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CloudyNights September 2022 EAA Observing Challenge
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CloudyNights September 2022 EAA Observing Challenge

September 1, 2022 by Hersey

I volunteered to create the September 2022 EAA Monthly Observing Challenge list for the CloudyNight’s EAA Forum. Each month a member of the forum creates a list of objects to be observed via Electronic Assisted Astronomy (EAA). The monthly EAA challenge list…

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EAA – 01/14/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Planetary Nebula…
Clusters Deep Sky Galaxies Nebula Observing 

EAA – 01/14/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Planetary Nebula…

January 15, 2022 by Hersey

It did not look good earlier in the day, but the forecast said it would clear so I set up the gear just before dark. The forecast was right! By 6:30 or so the skies were nice an clear. It was a…

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EAA – 01/11/2022 – Open Clusters and Some Tries…
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EAA – 01/11/2022 – Open Clusters and Some Tries…

January 12, 2022 by Hersey

Clear and cold last night. Temperatures in the upper 20s. I uncovered the telescopes and set things up before dark. I started observing just after dark, about 6:30 PM. Good observing session, captured a few more open clusters, a galaxy, and tried…

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EAA – 01/09/2022 – Open Clusters and a Flame…
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EAA – 01/09/2022 – Open Clusters and a Flame…

January 9, 2022 by Hersey

Last night was cold and clear. In the day light I rebalanced the mount. I started out my observing outside to get a proper polar alignment on the mount, it was way off. I used the Polar Alignment Tool in Ekos. It…

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