EAA – 01/22/2022 – A Few Messiers and an Owl
January 23, 2022We got a fair bit of snow, especially for here, but the storm is gone and the sky is clear. I set the gear back up on the driveway for some EAA. It was cold, 21 F, after dark. When I set…
Category: Clusters
Open and Globular Clusters
EAA – 01/14/2022 – Galaxies, Clusters, Planetary Nebula…
January 15, 2022It did not look good earlier in the day, but the forecast said it would clear so I set up the gear just before dark. The forecast was right! By 6:30 or so the skies were nice an clear. It was a…
EAA – 01/11/2022 – Open Clusters and Some Tries…
January 12, 2022Clear and cold last night. Temperatures in the upper 20s. I uncovered the telescopes and set things up before dark. I started observing just after dark, about 6:30 PM. Good observing session, captured a few more open clusters, a galaxy, and tried…
EAA – 01/09/2022 – Open Clusters and a Flame…
January 9, 2022Last night was cold and clear. In the day light I rebalanced the mount. I started out my observing outside to get a proper polar alignment on the mount, it was way off. I used the Polar Alignment Tool in Ekos. It…
EAA – 12/22/2021 – Owl Cluster, Double Cluster, M37, M15, and M42
December 23, 2021Finally 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…