Fisheye Lens for the All Sky Camera…
August 8, 2022I decided to replace the lens on the All Sky Camera with a Fisheye lens to try to get a bit more of the sky. I picked up an inexpensive 1.7mm F/2 fisheye lens for the All Sky Camera. The lens is…
Category: Equipment
Telescopes, Cameras, and other Astronomy Gear
Focal Reducer to Camera Spacing
June 9, 2022I have made a lot of notes in my logs around spacing when using Focal Reducers with my SV305 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro cameras for EAA. This post is just to document I how set up the spacing for the focal reducers…
Some Cool Captures from the INDI All Sky Camera…
June 1, 2022My INDI All Sky Camera Project has been up and running for over a month now. I finally got around to building a home for the all sky camera to get it out of the center of the driveway. Just a simple…
Logging my Observing Sessions
May 19, 2022I keep a log book of all my observing sessions. Some of my logs are more detailed than others, but I always keep a log. There are a number of different astronomy log books out there, but my log books are just…
New OTA… SV503 102ED F/7 Refractor
May 13, 2022The nights have been cloudy for over a week now, and the weather has been cold, wet, and windy. This is probably mostly my fault as I ordered a new optical tube assembly (OTA), a SVBONY SV503 102ED F/7 Refractor. I have…
INDI-AllSky SV305 Gain and Color Setting
April 21, 2022I have been tinkering with using a Raspberry Pi and my SV305 as an indi-allsky camera over the last week or so. In this post I am just documenting the different configuration settings I have been trying to get the most out…
Weather Resistant Enclosure for the INDI-AllSky Camera
April 10, 2022Recently I started tinkering with setting up an INDI AllSky Camera with a SVBONY SV305 and a Raspberry Pi 3B. It is a cool project and since I was able to get it working I wanted to enclose it to make it…
Capturing Images with Ekos and EAA Live Stacking in SharpCap Pro
April 6, 2022I have had a few folks reach out and ask me about my workflow for capturing images with KStars/Ekos/INDI and then live stacking them using SharpCap for EAA. I am using Ekos to capture and save the FITS files to my local…
INDI AllSky Camera Project with the SV305 and a Raspberry Pi
April 4, 2022I have the SVBONY SV305 camera which I have not used much since I picked up the ZWO ASI294MC Pro. I also have a Raspberry Pi 3B which was just sitting idle. I decided to try to use the SV305, the Raspberry…
EAA Black Box 2.0 – Storing all the gear…
March 29, 2022I am collecting more and more gear for EAA… cameras, focus masks, dew heaters, power cords, cables, filters, tools, light box, extension tubes… As my gear collection grows I want to be able to keep it protected, organized, easy to move, easy…