Hersey – Page 8 – The Suffolk Sky

SeeStar S50 on a CG5 Tripod…

April 21, 2024 by Hersey

The SeeStar S50 tripod is light and fairly sturdy, however even with the legs fully extended it only raises the SeeStar a little more than a foot (1′) off the ground. The SeeStar tripod will definitely be great for traveling, but I…

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04/18/2024 – SeeStar Observing a Monkey’s Head

April 19, 2024 by Hersey

The Clear Outside forecast was not looking all that great, earlier in the day the forecast looked OK, but by early afternoon the forecast had worsened quite a bit. At around 8 PM the sky looked at least mostly clear so I…

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New Gear… SeeStar S50 First Light

April 17, 2024 by Hersey

I have thought about picking up a SeeStar S50 a few times, it has made it into my AgenaAstro cart more than once. After seeing some of the images captured, and watching a NightSkiesNetwork.com broadcast, using the SeeStar S50 during the Solar…

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04/13/2024 – Messier 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy

April 14, 2024 by Hersey

It is galaxy season! It was a nice night for observing. A crisp clear sky and temperatures in the mid-to-low 50s F. Not a lot of humidity in the air, so seeing was nice and dew was at a minimum. Last nights…

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Learning KStars/Ekos – Back to the Future… Working with Time

April 11, 2024 by Hersey

The ability to adjust the date/time in a planetarium program is extremely handy when planning an observation session. What will the sky look like, or what will be visible, later tonight/2 days from now/1 week from now/etc from now at 10 PM?…

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Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024 – It. Was. Amazing!

April 9, 2024 by Hersey

Beautiful weather the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse. Temperatures in the mid-70s and a nice mostly clear sky. Just a few passing thin clouds. The weather forecast had been a bit all over the place in the days leading up to the…

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04/07/2024- The Leo Triplet – M65, M66, and NGC 3628

April 8, 2024 by Hersey

Nice clear night. A little cool, but still a nice clear Moonless night. I was setting up more to make sure everything was ready for the Solar Eclipse, but decided to have a quick go and capturing some light since it was…

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This is only a test… Getting ready for the Solar Eclipse

April 5, 2024 by Hersey

Took a few minutes to test things out to make sure all is ready for the Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. Some time ago I 3D printed a Solar Finder I found on Thingiverse, it worked great! I was able…

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A Surprise in the Mail…

April 2, 2024 by Hersey

Received a nice surprise in the mail today… the SkyWatcher USA Target of the Month (TOTM) 2024 25th anniversary patch. Actually got a pair of patches and a neat deck of cards. My TOTM submission can be found here. This month’s TOTM…

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – March 25, 2024

March 25, 2024 by Hersey

In the early morning of March 25, 2024 there was a penumbral lunar eclipse. At 3:12 AM EDT around 95% of the Moon was in Earth’s penumbral shadow. I captured images of the Moon from just after the start of the eclipse…

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