Monthly Archives: November 2009

Saturday night 11/28

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Jeff

I took the CGEM into the driveway last night, mounted the Orion 80mm ED and the Orion shorttube guidescope on the ADM side by side and away we go…. Lined up both scopes on Deneb, then 2-star aligned the mount, … Continue reading →

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Interesting.

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Jeff

Met a guitarist tonite. http://www.michaelfath.com/ and it sounds like I’ll be taking lessons from him. I’ve never actually taken a lesson, scary. (Update – signed up for lessons. Intimidating for sure, but it’s about time I learned this instrument properly…!)

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Some test images.

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Jeff

Had unending rain for a while and then clouds, so haven’t actually gotten the cameras into the field yet. The focuser on the Orion 80mm just wasn’t up to snuff so I replaced it with the William Optic Synta focuser. … Continue reading →

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Getting started with Astrophotography.

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Jeff

This is the equipment list I’ve put together for my new project/hobby: Celestron CGEM mount with 17lb and 11lb counterweight. Celestron SE8 OTA (and mount). Celestron CN16 GPS. Celestron PowerTank (6ah). Celestron Polar Finder Scope. Celestron Reducer/Corrector f/6.3. Meade f/3.3 … Continue reading →

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