Hersey – The Suffolk Sky

Raspberry Pi Desktop Weather Display

September 27, 2024 by Hersey

Since I am primarily using NINA on the mini-PC to control my astronomy imaging sessions I have a few Raspberry Pis which are currently idle. I still have one built up for INDI Server so I can still use KStars/Ekos if I…

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Kicks With the 66… the Astro-Tech AT66ED

September 22, 2024 by Hersey

I have had my Astro-Tech AT66ED for a good long while (I think I got it back in 2009 or so). It is a great little scope, but unfortunately it has been in the case for a couple years (pretty much since…

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Learning NINA – Lightbucket Plugin

September 16, 2024 by Hersey

This is a really neat project which is integrated directly with Nightime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy (NINA) using a plugin. To enable this integration simply install and configure the Lightbucket plugin. Once the Lightbucket plugin configured with an API key the information about…

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09/10/2024 – A Coat Hanger, a Dumbbell, and a Drunken Dragon

September 11, 2024 by Hersey

Another clear night, that’s three in a row! Clear, cool, a little dryer than the past two nights (not as much dew). The Waxing First Quarter Moon was around 50% but it was in the SW and set before midnight. I created…

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09/09/2024 – The Triangulum Galaxy

September 10, 2024 by Hersey

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”…

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09/08/2024 – Couple Hours of the Bubble Nebula

September 9, 2024 by Hersey

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…

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08/24/2024 – SeeStar EAA – Galaxies, Globulars, and more…

August 25, 2024 by Hersey

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…

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07/28/2024 – SeeStar EAA Observing on Ocracoke Island

August 4, 2024 by Hersey

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…

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Learning NINA – Imaging Dashboard

July 7, 2024 by Hersey

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…

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New Stuff on SuffolkSky…

June 21, 2024 by Hersey

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…

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