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Final dome maintenance – December 20, 2019

  • Post author:dchamb
  • Post published:December 27, 2019
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The day comes at last! Jacking up the dome a second time to replace the steel ring sections that allow the dome to ride on the track bearings. Thanks again…

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M45 The Pleiades cluster redux

  • Post author:dchamb
  • Post published:December 17, 2019
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Today I ran my raw sub frames of M45 The Pleiades cluster through the new processing workflow. These were images taken on April 2, 2019. I believe there are more…

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Applying the new post processing techniques

  • Post author:dchamb
  • Post published:December 16, 2019
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While I wait out the weather problems and dome maintenance issues, I've been applying some of the new techniques I learned at Kitt Peak to images I've previously taken. PixInsight…

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Weather and maintenance woes

  • Post author:dchamb
  • Post published:December 14, 2019
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The weather outside has been frightful, well cloudy, rainy etc. Early snowfall has not made for great observing. But there was the occasional good day to try to get some…

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Day 2 at Kitt Peak National Observatory

  • Post author:dchamb
  • Post published:October 27, 2019
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October 26: Started the day with lessons in PixInsight and an overview of astronomy equipment. It is nice to know that the technologies I've invested in so far are right…

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Day 1 at Kitt Peak National Observatory

  • Post author:dchamb
  • Post published:October 25, 2019
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I am in Tucson staying at the Casino Del Sol, which is the closest lodging to the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Later today I will be paying a visit to…

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Kitt Peak Observatory Astrophotography Workshop

  • Post author:dchamb
  • Post published:October 23, 2019
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I'm getting ready to head to Arizona tomorrow to attend the two night astrophotography workshop on top of the mountain at Kitt Peak National Observatory. The workshop is from October…

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