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Author: Daz

Lagging far behind!

18th September 201818th September 2018 Daz

I cannot believe that is February 2017 since I wrote a post on the blog and did any major updates to the website!

Actually, I probably can!! 

OK, so I need to review the status of the automation project and … Read more ...

Updated: 18th September 2018
Categories: General

New Scope Arrived!

12th February 201712th February 2017 Daz
New Scope Arrived!

My new Skywatcher Esprit 100ED has finally arrived! I recently sold my RC, ED80 and a host of accessories and bits and bobs in order to fund an upgrade to this triplet f/5 refractor. The whole automation project got me

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Updated: 12th February 2017
Categories: Astronomy

Mosaic Magic with PI

1st January 201712th February 2017 Daz
Mosaic Magic with PI

Fun with PI!

Having invested in Warren Keller's excellent tutorial DVDs and book on Pixinight, I ran a test of doing a simple 4-pane mosaic of M31. I wanted to see if the step-by-step guide was going to help with

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Updated: 12th February 2017
Categories: Astronomy

Progress on Automation

14th December 201614th December 2016 Daz
Progress on Automation

I have been making progress on my automation project over the last couple of months and there has been some fun activities recently! Things are moving in the right direction and now getting to the stage where I need to … Read more ...

Updated: 14th December 2016
Categories: Astronomy, Imaging, Observatory

Misalignment on the ED80

9th September 201623rd November 2016 Daz
Misalignment on the ED80

I have been working on a project for the Eastern Veil over the last few weeks, and now have started the processing.

I have noticed that I have a definite ‘smearing’ of stars and I need to track down the … Read more ...

Updated: 23rd November 2016
Categories: Astronomy, Collimation, ImagingTags: Alignment, collimation, ED80

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