Hersey – Page 21 – The Suffolk Sky

EAA – 12/22/2021 – Owl Cluster, Double Cluster, M37, M15, and M42

December 23, 2021 by Hersey

Finally some clear skies, cold but clear. Just after dark I aligned the mount and started looking. Jupiter looked amazing and I spent a bit of time just admiring it and its moons. But I really wanted to give the SV305 Camera…

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Buy the beginner “department store” telescope…

December 23, 2021 by Hersey

I am just rambling and this post is a bit of a rant, but I really dislike it when I see or hear people give the advice… “whatever you do don’t buy a department store telescope.” Many people advise against the mass…

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Electronically Assisted Awesomeness…

December 19, 2021 by Hersey

Something new in Amateur Astronomy which has sparked my interest is Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA). Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA) is observational astronomy with a telescope which uses a camera instead of an eyepiece. EAA and Astrophotography are similar in that a camera…

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Back to Looking Up…

December 19, 2021 by Hersey

It has been a while, a long while. I have not had my telescopes out in a little over two years. Recently a buddy of mine picked up a new telescope. I went over to have a look through it and well…

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The Moon

December 18, 2021 by Hersey

Just a quick picture of the Moon taken early evening 12/17/2021 before the clouds moved in. One night before the full Moon. I can almost get the entire Moon in the SV305‘s field of view through my AstroTech AT66. More to come…

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