07/03/2022 – EAA – Clouds
July 4, 2022It has been a while since I have been able to get out with the scope. It looked like it might clear last night, but that was not the case. I set up the SV503 102ED scope, got everything cabled up, and…
EAA – 06/18/2022 – Some Nebula in Cygnus and a few other things…
June 19, 2022Last night the sky was mostly clear. It was also a bit cooler than it has been in the last couple weeks, once the Sun went down it cooled to the low 70s pretty quick and was in the mid-60s when I…
Focal Reducer to Camera Spacing
June 9, 2022I 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…
EAA – 06/04/2022 – CN June 2022 Observing Challenge…
June 5, 2022I uncovered the scope in the late afternoon and hoped for the sky to clear, it mostly did. Mostly clear night, a few high thin clouds moving quickly across the sky, temperatures in the lower 70s. My plan was to hunt for…
Some Cool Captures from the INDI All Sky Camera…
June 1, 2022My 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…
EAA – 05/29/2022 – A Few More Messiers…
May 30, 2022Another warm, clear night. Temperatures were in the mid to lower 70’s and it was a little less humid than the night before. My plan was to try to pick up a few more of the Messiers over in the area of…
EAA – 05/28/2022 – Just Looking Around…
May 29, 2022A warm, humid, clear night. Temperatures in the mid-70’s and lots of mosquitos. If it was not for EAA I probably would have been eaten alive. I started out the night with not much of a plan, but I did want to…
EAA – 05/20/2022 – Lots of Globulars, a Couple Nebula, and a Comet…
May 21, 2022A warm day and a warm, in the upper 70s, clear night. I set up to capture a few globular clusters for my Messier Log and I ended up observing a total of 8 Messier globular clusters, a couple of nebula, and…
Logging my Observing Sessions
May 19, 2022I 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…
EAA – 05/17/2022 – First Light for the SV503 – Galaxies, Globulars, and more…
May 18, 2022Last night we had the first clear skies in a very long time. I think it has been 10 days or so since the last nice clear night. Clear skies, mild temperatures in the lower 70s, and just a bit of humidity…