Monday, July 8, 2013

Hypertune and Rebuild of my CGEM DX

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After my first light with the new gear I was bothered by some issues with the CGEM DX that I did not anticipate in a $2000 mount.  There ...
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Monday, June 24, 2013

Thunderstorm Time Lapse Video

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Click here for Thunderstorm Time Lapse Video  Click hyperlink above photo to go to Time Lapse. I recommend turning off scaling...
Friday, June 21, 2013

First Light with the Nexstar 5SE

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Aurora got her chance for first light with her Nexstar 5SE this evening shortly after sunset, albeit, a very brief one.  There are several...
Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Mixed results today

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Today I received almost all of the remaining components to assemble my replacement imaging rig.  I also upgraded my daughter, Aurora to a ne...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

New Mount, New Optics

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Despite the fact I'm literally moving in 1 day from now, I couldn't help but start to build my new AP rig.  I managed to get a new m...
Thursday, May 23, 2013

QHY + SBIG + Olympus = A cool toy (Pun Intended)

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Traded out recently for some toys.  I missed my old QHY-8 OSC CCD, so now I have another one.  What's as good as a DSLR for wide field, ...
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Monday, April 29, 2013

Moving from NM to CO - Time to Change Gear

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I am finally relocating with my job from Rio Rancho, NM to Colorado.  Here's a picture from where we'll be residing shortly - you ca...
Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Polaris star trails

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It sure is busy around here occasionally on weekday evenings..  Sometimes the wind direction can cause the approach path for commercial airl...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Timelapse from White Sands Star Party 2013

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https://vimeo.com/63616860   A timelapse from the White Sands Star Party April 6-7, 2013.  Some of the lapse sequences were shot from west...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Workflow Video 2

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I just finished my second video clip, showing more intermediate processing techniques that I use.  This time the target was Orion, dealing w...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Comet Panstarrs and Crescent Moon

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My daughter Aurora and I set out tonight to view Panstarrs and the new Crescent.  We walked out behind our house which is relatively remote,...
Saturday, March 2, 2013

Workflow Video 1

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I recorded my post-processing workflow on the North America Nebula and annotated the steps.  This is mostly basic processing techniques that...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Dual Green Flashes at Sunset

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While on vacation in southern California I decided to attempt to capture something off the beaten path.  I set up my camera just before suns...
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