Hersey – Page 6 – The Suffolk Sky

09/08/2024 – Couple Hours of the Bubble Nebula

September 9, 2024 by Hersey

Nice clear night, a little on the cool side for this time of year with the temperatures in the low 60s. A 29% waxing crescent Moon was setting. First time in a couple months I have had the SV503 102ED out, I…

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08/24/2024 – SeeStar EAA – Galaxies, Globulars, and more…

August 25, 2024 by Hersey

It’s has been a bit since I have been able to look up into a clear night sky. Last night the weather was nice. Mostly clear, just a bit of haze, with temperatures in the low 60s. I set up the SeeStar…

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07/28/2024 – SeeStar EAA Observing on Ocracoke Island

August 4, 2024 by Hersey

Sandy and I were on vacation on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina last week. I brought along the SeeStar S50 and was excited to get some views from the nice, very dark, Ocracoke sky. My plan was to EAA observe the remaining…

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Learning NINA – Imaging Dashboard

July 7, 2024 by Hersey

The NINA Imaging Dashboard provides a one stop display of command and control information for a NINA imaging session: gear connections, camera control, mount information, guiding statistics, image statistics and history, focus, sequence progress, and more. NINA’s Imaging Dashboard is also very…

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New Stuff on SuffolkSky…

June 21, 2024 by Hersey

Happy Friday! Looks like we might have some clear skies this weekend… of course it will be lit up by the light of the full Moon. In this Friday morning post I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce a couple…

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06/18/2024 – The Black Eye Galaxy

June 19, 2024 by Hersey

Mostly clear, highs in the upper 60s, and a light breeze. A nice night even with a very bright 91% Waxing Full Moon. Despite the Moon I really wanted to capture some light. 06/19 is a holiday, so I could stay up…

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06/18/2024 – SeeStar EAA – All kinds of great stuff…

June 19, 2024 by Hersey

Nice mostly clear night, but a very bright Moon. Just a few high thin clouds here and there. Temperatures were mild, in the upper 60s, with a slight breeze. Since tomorrow is a holiday stayed up a little late and had a…

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06/17/2024 – SeeStar EAA – Ring, Crescent, Veil

June 18, 2024 by Hersey

Of course if we are going to have a nice clear night it has to have a very bright Moon. Waxing Full Moon about 86% full. Clear skies, maybe a few thin clouds with the temperature in the upper 70s with a…

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Learning NINA – Weather Data from OpenWeatherMap

June 17, 2024 by Hersey

It is helpful to have current weather information during an observing session. I typically record the current temperature, humidity, and cloud cover in my observation session logs. Weather data can be obtained from a few different sources. In this post I am…

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06/07/2024 – Eyes of Frustration

June 8, 2024 by Hersey

The forecast for the night was not great, but it was fairly clear just before dark. The temperature was in the mid-70s and the humidity was not quite as bad as it has been. I uncovered the scope hoping to capture a…

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