Backyard Stargazing and Amateur Astronomy in Suffolk, Virginia USA
Here are my images from Saturday 01/14/2012. Started out really cloudy but then cleared for a bit. Clouds rolled back in again just after midnight. My equipment was working great. I love it when everything gets set up and works just like it is suppose to with out having to spend tons of observing or [...]
I wanted to get these posted to share. I will update with details fore each before the end of the week. Enjoy… The Orion Nebula (M42) Flickr link for this image is http://www.flickr.com/photos/herseyc/5401039974/in/photostream/ Open Cluster – M37 Flickr link for this image is http://www.flickr.com/photos/herseyc/5401127642/in/photostream/ The Horsehead Nebula – IC434 Flickr link for this image is [...]
This weekend was my first chance in several weeks to do some imaging. Things have been busy and when I have had down time either the clouds moved in or I just had time for a quick look. The weather report for the weekend was promising – mostly clear and cool. Friday night there were [...]
Last night was the first clear sky in a while. It was good to get out and look around, even if it was only for a little while. Set up early in the day on Saturday, but the clouds moved in. It looked like it would probably clear after midnight, but I did not stay [...]
Tonight is the first night I have been able to try out the T-Connector and T-Ring that attaches my Nikon D60 to my Celestron C8 SCT scope. It was a nice night early on, cold and fairly clear to the East and directly over head. By about 9:00 PM there were some clouds moving in [...]
Last night it was cold and a bit cloudy, but I really wanted to get out and try out my new piggy back mount with my Nikon D60. Neat stuff! It is really amazing how much the camera sees that you cannot see with your eye. The frost got to the scope lens pretty quick [...]
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