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Messier 106, M 106, Spiral Galaxy

02/25/2025 – Some SeeStar EAA – Capturing a Few Messiers
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02/25/2025 – Some SeeStar EAA – Capturing a Few Messiers

February 26, 2025 by Hersey

Set the SeeStar up just before dark. Updated the app and the firmware, then adjusted the level. Nice clear night in the low 50s, dropping into the mid-40s as the Sun went down. I started capturing Messier objects just after 7 PM….

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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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EAA – 06/04/2022 – CN June 2022 Observing Challenge…
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EAA – 06/04/2022 – CN June 2022 Observing Challenge…

June 5, 2022 by Hersey

I uncovered the scope in the late afternoon and hoped for the sky to clear, it mostly did. Mostly clear night, a few high thin clouds moving quickly across the sky, temperatures in the lower 70s. My plan was to hunt for…

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EAA – 02/09/2022 – Just a quick look…
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EAA – 02/09/2022 – Just a quick look…

February 10, 2022 by Hersey

Mostly clear skies and upper 30’s. I uncovered the scopes to do a little EAA on a school night. Had a peek at some of the more challenging objects on the CloudyNight’s February EAA Observing Challenge and a couple of interesting galaxies,…

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