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Telescopes, Cameras, and other Astronomy Gear
Some more winter weather is on the way and the scopes are still put away. I am testing some cameras and writing some posts waiting for clear skies. I am always looking for ways to simplify the process of moving and setting…
Finally got around to making some progress on my scope buggy build. I am building a cart, aka scope buggy, which will allow me to easily move my gear from the garage to my observing area in the backyard without disassembling the…
I have been using my Raspberry Pi setup with Astroberry to remotely control my gear for a few EAA observing sessions now and it has been working out great. The clear nights have been cold and since I can access and control…
I set up and tested my Raspberry Pi with Astroberry a few days ago. The GPS Module I ordered finally arrived and this post walks through how I set it up to get real-time GPS data for KStars. This is not really…
Several years ago I had set up a Raspberry Pi to allow me to control the telescope using Stellarium and image through the Raspberry Pi’s camera. I was tinkering with some EAA before EAA was EAA. It was completely self-contained in a…
I am building a Scope Buggy so I can move my set up from the garage to the backyard without having to disassemble everything. Setting up my rig is not that hard but it takes several trips to the garage. First I…
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…
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…