July 2023 EAA Observing Challenge…
July 3, 2023The sky has not been clear in a good while… clouds, smoke, haze, the full Moon, and some work travel have not allowed me do do any EAA in the last few weeks, the last EAA session I had was back in…
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Thoughts and Observations
06/02/2023 – EAA – Globs and a Galaxy…
June 3, 2023It finally stopped raining. The temperature was in the mid-70s and the sky was mostly clear. Of course the nearly full Moon rose just at dark. Even with the full Moon I wanted to take advantage of the clear sky to do…
05/21/2023 – EAA – Supernova SN2023ixf in M101
May 22, 2023I have captured a couple supernovas in the past; one back in 2011 SN2011dh in M51, and a another one in NGC 4647 just over a year ago. Just this past Friday (05/19/2023) a Type II Supernova designated 2023ixf was discovered in…
05/10/2023 – EAA – A Couple Galaxy Views…
May 11, 2023Last night the sky was pretty clear, a little hazy but still the clearest it has been in a good while. I set up the scope in the early afternoon. It seemed like it took forever to get dark, it was after…
04/19/2023 – EAA – April 2023 CN Challenge Objects
April 20, 2023It’s been a bit since my last EAA session. Cloudy skies, bright Moon, and being sick for the last couple weeks I just have not been able to get out and observe. Not sure what kind of bug I had but I…
03/20/2023 – EAA – First Day of Spring Galaxies
March 21, 2023Clear 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…
03/15/2023 – EAA – Observing with an Old Friend…
March 16, 2023Last 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…
03/04/2023 – EAA – By the light of the Moon
March 5, 2023A 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…
02/18/2023 – EAA – A Different Look…
February 19, 2023First 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…
01/24/2023 – Sort of EAA – Set It and Forget It with Ekos Scheduler
January 25, 2023It 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…