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Hersey

My Old Nikon D60 in KStars/Ekos/INDI

My Old Nikon D60 in KStars/Ekos/INDI

January 21, 2022 by Hersey

I have an old Nikon D60 DSLR which has been in a box for about 10 years. It is still in decent shape and works. The Nikon D60 was a lower end inexpensive 10 Megapixel DSLR released back in 2008. It took…

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My EAA Black Box…

My EAA Black Box…

January 20, 2022 by Hersey

Some more winter weather is on the way and the scopes are still put away. I am testing some cameras and writing some posts waiting for clear skies. I am always looking for ways to simplify the process of moving and setting…

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Scope Buggy Build Part 2… Rear Wheels…

Scope Buggy Build Part 2… Rear Wheels…

January 18, 2022 by Hersey

Finally got around to making some progress on my scope buggy build. I am building a cart, aka scope buggy, which will allow me to easily move my gear from the garage to my observing area in the backyard without disassembling the…

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From the Archives – Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars…

From the Archives – Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars…

January 16, 2022 by Hersey

Clouds and crappy weather for the next day or so, I actually packed away the telescope since the wind is suppose to whip up this afternoon. It has been set up in the back driveway since early December. I was digging through…

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EAA – 01/14/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Planetary Nebula…

EAA – 01/14/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Planetary Nebula…

January 15, 2022 by Hersey

It did not look good earlier in the day, but the forecast said it would clear so I set up the gear just before dark. The forecast was right! By 6:30 or so the skies were nice an clear. It was a…

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Remote EAA with Astroberry Web Manager…

Remote EAA with Astroberry Web Manager…

January 13, 2022 by Hersey

I have been using my Raspberry Pi setup with Astroberry to remotely control my gear for a few EAA observing sessions now and it has been working out great. The clear nights have been cold and since I can access and control…

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EAA – 01/11/2022 – Open Clusters and Some Tries…

EAA – 01/11/2022 – Open Clusters and Some Tries…

January 12, 2022 by Hersey

Clear and cold last night. Temperatures in the upper 20s. I uncovered the telescopes and set things up before dark. I started observing just after dark, about 6:30 PM. Good observing session, captured a few more open clusters, a galaxy, and tried…

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A Few Galaxy Pics from Way Back…

A Few Galaxy Pics from Way Back…

January 10, 2022 by Hersey

Cloudy Sunday night, but had a great time observing Friday and Saturday night. I put together a few more images I found in my archives which I captured a decade or so ago, this time a bunch of different galaxies. These captures…

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EAA – 01/09/2022 – Open Clusters and a Flame…

EAA – 01/09/2022 – Open Clusters and a Flame…

January 9, 2022 by Hersey

Last night was cold and clear. In the day light I rebalanced the mount. I started out my observing outside to get a proper polar alignment on the mount, it was way off. I used the Polar Alignment Tool in Ekos. It…

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First Image… From My Desk!

First Image… From My Desk!

January 8, 2022 by Hersey

Tonight I tried some EAA observing from inside the house using the new Raspberry Pi Astroberry to control the telescope and camera. Spent a lot of time just messing and I have a lot of things to figure out, but it was…

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