July 2023 EAA Observing Challenge…
July 3, 2023The sky has not been clear in a good while… clouds, smoke, haze, the full Moon, and some work travel have not allowed me do do any EAA in the last few weeks, the last EAA session I had was back in…
New Versions of INDI Server, KStars, and SharpCap…
June 14, 2023The sky has not been cooperating much over the last couple weeks. Either fully clouded out, or high thin clouds, have kept the cover on the scope. Took the opportunity to update the astronomy software I use for observing on my Libre…
Using Wikipedia for EAA Observing Session Planning….
June 4, 2023There are a few different tools I use to plan an observing session. Most planetarium applications have some kind of “What’s up tonight” or similar tool which can help with planning out an observing session,. I often use KStar’s “What’s Up Tonight”…
06/02/2023 – EAA – Globs and a Galaxy…
June 3, 2023It finally stopped raining. The temperature was in the mid-70s and the sky was mostly clear. Of course the nearly full Moon rose just at dark. Even with the full Moon I wanted to take advantage of the clear sky to do…
05/21/2023 – EAA – Supernova SN2023ixf in M101
May 22, 2023I have captured a couple supernovas in the past; one back in 2011 SN2011dh in M51, and a another one in NGC 4647 just over a year ago. Just this past Friday (05/19/2023) a Type II Supernova designated 2023ixf was discovered in…
05/10/2023 – EAA – A Couple Galaxy Views…
May 11, 2023Last night the sky was pretty clear, a little hazy but still the clearest it has been in a good while. I set up the scope in the early afternoon. It seemed like it took forever to get dark, it was after…
Customizing the Filename Format in the Ekos Capture Module
April 28, 2023Been pretty cloudy recently, not only that I have been a bit under the weather. Feeling better now and looking forward to some clear skies. In one of the recent updates of KStars the way filename formatting is handled changed, in a…
04/19/2023 – EAA – April 2023 CN Challenge Objects
April 20, 2023It’s been a bit since my last EAA session. Cloudy skies, bright Moon, and being sick for the last couple weeks I just have not been able to get out and observe. Not sure what kind of bug I had but I…
Libre SBC and Armbian for Astronomy – INDI, KStars, RaspAstro…
March 26, 2023I have been doing some more tinkering with the Libre Computer SBC that I picked up to test out as a Raspberry Pi alternative. I originally installed Raspbian OS on the 128 GB SD Card, but there were some quirks and I…
03/20/2023 – EAA – First Day of Spring Galaxies
March 21, 2023Clear night with temperatures in the low 40s. Little cool for the first day of Spring, but nice and clear. Spring welcomes in Galaxy season! Lots of faint fuzzy far off galaxies out there to enjoy. Which is one of the reasons…