Exploring the Suffolk Virginia Night Sky – Astronomy, Astrophotography, Telescopes, EAA – Planets and Stars and Nebula and Galaxies – Looking, Learning, Sharing…
It was suppose to be cloudy. The weather reports said it would clear up around midnight, but at 7:30 PM it looked like it might be pretty clear so I decided to set up. I am glad I did! Nice clear night…
First time I have been able to do some EAA observing since the beginning of March. It was cloudy most of the day, but it mostly cleared as the Sun went down. I set up the scope, balanced everything, and did a…
The forecast had not looked very promising last night. It was suppose to be mostly cloud but just before dark the skies were mostly clear so I put the Celestron C6 SCT on the mount and balanced everything. The skies stayed pretty…
I picked up a new camera, the ZWO ASI294MC Pro, and these are the first EAA captures using it. The ZWO ASI294MC Pro is much (way much) more sensitive camera than the SVBONY SV305, and it should be since it cost considerable…
Nice, clear, cool, but a bit windy. I had planned to leave the Celestron C6 SCT on the mount to see how the F/6.3 focal reducer would do for some EAA… Well it didn’t. I had nothing but problems: problems with focus,…
Yesterday was cloudy and rainy for most of the day, but things started to clear up in the late afternoon. I had taken the scope down and put it in the garage due to high winds the night before. Since it looked…
Was a nice night last night. Clear and warm, in the low 50’s, with a little bit of a breeze. The Moon was pretty bright, about 80% waxing, but still a nice night to EAA observe. I did some testing early in…
Mostly clear skies and upper 30’s. I uncovered the scopes to do a little EAA on a school night. Had a peek at some of the more challenging objects on the CloudyNight’s February EAA Observing Challenge and a couple of interesting galaxies,…
A nice clear night. A little cool in the lower 30’s. There is a little bit of a breeze and an occasional gust. Great night for some EAA. I was able to EAA observer several objects listed on the CloudNights February 2022…
Another winter storm is on the way and snow is expected Friday and Saturday. I had not planned to observe, but the sky was clear and it may be several days before that happens again. It was a cold night, 28 degress,…