Hersey – Page 19 – The Suffolk Sky

EAA – 03/26/2022 – Messier Galaxies

March 27, 2022 by Hersey

It was suppose to be cloudy. The weather reports said it would clear up around midnight, but at 7:30 PM it looked like it might be pretty clear so I decided to set up. I am glad I did! Nice clear night…

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EAA – 03/25/2022 – CN March Challenge Objects

March 27, 2022 by Hersey

First time I have been able to do some EAA observing since the beginning of March. It was cloudy most of the day, but it mostly cleared as the Sun went down. I set up the scope, balanced everything, and did a…

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Added a Display to the Astroberry Raspberry Pi…

March 19, 2022 by Hersey

While I am waiting for the sky to clear I added a display to the Raspberry Pi running Astroberry which I have been using to control my camera and mount for my EAA sessions. I picked up a 10.1″ touch screen monitor…

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EAA – 03/05/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Nebula

March 6, 2022 by Hersey

The forecast had not looked very promising last night. It was suppose to be mostly cloud but just before dark the skies were mostly clear so I put the Celestron C6 SCT on the mount and balanced everything. The skies stayed pretty…

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EAA – 03/04/2022 – First Light for the ZWO ASI294MC Pro…

March 5, 2022 by Hersey

I picked up a new camera, the ZWO ASI294MC Pro, and these are the first EAA captures using it. The ZWO ASI294MC Pro is much (way much) more sensitive camera than the SVBONY SV305, and it should be since it cost considerable…

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Celestron Advanced GT CG5 Mount Tune Up

March 2, 2022 by Hersey

I have two Celestron Advanced GT CG5 mounts. One I obtained new when I purchased my Celestron 8″ SCT and the other I picked up used. These mounts have served me well and I have had a lot of fun observing with…

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EAA – 02/19/2022 – Problems and a Couple Galaxies

February 20, 2022 by Hersey

Nice, clear, cool, but a bit windy. I had planned to leave the Celestron C6 SCT on the mount to see how the F/6.3 focal reducer would do for some EAA… Well it didn’t. I had nothing but problems: problems with focus,…

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EAA – 02/18/2022 – Messing With the 6″ SCT

February 19, 2022 by Hersey

Yesterday was cloudy and rainy for most of the day, but things started to clear up in the late afternoon. I had taken the scope down and put it in the garage due to high winds the night before. Since it looked…

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Dusting Off the Old Celestron 6″ SCT

February 15, 2022 by Hersey

Last night I swapped out the AT66ED with the Celestron 6″ SCT. I purchased this Celestron 6″ SCT OTA second hand back in 2009 or so. The Celestron C6 SCT has an aperture of 6″ (152 mm) and a focal length of…

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EAA – 02/11/2022 – Galaxies and more galaxies…

February 12, 2022 by Hersey

Was a nice night last night. Clear and warm, in the low 50’s, with a little bit of a breeze. The Moon was pretty bright, about 80% waxing, but still a nice night to EAA observe. I did some testing early in…

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