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12/28/2022 – EAA – Just Some Open Clusters
Clusters Deep Sky Observing 

12/28/2022 – EAA – Just Some Open Clusters

December 29, 2022 by Hersey

Another nice clear night. A little bit warmer, mid-40’s at the start of the night and just about freezing when I covered up the scope. There were some high thin clouds but these cleared out just after dark. I was hunting open…

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12/27/2022 – EAA – New Nebula, Old Galaxy Friends, and a Comet…
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12/27/2022 – EAA – New Nebula, Old Galaxy Friends, and a Comet…

December 28, 2022 by Hersey

Nice clear night. Started off in the mid-30s but the temperatures fell into the mid-20s pretty quick after dark. I am testing out a new Raspberry Pi Build and a few new techniques for connectivity and EAA observations. The Wifi network is…

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12/24/2022 – EAA – Christmas Eve Observing
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12/24/2022 – EAA – Christmas Eve Observing

December 26, 2022 by Hersey

Christmas Eve was clear and cold. Temperature was ~23 degrees F at 6 PM and fell pretty quick the later it got. Still it was very clear and dry. No frost on any of the gear at all. Nice night to be…

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12/16/2022 – EAA – Flames, Horses, Monkeys, Christmas Trees, and More…
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12/16/2022 – EAA – Flames, Horses, Monkeys, Christmas Trees, and More…

December 17, 2022 by Hersey

The first night out in nearly a month and it was a good one. A very nice clear sky and my gear work great. I observed a few objects from the CloudyNights’ December 2022 Monthly EAA Observing Challenge. Then had fun just…

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11/01/2022 – EAA – New ZWO Duo-Band Filter in the ZWO Filter Drawer
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11/01/2022 – EAA – New ZWO Duo-Band Filter in the ZWO Filter Drawer

November 2, 2022 by Hersey

The ZWO Filter Drawer and the ZWO Duo-Band Narrowband Filter I ordered last week were delivered on Monday. Last night the forecast looked promising, so I decided to set up to give the drawer and filter a quick test on NGC 281…

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10/24/2022 – EAA – Just a Quick Look
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10/24/2022 – EAA – Just a Quick Look

October 25, 2022 by Hersey

After a cloudy start to the day the sky cleared up after 3 PM. The scope was still set up so I decided to take advantage of the clear sky and have a quick look around. It was warm, in the lower…

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10/21/2022 – EAA – CN Challenge Objects and Some Just for Fun
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10/21/2022 – EAA – CN Challenge Objects and Some Just for Fun

October 22, 2022 by Hersey

A nice clear night. It started out kind of warm in the mid-to-low 60’s, but the temperature dropped into the upper 40’s quickly after dark. A great night to work through some of the objects on the CloudyNight’s October 2022 EAA Observing…

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10/20/2022 – EAF and Guide Scope Prep for Some Weekend EAA
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10/20/2022 – EAF and Guide Scope Prep for Some Weekend EAA

October 21, 2022 by Hersey

Last night I set up the gear and got things ready for the clear skies we are expecting this weekend. I wanted to test out the ZWO Electronic Automatic Focuser (EAF) focusing on the main scope using the Autofocus routine in the…

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Post Processing a Couple EAA Images
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Post Processing a Couple EAA Images

September 19, 2022 by Hersey

Electronically Assisted Astronomy, or EAA, is a method of observing where the telescope eyepiece is replaced with a camera. Images of an object are captured and then live stacked to be viewed in real time. This is a bit different from Astrophotography…

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09/17/2022 – EAA – Messiers and More!
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09/17/2022 – EAA – Messiers and More!

September 18, 2022 by Hersey

Another nice clear night, pretty much the same as last night. Observed a few more Messiers for the log and a couple of other interesting objects while I was just looking around. Earlier in the month I had a lot of issues…

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