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01/20/2023 – EAA – First Light with the EQ6-R Pro!
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01/20/2023 – EAA – First Light with the EQ6-R Pro!

January 21, 2023 by Hersey

I have had my new Sky Watcher EQ6-R Pro mount set up in the office since it arrived Monday. Testing connectivity and learning the operations with Ekos and the INDI EQMod driver. Friday night was suppose to be nice and clear so…

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12/27/2022 – EAA – New Nebula, Old Galaxy Friends, and a Comet…
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12/27/2022 – EAA – New Nebula, Old Galaxy Friends, and a Comet…

December 28, 2022 by Hersey

Nice clear night. Started off in the mid-30s but the temperatures fell into the mid-20s pretty quick after dark. I am testing out a new Raspberry Pi Build and a few new techniques for connectivity and EAA observations. The Wifi network is…

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EAA – 05/29/2022 – A Few More Messiers…
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EAA – 05/29/2022 – A Few More Messiers…

May 30, 2022 by Hersey

Another 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…

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EAA – 05/17/2022 – First Light for the SV503 – Galaxies, Globulars, and more…
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EAA – 05/17/2022 – First Light for the SV503 – Galaxies, Globulars, and more…

May 18, 2022 by Hersey

Last 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…

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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 – 03/25/2022 – CN March Challenge Objects
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EAA – 03/25/2022 – CN March Challenge Objects

March 27, 2022 by Hersey

First time I have been able to do some EAA observing since the beginning of March. It was cloudy most of the day, but it mostly cleared as the Sun went down. I set up the scope, balanced everything, and did a…

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EAA – 03/05/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Nebula
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EAA – 03/05/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Nebula

March 6, 2022 by Hersey

The forecast had not looked very promising last night. It was suppose to be mostly cloud but just before dark the skies were mostly clear so I put the Celestron C6 SCT on the mount and balanced everything. The skies stayed pretty…

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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 – 02/18/2022 – Messing With the 6″ SCT
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EAA – 02/18/2022 – Messing With the 6″ SCT

February 19, 2022 by Hersey

Yesterday was cloudy and rainy for most of the day, but things started to clear up in the late afternoon. I had taken the scope down and put it in the garage due to high winds the night before. Since it looked…

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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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