ARCHIVE June2005
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
M3, Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici
A first attempt at M3. It’s pretty low in the west…
Moon at 12 days
Moon at 12 days. June 20, 2005. Nikon D70/Schmidt-Newt 6” @ f/5. Stack of 15 frames.
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
M6 and M7 widefield
M6, M7 open clusters in Scorpius, and surrounds. One of the first shots from my new Nikon D70 DSLR.
Star trails – Scorpius from Bellflower
Scorpius emerging from behind a palm tree. One of the first shots from my new Nikon D70 DSLR.
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Polar Alignment Calculations
Here’s a page that derives Polar Alignment Calculations. (update 5/2020: the original site is gone, so I found the text on Wayback and am inserting it below. This is by the original […]
Gear / Observatory / Telescope
Special Guest Star takes the mount at Hilltop O
The Astro Jedi needed somewhere to store his light sab—- I mean, bucket, and I was only too happy to accommodate him. I have decided that I need to come to a […]
General / Maintenance / Observatory
Dome shutter is motorized again!
I finally decided to bite the bullet and fix the shutter motor. Things went sideways last winter, and I’ve been opening the shutter manually (and tying it shut with rope, so we […]
Trixie 2017 – tube mods
I finally got around to cutting the MTA-UTA tubes to length; the only eyepiece that would come to focus with the focuser spacer in place is the Televue 55mm Plossl. If I […]
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Observatory
Observatory 2.0 – Time has come today!
General / Maintenance
First Light, a deeper look
Mount / Observatory / Telescope
Observatory 2.0 – Result!
Observatory
Observatory 2.0 – The Pier goes in
Gear / General / Maintenance
Martin Farmer Wormblock installation notes
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
NGC2244, The Rosette Nebula
Deep Sky / Long Exposure Photography
Another beautiful night.