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Fisheye Lens for the All Sky Camera…
Equipment 

Fisheye Lens for the All Sky Camera…

August 8, 2022 by Hersey

I decided to replace the lens on the All Sky Camera with a Fisheye lens to try to get a bit more of the sky. I picked up an inexpensive 1.7mm F/2 fisheye lens for the All Sky Camera. The lens is…

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Focal Reducer to Camera Spacing
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Focal Reducer to Camera Spacing

June 9, 2022 by Hersey

I have made a lot of notes in my logs around spacing when using Focal Reducers with my SV305 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro cameras for EAA. This post is just to document I how set up the spacing for the focal reducers…

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Some Cool Captures from the INDI All Sky Camera…
Equipment Observing 

Some Cool Captures from the INDI All Sky Camera…

June 1, 2022 by Hersey

My INDI All Sky Camera Project has been up and running for over a month now. I finally got around to building a home for the all sky camera to get it out of the center of the driveway. Just a simple…

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Logging my Observing Sessions
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Logging my Observing Sessions

May 19, 2022 by Hersey

I keep a log book of all my observing sessions. Some of my logs are more detailed than others, but I always keep a log. There are a number of different astronomy log books out there, but my log books are just…

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New OTA… SV503 102ED F/7 Refractor
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New OTA… SV503 102ED F/7 Refractor

May 13, 2022 by Hersey

The nights have been cloudy for over a week now, and the weather has been cold, wet, and windy. This is probably mostly my fault as I ordered a new optical tube assembly (OTA), a SVBONY SV503 102ED F/7 Refractor. I have…

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INDI-AllSky SV305 Gain and Color Setting
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INDI-AllSky SV305 Gain and Color Setting

April 21, 2022 by Hersey

I have been tinkering with using a Raspberry Pi and my SV305 as an indi-allsky camera over the last week or so. In this post I am just documenting the different configuration settings I have been trying to get the most out…

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Weather Resistant Enclosure for the INDI-AllSky Camera
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Weather Resistant Enclosure for the INDI-AllSky Camera

April 10, 2022 by Hersey

Recently I started tinkering with setting up an INDI AllSky Camera with a SVBONY SV305 and a Raspberry Pi 3B. It is a cool project and since I was able to get it working I wanted to enclose it to make it…

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Capturing Images with Ekos and EAA Live Stacking in SharpCap Pro
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Capturing Images with Ekos and EAA Live Stacking in SharpCap Pro

April 6, 2022 by Hersey

I have had a few folks reach out and ask me about my workflow for capturing images with KStars/Ekos/INDI and then live stacking them using SharpCap for EAA. I am using Ekos to capture and save the FITS files to my local…

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INDI AllSky Camera Project with the SV305 and a Raspberry Pi
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INDI AllSky Camera Project with the SV305 and a Raspberry Pi

April 4, 2022 by Hersey

I have the SVBONY SV305 camera which I have not used much since I picked up the ZWO ASI294MC Pro. I also have a Raspberry Pi 3B which was just sitting idle. I decided to try to use the SV305, the Raspberry…

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EAA Black Box 2.0 – Storing all the gear…
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EAA Black Box 2.0 – Storing all the gear…

March 29, 2022 by Hersey

I am collecting more and more gear for EAA… cameras, focus masks, dew heaters, power cords, cables, filters, tools, light box, extension tubes… As my gear collection grows I want to be able to keep it protected, organized, easy to move, easy…

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