Unfortunately (or fortunately), I'll be away in New Mexico that weekend and the following. Could be that I had my one and only Nirvana experience this year...
I couldn't resist taking an image of this one....heres an animated gif. It's amazing that here is no hint of the SN 2 months ago when I took the first image...
AD, Yes the only downside was the lack of AC (ok, and lack of beer). Other than that it was a great time. Enjoyed many great conversations. Can't wait for...
I has been a very busy time for me recently, but I've finally managed to get a few observing reports transcribed. Thought I'd post a couple, even though they...
Jim, I used Paint Shop Pro's animation SW. Dead easy. I tried using Adobe ImageReady but couldn't figure it out. Maybe someone out there has an easier...
I remember looking at NGC 2403 to see SN2004dj the last time we were at Nirvana. I remember confirming that SN2004dj was still visible and was about the same...
Session#461 b.y. lm=4.7 s=4 Bright Moon 8:30-9:45pm Sept30/04 Wanted to see what would happen if I observed for one minute, but not more, or if I skipped...
Cool. Maybe I should consider DSC's for my next scope... How many did you fail to see? I.e., what was the success rate on a moonlit suburban night? Also, if...
This is a follow on from Rol's post as I was also "observing" for the same period. The GOTO makes it extremely easy to target an object, quickly dropping it...
... The success rate was high possibly due to much experience in observing from my back yard under such conditions. In other words, I completely skipped most...
Tried imaging 6951 a couple of years ago, without much success. It's a slightly fainter galaxy than many. Your image shows way more sturcture than I remember...
I took this image over 2 moony nights last week. The point of this exercise was to test my new G-11's tracking ability (unguided). This image was taken at...
Hey Guys, For those of you who decide to give Nirvana a pass next new moon (I just can't get away) could you consider joining me for an Astro Tour hosted by...
Hi! I'd like to get in a short plug for the Frozen Banana Star Party which takes place October 14th to 17th at Munro Park near Powassan. If you would like...
What a novelty... go out for two hours of observing, and be back inside at 10:15! lm: ~4.5 seeing: intermittent. it ranged from crappy to momentarily ...
... Thanks for the sentiment, but my preferred alternate route to Nirvana (Crown Royal) regretfully does not induce munchies ... in fact it may on occasion...
Dave, I can safely say that I've never imaged an open cluster...and probably never will. 8o) These objects always look terrible in images. Cheers, Albert. ... ...
Chepheus is just chocked full of imaging goodies. Here's a very large PN (similar in size to M57). I know I really should have attacked this at f/10 but I'm...
