Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a Sunny 2023!
Thought I’d share this amazing eclipse image with you by Robin Leadbeater (http://www.threehillsobservatory.co.uk/astro/spectra_27.htm) using a Star Analyzer at a total eclipse in Turkey in 2006. I’m working on a solar…
Kiln Controller Progress
Well that was easy, the kiln-controller software installed on a base Astroberry Server image no problem at all, simulation working just fine. I like Astroberry because it has a very…
Wow, this is unusual!
Everyone else is getting horrible weather and Winnipeg is getting some clear nights who’d have thunk it?
Observing Report Dec 20 2022
Time: 17:40- CDTTelescope: ES102mm on NEQ6Camera: ASI294MC w/ L-ENHANCESeeing: PoorTransparency: PoorTemp: -24C to -26CWeather: Clear sky Testing to see how observatory works in -25C weather. After dusting off the roof…
Moon Occults Mars
Totally the wrong kind of telescope to use (a wide field rather than lots of magnification) but hey, I captured Mars disappearing behind the moon, pretty cool 🙂
Glass Project Phase 1
I lucked into the purchase of an old kiln, 17.5″ inside diameter, with good fire brick and elements for $50Cdn on Kijiji! So, I’ll be working on the electronics to…
M33 116m
Here’s another M33 shot incorporating the 22mins of data I had previously and adding another 94 mins of data for a total of 116 mins, approaching 2 hours of 60…