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Another clear night. That’s two in a row! Clear and cool, a little bit of haze off to the east, that cleared up a bit later. Another nice night to look up. This is the first time I have done an “unattended”…
Nice clear night, a little on the cool side for this time of year with the temperatures in the low 60s. A 29% waxing crescent Moon was setting. First time in a couple months I have had the SV503 102ED out, I…
It’s has been a bit since I have been able to look up into a clear night sky. Last night the weather was nice. Mostly clear, just a bit of haze, with temperatures in the low 60s. I set up the SeeStar…
Sandy and I were on vacation on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina last week. I brought along the SeeStar S50 and was excited to get some views from the nice, very dark, Ocracoke sky. My plan was to EAA observe the remaining…
The NINA Imaging Dashboard provides a one stop display of command and control information for a NINA imaging session: gear connections, camera control, mount information, guiding statistics, image statistics and history, focus, sequence progress, and more. NINA’s Imaging Dashboard is also very…
Happy Friday! Looks like we might have some clear skies this weekend… of course it will be lit up by the light of the full Moon. In this Friday morning post I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce a couple…
Mostly clear, highs in the upper 60s, and a light breeze. A nice night even with a very bright 91% Waxing Full Moon. Despite the Moon I really wanted to capture some light. 06/19 is a holiday, so I could stay up…
Nice mostly clear night, but a very bright Moon. Just a few high thin clouds here and there. Temperatures were mild, in the upper 60s, with a slight breeze. Since tomorrow is a holiday stayed up a little late and had a…
Of course if we are going to have a nice clear night it has to have a very bright Moon. Waxing Full Moon about 86% full. Clear skies, maybe a few thin clouds with the temperature in the upper 70s with a…
It is helpful to have current weather information during an observing session. I typically record the current temperature, humidity, and cloud cover in my observation session logs. Weather data can be obtained from a few different sources. In this post I am…