The new pier pads have been completed and the telescope mount re-assembled. I was able to spend a few hours recalibrating and realigning the scope this past Monday. First new photos will be attempted this weekend.
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IC 1396 - featuring the Elephant Trunk Nebula
Sometimes things fall through the cracks. So it was with my imaging run of IC 1396. I had collected the 27 hours of narrowband data back in ...
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Like in any tech field, advancements in technology, tools, and processes keep pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and astrophotograph...
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We had an unscheduled ' entertainment ' activity last evening (actually, early morning of the 13th). The ship ran into a fairly lar...
why is the pad set up for true north
ReplyDeleteThis is the typical orientation for a German Equatorial mount on a tri-leg (or tripod) pier.
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