ARCHIVE April2008
New Technology
Weekends are a mad rush to get things done in the yard before The Blessed Event. The generation gap with technology is interesting. I wonder if I’m going to get to a […]
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Gemini drift
A, I need to figure out if the trend is in positive RA or negative RA. I know it’s in RA, but I’m awful at figuring out which is which. Anyway, I […]
Re: K3 Tools
Art Morton wrote: > How are you using this with a USB camera? > Very well, thank you. I plug the camera in (all the camera drivers are installed, of course), on […]
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Spring weather
Although the moon is in the proper position for me to be doing astronomy for the next 2 weeks, the past couple of nights have been hazy, so I haven’t been able […]
Re: Need I say more?
Art Morton wrote: > > Yea, that is snow. 2” are expected in the Seattle area. > It’s the full moon anyway. Maybe it’ll clear up before Wednesday (when astrophotography season starts […]
this just ain't right
http://www.astromart.com/classifieds/details.asp?classified_id=559409 and this is even less right: http://www.keh.com/OnLineStore/ProductDetail.aspx?groupsku=DC029990934030&brandcategoryname=Digital&Mode=searchproducts&item=0&ActivateTOC2=false&ID=&BC=&BCC=&CC=&CCC=&BCL=&GBC=&GCC=&KW=rebel%20xti Note that’s a 10mpx camera for $400. Sure, you would have to send it off to Hap G. to get modified. So, for $750, […]
Gear / Solar System Photography
Re: dude. not cool.
Art Morton wrote: > Gorgeous: > > The image capture software is easy to use and had great features for > timing and camera adjust. The images detail seems to be much […]
Spring Astronomy
The moon’s headed towards full again, so I haven’t been out in the observatory much. Last month, clouds and new equipment headaches kept me less-than-productive. I think that I’ve worked out most […]
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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.