Exploring the Suffolk Virginia Night Sky – Astronomy, Astrophotography, Telescopes, EAA – Planets and Stars and Nebula and Galaxies – Looking, Learning, Sharing… Let's see what we can see…
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…
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…
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…