible. I am a member of the Swansea, Port Talbot and Barry Astronomical Societies. I am also a member of the Society for Popular Astronomy and the BAA, I am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a member of the European Astronomical Society. I also write books, astronomical articles, short-stories and poetry. I also make a little art. I taught astronomy at the University of Swansea in D.A.C.E. evening classes for several years, but am now, largely retired. I give lectures to astronomical societies. For several years I have been working with my partner Nicola on AstroDMx Capture. She is a brilliant programmer and Linux expert. I help with some algorithms, testing and specifications.

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