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EAA – 04/24/2022 – Supernova in NGC 4647
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EAA – 04/24/2022 – Supernova in NGC 4647

April 25, 2022 by Hersey

Last night was another nice warm and clear night. Earlier in the day I had read a CloudyNight’s post about EAA capturing a supernova in the galaxy NGC4647 which was discovered on April 16, 2022. This was the only target I had…

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EAA – 04/23/2022 – A Few Wide Field Galaxy Groups
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EAA – 04/23/2022 – A Few Wide Field Galaxy Groups

April 24, 2022 by Hersey

Another warm, lower 70s, dry, and clear night. I decided to change out the Celestron C6 SCT for the Astro-Tech 66mm Refractor and hunt out some wide field galaxy groups. Enjoyed EAA observing of the Leo Triplet, a piece of the Virgo…

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EAA – 03/04/2022 – First Light for the ZWO ASI294MC Pro…
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EAA – 03/04/2022 – First Light for the ZWO ASI294MC Pro…

March 5, 2022 by Hersey

I picked up a new camera, the ZWO ASI294MC Pro, and these are the first EAA captures using it. The ZWO ASI294MC Pro is much (way much) more sensitive camera than the SVBONY SV305, and it should be since it cost considerable…

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EAA – 02/19/2022 – Problems and a Couple Galaxies
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EAA – 02/19/2022 – Problems and a Couple Galaxies

February 20, 2022 by Hersey

Nice, clear, cool, but a bit windy. I had planned to leave the Celestron C6 SCT on the mount to see how the F/6.3 focal reducer would do for some EAA… Well it didn’t. I had nothing but problems: problems with focus,…

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EAA – 02/11/2022 – Galaxies and more galaxies…
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EAA – 02/11/2022 – Galaxies and more galaxies…

February 12, 2022 by Hersey

Was a nice night last night. Clear and warm, in the low 50’s, with a little bit of a breeze. The Moon was pretty bright, about 80% waxing, but still a nice night to EAA observe. I did some testing early in…

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EAA – 02/09/2022 – Just a quick look…
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EAA – 02/09/2022 – Just a quick look…

February 10, 2022 by Hersey

Mostly clear skies and upper 30’s. I uncovered the scopes to do a little EAA on a school night. Had a peek at some of the more challenging objects on the CloudyNight’s February EAA Observing Challenge and a couple of interesting galaxies,…

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EAA – 02/01/2022 – Couple M81 Group Galaxies and CN Challenge
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EAA – 02/01/2022 – Couple M81 Group Galaxies and CN Challenge

February 2, 2022 by Hersey

Weather is suppose to be decent for the near future and we should have a few clear nights over the next week or so. The telescope is set back up in the drive way and I took advantage of a mostly clear…

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EAA – 01/27/2022 – Few Galaxies and Orion
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EAA – 01/27/2022 – Few Galaxies and Orion

January 28, 2022 by Hersey

Another winter storm is on the way and snow is expected Friday and Saturday. I had not planned to observe, but the sky was clear and it may be several days before that happens again. It was a cold night, 28 degress,…

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EAA – 01/22/2022 – A Few Messiers and an Owl
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EAA – 01/22/2022 – A Few Messiers and an Owl

January 23, 2022 by Hersey

We got a fair bit of snow, especially for here, but the storm is gone and the sky is clear. I set the gear back up on the driveway for some EAA. It was cold, 21 F, after dark. When I set…

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Remote EAA with Astroberry Web Manager…
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Remote EAA with Astroberry Web Manager…

January 13, 2022 by Hersey

I have been using my Raspberry Pi setup with Astroberry to remotely control my gear for a few EAA observing sessions now and it has been working out great. The clear nights have been cold and since I can access and control…

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