Hersey – Page 22 – The Suffolk Sky

Learning KStars – Creating a Observing Wish List..

January 25, 2022 by Hersey

Sometimes it’s fun to just bounce around the night sky, but most of the time I try to plan out my EAA sessions. I especially like to have a plan on a school (work) night, when my time is limited. Having a…

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EAA – 01/22/2022 – A Few Messiers and an Owl

January 23, 2022 by Hersey

We got a fair bit of snow, especially for here, but the storm is gone and the sky is clear. I set the gear back up on the driveway for some EAA. It was cold, 21 F, after dark. When I set…

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3D Printed Case for the GPS Module…

January 22, 2022 by Hersey

Sorry for all the equipment post recently but the weather has been terrible. Hopefully it will clear up soon and we can get back to observing. I have been searching for a case for the GPS module I use on my Raspberry…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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