01/15/2026 – M81 and M82
January 16, 2026Very cool, fairly clear… a few thin clouds here and there early in the night, over all a very nice night to look up. Before dark I cooled the camera to -10 C and shot some new bin1 3 minute darks. Once…
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ZWO ASI294MC Pro – Color Deep Space Camera – Cooled
Been a bit… 01/12/2026 M42 The Orion Nebula
January 13, 2026It has been a good while since the last time I was able to capture any far off photons with the SV503. I broke the scope down and stored it away in the Astro Shed just before we went down to Ocracoke…
04/27/2025 – Hickson 44 Galaxy Group
April 28, 2025Wow! I did not realize it had been so long. I have not gathered any light through the scope in nearly 2 months. Glad we got a nice clear night to change that. I decided to try for Hickson 44 which is…
03/03/2025 – The Leo Triplet
March 4, 2025Little warmer than last night, but still cool in the mid-to-upper 30s. Bit more of the waxing Crescent Moon, but not enough to be a bother. Earlier in the day I swapped out scopes on the mount, putting the SVBONY 102ED back…
03/02/2025 – The Boogeyman Nebula
March 3, 2025Clear, cold (upper 20s F), night. Just a little sliver of the 15% waxing Crescent Moon in the SW sky. I uncovered the AT66ED to capture the March Sky-Watcher USA TOTM, LDN 1622 or the Boogeyman Nebula. The dark nebula LDN 1622…
02/01/2025 – LBN 777 – The Baby Eagle Nebula TOTM
February 2, 2025The forecast was calling for a clear sky for most of the night so I set things up to capture the SkywatcherUSA TOTM for February 2025, LBN 777 the Baby Eagle Nebula or Vulture Head Nebula. The night started off clear, cool,…
01/04/2025 – The Horsehead and Flame
January 5, 2025Another nice clear cold dry night. The waxing Crescent Moon was up a bit longer in the West, but was not very bright. The sky was really stable and clear, a nice night for collecting some light. I framed up the Horsehead…
01/02/2025 – A Piece of Barnard’s Loop
January 3, 2025Another beautiful clear night. A bit cold with temperatures dropping down in the low 30s once the Sun set, but it did not seem to be as damp out as the night before. The Moon was just a small sliver and set…
01/01/2025 – First Light of 2025 – Galaxies M 81 and M 82
January 2, 2025Happy New Year!!! First light captured in 2025 on a cold clear night. A thin waxing crescent Moon in the west set shortly after the Sun. For this session I swapped out the ZWO Duo-Band filter for the SVBONY SV240 Multi-Narrowband filter…
12/30/2024 – The Rosette Nebula
December 31, 2024A nice clear night with no Moon. A bit humid and the temperature dropped to the upper 30s after the Sun went down. I set up framing in NINA and created a sequence to collect 6 hours of light from the Rosette…