Hersey – Page 7 – The Suffolk Sky

05/28/2024 – SeeStar EAA Session – Gobbling Up Some Globs

May 29, 2024 by Hersey

Been a bit since we have had a clear sky here in Southeastern Virginia. The last time I had the opportunity to collect some light was on Mother’s Day. The forecast for Tuesday night looked decent so I set up the SeeStar…

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Learning NINA for Astrophotography Gear Control…

May 27, 2024 by Hersey

I was looking to learn something new and to try out some different options for astrophotograpy imaging command and control. I have been using KStars/Ekos/INDI to control my gear for both EAA and Astrophotography session. KStars/Ekos/INDI works great but I wanted to…

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SeeStar S50 Smart Telescope… Kind of a Review… Just Get One…

May 23, 2024 by Hersey

I believe that any telescope can be a good telescope if you have the right expectations of it’s capabilities. I often get asked “What kind of telescope should I get?” My usual answer is get the best one you can afford for…

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EQ6-R Pro Mount Tuning…

May 15, 2024 by Hersey

I have had my Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount for a bit over a year now and it is a fantastic mount! Great payload capacity and solid performance with my typical guiding RMS around 1 arcsecond or less. Recently I noticed when…

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05/12/2024 – A Sunflower on Mother’s Day

May 13, 2024 by Hersey

After a couple weeks of a whole lot of clouds, Sunday was a nice night. Temperatures in the mid-50s, clear, and only a little sliver of a Moon. It has been a bit since I collected any light in the SV503 (been…

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Northern Lights on the All Sky Camera.

May 11, 2024 by Hersey

A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth’s magnetic field on May 10th, sparking a giant geomagnetic storm with auroras visible as far south as Florida. I did not expect for us to see any here due to the clouds, but… just after…

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SeeStar S50 Accessories Which are Nice to Have…

May 5, 2024 by Hersey

The SeeStar S50 comes with everything you need to start observing in just a few minutes after opening the box, however there are a few useful accessories which are really nice to have. The SeeStar S50 accessories I recommend for your SeeStar…

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05/01/2024 – SeeStar – Quick Galaxy EAA Session…

May 2, 2024 by Hersey

I have been traveling for work the past couple of days. I took the SeeStar with me, unfortunately cloudy nights prevented me from doing any observing while on the road. I returned home to a nice clear sky so I put the…

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04/26/2024 – SeeStar – A Quick Look at the Sun…

April 27, 2024 by Hersey

It was a long day for a Friday, just a lot going on at work. I had a break in the early afternoon and need to destress a bit, so I set up the SeeStar S50 with the included solar filter to…

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Background Extraction and Noise Reduction using AI for Free

April 25, 2024 by Hersey

GraXpert is a free opensource tool which can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) models to perform background extraction (gradient removal) and denoising (noise removal) on astrophotography images. I have been tinkering with this tool using a FITS image saved from a live stack…

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