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Category: Galaxies

M33 – Triangulum Galaxy –  09/15/2023 and 09/16/2023
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M33 – Triangulum Galaxy – 09/15/2023 and 09/16/2023

September 17, 2023 by Hersey

I am tried something a little different here. I wanted to capture data of Messier 33 over a couple of nights to see what I could come up with. Mostly so I can get some post-processing practice in Siril. I collected 1…

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08/19/2023 – EAA – A Few Nebula, a Galaxy, and a New Messier for the Log.
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08/19/2023 – EAA – A Few Nebula, a Galaxy, and a New Messier for the Log.

August 20, 2023 by Hersey

Saturday night was a very nice clear night with temperatures in the mid-70s and a the humidity was a bit lower than it has been. Just a nice night overall and the best clear night sky we have had in a very…

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06/02/2023 – EAA – Globs and a Galaxy…
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06/02/2023 – EAA – Globs and a Galaxy…

June 3, 2023 by Hersey

It finally stopped raining. The temperature was in the mid-70s and the sky was mostly clear. Of course the nearly full Moon rose just at dark. Even with the full Moon I wanted to take advantage of the clear sky to do…

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05/21/2023 – EAA – Supernova SN2023ixf in M101
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05/21/2023 – EAA – Supernova SN2023ixf in M101

May 22, 2023 by Hersey

I have captured a couple supernovas in the past; one back in 2011 SN2011dh in M51, and a another one in NGC 4647 just over a year ago. Just this past Friday (05/19/2023) a Type II Supernova designated 2023ixf was discovered in…

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05/10/2023 – EAA – A Couple Galaxy Views…
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05/10/2023 – EAA – A Couple Galaxy Views…

May 11, 2023 by Hersey

Last night the sky was pretty clear, a little hazy but still the clearest it has been in a good while. I set up the scope in the early afternoon. It seemed like it took forever to get dark, it was after…

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04/19/2023 – EAA – April 2023 CN Challenge Objects
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04/19/2023 – EAA – April 2023 CN Challenge Objects

April 20, 2023 by Hersey

It’s been a bit since my last EAA session. Cloudy skies, bright Moon, and being sick for the last couple weeks I just have not been able to get out and observe. Not sure what kind of bug I had but I…

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03/20/2023 – EAA – First Day of Spring Galaxies
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03/20/2023 – EAA – First Day of Spring Galaxies

March 21, 2023 by Hersey

Clear night with temperatures in the low 40s. Little cool for the first day of Spring, but nice and clear. Spring welcomes in Galaxy season! Lots of faint fuzzy far off galaxies out there to enjoy. Which is one of the reasons…

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03/15/2023 – EAA – Observing with an Old Friend…
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03/15/2023 – EAA – Observing with an Old Friend…

March 16, 2023 by Hersey

Last night was cool, temperatures in the low 40s, and clear. It was a school night, but it has been a bit since we have had a nice clear sky and I wanted to get some observing in. I decided the break…

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03/04/2023 – EAA – By the light of the Moon
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03/04/2023 – EAA – By the light of the Moon

March 5, 2023 by Hersey

A nice clear weekend night with mild temperatures in the low 60s. Oh and the Moon is 94% full 🙁 It seems like it has been forever since the last time I was able to observe so I set up the scope…

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02/18/2023 – EAA – A Different Look…
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02/18/2023 – EAA – A Different Look…

February 19, 2023 by Hersey

First bit of clear night sky in nearly a week. The forecast was calling for clouds around 9 PM but I set up to have a quick look. I did not do a polar alignment or shoot any calibration frames, I knew…

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