exploits and adventures in astronomy from rural Bedfordshire
Still not managed to get out and complete the polar alignment in the observatory – the weather has been it’s usual August pants! More cloud and rain than you could shake a stick at for the last few weeks, and the coming week shows a partial potential for Sunday 6th. AAG Cloudwatcher So, in...
"Come on weather…."Continue reading
Finally the calendar and clouds came together to give a clear night on a weekend to allow me to get some of the set up in the observatory done… I updated SGP, but PHD and the rest were OK, although a new version of EQASCOM is available so I will do that at some point....
"First clear night in ages, and work commences!"Continue reading
So with August looming, the nights are starting to draw in, so it’s time again to start getting the observatory ready for the new season…. This weekend I had a good tidy up, swept it out, hoovered it out – in the process, asking some of the arachnids holidaying in there if they wouldn’t mind...
"New season approaches…"Continue reading
I did mention that I had been playing with Sequence Generator Pro – and it is a great piece of software. Easy to use and does what it says on the tin! What more can you ask for!! OK, it’s not a Maxim, but at a 5th of the price, I’m not expecting it to...
"Software and Imaging"Continue reading
Wow! I can’t believe I have not posted since October ’14! That’s terrible!! OK, things have been busy with work, but I really should be able to do better than that!! So, what’s been happening at TANO since last year? Well, not a huge amount is the honest answer!! I still need to refelt the...
"Maintenance Work Part 3"Continue reading