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03/20/2023 – EAA – First Day of Spring Galaxies
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03/20/2023 – EAA – First Day of Spring Galaxies

March 21, 2023 by Hersey

Clear night with temperatures in the low 40s. Little cool for the first day of Spring, but nice and clear. Spring welcomes in Galaxy season! Lots of faint fuzzy far off galaxies out there to enjoy. Which is one of the reasons…

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03/15/2023 – EAA – Observing with an Old Friend…
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03/15/2023 – EAA – Observing with an Old Friend…

March 16, 2023 by Hersey

Last night was cool, temperatures in the low 40s, and clear. It was a school night, but it has been a bit since we have had a nice clear sky and I wanted to get some observing in. I decided the break…

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03/04/2023 – EAA – By the light of the Moon
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03/04/2023 – EAA – By the light of the Moon

March 5, 2023 by Hersey

A nice clear weekend night with mild temperatures in the low 60s. Oh and the Moon is 94% full 🙁 It seems like it has been forever since the last time I was able to observe so I set up the scope…

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02/18/2023 – EAA – A Different Look…
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02/18/2023 – EAA – A Different Look…

February 19, 2023 by Hersey

First bit of clear night sky in nearly a week. The forecast was calling for clouds around 9 PM but I set up to have a quick look. I did not do a polar alignment or shoot any calibration frames, I knew…

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01/27/2023 – AP – NGC 2403 and a Comet
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01/27/2023 – AP – NGC 2403 and a Comet

January 29, 2023 by Hersey

Nice clear night with temperatures starting in the mid-40s and dropping down to about freezing as the night went on. The Moon was up but is only about 43%, so not as bright as will be in a few more days. The…

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01/24/2023 – Sort of EAA – Set It and Forget It with Ekos Scheduler
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01/24/2023 – Sort of EAA – Set It and Forget It with Ekos Scheduler

January 25, 2023 by Hersey

It was a nice clear night and even though it was a school night I decided to set up for a bit to try out using the Ekos Scheduler to kick off all the different tasks for an imaging session. I have…

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01/20/2023 – EAA – First Light with the EQ6-R Pro!
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01/20/2023 – EAA – First Light with the EQ6-R Pro!

January 21, 2023 by Hersey

I have had my new Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount set up in the office since it arrived Monday. Testing connectivity and learning the operations with Ekos and the INDI EQMod driver. Friday night was suppose to be nice and clear so…

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01/15/2023 – EAA – Longer Exposures…
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01/15/2023 – EAA – Longer Exposures…

January 16, 2023 by Hersey

Since Monday was a holiday I decided to get a bit of observing in. Sunday night was a clear cool night. The temperature when I started observing was around 40 degrees F but dropped down to near freezing. This session was a…

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01/07/2023 – EAA – Under the Full Moon
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01/07/2023 – EAA – Under the Full Moon

January 9, 2023 by Hersey

Saturday night was a nice clear night. In the mid-40s when I started out, but temperatures fell to near freezing during the session. The Moon was near full, VERY bright, and right up in the middle of the sky. So that was…

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12/29/2022 – EAA – Filtered Nebula
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12/29/2022 – EAA – Filtered Nebula

December 31, 2022 by Hersey

Wow! Three nice clear nights in a row. Temperatures were warmer for this session, 55 F and clear at dark. Temperatures dropped a bit during the session but never below freezing. The Moon was up and waxing at about 50%. I decided…

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